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NBC Brings Delaware County’s Health Department Problem, and the Role of Good Neighbors, Into National Spotlight
Chester County’s decision to help Delaware County through this pandemic demonstrates the advantages of regional county cooperation and highlights the importance of being good neighbors, as reported by Corky Siemaszko for NBCnews.com. NBC News has turned Delaware County’s plight of having no health department during a health crisis into a national story. Delaware County was…
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These 2 Degrees, One From Neumann, One From Villanova Are Top Paying in Their Fields, Database Shows
Neumann University’s Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Services bachelor degree is the top-paying degree for its field in the region, writes Bob Fernandez, Erin Arvedlund, and Dain Saint for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new online search tool made available by The Philadelphia Inquirer allows students and parents to search among thousands of…
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Delaware County Adds 2 Marple COVID-19 Deaths for 8 Total; State has 962 New Cases and 74 Deaths
Two additional deaths from COVID-19, both from Marple Township, have been reported in Delaware County on April 1. An 87-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man have passed away. Yesterday, it was reported that a 56-year-old Yeadon man had died from COVID-19. Total number of deaths in the county now number eight. Fatalities have been reported…
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SBA Offers Financial Incentive for Small Businesses to Hold On to Employees
New resources are available to business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA has announced The Paycheck Protection Program, a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. The SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and…
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COVID-19 Response Fund From Foundation for Delaware County Continues to Seek Donations
The Foundation for Delaware County has committed $100,000 to a Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund to help nonprofits through this pandemic and has raised an additional $175,000 in 14 days from generous community members. The fund stood at $275,000 as of Tuesday. Grants will start to be awarded from the fund in the next several…
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Delaware County Businesses Try to Adapt to a New Pandemic World
Delaware County small business owners are doing what they can to survive the pandemic, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “So, business is changing,” said Lou Marcozzi, owner of Wayside Market. There’s been more take home dinners but 55 percent of his business, sit down and catering, is gone. Richie Riot had just opened…
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From the Archives: Thornbury Resident’s Efforts Give Glen Mills Train Station a Facelift
A persistent Thornbury neighbor saw the fruits of her 10-year effort when she stood on the wooden porch of the restored, 130-year-old Glen Mills train station, writes Marie McCullough in an archival article that first appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer July 10, 1992. SEPTA hopes it will inspire other communities to do the same to…
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Yeadon Man, 56, Dies From Covid-19. Delaware County Now Reports Six Fatalities, 364 Cases
The Chester County Health Department confirmed Tuesday, March 31, that a 56- year-old Yeadon Borough man has died from COVID-19, bringing the county’s number of coronavirus fatalities to six. Fatalities have now been reported in Yeadon, Marple, Springfield, Middletown, Ridley and Ridley Park. Delaware County had 57 additional cases of COVID-19 reported March 31, bringing…
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From the County: Lending a Hand to Healthcare Providers and Businesses
Ways to help yourself and others during this pandemic: Delaware County Council continues to urge residents to follow Governor Wolf’s Stay at Home Order, which will help prevent the spread of the virus and protect our community. Adhere to social distancing during essential functions like food shopping or purchasing food. These measures will help mitigate…
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Philadelphia Union Creates Fund to Pay Subaru Park Workers While Soccer Games Are Suspended
There’s no soccer at Subaru Park in Chester, but part-time park employees are benefiting from a fund created by the Philadelphia Union to offset money lost to COVID-19 delays, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Major League Soccer games won’t resume until at least May 10. Ten Union games are affected, including seven home…
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Fake Rolex Watches Destined for Delaware County Seized by U.S. Customs
Someone’s sending fake luxury items like Rolex watches to addresses in Delaware County, writes Julie Shaw for The Philadelphia Inquirer. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized eight fake Rolex watches sent from Hong Kong March 9 for delivery to a Delaware County address. If they had been real Rolexes, they would have been worth $100,400,…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Cases Hit 300, But No New Cases Were Reported in Several Municipalities Monday
Delaware County is reporting 45 additional cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, March 30, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 300, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. The number of fatalities remains at five. Though the virus is now being reported in 44 of the county’s 49 municipalities,…
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Pandemic Highlights Delaware County’s Lack of an Operational Health Department
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the struggle that’s been facing Delaware County may finally be the proof that the county needs its own health department, writes Katie Meyer for WHYY.org. Even as county COVID-19 cases reach 300, the biggest county in the state doesn’t have its own health department. “I think maybe the previous administrations were…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports 49 COVID-19 Deaths, 4,087 Reported Cases in the State
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting as of midnight, Monday, March 30, nine more deaths in the state from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 49. There were 693 more positive cases in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 4,087 in 58 counties. Seven deaths have been reported in…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Awards Over $1 Million in Grants to Local Nonprofits
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County, the largest public charity in Delaware County, announced $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in the following areas: Economic Stability: $55,000 Education: $300,000 Health and Healthcare: $597,779 Neighborhood and the Built Environment: $25,000 Community Based Grants: $50,000 Census…
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Two Delaware County Teens Make It to the Big Top at Circus Smirkus
A Haverford and Springfield teen will be on a 10-week “Big Top” tour with the nonprofit Circus Smirkus, an international youth circus, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford’s Naomi Eddy, 18, and Springfield’s Scott Raison, 16, will do 70 shows. As clowns, they’ll juggle, unicycle, tumble and fly through the air. Both…
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Strath Haven’s Allie Wilson Hoped for a Shot at the Olympics. Now a Virus Means She’ll Have to Wait
Strath Haven High’s Allie Wilson was disappointed but understanding when the 2020 Olympic summer games were postponed a year because of COVID-19, writes Terry Toohey for the Daily Times. She felt the same when the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials were rescheduled. “I think they made the right call,” Wilson said. “The health of…
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Fifth Delaware County Resident Dies From Coronavirus, Cases Now at 276
A fifth person has died from COVID-19 in Delaware County. On Friday, March 28, the Chester County Health Department reported that a 65-year-old Springfield man passed away from COVID-19. That brings the county’s fatality rate to five. Delaware County has 44 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of noon, Sunday, March 29, bringing that total…
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