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Philadelphia Union Players Score Big in Battle Against Cancer
A trio of Philadelphia Union stars are trading a little down time for a big impact in a showdown with a foe that doesn’t stop advancing when the clock runs out: cancer. Union players Charlie Davies, Chris Pontius, and Keegan Rosenberry recently lifted the spirits of cancer patients at the Crozer-Keystone Cancer Center in Broomall.…
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Flashback Friday: MLK Jr. Studies at Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland
The following is the fourth installment of a weekly series that turns back the clock to celebrate a mostly-forgotten moment in Delaware County history. Long before he pioneered the Civil Rights Movement or won the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. spent three of his formative years as a Delaware County resident. Following his…
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Four from Delaware County Win Neumann Alumni Awards
Three Delco residents and one county native recently received alumni awards from Neumann University. Folsom native Melissa Maginnis, Ph.D., received the John Neumann Award for exemplifying the values of the university. She is an assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Maine. Springfield’s Michael Hawley, Esq., a managing partner of Lyons Dougherty LLC in…
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Delaware County Careers – Global Tax Management
Headquartered in Wayne, Global Tax Management is the largest firm in the Mid-Atlantic region that focuses exclusively on providing corporate tax services to mid-size and large multinational, public, and Fortune 500 companies. GTM provides the expertise to build, operate, and manage tax department functions for its clients. Its core services include tax provision, compliance, technology automation, indirect…
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Chester Native, Foil to Kobe Bryant Now an Ivy League Basketball Coach
John Linehan, a 1996 graduate of Chester High School and the NCAA’s all-time steals leader in Division I, will now coach college basketball in the same city where he excelled as a college player. Linehan, whose 385 career steals at Providence remain the gold standard in college basketball, has been named an assistant men’s basketball…
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Harrah’s in Chester Rolling Out Major Property Enhancements
Chester’s casino and racetrack, Harrah’s Philadelphia, has announced plans to roll out major property enhancements, including a new gaming and entertainment space called The Block and a signature restaurant from Food Network star, chef, and restaurateur Guy Fieri. The Block will offer visitors live music and concerts throughout the year, a party pit featuring live…
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Two Delco High Schools to Receive Opioid Overdose Spray from Radnor’s Adapt Pharma
Adapt Pharma, which has its U.S. headquarters in Radnor, is donating two doses of its Narcan Nasal Spray treatment for opioid overdoses to 128 high schools across the state, including a pair in Delaware County, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Ridley School District and Penncrest High School will receive the medication…
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Details Emerge on Villanova’s Pavilion Renovations
Details of the current plans for renovating Villanova University’s Pavilion have emerged on SB Nation’s VUHoops.com, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. While the burning issue of insufficient seats will not be addressed, according to the latest information, there are major changes planned. These include the relocation of the arena’s main entrance to the…
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Delaware County Careers – Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
The Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Chadds Ford, currently has more than $980 million in assets, and has been providing financial products and services to residents and organizations throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond since 1970. The Credit Union has over 80,000 members, 2,000 partnering organizations, 40 branches, and ATM access at nearly 30,000…
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Delaware County Council Launches New Program for Small Business Owners
Delaware County Council held a press conference yesterday to announce an innovative and exciting new program, named the Delaware County Edge Accelerator, for the county’s small business owners. Under the direction of the Council and the Delaware County Commerce Center, the county continues to implement the priorities of the Local Economic Development Strategy, which was…
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Runners, Walkers Invited to ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday
Natural Lands Trust, the region’s foremost land conservation organization, invites you to run for nature at the ChesLen Chase for Open Space on Saturday. Proceeds from the event will benefit ChesLen Preserve, one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern Pennsylvania. Choose among three courses — a 10K run, a 5K run, and a…
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SCORE Meet-and-Greet Aims to Help Owners Grow Their Business
Business owners and those contemplating starting their own business are encouraged to attend a meet-and-greet on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the West Chester University Graduate Center from 5:30-7:30 PM. You’ll be introduced to key members of SCORE of Chester and Delaware County, West Chester University’s Center for Community Solutions and Continuing Professional Education Office, and…
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Golf Course at Glen Mills Among Best, Most Accessible in Philadelphia Area
When considering the best golf courses in the Philadelphia area, the Golf Course at Glen Mills is at the very top, writes Evan Macy for Metro. Golfers face an exciting challenge there, as the large rolling greens are hard to read, routinely creating difficult, 80-foot putts. Despite the lack of trees, the wide-open layout creates…
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WSFS Expands Regional Presence, Pushes into Philadelphia Market
The Wilmington-based WSFS Financial Corp. has entered Philadelphia with the acquisition of West Capital Management and a strategy to grow its fee-based business, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. West Capital has a team of 17 employees and adds roughly $700 million in assets under management, giving WSFS roughly $1.2 billion. This is…
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Delaware County Careers – Crozer-Keystone Health System
The Crozer-Keystone Health System was established in 1990 by the merger of Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland and Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill. Today, the health system also comprises three other hospitals: Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Springfield Hospital, and Community Hospital in Chester. With more than 1,000 physicians and 6,000 total employees, Crozer-Keystone…
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New Garnet Valley Business Connects Restaurants with Managers
Garnet Valley’s Michael Thompson has decided to focus his post-retirement years on a new business that specializes in matching managers with restaurants, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News. A retired institutional investment director, Thompson is running Patrice & Associates from his home to help businesses in the hospitality industry find workers. Having worked…
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Delco Home to Two of the Top-Performing Public Schools in the State
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released School Performance Profile scores that measure the academic progress of 2,860 public schools across the state, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the data, Springfield High School and Haverford High School checked in at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, among the top-performing public…
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Glenolden Resident Finds Solace from Painful Past by Singing the Blues
Glenolden resident Frank Bey has been wowing listeners for decades with beautiful, soulful blues that come from memories of growing up in rural Georgia at a time when African-Americans did not have even the most basic human rights, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “My mother was a gospel singer in the black Welcome…
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