Delaware County
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Delaware County Historical Society Low on Funds, May Shut Down
The Delaware County Historical Society, preserving local history since 1895, is running out of money and may soon cease to exist, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The nonprofit survived the pandemic with help from PPP loans but now there are only four months of operating funds in the reserve. “Times are tough and funding has…
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Delaware County to Implement Programs to Reduce Prison Population
Jane Dunbar claims her brother was denied things like proper medical care at George W. Hill prison when it was run by the for-profit GEO Group, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. She expects things to change now that Delaware County is once again running the prison. County officials hope new drug treatment options,…
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Delco Women See Maternity Options Severely Limited by Crozer Cuts
Health care workers picketed outside Delaware County Memorial Hospital Wednesday shouting “Save Our Hospital!” and state legislators met at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School to discuss a “maternity desert” in the county, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Crozer Health closed Delaware County Memorial Hospital’s obstetrics unit where more than 1,800…
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Delaware County Among Top 5 Paycheck Friendly Places in Pennsylvania
Delaware County ranks among the most paycheck-friendly places in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. To determine the paycheck friendliness of each county, SmartAsset used four main metrics: Semi-Monthly Paycheck, Purchasing Power, Unemployment Rate, and Income Growth. Delaware County came fourth with an overall paycheck friendliness index of 55.19. According to the…
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Foundation’s Grant Money Fills Gaps in Healthcare and Food Needs in Delco
With Crozer Health shutting down some of its services at its four hospitals, Impact Grants provided by The Foundation for Delaware County help fill a local gap in healthcare needs, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The public charity recently awarded more than $1.75 million in funding to 51 local nonprofits covering critical needs in the…
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Police in Delco to Bring Mental Health Experts Along on Certain Calls
Delaware County is trying an experiment in law enforcement by creating county-wide mobile crisis teams of mental health experts that will be dispatched with police for calls involving someone with a mental illness, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The hope is the new crisis teams can prevent situations from turning deadly. “We know that from…
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SCORE: Get Certified as a Minority-Owned Business
May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month recognizing the culture, traditions, and history of this minority community. SCORE is dedicated to helping AAPI entrepreneurs achieve their business goals. Today, one in 10 American businesses are owned by Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders. Highly reliant on self and community, their work ethic…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Announces More Than $1.75 M to Local Nonprofits
More than $1.75 million in new and second-year Impact Grants have been awarded to 51 area nonprofits by The Foundation for Delaware County. New Impact grants totaled $1.4 million, combined with 11 second-year Impact Grants totaling more than $369,000. This is the organization’s fourth major round of grantmaking. Grants were awarded in the following areas:…
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Sports Media Legend Ray Didinger, From Delco, Announces Retirement
Ray Didinger, a Philadelphia sports media legend who was born and raised in Delaware County, announced his retirement Sunday morning on his SportsRadio94WIP radio show with Glen Macnow, writes Andrew Porter for audacy.com. “Sunday, May 29th will be my final show,” Didinger announced. “I am ready to transition from Ray Didi to grandpop.” Didinger, 75,…
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Health Workers Protest Cuts at Crozer Hospitals at 2 Staged Rallies
Crozer Health’s recent decisions to close services and operations at two of its hospitals are triggering information protest rallies Wednesday and May 11. The first was outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland. The May 11 rally is 11 a.m. at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The rallies were organized…
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Crozer Health Cuts Trigger Delaware County Response to Find Another Way
In light of new shutdowns coming on critical behavioral healthcare services in the county provided by Crozer Health, Delaware County officials are taking steps to find alternative help, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Crozer, thorough its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, plans to end an outpatient substance abuse clinic at Delaware County…
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Delaware County Looks to Raise Hotel Tax to 5% to Fund Tourism Promotion
A proposed 2 percent increase in the hotel tax in Delaware County to 5 percent could help promote tourism in the county, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Delaware County Council had a first reading May 4 on the proposed ordinance to raise the hotel tax to 5 percent. The tax would be…
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2 PA Legislators, From Delco and Montco, Team Up to Help Vets With PTSD
Two Pennsylvania legislators, one from Delaware County and one from Montgomery, one Republican, one Democrat, are coming together on a common issue—to help veterans suffering from PTSD, reports Lucy Bustamante for NBC 10. State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D-Delaware County) and Rep. Tracy Pennycuick, (R-Montgomery County) have teamed up to promote the use of “magical mushrooms”…
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Commencement Speakers Line Up at Local Universities in May
Philadelphia-area colleges will host a variety of commencement speakers this May, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s who you can expect to see at colleges and universities here in Delaware County. On May 7, Cheyney University welcomes the Hon. Cynthia Baldwin, one of the first African American women to serve on the Pennsylvania…
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Delco Health Department Temporarily Banned From Inspections in 8 Towns
In late 2021, eight Delaware County municipalities filed a motion for a court injunction to keep the county’s pending health department from taking over their health inspections, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. In March 2022, the Delaware County Health Department became a reality with municipal health inspections included in its mission. On Thursday,…
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Come Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of The Foundation for Delaware County May 19
The Foundation for Delaware County has served more than 10,000 people a year in the past five years with its public health programs and has distributed more than $8 million in grants, scholarships, and charitable care, help that was particularly crucial during the COVID-19 crisis. Now the Foundation is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a…
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Margaret Hollinger, Singer, Episcopal Academy Fund-raiser, Dead at 79
Margaret Hollinger, a popular director of development at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square and who was known in the 1940s and 50s in Drexel Hill, Villanova and Philadelphia as the “little girl with the big voice” died April 15. She was 79, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The singer, actress, model, and writer…
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See How Healthy Delaware County Is Compared to Its Neighbors
Delaware County holds its own in health rankings for its residents when compared to nearby counties, but it could do better, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. A study released Wednesday by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute looked at health outcomes and health factors. There were 90 “health influencing” factors studied over…
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