Delaware County
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Visit Delco Partners With Sports Platform to Highlight Delaware County’s Sports Venues
Delaware County’s official tourism bureau, Visit Delco, is partnering with the sports digital platform Playeasy, co-created by Kerri Shield of Drexel Hill, a three-time All-Delco point guard for Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor. The goal is to use the Playeasy platform to bring larger and more frequent sporting events to Delaware County,, writes Peg…
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Hillel Ziskind Takes Delaware County Spelling Bee Win, Heads to Nationals
With the word “P-E-N-D-U-L-O-U-S” safely behind him, Grayson School eighth-grader Hillel Ziskind will represent Delaware County proudly as he heads off to Washington D.C. in May for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Ziskind won the Delaware County Spelling Bee this year with the correct spelling of “pendulous,” writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
There are CCRES jobs out there for those who want to improve the lives of children and adults. CCRES staff work in the behavioral health field, working in schools, homes, and the community. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health…
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Crozer Health Gets Pediatric Help From Nemours Children’s Health
The nonprofit Nemours Children’s Health is now an affiliate of Crozer Health, providing pediatric care for the healthcare group, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nemours, with hospitals in Wilmington and Orlando, began staffing the neonatal intensive care unit at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland this January and is starting pediatric cardiology services at…
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Learn About Business Insurance Basics From SCORE SCORE
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties offers this February workshop to small business owners. Business Insurance Basics – What You Need to Know\ Join this Feb. 27 webinar at 1 PM to understand the various kinds of business insurance and what to consider when choosing it for your business. Business insurance is an important investment for any…
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Wawa Reworks Food Options in Places Where the Hoagie’s Not King
There are places in the United States where the hoagie does not rule supreme. Wawa’s been adapting to that fact as it realigns its menu for its non-Pennsylvania and non-New Jersey stores, writes Angela L. Pagan for Quartz. This realignment is vital as Wawa continues expanding in places like Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,…
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DCMH Closure Overwhelming Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Staff With Patient Overload
There are 20 to 40 more people a day visiting Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital’s emergency room since Delaware County Memorial Hospital closed on Nov. 4, 2022, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The nonprofit hospital is closest to DCMH, down the street on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby. On average, the understaffed hospital sees 120…
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Wawa Brand Has Been Good to the Family That Started It All
Wawa’s branding as being uniquely born of Delaware County and the Philadelphia region has given it a fiercely loyal customer base and rewarded the Wood family who founded the convenience store chain a net worth of about $6 billion, writes Vernal Galpotthawela and Jordan for Bloomberg. Wawa’s 1,000 stores generated sales of $18.5 billion in…
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Voters May Decide Whether to Fund Trails in Delaware County
Delaware County voters could be asked in a November referendum if they are willing to pay for trails, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Previous funds available for trail development have dried up, so Delaware County Council is considering a referendum on the November ballot to see if taxpayers are willing to fund…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
For those looking for a career in the behavioral health field, CCRES jobs are available/ CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community to improve the lives of children and adults. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental…
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Breathe Easy. Better Air Will Be Coming to Delaware County
It’s not looking great in Delaware County as far as air pollution goes. Officials believe Delaware County, along with Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet new air quality standards from the EPA, writes Sophia Schmidt for WHYY. On the other hand, with the federal government cracking down on one dangerous form of air pollution,…
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Sweeten an ‘I Love You’ With Chocolates from These Delaware County Shops
Nothing says love like chocolate. For those who want their Valentine’s Day to last beyond just a single day,chocolate from Delaware County can extend those sweet romantic moments well into the non-Valentine days, weeks, and months. Here in Delaware County, the perfect treat can be found at these four shops, from the classic box of…
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Four ‘Game Changer’ Sponsors on Board for Delco Gives Day
The Foundation for Delaware County announces four Delco Gives Day sponsors are on board for the May 8-9, 2024 event. These game-changer sponsors are Aqua, Brinker Simpson, Independence Blue Cross, and Visit Delco. Delaware County is celebrating its first-ever Delco Gives Day, hosted by The Foundation for Delaware County, on May 8-9. “We are thrilled…
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Delco Fans of Susan Noles Turn Up the Heat in Golden Bachelorette Campaign
ABC confirmed Saturday it’s going ahead with a Golden Bachelorette spin-off, which should please Susan Noles fans, writes Emily Bloch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The show will air in the fall and will feature a female bachelorette over age 60, a natural offshoot of the successful Golden Bachelor. No news on who the Golden Bachelorette…
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DELCO Careers: CCRES
For those looking for a career in the behavioral health field, CCRES jobs are available/ CCRES staff work in schools, homes, and the community to improve the lives of children and adults. CCRES, Downingtown, provides over 1,500 professional behavioral health career staff to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental…
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New Delaware County Community Center Focuses on LGBTQ Youth
A new LGBTQ Delaware County community center in Upper Darby opened Feb. 10 that focuses on LGBTQ youth and the BIPOC communities, writes Nate File for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The center, the first of its kind in Delaware County, was established by the Upper Darby social justice nonprofit UDTJ (Understanding, Devotion, Take Action and Justice).…
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SCORE Workshops Promote Maximum Small Business Health
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has February webinars and workshops with tools to promote maximum small business health. Attend SCORE webinars LIVE to participate in the Q&A and receive FREE business resources, including the presentation slides. Can’t attend live? Register anyway, and SCORE will send the replay. Mastering Small Business Taxes – A Startup Guide to Taxes Learn how to optimize your small…
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Surgical Residents Fleeing Crozer Chester Medical Center Over Accreditation Worries
There has been an exodus of surgery residents from Crozer Chester Medical Center over accreditation uncertainties, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nine of 15 doctors in training planned to leave the general surgery residency program as of Wednesday, concerned their work from January through June won’t count toward their educational requirements if a…
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