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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Visits Chester, Reaffirms Focus on City’s Revitalization
The Federal Reserve of Philadelphia visited Chester for the second time in 12 months, reaffirming its focus on revitalizing the city, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. During a symposium entitled “Capital in Communities: Revitalization in Chester” at Widener University, the Philadelphia Fed’s Community Development and Regional Outreach Department, Widener, and the Riverfront Alliance…
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Villanova’s Law School Among Nation’s Top 100
Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law placed 71st in U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. To determine the ranking, U.S. News graded the schools on several factors, including peer assessments, lawyer and judge assessments, LSAT scores, acceptance rates, and student/ faculty ratio. For…
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Covanta’s Trash Incinerator in Chester Works Overtime Following China’s Ban on Recyclable Materials
Covanta’s trash incinerator in Chester has seen a huge increase in the materials sent there to be destroyed after China banned imports of several categories of recyclable materials, writes Oliver Milman for Wired magazine. Now, the incinerator is receiving around 200 tons of recycling material a day and the staggering amount has local residents worried.…
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Widener University Delaware Law School Meets Demand for Paralegals; Open House on March 9
A career as a paralegal can be as satisfying as a career as a lawyer, and it can be achieved in just a fraction of the time and cost. With a similarly advanced understanding of the legal system, paralegals assume much of a lawyer’s workload and play a critical role in the delivery of legal…
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Hard Work Pays Off for Proprietor of Cheryl’s Southern Style Cuisine at Talen Energy Stadium
Cheryl Stevens, who has been serving delicious food from her stand at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester for a decade, is finally promoting her business with a new sign, writes Kathleen Carey for the Delaware County News Network. The Cheryl’s Southern Style Cuisine sign is now hanging in all its fluorescent glory above Stand 104…
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Seven-Foot Bronze Statue at Boys and Girls Club to Honor Champion Kickboxer from Chester
Motivated by constant bullying while growing up in Chester, Fredia Gibbs turned to sports and eventually became a kickboxing champion, writes DeArbea Walker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. At the age of 10, Gibbs joined Chester’s Quiet Storm Martial Arts, and the school helped her gain self-confidence and do more than just stand up to her…
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Form Follows Function as Power Home Remodeling Expands to Fifth Floor of Former PECO Station
Power Home Remodeling has completed its expansion to the fifth floor of the former PECO Chester Waterside Station with a contemporary spin on the architectural maxim of “form follows function,” writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The design of each office space is tailored to the company’s in-house departments, which each do…
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Delco Home to Pair of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
SAP, the German software company with a North American headquarters in Newtown Square, and Chester-based Power Home Remodeling are among Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, writes Roberto Torres for Technical.ly Philly. SAP is No. 28 on the annual list, the same as last year. “What makes (this) particularly special is that it’s…
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Chester Native Wins Grammy Award
Chester native Jahlil Beats returned home from the 61st Annual Grammy Awards a winner after receiving a Grammy for his production work on a popular rap song, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The win makes Beats, who was born Orlando Tucker, the first Chester native to bring home the music industry’s top prize.…
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A Boxing Gym’s Decades-Long Quest to Save Chester’s Youth
For almost five decades, Winners Reach and Teach Boxing Gym in Chester has been offering free boxing lessons to local youths to help keep them off the streets, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the years, owner James Starkey’s program has produced around 20 professional boxers. His boys are also a mainstay at…
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Forty-Seven Men Have Governed Pennsylvania. Only One Hailed from Delco
Out of the 47 men who have served as governor of Pennsylvania, only one called Delaware County his home, according to an editorial in the Daily Times. William Cameron Sproul took the oath of office as the state’s chief executive nearly a century ago on Jan. 21, 1919. Sproul was born in Lancaster County and…
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Chester-Based Power Home Remodeling Focused on Hiring More Women in 2019
Asher Raphael, the co-CEO of Chester-based Power Home Remodeling, is focused on hiring more women and expanding the growth of those already working at the company for 2019, writes Michaela Althouse for Philadelphia magazine. Two years ago, the company launched a women’s initiative to help battle the stigma that the home improvement industry is not…
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Chester Girl’s Actions Help Save Her Grandmother During Aneurism
Cayla Davis-Clark, 9, from Chester, helped save her grandmother who was having an aneurism, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Donna Davis dropped off her daughter at her mother’s place last week at 7 AM. “I was running late, and I kept calling; no one would answer,” said Donna, who was trying to reach…
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Harrah’s in Chester to Debut Sportsbook This Week
Sports betting will be available at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Chester beginning today, Jan. 22, at 2 PM, just in time for the Super Bowl, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The new sportsbook will be the fourth outlet in the Philadelphia area where people can legally wager on sports. The venue…
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Raymond Perelman, Chester-Born Dealmaker and Philanthropist, Dies at 101
Chester native Raymond Perelman, a master investor and philanthropist who gave more than $300 million to various causes, has died at the age of 101, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The son of a Lithuanian immigrant, Perelman was a bold dealmaker who built his fortune by buying, stripping, and selling or liquidating companies…
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New Program in Chester Offers Group Therapy for People Affected by Gun Violence
A new program by the Chester Community Coalition and clinicians from the Child Guidance Resource Center in Havertown offers a group approach to trauma therapy for people affected by gun violence, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 12-week program was founded by public grant money, including two grants from Catholic Health Initiatives and…
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Crozer-Keystone Moves Drug, Alcohol, Mental Health Services to Hospital Campus in Chester
Crozer-Keystone Health System’s outpatient addiction recovery and mental health services are relocating from Community Hospital to the new Community Campus, located at 301 West 15th Street in Chester. The move will begin in mid-January and conclude by mid-February. The Crozer-Keystone Drug and Alcohol Access Center will be relocated to Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s emergency department, directly…
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Appeals Court Agrees with Local School Districts, Allows Taxation of Land Where Billboards Stand
A Pennsylvania appeals court has given the green light to Delaware County school districts to start taxing land used for billboards, writes Harold Brubaker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The appeals court’s opinion upheld the tax exemption for both billboards and the structures that support them. But it said that the assessed value of the land…
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