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Brookhaven Couple Proves It’s Never Too Late for Love
Proving it’s never too late for love, Vera Burlew, 90, and Peter Hosler, 91, tied the knot last month in Brookhaven, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The young-at-heart couple met at the Brookhaven chapter of the American Association of Retired People. Two years ago, the former Sunoco engineer took the former office manager…
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More Women with College Degrees Marrying Men Without Them
More women with college degrees are marrying working-class men without them, as the divide between males and females with degrees continues to widen, writes Alfred Lubrano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Women started outnumbering men in colleges nearly four decades ago, with women now accounting for almost 60 percent of students. One of the reasons for…
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Battling Adversity, Newtown Square Teen Wins Hearts of 76ers Fans Through Chick-Fil-A
A Newtown Square teenager delighted the crowd at a recent 76ers game by completing the 45-second Chick-fil-A Basketball Challenge, write Matt Mullin and Kyle Neubeck for PhillyVoice. Mike Shelly, 17, won everyone in the crowd a free chicken biscuit from Chick-fil-A by sinking a 3-pointer and half-court shot in the final seconds of the challenge.…
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Heartwarming Video Shows Local Army Officer Surprising His Daughter at Father-Daughter Dance
Jasmine Vega thought she wouldn’t have a date for Archbishop Carroll High School’s father-daughter dance, but her dad had other ideas, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. U.S. Army Warrant Officer Wally Vega is stationed in Texas, but he flew in to surprise his daughter at the recent dance. Jasmine, who had decided to…
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Villanova Prof Running Campaign to Help the Homeless Keep Their Pets
Villanova University professor Stephanie Sena wants to ensure that homeless people never have to choose between their pets and a warm shelter for the night, writes Michelle Neff for One Green Planet. While many people have tried to help the homeless in Philadelphia by offering free meals, haircuts, and job opportunities, very few shelters accept…
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Newtown Square Billionaire the State’s Wealthiest Person in Forbes 400
Coatesville resident Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, heiress to the Campbell Soup fortune, has been supplanted by Newtown Square’s Victoria Mars, heiress to her family’s candy and pet food company, as the wealthiest Pennsylvanian in the annual Forbes 400. The 60-year-old Mars and her three sisters are heiresses to Mars, Inc., the company best known for…
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Former Captain of Lower Chichester Fire Company Helps Create Support Program for First Responders
Mark Lamplugh, a former captain with the Lower Chichester Fire Company, is the founder of a Frontline Responder Services program in Sacramento, according to a report in Fire Engineering magazine. The program boasts an inpatient residential facility for first responders needing treatment for PTSD and addiction. Frontline also addresses the long-term effects that the high…
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It Was Meant to Be: Local Couple Finds Wedding Bliss Thanks to Matching Numbers
Darby’s Anita Alexander and Lansdowne’s Walter Davis III began the journey toward the wedding of their dreams with matching numbers at their workplace, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2007, Alexander, whose family had emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago, started working at the Chick-Fil-A in Springfield. Soon, she noticed that whenever she…
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Miracle Recipient from Ridley Park Pays Homage to Saint Who Saved Him
Betty and Paul Walsh of Ridley Park recently revisited the National Centre for Padre Pio in Barto, near Berks County, as they believe the saint miraculously lifted Paul out of his vegetative state after a car accident three decades ago, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Paul was 17 and attending St.…
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Check Out Where Pennsylvania Ranks Among America’s Happiest States
Pennsylvanians are happier than more than half of the country, according to a new study on the happiest states in America, writes Richie Bernardo for WalletHub. The study used previous research on happiness to determine which environmental factors have been linked to overall well-being and satisfaction. Previous studies have determined that good economic, emotional, physical,…
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Havertown Woman with Two Kids Fighting Cancer Helps Other Struggling Families
Rachel McGonigle, who has two kids fighting cancer, was inspired to help other struggling families in Delaware County by the Compassion United Havertown Facebook group, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. McGonigle benefited from the town’s compassion firsthand when she had nothing prepared for Easter after spending a week with her children at the Children’s…
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Havertown Mourns Unexpected Death of Banker, Champion of Catholic Education
His life loomed large, and his unexpected death looms even larger to those who knew and loved Havertown native and esteemed bank executive Brian Zwaan. He died July 31 in a Sea Isle City swimming accident, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Colt Shaw. “Besides the shock and sadness, there was clearly great love…
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HEADstrong Makes a Home in Swarthmore for Families of Cancer Patients
It’s fighting for the families whose loved ones are fighting for their lives. And despite a Delaware County Court lawsuit, the HEADstrong Foundation’s new $700,000 home for visiting cancer patients and their families is winning the battle. HEADstrong is converting the 5,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion in Swarthmore to a free home away from home, modeled after…
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Pennsylvania’s Wealthiest Resident Is …
Like many of America’s wealthiest, Pennsylvania’s richest person has ridden the stock market to new highs this year. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone added more than a half-billion dollars to her inherited Campbell’s Soup fortune, growing it from $3.2 billion at the end of 2015 to $3.8 billion as of June 9, according to a Forbes…
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As His New Book Illustrates, Owner of Cocco’s Pizza the Personification of the American Dream
From shoe-shining and hawking newspapers, to serving in the military and selling insurance, to starting a pizza chain and investing in real estate, Andrew Cocco has lived the American Dream. And now he’s sharing his story with the rest of America. The patriarch of the now-famous Cocco’s Pizza chain recently published It’s a Hell of…
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Move Over, Melinda Gates and Beyoncé! Make Room on This List for SAP’s Jennifer Morgan
For her role in transforming the cloud and championing gender equality in the workplace, Jennifer Morgan, an executive board member of Newtown Square’s SAP, finds her name right alongside famous moms like Melinda Gates, Adele, Beyonce, J.K. Rowling, Chelsea Clinton, and Ivanka Trump. Morgan was selected as one of the elite 50 Most Powerful Moms…
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Where Are the Best Places to Buy a Home in Delaware County?
Spring is here, and with the change in season, people often take some time to consider the benefits of moving into a new home, according to a staff report for the Philadelphia Business Journal. To help with this, Niche.com has a compiled a list of the best places to buy a home in Greater Philadelphia.…
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Members of Broomall Synagogue Knit Hats for Israeli Soldiers
The Sisterhood of a synagogue in Broomall gathers every other Thursday to participate in the worldwide knitting project, Hats for Israeli Soldiers, writes Andy Gotlieb for the Jewish Exponent. Through this, the knitters at Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid help to ensure that the soldiers are kept warm all year, especially during the colder winter months.…
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