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Glen Mills Resident, Former CIA Officer Enters Race for Seventh Congressional District Seat
Glen Mills resident and former CIA officer Shelly Chauncey has joined the list of Democrats announcing their candidacy for Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District seat, writes Alex Rose for the Delaware County News Network. Chauncey, 37, a political newcomer, grew up on a family farm, and graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., with a bachelor’s…
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Lincoln Financial’s CEO Expects Multibillion-Dollar Insurance Acquisition to Spur Growth
Radnor’s Lincoln Financial Group recently announced its intent to pay $3.3 billion to buy Liberty Life Insurance from Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, writes Jessica Seaman for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Lincoln Financial President and CEO Dennis R. Glass, the acquisition will enable Lincoln Financial to scale its business and add to its range…
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Check Out the 25 Best-Selling Vehicles in Greater Philadelphia
Drivers in Greater Philadelphia prefer the Ford F Series as their vehicle of choice, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The F Series – which includes the F-150, F-250, and F-350 – tops the list of the 25 best-selling vehicles in the Greater Philadelphia area for January through November 2017. The second most…
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Gerrymandering Easy to Condemn, Difficult to Resolve
While it can be easy for the opponents of gerrymandering to point to current congressional maps, finding a way to fix them is not so simple, writes David Wasserman for FiveThirtyEight. There’s no denying that the partisan process has drawn some absurd maps in the past, including Pennsylvania’s infamous Seventh Congressional District, otherwise known as…
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Villanova Breaks More Ground, as Its Transformation of Lancaster Avenue Continues
Villanova University has broken ground on its new $60 million performing arts center, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new center will have two main performance spaces, one of which is a proscenium-style theatre with 400 seats. The other space will be a courtyard theatre with 200 seats. In addition to the…
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Major Announcements Forthcoming from CKCF at Launch Celebration
The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation will make a series of major announcements at a “Launch Celebration” event at The Inn of Villanova on March 1 from 5-7 PM. Foundation leaders plan to cover an array of changes that have transpired since its inception in July 2016. The news will ultimately be game-changing for many who reside…
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From CHESCO: West Caln Police Chief’s Canine Partner Calls It a Career, and What a Career It Was
For the first time in 19 years, Curt Martinez is without a partner. Not one to sit behind a desk, the West Caln Township Police Chief goes on patrol every day, but now, he must go it alone since his partner Butch has reached retirement age. “Butch is still high-strung, but you can tell he’s…
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Award-Winning Neumann Radio Celebrates 10 Years
On Jan. 24, 2008, Neumann Radio launched at 9 AM in the basement of Bachmann Main Building. With 14 students, the adventure started as an Internet-only, free-format college radio station. Ten years later, Neumann Radio lives on 98.5 WNUW and has become a staple in both the college and commercial radio world. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement…
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PennDOT Increases Payments to Delco Municipalities to Help Plow Snow from State Roads
PennDOT has intensified its fight against ice and snow by giving handsome raises to municipalities in Delaware County and nearby regions to help clear state roads in their boundaries, writes Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. PennDOT is providing a modest local tax break by raising subsidies up to 34 percent for 94 municipalities in…
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DELCO Market: Shovelution, A Revolutionary Snow Shovel That Has Your Back
Another blizzard is coming. You know it is. And you know you hate shoveling snow. It’s no fun. And it makes your back hurt. But what if it didn’t have to make your back hurt? What if you had a tool to help you get the job done quickly and easily (okay, fairly easily), without…
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DNB First House of the Week: Custom Villa in Broomall
A custom, brick-exterior villa with five bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Broomall. This beautiful home is approached through a brick wraparound driveway. The double-door entrance leads into a foyer with terracotta flooring and a spectacular see-through fish tank. The living room features a magnificent marble floor, cathedral…
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After Bankruptcy Filing, Babies R Us in Exton to Close; Toys R Us in Media Stays Open
Babies R Us is closing its Exton location as part of a larger nationwide closure plan that affects 182 stores, but the Toys R Us in Media will remain open, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The store at 104 Bartlett Avenue in the Main Street at Exton is one of four stores…
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Pennsylvania Rolls Out Red Carpet for Amazon with Most Generous Incentives Ever Offered
Pennsylvania is preparing what is perhaps its most generous incentive package to date to have Amazon select either Philadelphia or Pittsburgh as its second headquarters, writes Jan Murphy for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Dennis Davin, the state’s Community and Economic Development Secretary, announced that Pennsylvania was one of two states – the other being Texas –…
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WIP Sports Radio Host from Havertown Considered Running for Congress
Havertown resident Glen Macnow, a popular sports radio host on WIP, gave serious thought to challenging Delaware County Republican Pat Meehan for his Congressional seat, writes Holly Otterbein for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I am concerned about the country,” said Macnow. “I don’t like what’s being left for my children and my grandchildren in terms of…
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Iron Hill Brewery Launches Ambitious Plan That Will Delight Beer Aficionados
Iron Hill Brewery – which has locations in West Chester, Phoenixville, and Media – plans to release a new canned beer each month for the foreseeable future, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The first brew available in cans is Rising Sun, a single-hopped IPA. Next month will see the debut of Bedotter,…
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New Exhibit at Delco Historical Society Museum Celebrates Building Trades
A new exhibit at the Delaware County Historical Society Museum, Library & Research Center in Chester celebrates the work of building trade union members, according to a report in the Daily Times. Throughout the year, “Honoring Delaware County Building Trades: Celebrating the Charitable and Volunteer Work of the Unions of Delaware County in Our Local…
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Proprietor of Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby Talks Shop with NPR
Phoenixville native Patrice Banks, owner of the successful Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby, didn’t always know her way around fixing a car, writes Terry Gross for National Public Radio. Banks, while working as an engineer at DuPont, thought she would feel better if she could talk to a female mechanic. The problem was that…
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Prosecutor of ‘High-Profile Drug Cases’ Sworn In as County’s New District Attorney
Katayoun “Kat” Copeland has officially been sworn in as the Delaware County District Attorney, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Copeland, 50, a Republican from Radnor, was appointed by the county Board of Judges over 19 other candidates to fill the term of John J. Whelan, who was elected a county judge. She plans…
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