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Veteran of Prudential Takes Over Reins of Darby-Based Sharon Savings Bank
Joseph Corrato has been hired by Darby-based Sharon Savings Bank to take over as CEO on Sept. 1 from Frank S. DePaolo, who will stay on as vice chairman, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Corrato has spent nearly four decades at Prudential Bancorp, serving as treasurer, controller, and chief accounting officer before…
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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. ATF Floor Instructor This position teaches and assists clients…
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CBS3 News Brings Prendie Grad Back Home
A familiar face has returned to greet Delaware County viewers first thing in the morning. CBS3 News has brought Archbishop Prendergast graduate Rahel Solomon back to her hometown. Solomon now co-anchors CBS3’s Eyewitness News this Morning with Jim Donovan at 4:30 AM and again for Eyewitness News at Noon, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report…
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Whole Foods Market Delayed at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square
As organic grocer Whole Foods Market has turned cautious on its expansion plans, questions have arisen about the progress of its anticipated new presence at Ellis Preserve. No official update is flowing from Whole Foods, though project developer Equus Capital Partners isn’t concerned yet, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Natalie Kostelni. “Whole…
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Penn Professor from Upper Darby Earns National Teaching Award
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese has named Upper Darby native Maria Paredes Fernandez as the 2016 Teacher of the Year at college level, writes Madeleine Lamon for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Fernandez, a lecturer in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Romance Languages for the past six years, also serves as a…
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Where Are the Best Places to Buy a Home in Delaware County?
Spring is here, and with the change in season, people often take some time to consider the benefits of moving into a new home, according to a staff report for the Philadelphia Business Journal. To help with this, Niche.com has a compiled a list of the best places to buy a home in Greater Philadelphia.…
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Actress from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Credits Upper Darby Summer Stage for Her Success
Monica Horan Rosenthal, best known for her role as Amy in the popular television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, credits the Upper Darby Summer Stage for fostering her love of performing, writes Marissa Stern for the Jewish Exponent. According to Horan Rosenthal, a Darby native and Archbishop Prendergast graduate, it was one of the theater program’s…
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Three Raffaele Puppio Attorneys Named 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers; One a Rising Star
Raffaele Puppio, a full-service law firm based in Media, has announced that three of its attorneys have been named 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and another a Rising Star. Michael A. Raffaele, Michael V. Puppio Jr., and Gabrielle C. Sereni have been named Super Lawyers, while Robyn E. Musi has been named a Rising Star. Raffaele…
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Pay Package for SAP’s CEO Causes Stir with Shareholders
The annual compensation package for Bill McDermott, SAP’s Newtown Square-based CEO, is causing some controversy with shareholders, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His $17 million, cash-and-stock package is nowhere near the largest in the industry. However, it has been under scrutiny as SAP is Germany’s most valuable company, and one of Europe’s largest…
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Honorary Degree Rights Decades-Old Wrong for Chester Basketball Star Forced Out of College
It was the second college in the nation to go co-ed and second again to admit African-American and Native American students, yet progressive Alfred University in western New York forced out a black star athlete from Chester for dating a white administrator’s daughter. The 1959 scandal was hushed for decades … until new university president…
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Serial Killer Returns from His Grave in Yeadon
After more than a century, a serial killer is coming back from the grave — to try to put to rest persistent rumors about whether or not it was actually him who was hanged in 1896 at Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia. The remains of Dr. H.H. Holmes are being exhumed from Holy Cross Cemetery in…
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Delaware County Community College Receives $200,000 Grant for Technology Training
Delaware County Community College received a nearly $200,000 state grant to augment training for adult students interested in pursuing technology careers. The college was one of 14 higher education institutions statewide to receive one of the tech grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The grants were awarded recently to educational institutions that…
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Traumatic Brain Injury, Three Surgeries Can’t Stop Havertown Resident from Earning College Degree
Havertown resident Dana Reigner, a member of Arcadia University’s Class of 2017, will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry on May 19, only a short five years after suffering from a traumatic brain injury that left her partially disabled. In 2012, at the age of 17, Reigner contracted a bacterial infection that spread…
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Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Neumann University Explore Affiliation Agreement
In May 2016, the Board of Trustees at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood recommended – and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput accepted – that the seminary explore the possibility of a feasible plan to affiliate the seminary with a local Catholic college or university. The board asked that this first step in the study process…
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Walk for the Wounded, Warriors 5K Run Set for Tomorrow at Rose Tree Park
Approximately 6,000 people from all over the tristate area are expected to descend upon Rose Tree Park in Media tomorrow for the 10th Annual Walk for the Wounded and Warriors 5K Run. And it’s not too late for you to be one of them, as walk-up registration is permitted. The event raises critically needed funds…
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Sixteen-Year-Old from Nigeria Set to Graduate from Chester High
Deborah Ekwale, a 16-year-old native of Nigeria who immigrated to Delaware County two years ago, will soon graduate from Chester High, and she plans to further her studies in college, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Ekwale hopes to pursue a degree in women’s studies at Bryn Mawr College, a goal that has been…
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Willistown Conservation Trust Receives Grant to Advance Watershed Protection
The Willistown Conservation Trust, the founders of which have overseen the protection of more than 7,200 acres of open space in the Willistown area since 1979, has received a two-year, $410,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation to increase its capacity for watershed protection. The Crum Creek is one of four major tributaries to the…
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DELCO Careers – Genex Services
With a location in Wayne, Genex Services helps injured workers return to their jobs in a safe and efficient manner through compassionate case management, while reducing healthcare costs and disability expenses. Systems Administrator II This position supports, manages, and maintains multiple mission critical systems, documents internal support processes and procedures, and coordinates, documents, and participates in key…
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