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Edmund Jones, 101, Was Part of World History and Local Politics
Edmund Jones assisted with the Nuremberg Trials, founded a bank, was mayor of Swarthmore, was elected to Delaware County Council and served as state representative for the 161st District. He died Sept. 14 at the age of 101, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A nine-decade Swarthmore resident, Mr. Jones joined his father…
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Chester Clock Tower Gets an Artistic Facelift
Local artists have given some personality to the Deshong Park clock tower at Ninth Street and Edgmont Avenue in Chester, its first makeover in more than 61 years, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Artists from the Chester Made collective created three paintings that were mounted below each of the tower’s clock faces. The…
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Soccer Players Association Figures Show Salaries for Newer Philadelphia Union Players
The Major League Soccer Players Association released the year’s first set of salary figures over the summer, providing a look at how much money the Union’s new players are earning, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s no surprise that Mexican playmaker Marco Fabián tops the charts with a team-record salary of $2.27 million…
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Students From West Chester Bond With Chester Kids in Memory of a Fellow Teen
The loving memory of a 17-year-old has brought students from West Chester and Chester together, writes Beill Rettew for the Daily Times. Henderson High School student volunteers have developed relationships with hundreds of Chester youth, offering tutoring and swimming lessons to pick-up games and arts and crafts. Andrew Hicks had started the tradition 10 years…
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Amid Suicide Bomber Fears, He Found Afghan Hospitality and Professional Soccer
There aren’t many who can say they played professional soccer in Kabul, Afghanistan. WHYY reporter Nicholas Pugliese not only played professionally in Kabul, he had a second chance at professional soccer with a Philadelphia Union fantasy camp, he writes for WHYY. Pugliese was in Kabul in 2012, working for a telecommunications company. The sprawling city…
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Partnership Promises to Bring Storm Water Management and Beauty to Chester
Beautiful landscapes and improving infrastructure keeps coming to Chester, thanks to a partnership of the Chester Storm Water Authority and Corvias Property Management, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The goal has been to improve storm water management over 30 years, maintaining 350 acres that beautify the city and stimulate economic development. The…
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Senior Community Services: Keeping Older Adults Independent, Active and Informed
Senior Community Services had a humble beginning 42 years ago, starting in a single room at a Yeadon senior center. Today, it is Delaware County’s largest nonprofit senior services agency, employing 60 people and overseeing 400 volunteers and a $3.5 million budget. Its mission is to help seniors live independent and meaningful lives. SCS works…
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Chester’s Medical Marijuana Grower Ready to Ship Its First Batch by End of October
Agri-Kind, a medical marijuana facility on Broomall Street in Chester, started its first plants in late July and should be ready to ship by October, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We expect to have our first harvest in mid-October, and we are looking to start shipping by the end of that month,” said…
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Parx Casino Joins Philadelphia Union’s Roster of Corporate Partners
The Philadelphia Union has added Parx casino to its roster of corporate partners, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Financial terms of the sponsorship deal are being kept confidential. Under the agreement, Bensalem-based Parx Casino will be the presenting partner of the halftime show on local broadcasts of Union games. Parx street teams will…
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Couple Retires Together From Years of Service to Widener University
Bill and Tracey Swanson, with their combined 71 years of service to Widener University, came to the university at a fortuitous time when it was expanding its physical plant and graduate programs, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Swanson had worked for Sun Ship for 12 years but was laid off when the shipyard…
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American Water Makes DELCORA an Offer as Negotiations Continue With Aqua PA
First, Aqua Pennsylvania expressed an interest in merging with DELCORA. Now, American Water is looking for some action with the water quality control authority, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. DELCORA handles the county’s wastewater. It’s considering a merger with Aqua PA to cope with costly federal mandates, projecting future capital costs of…
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Philadelphia Union Game Wins Earns Manager Jim Curtin Two-Year Contract
After coaching for the last few years on one-season extensions to his original 2015 contract, Philadelphia Union Manager Jim Curtin received a two-year contract from sporting director Ernst Tanner, writes Jonathan Tannenwald and Jackson Satz for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “After roughly half a year into the season now and doing extraordinarily well, I think Jim…
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Chester’s Ronell Williams Went From Linebacker to Coach for the Chicago Bears
Chester High graduate Ronell Williams couldn’t believe it when he was asked Jan. 16 to join the Chicago Bears coaching staff, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the Philly Voice. The 2010 grad and Division II All-American West Chester linebacker found himself at age 27 the Bears’ new defensive quality control coach. Williams was a standout linebacker…
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Making Local Schools Safe: Requests Made for Cameras, Trauma Kits, Sensors and Student Mental Health Support
Security cameras. Door alarms. Trauma training. School districts are getting into security and safety big time, writes Avi Wolfman for WHYY.org. Locally: Haverford School District wants trauma kits to treat life-threatening injuries. Upper Darby School District needs airlock sensors for doors and mental health supports for students. Chester School District could use some staff/student ID…
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Marisa Pilla Goes from Philadelphia Union TV Host to National Stage
Marisa Pilla has been the Philadelphia Union’s host for three years but now she’s making a national leap to Fox Sports 1,writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Pilla grew up watching Italian soccer games on TV in Bucks County with her late father. She knew in high school she wanted to get into sports…
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Washington Post: Chester Man in His 80s Teaches Gentle Art of Aikido
Almost 80, this gentle man, born in Chester, trains students to be good martial artists and good people, writes Marina Affor for the Washington Post. Rick Berry’s martial arts career began when he was 27 years old. Fifty years later, he teaches martial arts and has belts in multiple forms of martial arts, all defensive.…
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Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin Points Franchise in the Right Direction Hoping Philly Will Follow
Jim Curtin doesn’t get glamour being head coach for the Philadelphia Union, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t putting his all into his job, writes Kerith Gabriel for Philadelphia Weekly. In July, Curtin locked up a multi-year contract with the franchise, which made him the club’s longest tenured head coach and provided proof that hard…
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Philadelphia Union’s Alejandro Bedoya Game Response to Mass Shootings Goes Viral
Philadelphia Union’s midfielder Alejandro Bedoya was moved to send a message from an on-field microphone during a Sunday game following the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, writes Grant Wahl for Sports Illustrated. He implored Congress to “Do something now. End gun violence. Let’s go”. His remarks, carried during the nationally televised game, went viral…
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