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Check Out How Delco’s High Schools Fared Among the Region’s 100 Highest-Scoring on the SATs
Thirteen public high schools in Delaware County are among the five-county region’s 100 highest-scoring public high schools on the SATs, writes Clara Lefton for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The Pennsylvania Department of Education published the 2018 composite scores (the mean math score and the mean reading and writing score) on the SATs for public high…
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Drexel Hill Man Wins Statewide Competition by Drawing Best Map to Curb Gerrymandering
Drexel Hill resident Philip Hensley has won the inaugural Draw the Lines PA competition with his new interpretation of the state’s congressional map, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The contest invited people to draw Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts in a way that would make them fairer and that would curb gerrymandering.…
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Family Medical Leave Reform Introduced by Sens. Killion, Dinniman
Senators Tom Killion and Andy Dinniman have introduced a bill to substantially extend family medical leave provisions in Pennsylvania. The bipartisan legislation would expand family medical leave rights to siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren for the first time ever in the state. Under the bill, up to six weeks of protected, unpaid leave would be provided…
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DELCO Careers – SAP
Headquartered in Newtown Square, SAP is a growing market leader in innovative enterprise application software that helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. Audit Expert This position delivers high-quality outcomes of complex and business critical activities and audits; helps implement and execute functional business plans integrating functional and financial objectives; and demonstrates knowledge…
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Here’s a Look at the Numbers as State’s Medical Marijuana Program Celebrates Successful First Year
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program celebrated a successful first year after thousands of patients generated millions of dollars in sales and provided substantial tax revenue, writes Sam Ruland for the York Daily Record. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, more than 116,000 Pennsylvanians are already registered as patients. Of these, 83,000 have received their identification…
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‘Right People with Right Spirit of Preservation’ to Restore Former Building of Media Men’s Club
A Victorian building built in 1894 that was once the Media Men’s Club is being restored to its former glory by the new owners – attorneys Timothy Sullivan, Tim Broadt, and Larry Strohm – writes Susan Serbin for the Delaware County News Network. The two-story, red-brick building was sold to developer Eli Kahn in 2015…
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Devereux Program Helps Adults on Autism Spectrum Achieve Their Goals
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health’s Community Adult Autism Partnership Program is helping local individuals on the autism spectrum achieve their goals, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. John Pagnoni, who grew up in Glen Mills and was diagnosed with Asperger’s in high school, wants to operate his own restaurant. Currently, he is using his…
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Delco Native, Veteran Actor Takes the Stage with Philadelphia Theatre Company
Delaware County native Greg Wood is taking the stage for the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s production of The Bridges of Madison County, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. The musical is based on the bestselling novel that was later adapted into the Academy Award-nominated film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. This local version of…
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Local School District One of Four Nationwide to Pilot a Program Using Alexa in Classrooms
Concord Elementary School in the Garnet Valley School District is leading the way in using digital voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, as learning tools in the classroom, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school uses Alexa to answer students’ questions, spell a word, conduct learning drills, or play relaxing background music while…
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Cabrini Grad the Youngest-Ever House Democrat to Be Whip
State Rep. Jordan Harris, who earned a master’s degree in education from Cabrini University, is the youngest-ever House Democrat to be whip, writes Stephen Caruso for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Harris, 34, has just started his fourth term representing the 186th District. He is very results-oriented, especially when it comes to criminal justice reform and educational…
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Local Universities Try to Teach Students to Be Happy
A number of local universities are aiming to teach students how to be happy through various courses and initiatives – one of which is a class at Penn called The Pursuit of Happiness – writes Aneri Pattani for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is in response to the increasing levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts…
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Delaware County Council Attempts to Preserve Darby’s Historic Woodbourne Mansion
Delaware County Council is pushing solutions to help preserve the historic Woodbourne Mansion off Springfield Road in Darby, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. The mansion was built in 1906 for Thomas A. Scott. He was Abraham Lincoln’s Assistant Secretary of War before becoming president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. His son, Edgar, commissioned the renowned…
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Interest High Among Local Republicans Looking to Run for County Office
Interest is running high among Republicans hoping to get their chance to vie for a number of county-level offices, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. Last week, around 150 members of the Delaware County Republican Party gathered at Springfield Country Club to hear from those interested in running. “We had an open forum that…
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Here’s What the Region’s College Students Are Studying
According to Campus Philly’s annual report, Philadelphia-area college students are studying business, management, marketing, and related support services in growing numbers, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The nonprofit “that fuels economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore, live, and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region” looked at degrees conferred…
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Middletown Township Looks to Acquire 80-Acre Property from Elwyn
Middletown Township officials want to purchase the nearly 81 acres of open space of Sleighton Farms currently owned by Elwyn, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. Elwyn executives approached township officials last month to inform them they were planning to reduce their geographic footprint and transfer the rest of their property into meaningful development and…
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FROM CHESCO: What Are the Odds That This Baby Was Born on This Day at This Hospital?
Oxford residents Lauren and Dave Peirce will never have to worry about forgetting their son’s birthday, or vice versa, writes Dan Farrell for NBC Philadelphia. Both Lauren and Dave were born on Feb. 6, 1989 at Chester County Hospital. Decades later, they welcomed a son on the same day at the same hospital. The Peirces…
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Chester Native Wins Grammy Award
Chester native Jahlil Beats returned home from the 61st Annual Grammy Awards a winner after receiving a Grammy for his production work on a popular rap song, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The win makes Beats, who was born Orlando Tucker, the first Chester native to bring home the music industry’s top prize.…
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How the Decline of Local Newspapers Hurts Us All
The massive cuts at the region’s suburban newspapers by hedge-fund-backed companies like Digital First Media are adversely affecting local communities, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This has created a vacuum of news coverage at the local level by removing one of the most important checks on political and other power centers. According…
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