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No Need to Cancel Visits with Santa; Harcum College Alum Offers Virtual Option This Season
To the Harcum College community, Joe Gruszka is a 2004 graduate of the Dental Hygiene program and a former faculty member. To the rest of the tri-state area, though, he’s Santa Joe. Prior to the pandemic, Gruszka, dressed as Santa Claus, traveled all over the Delaware Valley during the holiday season. He brought the magic…
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Newsweek Names Bryn Mawr Trust One of America’s Best Banks
As part of its inaugural ranking of the financial institutions that best serve their customers’ needs in today’s challenging times, Newsweek has named Bryn Mawr Trust one of America’s best banks and the best small bank in Pennsylvania. BMT was selected from an initial group of more than 2,500 FDIC-insured financial institutions and assessed based…
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Pet-Friendly Dunwoody Village a Perfect Retirement Community for Residents and Their Four-Legged Friends
When Connie Carino started searching for a retirement community in the region that would be ideal for her and her husband, Jim, and that would also accept her 11-year-old wirehaired dachshund, she did not have to look for long, writes Mindy Toran for Suburban Life. Pet-friendly Dunwoody Village, a continuing-care retirement community for active adults…
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Harcum College’s New Online Certificate Courses Offer Personal Enrichment
Responding to the surge of interest in home design and a pivot to online operations and sales amidst the pandemic, Harcum College’s Department of Professional Studies is offering two new certificates, beginning in January, that can be acquired in synchronous, fully online studies. Harcum’s Interior Design Program is launching a feng shui certificate course that…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $10.2 Million in Infrastructure Improvement Projects Throughout Delco
Aqua Pennsylvania has $10.2 million in infrastructure improvement projects underway in Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Middletown, Marple, and Haverford townships and Rose Valley Borough to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Upper Providence and Nether Providence, crews began work on a $2 million project replacing 9,744 feet of aging 6-, 8-, and…
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Meridian Bank’s Culture of Talent Development Makes It a 2020 Best Community Bank to Work For
Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has named Meridian Bank as one of its 2020 Best Community Banks to Work For. The honor is a testament to the bank’s efforts to create an exceptional work experience for employees. “Community banks have always valued relationships and trust,…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Receives State Funding for PFAS Treatment in Montgomery County
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that funding has been included in the Pennsylvania state budget to construct a treatment facility at its North Hills well in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. The legislation, overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly, was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on Nov. 23. The $3.9 million…
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Penn State Great Valley Residency Creates Valuable Experience for Finance Student
As an undergraduate biochemistry student headed toward a career in pharmacy, Angela Gray never considered a job in accounting or finance. She enrolled in an accounting course only to satisfy a prerequisite for her chosen doctor of pharmacy program. Much to her surprise, she loved numbers even more than molecules, and even considered changing her…
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Back by Popular Demand: WilmU to Host Virtual Open House on Dec. 2
Keep your education plans on track by attending Wilmington University’s Virtual Open House on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 12-6 PM. Prospective students can: chat live with WilmU faculty and staff, including Academic Advisors and Transfer Credit Specialists explore 200-plus academic programs, affordable funding options, and student services learn about affordable funding options and supportive student…
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Valley Forge Military Academy to Host Socially Distant Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5
Valley Forge Military Academy invites prospective families to visit its sprawling, 100-acre campus in Wayne for a Socially Distant Open House on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 PM. A college preparatory school for boys in grades 7-12 that boasts a tradition of instilling values and building self-confidence to prepare tomorrow’s leaders, VFMA is open for…
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Energy Transfer Awards West Chester’s Fame Fire Company $25,000 Grant for Station Enhancements
Fame Fire Company No. 3 of West Chester recently accepted a $25,000 grant from Energy Transfer, through its First Responder Fund, to aid in renovations and enhancements to the fire station. Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified energy logistics companies in the country, with approximately 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and…
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Aqua Reminds Customers to Help Keep Wastewater Lines Clear with Proper Disposal of Fat, Oil, and Grease This Holiday Season
Aqua reminds customers that they play a role in ensuring their local wastewater system operates properly, from the pipes that run from their homes and businesses to the treatment plant itself. This holiday season, Aqua offers customers the following tips for the proper disposal of fat, oil, and grease: Never pour cooking grease down sink…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Faculty Research Showcase on Wednesday
Penn State Great Valley will host a virtual research presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 12 PM. Presented as part of the “Celebrating Research at Penn State Great Valley” series, the event will feature Sang Mook Lee and Minyoung (Min) Cheong, the recipients of the 2019 and 2020 Penn State Great Valley Early Career Research Awards, respectively. “Gender Diversity in…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Receives PENNVEST Loan to Add PFAS Treatment to Montgomery County Well
Aqua Pennsylvania has received approval for a PENNVEST loan that will be used to construct a treatment facility at its North Hills well in Upper Dublin Township that will remove Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), which are a part of the PFAS family of chemicals. Aqua removed this well from…
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How Phoenixville-Based Customers Bank Became the Nation’s Fifth-Largest Provider of PPP Loans
Consider it just another day at the office of your friendly community bank. Customers Bank, which provides a range of banking and lending services from its headquarters in Phoenixville, ranked as the fifth-largest provider of Paycheck Protection Program loans in the nation. Yes, the nation. The bank participated in more than 108,000 loans with an…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Environmental Impact
By Matt Miller, Aqua Pennsylvania Director of Treatment Krista Scheirer, Aqua Pennsylvania Environmental Specialist Aqua takes seriously our mission of protecting and providing Earth’s most essential resource. Building on the first two blogs of this series, which addressed the growth of the drinking water industry over the past 100 years and the incredible responsibility that…
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Harcum College’s Socktober Drive Collects 790 Pairs of New Socks for Local Nonprofit
A small caravan of Harcum College employees recently traveled to Phoenixville to deliver 790 pairs of new socks, which were collected during Socktober, the college’s month-long drive to collect socks for the homeless. The socks were dropped off at a warehouse operated by The Joy of Sox, a nonprofit founded 10 years ago by Radnor…
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Malvern Bank’s Annual Food Drive Results in 195-Pound Donation to West Chester Food Cupboard
Malvern Bank, National Association has donated 195 pounds of food – the result of the bank’s summer Food Drive – and a cash donation that matches the value of the food to the West Chester Food Cupboard. From July through September, Malvern Bank collected non-perishable food items from customers and employees. Malvern Bank is actively…
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