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Here’s How These Widener Students Spent Their Summer Vacations
From robotics and artificial intelligence to the impact of COVID-19 on different demographics, the research and other work tackled by Widener undergraduates this past summer was as varied as it was timely and relevant. More than 60 students partnered with faculty advisors through the annual Summer Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (SURCA) program. Students from…
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Wawa Wins License in Liquor Board Auction with $300,000 Bid in Chester
In a competitive bid that drew attention across the state, Wawa emerged victorious in the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) auction for an expired liquor license in Delaware County, writes Pete Bannan for The Delco Times. The license, originating from Chester, was one of 20 available in counties across the state, and Wawa secured…
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Young Athletes Get Mental Health Help From Philadelphia Union
A youth soccer team from the Upper Darby Futbol Club hit the Subaru Park fields in Chester Saturday at halftime for a quick match during a Philadelphia Union game. When they were finished, the players, all under 12, received a QR code that led them to a website on mental health, writes Aubrey Whelan for…
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Upcycled Soccer Ball at Chester’s Subaru Park Symbolizes Zero Landfill Status
The unveiled sculpture in Chester’s Subaru Park is emblematic of the stadium’s status as the first in Major League Soccer to be zero landfill. Through a partnership between Subaru and the Philadelphia Union, the stadium has diverted more than one million pounds of waste. The sculpture, appropriately in the shape of a giant…
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Gun Violence in Chester Reduces Dramatically, Officials Credit Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods Program
Gun violence in Chester reduced significantly, and officials are crediting the Partnership for Safe Neighborhoods Program, according to 6 ABC News. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said that gun violence dropped by 68 percent since the launch of the program three years ago. The partnership aims to address the root causes of this societal…
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Widener Sees Largest First-Year Class in History, Up 67 Percent
In a demonstration of Widener solidarity, the university president, Stacey M. Robertson, has invited all of nearly 900 new freshmen to dinner at her home, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s a new effort at the Chester area university based on three of Robertson’s principles—recruit the largest possible first-year class, retain as many…
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Widener University named a ‘2023 Great College to Work For’
The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Widener University a 2023 “Great Colleges to Work For” after the university took honors in four categories based on feedback submitted through a survey of 194 colleges and universities. The higher education trade publication released the survey results in its 16th annual report, which stands as one of…
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Netflix Looks at CIA Mission Involving Eccentric Billionaire, Chester Shipbuilder and a Soviet Sub
A new Netflix series will include an episode looking at a secret mission that involved a Chester shipbuilding company and the recovery of a sunken Soviet submarine. An episode of a new series, ‘Spy Ops’, tells the story of Project Azorian, writes Kristin Hunt for Philly Voice. The CIA operation was designed to recover K-129,…
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Chester Native Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Playing for Jordan, Has Re-invented Himself as Kobe Bryant
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the former Brooklyn Net from Chester, hasn’t been seen in NBA circles for a while, but he re-emerged at the 2023 FIBA World Cup looking like former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, reports Easy Branches. He has added fascination to the World Cup with a version of Mama Mentality honoring Bryant’s memory and capturing…
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LNG Plant Could Bring Millions to Chester, but Is the Price Too High?
Even with the potential millions of dollars a Chester LNG plant and export terminal could bring to the bankrupt City of Chester, many city leaders and residents are saying they do not want the plant, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association estimates in five years, the liquified natural gas…
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So How Is Chester Doing With Its Bankruptcy? Here’s an Update
Michael Doweary is trying to figure out what cash flow is needed to successfully run the city of Chester. Doweary is the state-appointed receiver for Chester charting a path that would pull the city out of Chapter 9 bankruptcy, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. He needs a “baseline expenditure,” the amount needed to provide adequate…
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LNG Plant Proposal Reviewed at Meeting, Minus County Officials
There was a meeting Tuesday to consider plans for a possible liquified natural gas processing plant and LNG export terminal in Chester. While protesters against the proposed plant had their say before the Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force, Delaware County officials were noticeably absent and were not invited to attend the closed meeting on Widener…
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Chester Takes on Former Employees Over Pension Fight Legal Fees
As Chester tries to work out its financial difficulties and lift itself out of bankruptcy, it’s also facing new challenges from its former employees, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The battle over pension payments has gone to court, and the city is supposed to pay the legal fees of its former employees. Those fees…
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Gambling Revenue Up in July Statewide, Including at Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester
Gaming revenue in Pennsylvania was up 8.85 percent in July over the same month last year, for a total of $467,043,707. Gaming revenue came from slot machines, table games, internet gaming, sports wagering, fantasy contests, and video gaming terminals, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester showed total revenues in July…
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Recalling an Early Bruce Springsteen at Widener University
In 1972, Art Reilly, a combat photographer who had served 19 months in Vietnam, “didn’t know Bruce Springsteen from a hole in the wall“. But for two-and-a-half years, Bruce was his life, as Reilly handled equipment and lighting for more than 75 of his concerts during Springsteen’s early years in Philadelphia, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury…
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Philadelphia Union Game Saw Highest Ticket Prices Ever, at $4,000
Tickets were at a premium Tuesday at Subaru Park in Chester for Philadelphia Union’s Leagues Cup Semi-Final match against Inter Miami FC, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Sellers were asking as much as $4,000 for a ticket. The average ticket price at a Union game is about $40. The draw was international soccer…
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New York Post: Joe Kecko of Chester Named to Football Hall of Fame
Two of the New York Jets‘ best defensive players, Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis, were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5. For Klecko, it was a challenging and ultimately triumphant journey to fame, writes Mark Cannizzaro for The New York Post. Hall of Famer Joe Klecko’s path started at…
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Chester Courthouse: Preserving a Monument to American History
The 1724 Chester Courthouse is the oldest continuously used public building in the country. Now it’s getting a restoration in time for its 300th birthday, and ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. A $522,872 grant from the National Park Service’s Semiquincentennial Grant Program will fund the work, writes Alex Rose for the Daily…
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