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DELCO Careers – Widener University
Located in Chester, Widener University is a private university focused on dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development, experiential learning, and civic engagement. Programmer Analyst This position maintains and applies software updates to the university’s centrally managed systems; coordinates software maintenance; and develops, implements, and supports workflow, automation, and programming with and between systems. The ideal candidate…
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Petitioners Halt Progress on Shops at Ridge Road in Chadds Ford
Construction of a new Shops at Ridge Road retail destination has waited nine years to break ground just off Route 202 near the border of Concord and Chadds Ford, and a seemingly insignificant condition of approval — No. 19 of 21 — is now making the project wait longer. Prompted by an online petition of…
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Delaware County Community College President Receives Leader of Change Award
Delaware County Community College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black received a 2017 Maury Cotter Leader of Change Award last month from the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation, an international professional association that promotes innovation and collaborative networking in higher education among its more than 1,000 members worldwide. Dr. Gates Black was one of…
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New Philadelphia Union Position Tattooed into Pro Sports’ Record Books
The Philadelphia Union inked a spot in pro sports’ record books when it hired new Chief Tattoo Officer Jay Cunliffe this week. Cunliffe’s resume at Bonedaddys Tattoo in Aston impressed the Major League Soccer players and staff the most, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by John George. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement “After consultation with…
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Baseball Star Switches to Cricket at Haverford College
Four back surgeries and two spinal fusions have finally put Haverford College junior Nate Rolfe back on the field — just not the same field he started on. Rolfe grew up in California playing baseball, but multiple back injuries threw him a series of curveballs. Now at Haverford College, he’s finally learned how to hit…
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DELCO Careers – Eastern University
Located in St. Davids, Eastern University is a co-educational, comprehensive Christian university that offers nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, arts, sciences, and more. Enrollment Operations Specialist This position processes and issues I 20 for international students to obtain F-1 visas, processes and manages all prospective and current student mail received by the…
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Amazon Market Helps Turn Lansdowne Woman’s Hobby into a Career
A decision to make her own wedding invitations has led Lansdowne’s Liz Moorhead to an unexpected but successful journey into a new career making handcrafted cards, writes Peg DeGrassa for the News of Delaware County. Moorhead created her own invitations after she could not find a commercial card that was not overly embellished or too…
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Wyeth Family’s Allen Island in Maine Inspires New Generation of Artists, Scientists
A real-life setting off the coast of Maine that evokes feelings of “walking through a Wyeth painting” is now inspiring a new generation of artists and scientists. A ribbon cutting recently debuted the 450-acre Allen Island that will host 10 years of Colby College student visits and research through a partnership with the Chadds Ford-based…
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Upper Darby Peace Activist Not Slowing Down at 72
Alice Elle Rader, 72, of Upper Darby, has spent decades campaigning for peace and she has no intention of slowing down any time soon, writes Ruth Rovner for Delaware County News Network. Rader is a member of the Philadelphia-area Granny Peace Brigade, which is made up of an army of strong women committed to bringing…
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Utilities Stock Analyst Sees Lucrative Investments in Philadelphia Area
Michael Gaugler, the utilities stock analyst who recently rejoined financial planner Janney Montgomery Scott, believes that water and gas companies in the Philadelphia area are a potentially lucrative investment option, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gaugler predicts that despite the current low price of natural gas, the Marcellus Shale gas boom – combined…
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DELCO Careers – Delaware County Intermediate Unit
The Delaware County Intermediate Unit provides services, such as special education and staff development programs, to all the school districts in Delaware County, including nearly 70,000 school-aged students and more than 6,000 educators. Teaching and Learning Specialist This position assists in the development, support, and implementation of innovation, teaching, and learning initiatives; identifies training needs…
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Six Delco Schools Among State’s Top 50 Public High Schools
Radnor and Strath Haven are the lone Delaware County schools in the latest statewide Top 10 public high school rankings, but four more joined them in the Top 50. Based on academics, diversity, teachers, college prep, clubs and activities, and health and safety as determined by U.S. Department of Education data and Niche analysis, Radnor…
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Chamber of Commerce Touts Delco’s State-Leading Workforce Growth
No other county in Pennsylvania is creating more job growth than Delaware County, and the local Chamber of Commerce is thanking the resurgent energy business for much of that action. Led by investments in energy infrastructure and the revitalization of the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, Delaware County grew its workforce by 4.71 percent based on…
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Broomall Native, Cardinal O’Hara Alum Enjoying Her WNBA Career
Though no longer starting for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, Broomall native Natasha Cloud’s shots come a little easier these days. “Coming off the bench has helped me in the sense that it takes a little pressure off of me,” Cloud said in a CBS Philly report by Matt Leon. “It allows me to just go…
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Former Journalist, Wallingford Resident Chronicling Her Story in Series of Memoirs
She fled from two world wars, immigrated to a foreign country, and became a well-recognized voice for Chinese Americans. Now in Wallingford, Annabel Annuo Liu is chronicling that eventful journey with her third book in an autobiographical series of her life and her 11th overall book. The senior living resident of Plush Mills just released…
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DELCO Careers – Don Guanella Village
Founded in 1960, Don Guanella Village provides residential services for men over the age of 21 with intellectual disabilities with the belief that each individual has the right to strive to fulfill his potential in the physical, mental, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual areas of his life. Program Director This position reviews program plans and related…
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Springfield Native Has Key Advocate for Potential Role as Texans’ Starting Quarterback
In a battle for the role of starting quarterback of the Houston Texans, Springfield native Tom Savage has a key advantage: the full faith of top receiver DeAndre Hopkins. “If anybody should be a judge of quarterbacks, I’ve played with the most quarterbacks in NFL history throughout my first four years,” Hopkins said in an…
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Former Lacrosse Star from Broomall Added to New Pro League’s Front Office
Rachael Dececco (nee Becker), a Broomall native and 1999 graduate of Marple Newtown High School, has been added to the front office of the newly formed Women’s Professional Lacrosse League, which will launch next summer with four teams. Dececco, who possesses a novel-length list of accolades from her playing career at Princeton University, has been…
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