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Media Rolls Out Red Carpet for 12th Annual Film Festival
Media will once again roll out the red carpet for its annual film festival from April 4-6 at the historic Media Theatre. The 2019 Media Film Festival continues its tradition of elevating superb storytelling with the screening of 52 short films created by emerging talent from the region. There will also be films from as…
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New Housing Development Gets Green Light in Nether Providence Township
The Nether Providence Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the proposal by Progressive New Homes of Malvern to develop 10 single-family homes on the five-acre property next to Sapovits Park, writes Neil Sheehan for the Delaware County News Network. Each of the houses will cost around $500,000. The application is by-right. This means the…
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Explaining Protection from Abuse … and Harassment
By Konstantinos Patsiopoulos It is the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, 2017. You are standing in open court seeking a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order against the shackled person in an orange jumpsuit accused of physically abusing you for years and charged with simple assault, intimidation of a witness, stalking, and harassment. The judge presiding…
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Elwyn Plans to Relocate Administrators, Free Up Space on Main Campus for Care Programs
With the ultimate goal of freeing up space on its main campus in Middletown Township to use for care programs rather than administrative functions, Elwyn aims to build a 53,000-square-foot building on Camden’s waterfront to house administrative staff, writes Jacob Adelman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The human services nonprofit will receive $3.9 million a year…
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Pennsylvania Alimony and Equitable Reimbursement
By Alex H. Junkin In Pennsylvania, marital assets and debts are divided in a process called “Equitable Distribution.” During this process, the courts also decide whether alimony will be awarded to the dependent spouse. The “dependent spouse” is a term that may be used to describe the spouse with the lower income during the marriage…
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Elwyn Makes Strategic Move to Ultimately Grow Services Offered at Its Main Campus
In a move that will eventually enhance its ability to grow the services offered at its main campus in Media, Elwyn will relocate part of its administrative staff to Camden, N.J., after winning tax credits from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The human services nonprofit will receive…
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Media Native Helps World’s Largest Airline Stay Ahead of the Competition
Media native Lenore Diamond, the Managing Director of Airport Affairs at American Airlines, is helping the world’s largest airline stay ahead, writes Korri Kezar for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Diamond manages relationships at airports in Miami and Charlotte and hubs in Europe, Canada, and Asia. As part of her job, she ensures that every American…
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‘Right People with Right Spirit of Preservation’ to Restore Former Building of Media Men’s Club
A Victorian building built in 1894 that was once the Media Men’s Club is being restored to its former glory by the new owners – attorneys Timothy Sullivan, Tim Broadt, and Larry Strohm – writes Susan Serbin for the Delaware County News Network. The two-story, red-brick building was sold to developer Eli Kahn in 2015…
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Middletown Township Looks to Acquire 80-Acre Property from Elwyn
Middletown Township officials want to purchase the nearly 81 acres of open space of Sleighton Farms currently owned by Elwyn, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. Elwyn executives approached township officials last month to inform them they were planning to reduce their geographic footprint and transfer the rest of their property into meaningful development and…
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DNB First House of the Week: Colonial in Serene, Arboretum-Like Setting in Chester Heights
An impressive colonial in a serene, arboretum-like setting with six bedrooms and three full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Chester Heights. This former model home is set on an acre in Hamanassett at Darlington. The home’s central foyer leads to an intimate living room with marble-surround gas fireplace. A formal powder…
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Tyler Arboretum Clears Trees in Effort to Refurbish Rare Environment
Tyler Arboretum in Media has cleared rows of trees along Barren Road near Penncrest High School to recreate a rare environment, the Pink Hill Serpentine barrens, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “While it looks like we just cleared six and a half acres of woods, it was to bring back this unique ecosystem,”…
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Washington Post: Local Newspapers Caught in Hedge Fund’s ‘Mercenary’ Strategy
Several local newspapers have been caught in Alden Global Capital’s strategy of buying newspapers, drastically cutting jobs, and then selling the real estate, write Jonathan O’Connell and Emma Brown for The Washington Post. The New York City hedge fund’s newspaper business, Digital First Media, is currently eyeing Gannett, which operates the largest chain, by circulation,…
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Delaware County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) Program
By Laura Dugan Delaware County’s District Attorney’s Office understands that not all offenders require harsh punishment to deter future criminal activity. With this understanding, the district attorney’s office offers a program for first-time offenders who are unlikely to commit another crime. That program is called the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) Program. What types of cases…
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DNB First House of the Week: Resort-Style Living in Media
A custom-built colonial with five bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. This home, complete with an in-law suite, offers open-concept living. Entry is through a three-story foyer with sweeping oak staircase. Among the highlights are the great room with its two-story stone fireplace and the living room…
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Elwyn Aims to Re-Envision and Revitalize Its Services in Middletown Township
Elwyn is looking to a future that would include a smaller geographical footprint while planning to engage the community to preserve open space and create meaningful development, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. During the latest Middletown Township Council meeting, Charles S. McLister, Elwyn’s CEO, and other executives within the organization informed the public of…
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Local Nonprofit to Host Educational Event on Medical Marijuana Sunday, Feb. 24 in Media
Soulful Cannabis, a local nonprofit aiming to encourage social equity in the newly emerging, legal cannabis industry, will host an event at the Media Community Center on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 10 AM-4 PM to educate the public on medical marijuana. The event will include dispensaries, grower-processors, and doctors certified to register patients for the…
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Upper Providence Man Tests His Luck on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Upper Providence Township resident Doug Roberts, a longtime fan of Wheel of Fortune, got the opportunity to test his luck as a contestant on an episode of the show that aired last Friday, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Roberts is a clinical psychologist who works at a state psychiatric hospital in Delaware and…
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Community Day Celebrates Recovery, Recognizes Partners in Drug Prevention
This spring, the Delaware County Heroin Task Force and the Partners for Success Coalition will hold the Fifth Annual Community Day, Celebrating Prevention, on Saturday, April 20 from 11 AM-2 PM, rain or shine, in Rose Tree Park in Media. Each year, the event has been held to raise awareness about drug abuse and addiction…
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