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M&M’s or Skittles? Battle for Pennsylvania’s Favorite Halloween Candy a Fierce One
M&M’s have now overtaken Skittles in a sweet-tooth battle for the most popular Halloween candy in Pennsylvania, with more than 290,000 pounds consumed in the months leading up to the celebration, according to the Candy Store. The Candy Store, the nation’s premier bulk candy dealer, has combed through 10 years of sales data focusing on…
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Broomall Native Discusses Serving the Diverse Jewish Community at Penn
Broomall native Ira Blum has taken the lessons learned from his parents, who were deeply engaged Jewish communal workers, with him to the University of Pennsylvania, writes Greg Johnson for Penn Current. Blum, who is the director of Jewish student life at Penn Hillel, holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Muhlenberg College, as…
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Lisa Buckingham of Radnor’s Lincoln Financial Named 2017 HR Executive of the Year
Human Resource Executive, a business magazine, has named Lisa Buckingham – the executive vice president and chief human resources officer at the Radnor-based Lincoln Financial Group – its 2017 HR Executive of the Year. “The HR Executive of the Year award recognizes human resource leaders who have made outstanding contributions to their organizations and who…
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Twitter Revitalizes Celebrity Status of Once-Renowned Eagles Fan from Lester
Once a regular on local sports television and talk radio, Eagles fan Larry Poff from Lester has seen his celebrity status revitalized, all thanks to Twitter, writes Daniel Craig for PhillyVoice. Poff learned of his renewed fame a few weeks ago when friends started sending him videos of his appearances that were now resurfacing. The…
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Concerns for Pennsylvania Employers Regarding Medical Marijuana Use by Employees
By Katherine Meehan Pennsylvania has legalized the use of medical marijuana for certain specified ailments. Those ailments include the following: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Autism Cancer Crohn’s Disease Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity Epilepsy Glaucoma HIV/AIDS Huntington’s Disease Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome Intractable Seizures Multiple…
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Widener Study Looks to Solve Problem for People with Prosthetic Limbs
Prosthetic limbs have long been helping people with lower limb amputations, but the resulting sweat has limited their full benefits, thus prompting a study from Widener University, writes Don Sapatkin for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This has always been an issue despite ongoing technological advances. The basic problem is that the silicone liners used to create…
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DNB First House of the Week: No Expense Spared in This Custom-Built Mansion in Haverford
A six-bedroom, five-bathroom house set on four lush acres with easy access to the city is available for sale in Haverford. Located in the sought-after Merion Golf Manor neighborhood, the property includes a magnificent pool with pool house and a one-acre buildable lot. The entrance to the house, marked by stone gateposts, leads down a…
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MIT Professor from Haverford Helps Kids Learn Through Play
Mitchel Resnick, a Haverford High School graduate and MIT’s LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, helps kids learn through play, writes David Walter for Princeton Alumni Weekly. For the last three decades, Resnick has been working with LEGO to create toys that support creative learning, such as LEGO’s Mindstorms, a range of robotic building blocks.…
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Pumpkin Tradition Started by Andrew Wyeth Delights Both Young and Old
Last weekend, Chadds Ford’s Great Pumpkin Carve again delighted both the young and old with an array of amazing characters on display, writes Patricia Talorico for the Wilmington News Journal. The open-air festival was held in a grove of the Chadds Ford Historical Society off Creek Road. The three-day celebration featured more than 60 local…
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Fit Body Boot Camp in Chadds Ford Perfect for People Pressed for Time
Chadds Ford’s Fit Body Boot Camp, run by fitness instructor Stacey Cutler, helps people of all ages and sizes work toward better health through fun exercise routines, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Cutler graduated from West Chester University with a degree in exercise science and a minor in nutrition in 2000. Around…
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Latest Product of Folcroft’s Scrub Daddy Finds Immediate Success on QVC
Folcroft’s Scrub Daddy has a new product out, and people already can’t get enough of it, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Scrub Daisy is a seven-piece set that includes a cleaning wand, vase, and other accessories. The set, that sold on QVC earlier this month for $31.68, is now expected to become the…
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Drexel Hill Resident Discusses Her Sexism Experiment That Went Viral
Drexel Hill’s Nicole Hallberg and Philadelphia’s Martin Schneider saw a huge change in the way their clients treated them when they switched genders and communicated to their audience as each other, writes Michael Boren for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the e-mail experiment that went viral after they posted it on twitter in March, Hallberg found…
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Upper Darby’s Thomas Garrett Helped Thousands of Slaves Escape to Freedom
Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Upper Darby, helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom as one of the leading stationmasters of the Underground Railroad, writes Tom Ryan for Coastal Point. Garrett discovered the depravities of slavery in his youth, when his parents’ black servants were kidnapped and forced into servitude. This prompted Garrett, who resettled…
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Breakfast Seminar to Discuss Fighting Addiction in the Workplace
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, Delaware County Heroin Task Force, and MVP Recovery are partnering together for an Addiction in the Workplace breakfast event. The educational seminar, combined with a question-and-answer structured event, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 26 at Fellowship Hall, located at 350 West State Street in Media. Registration and breakfast…
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Monroe Energy in Trainer One of Several Refineries Urging Trump to Reform Biofuels Program
Workers and executives from several oil refineries joined local politicians earlier this month in Trainer to urge Donald Trump to reform the biofuels program, writes Jarrett Renshaw for Reuters. The crowd of around 100 warned that, without reform, the future of their plants was uncertain. The renewable fuel program currently requires both local refineries and…
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Founder of Famous Manhattan Boutique Finds Peace in the Brandywine Valley
Beth Buccini, founder of the famous SoHo boutique and online store Kirna Zabête, alternates between the hustle and bustle of Manhattan and a low-key lifestyle at her Brandywine Valley home, writes Lauren Golt for The Hunt magazine. Buccini decided to relocate to Chadds Ford with her husband and four children five years ago. The quiet…
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Unabomber Profiler to Speak at Neumann University Next Month
James Fitzgerald, the FBI profiler who played a pivotal role in the capture of the Unabomber, will speak at Neumann University at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Bruder Life Center. His presentation is free and open to the public. In May 1978, a package exploded at Northwestern University, injuring a security guard.…
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Villanova Prof Running Campaign to Help the Homeless Keep Their Pets
Villanova University professor Stephanie Sena wants to ensure that homeless people never have to choose between their pets and a warm shelter for the night, writes Michelle Neff for One Green Planet. While many people have tried to help the homeless in Philadelphia by offering free meals, haircuts, and job opportunities, very few shelters accept…
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