Delaware County
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SCORE Chester & Delaware County Co-hosts Women’s Entrepreneur Virtual Conference Nov. 17
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties co-hosts “Challenge 2020: Stay the Course and Seize the Opportunities,” the annual West Chester University Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference. This year’s conference will be a virtual event Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., presented by BB&T Bank, now Truist. It will include national speakers, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall and…
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Delaware County Approaches 16,000 COVID-19 Cases With 15,966 Reported Friday
As of Nov. 13, the Chester County Health Department was reporting 15,966 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County. On Nov. 12, there were 15,746 positive cases reported. One resident from Aston lost their life to complications of COVID-19, bringing the county death toll to 831, according to the Chester County Health Department. Of those…
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5 More Delaware County Residents Lose Their Life to COVID-19. Total Cases Now at 15,746
As of Nov. 12, the Chester County Health Department was reporting 15,746 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County. On Nov. 11, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 15,592 cases. Five additional deaths were reported Nov. 12 from Haverford, Chester, Darby Borough, Bethel and Folcroft. The county death toll is now at 830, according to…
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State Sees Record Number of New COVID-19 Cases, With Delaware County Totals Now Above 15,500
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 15,592 cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Wednesday, Nov. 11. The day before, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Chester County Health Department reported 15,316 cases in Delaware County. The county death toll from COVID-19 as of Nov. 10 was 825. Of those total deaths reported, 629…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Partners With Media’s Circle of Giving Helping Local Families
The Foundation for Delaware County announces a new partnership with Circle of Giving 2020. As a fiscal sponsor, the foundation will provide administrative services and oversight, allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations. Circle of Giving has provided more than $55,000 in grocery store gift cards, meals, school supplies and other resources to support Rose Tree…
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Total Cases in Delaware County Now at 15,316 With One Death Reported From Yeadon on Tuesday
There have been 244 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County from Friday, Nov. 6 to Monday, Nov. 9, with six new positive cases reported Monday, according to the Chester County Health Department. Total cases in the county now number 15,316, according to statistics released Nov. 10. One resident from Yeadon lost their…
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Veteran’s Day Parade in Media Will Be Virtual Today for Spectators With Live Performances, Speeches
Delaware County will hold its 61st annual Veterans Day Parade virtually today, Nov. 11, at 10:45 a.m. Traditionally, residents and students line the streets of Media to celebrate Delaware County’s heroes in a parade down State Street, followed by a ceremony in front of the Delaware County Courthouse. This year’s tribute will take place virtually…
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West Chester University and SCORE Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs: 2020 Conference
Entrepreneurs solve problems, often dedicating their entire careers to get it right. Women-owned small businesses and startups are particularly focused on solving problems that help others. You might ask: what kind of businesses are they? Here in Chester and Delaware Counties, they cover the entire range—from childcare services and low-income housing programs, to digital marketing…
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UPDATE (as of 8:03 p.m. Nov. 6) Here Are the Latest 2020 Delaware County Election Results
All mail-in and absentee ballots have been processed in Delaware County and those totals added to the election results on the Delco Votes website. Those results, last updated Friday evening, are shown here. Delaware County began counting about 9,000 provisional ballots Saturday morning at the Government Center in Media. Military ballots are also still being…
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Twitter Video Purporting to Show a Delaware County Election Staffer Filling in a Blank Ballot Is Misleading, Officials Say
An online video being circulated on Twitter supposedly showing a Delaware County election staff member fraudulently filling in blank ballots is a manipulated video and not accurately representing the activity shown, according to a release from Adrienne Marofsky, public relations director for Delaware County. The video was taken from Delaware County’s official live stream of…
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See Which Delaware County School Districts Have Some of Best Teachers in Pennsylvania
Delaware County is home to six of the Top 50 school districts with the best teachers in Pennsylvania for 2021, according to a recently published ranking by Niche.com. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District ranked highest in eighth place. The district has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and an average teacher salary of $91,587. Rose Tree Media School…
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Delaware County’s New Normal Seems to Be 100 or More COVID-19 Cases a Day
New cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County are still coming in at 100 or more a day, with 101 new cases reported Wednesday. Total for the county is now 14,320, according to the Chester County Health Department. Four residents (one from Yeadon, 2 from Chester, and 1 from Aston) have lost their lives to COVID-19…
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Fall’s Still Got Plenty of Great Walks Left in Delaware County’s Picturesque Parks and Trails
There are still plenty of beautiful walks to be taken in the days and weeks ahead. Delaware County has several picturesque spots for fall scenery, reports phillymag.com. Check ahead, though, for COVID-19 restrictions or closures. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum This park just off I-95 near the airport has 10 miles of tree-lined…
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Applications Now Being Taken to Receive Delco Strong 3 Grants for Businesses and Nonprofits
Applications are now being accepted for a third round of Delco Strong grants to help local businesses. For-profit business applications are being taken until Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. Nonprofit applications are being taken through Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Delaware County Council voted unanimously Oct. 21 to release the remaining CARES Act funding…
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Here’s What Voters Can Expect in Delaware County on Election Day
The Delaware County Bureau of Elections reports that over 250,000 Delaware County voters are eligible to vote in person at 428 precincts at 250 polling places in the county’s 49 municipalities. That’s in addition to the more than 100,000 votes that have already been cast by vote-by-mail ballots prior to Election Day. Delaware County polling…
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New COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County Continue to Trend High, With 136 Cases Reported for a total of 13,888
Delaware County is seeing no relief from the high number of new COVID-19 cases being reported. On Friday, the Chester County Health Department reported 133 new cases. On Saturday, Oct. 31, the Pennsylvania Department of Health was reporting 13,888 total cases in Delaware County, an increase of 136 cases. No statistics were available for Sunday,…
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Delaware County Spike in New COVID-19 Cases Blamed on Small Gatherings
Like the rest of the nation and Pennsylvania, Delaware County is experiencing a rise in the number of new COVID cases reported, sparking worries of a new community spread, writes Jason Laughlin and Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Friday’s cases in Pennsylvania were the highest than any other day of the pandemic, with 2,219…
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These 8 Delaware County Zip Codes Are Among the 50 Wealthiest in Greater Philadelphia
Here are the eight wealthiest communities by zip code in Delaware County for communities with greater than 2,000 people, as compiled by Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. The chart shows how these eight communities rank when compared with the 50 wealthiest communities in the Greater Philadelphia region. The results are based on 2018 median…
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