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Encompass Health Opens New Rehabilitation Facility in Concordville
The country’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, Encompass Health, has announced the opening of its new Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Concordville. The 66,000-square-foot, 50-bed facility in Concord Township is accepting patients now. Treatments are available for those recovering from spinal cord injuries, complex orthopedic conditions, amputations, brain injuries, and strokes to help them regain independence, quality of life, and functional ability. During their stay,…
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Garnet Valley Elementary Brings Back Cursive After 16 Years
Amid a statewide push that now requires all public and private schools to teach cursive, Garnet Valley Elementary School in Concord Township is bringing the looping letters back to its classrooms, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. According to Garnet Valley Elementary School PrincipalSusan Papson, the district phased out cursive writing in 2010, and…
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Fire Destroyed a Historic Black Church in Concord. It’s Been Rebuilt
A historic Black Concord church is seeing new life again after a fire destroyed it 27 years ago, reports KYW via CNN Newsource. The Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church on Spring Valley Road in Concord Township was once the center of the Black community. “People came from Chester, Media, Kennett Square, Oxford, just to…
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‘Historic’ $40 Million Project to Modernize Concord & Thornbury’s George W. Hill Facility
The Philadelphia Building Trades Council has inked a Project Labor Agreement with the Delaware County Council, pledging $40 million towards extensive work at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, located in Concord and Thornbury, writes Kathleen E. Carey for The Delco Times. The Philadelphia Building Trades Council, representing over 50,000 tradesmen, has committed to…
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Concordville Inn Demolition OK’d, but Some History Must Remain
Demolition of the historic Concordville Inn has been approved, with conditions, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. A demolition date of the building at 772-780 Baltimore Pike was not announced. The Inn was built in 1777. A 50-bed specialty rehab hospital owned by Encompass Health Corp. will replace it. Concord Township Council gave seven…
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O’Hara Grad, Ice Carver Robert LoFurno Takes 5th Place in Vermont Contest
Professional ice carver/chef Robert LoFurno of Concord Township, assisted by daughter Nicole and her boyfriend Mike Blundetto, recently took fifth place out of eight in the 21st annual Stowe Winter Carnival ice carving competition, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Each carver worked with two 300-pound blocks of ice. They carved their entries in…
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Beautiful Concord Home Brings Common Ground, With a Nod to Nature, Music, Art
There’s a temptation to make an Odd Couple reference to Garry Staegemann and John Crossan who share a Concord home but operate under different aesthetics, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. Staegemann is a minimalist who prefers a contemporary look. Crossan is a collector who lines up with the traditional. Yet the partners…
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Concord Township Library Presented With Family Donation of More Than $203,000
A donation of $203,603.60 will be used to help expand the Rachel Kohl Community Library in Concord Township. The donation was presented Tuesday, Aug. 10 to the library rom the estate of a Concord Township and Chester Heights couple, Wilbur Wiley and Paralee Wiley. Lee Greskiewicz, daughter of the Wileys and a long-time resident of…
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County Prison Guard Dies of COVID-19, Second Officer Reportedly Hospitalized as 17 Inmates Quarantine
A 35-year corrections officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord died Sunday afternoon of COVID-19, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. A name is being withheld but other guards indicated the man was in his 70s. A second corrections officer has reportedly been hospitalized after testing positive. “The devastating impacts of…
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County Funds Preservation of 102 Acres of Open Space, Trails and Parks Also Funded
Delaware County Council approved funds recently to preserve 102 acres of open space, develop 73 miles of trails and make more than 18 recreational improvements to parks, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The distribution of $4.5 million came after council convened the Delaware County Open Space Task Force in October 2016 to…
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State Rep. Steve Barrar Announces Retirement After Serving 24 Years
Steve Barrar decided running for state representative would be a way to help the small business owner like himself, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The former owner of Twin Oaks Garden Mart, Barrar was elected state representative to the 160th District in 1997. Now, after 24 years, he’s retiring after his term…
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Nature Preserve in Concord: Council OKs Buy of 17-acre Former Christmas Tree Farm
Concord Township Council recently approved plans to preserve a 17-acre site, formerly a Christmas tree farm owned by the Hall family, located at Featherbed Lane and Bethel Road, writes Peg DeGrassa for Daily Times. The new nature preserve is being planned by the township as passive open space and over 1.5 miles of meadow trails,…
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Pa. Governor, Legislators Consider State Police Fee for Residents of 7 Delaware Communities
Governor Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a fee on residents of municipalities that use Pennsylvania State Police for full-time police, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Two of his Democratic colleagues in the general assembly are also trying to make it law. Chadds Ford, Concord, Edgmont, Middletown and Thornbury, and…
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PennDOT Project to ‘Add Capacity’ to Conchester Highway
PennDOT is widening around seven miles of a busy highway in Delaware County by increasing U.S. Route 322 from two to four lanes, writes Lori Tobias for the Construction Equipment Guide. The road being upgraded (Conchester Highway from Route 1, Baltimore Pike, to just east of Route 452, Market Street) is in Concord, Bethel, and…
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Local School District One of Four Nationwide to Pilot a Program Using Alexa in Classrooms
Concord Elementary School in the Garnet Valley School District is leading the way in using digital voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, as learning tools in the classroom, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school uses Alexa to answer students’ questions, spell a word, conduct learning drills, or play relaxing background music while…
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Garnet Valley High School’s Hybrid Approach to Learning Seen as the Future of Education
Garnet Valley High School is pioneering a new format for courses by offering students the opportunity to learn at home, school, or a combination of the two, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This new hybrid approach to learning is seen by the school district as the future of education. This is why Garnet…
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Concordville-Based Southco Launches Initiative to Refresh Its Brand
Southco, Inc. has launched a global brand refresh initiative designed to provide its customers and the markets it serves with a more unified and compelling experience when interacting with the company. With this initiative, the Concordville-based Southco is continuing to build on its strong foundation by making an investment in the company’s future growth and…
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Concord Township’s Delightful Detail Honored with SCORE’s Small Business Achievement Award
Anton Dell’Orefice, the owner of Concord Township’s Delightful Detail, is one of the winners of SCORE’s 2018 Small Business Achievement Award, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live. Dell’Orefice, a member of the Chadds Ford Business Association and Western Delaware County Business Professionals Association, approached SCORE, the nonprofit that provides mentoring services to new and…
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