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44 Dogs Rescued from Broomall Home Now Recovering at Brandywine Valley SPCA
Dozens of dogs rescued from horrific conditions inside a Delaware County home are on the road to recovery at the Brandywine Valley SPCA in New Castle. Volunteers and veterinarians are working to restore their health, according to Amanda Pitts of 6abc. The 44 dogs and puppies were removed on Friday from a home on 1st…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad Lives Out Baseball Dream — Banana Ball Style — at Citizens Bank Park
Playing major league ball was a dream of pitcher Joe Sperone, a Broomall native and Cardinal O’Hara graduate, writes Brian Seltzer for KYW Newsradio. He never got to the major leagues, but he played some banana ball this past weekend at Citizens Bank Park. As far as he and his father are concerned, it was…
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Broomall Five-Year-Old Throws Mom’s Debit Card Into Wishing Well, Sparking Kindness Movement
A Broomall family is using a viral moment that has already been viewed by about 27 million people as a springboard to start a kindness movement, writes Siobhan McGirl for NBC10 Philadelphia. During a weekend camping trip in Virginia, Palmer Larkin and her family stopped at Luray Caverns. When they reached the wishing well, the…
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Rare Coin Dealer in Broomall Skeptical About the $5M Penny
Broomall rare coin dealer Richard Weaver is skeptical about the potential value of the last new penny in the United States that was stamped at the United States Mint in Philadelphia on Nov. 12, 2025. The moment was captured by U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, who pressed the last pennies to be minted, holding the last…
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Broomall Store Makes List of Best Bagel Shops in the Region
Philly has great hoagies, cheesesteaks, pizza and soft pretzels. Know what else? Bagels. You couldn’t always find great bagels in Philadelphia, writes Jillian Wilson, Michael Klein and Craig LaBan. Only in recent years have bagel shops started to appear on the regional landscape. Now there are curated menus of freshly baked bagels, flavorful…
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O’Hara Alumna Maggie Doogan Again Named A-10 Player of the Year
For the second year in a row, Maggie Doogan of Broomall has been named conference player of the year, and one of the best in the Atlantic 10, writes Kerith Gabriel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was one of the best players in the Catholic League when she left Cardinal O’Hara High School. She’s now…
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Broomall Native Taylor Anderson-Heide and Team USA Eye Possible Bronze Medal
Broomall native Taylor Anderson-Heide and Team USA’s women’s curling team have a shot at an Olympic Bronze medal, depending on how things go in their competition against Canada Sunday morning. The 30-year-old has been an integral part of the team’s success at the Milano 2026 Winter Olympics, writes Michael Tannenbaum for PhillyVoice. The U.S. women’s…
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Olympic Curling Victories so Far for Broomall Native Taylor Anderson-Heide
Olympian Taylor Anderson-Heide, who hails from Broomall, is doing well so far as a member of the Team USA Women’s Curling team. Anderson-Heide, who serves as lead on Team Peterson, gained an 8-4 win with her team over South Korea on Thursday morning at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, writes Siobhan McGirl for NBC…
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Shoppers Reminisce About Amazon Fresh After Store Closings
Amazon’s announcement last month that it was closing all of its physical Amazon Fresh stores has stirred the emotions in some shoppers as they search for an alternative, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the Philadelphia area, six Amazon Fresh locations closed, with nearly 1,000 workers laid off. That includes an Amazon Fresh…
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Broomall Twins Were Raised on Curling. Now They’re Champions
Twins Sarah and Taylor Anderson of Broomall first stepped on to the ice at age 4. Today at 24 they are prepping for the national championships of curling, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. By 16, the Marple Newtown High School students were already traveling internationally for curling competitions. They live in Minneapolis now,…
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Marple Newtown High Grad Taylor Anderson-Heide Heads to Winter Olympics
Marple Newtown High School graduate Taylor Anderson-Heide is competing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, writes Max Bennett for Patch. The 30-year-old Broomall woman now living in Minneapolis will compete in curling at the Games. Anderson-Heide and her twin sister, Sarah, have grown up with curling. Their parents, Wayne and Arlene Anderson, are originally…
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Amazon Is Closing its Amazon Fresh Stores, Including One in Broomall
Amazon announced Tuesday it would be closing its Fresh and cashierless Go stores in Pennsylvania and nationwide, including an Amazon Fresh store in Broomall, writes Kara Seymour for Patch. Amazon Fresh will continue to exist as an online brand. “While we’ve seen encouraging signals in our Amazon-branded physical grocery stores, we haven’t yet created a…
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Real-Life Simulation Part of Multi-Million Dollar Nursing Program Upgrade
A new custom-built space at the Marple Education Center in Broomall gives nursing students opportunities to experience real-life situations, writes Justin Udo for KWY Newsradio. The multi-million-dollar upgrade from the Delaware County Intermediate Unit adds four new classrooms and two simulation labs. “It’s great for the students to be able to practice on a non-human…
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Maggie Doogan’s Rise in Women’s College Basketball Started at Cardinal O’Hara
Maggie Doogan’s rise in women’s college basketball has been defined by hard work, tactical attitude, and a thirst for information, traits that trace back to her days at Cardinal O’Hara, writes Gina Mizell for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now a 6-foot-2 senior forward at Richmond, the reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year is possibly the…
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Loomis Elementary Students in Broomall Surpass Pajama Collection Goal
The Thanksgiving holiday at Loomis Elementary School in Broomall kicked off with a pajama drive reveal from a banana ball celebrity, reports Jenn Frederick for Fox 29. The elementary school conducted its 18th annual Pajama Drive, collecting new pajamas, books, and money for the National Pajama Program. The program collects pajamas from schools and agencies…
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Rescuers Capture, Treat and Release Broomall Fox with Throat Pipe
A red fox first spotted in Broomall back in October is now tubeless, writes Hayden Mitman for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The fox had been spotted with a plastic tube around its neck, and efforts have been underway since October to capture the animal and remove the tube. It has since been trapped, treated, and released…
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Help Sought for Broomall Fox Wearing Stuck Plastic Tube
A Broomall fox has been traveling neighborhoods sporting a plastic tube stuck around its neck, writes Leland Pinder for 6abc. Residents and animal rescuers became concerned after seeing videos and pictures of the fox. Broomall resident Bill Shuker took footage of the fox when he spotted it near his chicken coop around 2 AM Oct.…
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Giant Pumpkin Result of Green Thumbs and a Determined Broomall Family
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.” Aeschylus And pumpkins. Just ask the Meehan family in Broomall. “Everybody needs to start somewhere. Just put a seed in the ground and see how it goes,” said Craig Meehan. Turns out they are giant pumpkin growers. Their latest creation is a 2,000-pounder. The activity…
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