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DCCC Presents Moon Shot’s Dr. Antoinette Newsome Mar. 18 for Women’s History Month
Antoinette Newsome, Ph.D., Associate Director/consultant for EAB’s Moon Shot for Social & Economic Mobility, a transformational initiative to eliminate equity gaps and improve student outcomes, will be the keynote speaker at Delaware County Community College’s (DCCC) Moon Shot Week in honor of Women’s History Month. Newsome will speak on Tuesday, Mar. 18 from 11:00 AM-12:30…
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An 1890s Media Plasterer Immortalized in Preserved Church Note
They were doing some construction work at the Allen AME Church in Cape May, New Jersey in 2024 when they discovered a 134-year-old note nailed to a beam in the rafters. “To all whom this may concern, Elwood Rowland, formerly of Media, PA Daniel Galvin [formerly of] Phila. Plastered this church during the month of…
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Penn State Brandywine Students Raise $27,826.27 to Fight Childhood Cancer
For Penn State students across Pennsylvania, one year of fundraising to support children fighting pediatric cancer culminated Feb. 21-23 in a 46-hour no-sleeping, no-sitting dance marathon at University Park in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State THON raised a record $17,737,040.93 for Four Diamonds, an organization at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital that covers 100…
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DCCC Celebrates 15th Year of Fine Arts Program with Special Art Exhibition Mar. 3-Apr. 11
The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) is hosting a special group exhibition celebrating the 15th anniversary of the College’s Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree program in the Art Gallery, located in Room 2305 in the Academic Building on the College’s Marple Campus (901 South Media Line Road, Media). The exhibit, “15…
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Potential Tax Changes: What’s on the Table in Washington?
President Trump and the Republican Congress plan to act swiftly to make broad changes to the United States — including federal tax proposals aimed at overhauling the current tax system. Congress is already working on legislation that would extend and expand provisions of the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), as well as incorporate some…
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Brandywine Athletics Host Multi-Sport Youth Camps in Summer 2025
Penn State Brandywine Athletics will once again host multi-sport youth summer camps in the summer of 2025. Penn State Brandywine coaches and student-athletes will run the camps, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. The camps will focus on a wide array of sports: basketball, dodgeball, football, kickball, wiffleball, hockey, soccer, and handball. With four…
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Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz Explains 2025 Federal Payroll Tax Changes
The start of 2025 brings important federal payroll tax and withholding changes that every employer needs to understand. From updates to Social Security wage limits to adjustments in retirement contributions and tax withholding rates, these changes directly impact payroll management and compliance. “As we move into 2025, staying informed about payroll tax changes is more…
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These Lovebird Stories Started on Campus at Penn State Brandywine
Penn State Brandywine is recognizing lovebirds this Valentine’s Day whose stories started at the Media campus. Vinny and Bobbi Gallo (class of 2013), met at the campus gym in 2009. Bobbi, now Brandywine’s athletic director, remembers it happening during a volleyball game that Vinny was in. She joined the team halfway through the season and…
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Media Native, ESPN Analyst Erin Dolan, Is Dating Phillies’ Alec Bohm
Media Borough native Erin Dolan, an ESPN analyst, is dating Phillies’ third baseman Alec Bohm. Dolan confirmed she is dating Bohm. They both attended a Fanatics Super Bowl party Saturday and were at the big game on Sunday, writes Rob Tomoe and Gabriela Carroll for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Yes, I do date Alec Bohm,” Dolan…
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DCCC’s Upcoming Industry Forums Highlight College’s Role in Region’s Job Growth
Did you know that there are nearly 800 full-service restaurants and 300 quick-service restaurants in Delaware County? Culinary is one of the top job opportunities in Pennsylvania, and it is a Pennsylvania High Priority Occupation (HPO). For skilled workers in culinary arts and hospitality, the future is bright — yet for business owners in the…
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For Phil Martelli, There’s Plenty to Do After St. Joseph’s University
Despite being let go suddenly in 2019 as St. Joseph’s University’s head basketball coach, Phil Martelli of Media isn’t slowing down and isn’t retiring, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Martelli had 24 seasons as head coach at St. Joseph’s, leading the Hawks to seven NCAA tournaments and six NIT appearances. These days, the…
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Delaware County Community College Welcomes Grammy-Nominated Tenor Brian Giebler Feb. 20
Delaware County Community College’s (DCCC) Live Music Series will present Grammy-nominated Tenor Brian Giebler in an intimate performance on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 PM in the Large Auditorium, Academic Building at the College’s Marple Campus (910 South Media Line Road, Media). A Phoenixville native, Giebler has garnered praise for his “lovely tone and deep…
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Black Cowboys, Intersectionality are Topics of Black History Month Lectures at DCCC
On the heels of Beyonce’s hit album Cowboy Carter (2024), and films such as Lil Nas X’s hit time-travel Western, Old Town Road (2019), and Idris Elba’s Concrete Cowboy (2021), Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist Ron Tarver, MFA will discuss the enduring heritage of Black cowboys on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM at Delaware County…
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Delaware County’s Psyched for a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl
Delaware County is pumped up on Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl energy this week, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Fans hit the streets of Media Sunday for the borough’s second Eagles Super Bowl Pep Rally parade after only a week’s planning. “We did this in 2023,” recalled Media Recreation Board member Vicki McMahon.…
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Penn State Brandywine Athletics Inducts 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The Penn State Brandywine Athletics Hall of Fame in Media added four new members during an induction ceremony on Jan. 24, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. Members of the class of 2025 include former women’s soccer and softball student-athlete Arianna Segich, ice hockey student-athlete and ice hockey assistant coach Jeff Wild, women’s basketball…
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First Bank House of the Week: Contemporary for Sale in Media
An amazing contemporary home at 425 Oak Valley Road in Media, sitting on 1.34 lovely acres, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms is available for sale. This stunning architectural gem has been meticulously restored and redesigned. These changes include gorgeous details such as floor-to-ceiling glass doors, flooding the space with natural sunlight, top-of-the-line fixtures, and…
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Delco Natives Show Enthusiasm at ‘Delco: The Movie’ Media Premiere
Delaware County residents lined State Street outside of the Media Theatre in Media Borough on Friday night, Jan. 17, to witness the highly anticipated Delco: The Movie premiere, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Viewers donned a variety of outfits from ballgowns and tuxedos to Eagles jerseys. Others wore shirts that proudly declared their…
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Brandywine Professor Receives Professional Development Grant
Laura Evans, teaching professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Brandywine, recently received a grant through Penn State’s Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program. The program, which just launched and distributed funding for spring 2025, offered $289,183 in grants to 51 awardees, who were teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty. The Opportunity Grant is supporting Evans…
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