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Delaware County’s Free Concert Series Kicks Off June 14 at Rose Tree Park
The 43rd annual Delaware County Summer Festival, featuring many local Delaware County performers and some of the best tribute bands on the East Coast, kicks off on Wednesday, June 14 at Rose Tree Park in Media. This year, Glenolden native Audra McLaughlin from NBC’s The Voice will headline the June 29 show. The free outdoor…
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Philadelphia Business Journal Praises Delaware County Companies for Their Philanthropy
With its annual Faces of Philanthropy Awards, the Philadelphia Business Journal recently highlighted “what the business community is doing to make the region a better place for all of the region’s people.” As a result, the PBJ honored a number of suburban companies for their work with the nonprofit sector. The criterion for this year’s…
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Widener President Coaches Parents on College Decision-Making
With finals week over, it’s high school students and parents — not college professors — who are grading prospective universities and deciding their future educational path at this time of year. And from the perspective of a parent and college administrator in Chester, the highest grades ought to go to the schools whose commitment to…
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Drexel Hill Native Honored for Extraordinary Performance as a Nurse
Drexel Hill native Lisa Sullivan, a nurse in the maternity ward at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, has been recognized with the DAISY Award, which honors extraordinary nurses, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS Philly. Sullivan, who is well known for her dedication to her work, is following in the footsteps of her mother, also a nurse.…
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Delaware County Leadership: Jennifer & Mike Morgan
Jennifer Morgan, President, SAP Americas and Asia Pacific Japan, and her husband Michael speak with DELCO Today about their respective upbringings in Northern Virginia. Although their high schools were rivals, they hadn’t met until Jennifer graduated from James Madison and Michael graduated from Virginia, and both were working at Andersen Consulting. Jennifer shares how she…
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FROM CHESCO: Check Out This Awesome Video on Longwood Gardens as Main Fountain Set to Reopen this Weekend
This weekend, Longwood Gardens will reopen the main fountain garden after a two-year, $90 million renovation. Four thousand pieces of carved limestone were removed and sent to conservators, while underground pipe was also removed so a new infrastructure of underground concrete tunnels could be built. The restored gardens will wow visitors with water streams that…
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Pair of Delco School Districts Denied Income from Billboards
They seemed to be a sign for school officials struggling with budget issues: flashy billboards that are excluded from property taxes. Desperate for more school funding, two local school districts tried — and failed — to get money from them via a different direction. A Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judge recently ruled that…
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Capital Gains: Wawa Prepping for Expansion into Washington, D.C.
Wawa has set its sights on the nation’s capital, writes Emily Babay for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Delco-based chain of convenience stores will be revealing its plans for setting up shop in Washington, D.C., during an event at the Newseum on June 12. There, Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s chief executive, will outline the company’s timeline and…
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Pipeline Reversal Threatens Already-Vulnerable Refinery in Trainer
The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer is already one of the region’s two most vulnerable oil refineries, and a new Laurel Pipe Line proposal could put it further at risk by cutting off Pittsburgh oil buyers. Pipeline owner Buckeye Partners wants to stop oil from Philadelphia at Altoona and reverse the flow in western Pennsylvania,…
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Star of Fox News Founder Roger Ailes Launched in Delco
President Richard Nixon found Roger Ailes in Media, and Ailes in turn found a way to change politics forever. He was a “brilliant broadcaster (who) played a huge role in shaping America’s media over the last 30 years,” said Rupert Murdoch in a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Nick Vadala. Ailes left a legacy of media…
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Middletown Township Native Appointed Executive Director of Media’s Providence Animal Center
The Board of Directors of Providence Animal Center in Media has appointed Lisa Roberts Cadorette as the center’s new Executive Director. A Middletown Township native with 25 years of experience in nonprofit administration and public relations, Cadorette officially stepped into the role on May 8, after serving as a volunteer on the board for more…
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WWII Veteran Receives Honorary Degree After 24 Years of Classes at Villanova
After nearly a quarter-century of diligently attending classes, Irwin Medway, a 93-year-old WWII veteran and Purple Heart recipient from Lansdale, received an honorary degree from Villanova, writes John Kopp for PhillyVoice. Medway started taking classes at Villanova in 1993 by going to at least one class every semester. Over the years, Medway has taken a…
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Interboro, Penn Wood Students Earn 29 College Credits in Electro-Mechanical Technologies
Students from Interboro and Penn Wood high schools were recently recognized for completing Delaware County Community College’s Dual Enrollment Early College Electro-Mechanical Technologies program, which enabled them to earn 29 college credits while still in high school. At a recognition ceremony held at the college’s Marple Campus, each of the 10 students received a certificate…
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Delco Places Five Among Best Public Elementary Schools in Greater Philadelphia
Niche.com has released its 2017 List of the Best Public Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania, with five schools in Delaware County making the Top 25 in Greater Philadelphia, according to a report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Niche.com, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, has expanded upon the test-score-based grading system used by the state by adding…
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Conservative Columnist Discusses Her Havertown Heritage
She’s an immigration attorney who writes much more than legal opinions in her syndicated columns, but you can’t draw too many conclusions about Christine Flowers just because of her upbringing in Havertown. Flowers may be conservative, but don’t tell her she looks like Sarah Palin or she must be friends with Tina Fey, whom she grew…
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Neumann Students to Present Report on Folcroft Manufacturer at Economic Conference
Four students in a Neumann University senior seminar class produced a report on Cork Industries, a manufacturer of coatings and adhesives in Folcroft, and it has been accepted for presentation at the Pennsylvania Economic Association (PEA) conference from June 1-3 at Alvernia University. Under the guidance of Dr. Mehdi Hojjat, Amber Clements, Welyne Jargbah, Devon…
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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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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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