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Germantown Friends School Launches New Research Course That Pairs Students with Scientists
Germantown Friends School recently launched a novel science course that pairs students with professional scientists, writes Kyle Bagenstone. The “Science Research” course, which launched in fall 2023, brings GFS students out of the classroom and into the working laboratories of scientists from all across the region. The course is spearheaded by the Science Department Chair…
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These Seven Talented Gen Zers Are Doing Big Things in Chester County
Seven Chester County Gen Zers found their place among the 13 talented young professionals doing big things around the Philadelphia suburbs, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. Dom Pecora started a bike repair business out of his house when he was just ten years old. Today, the 14-year-old repairs and sells bikes at…
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Newtown Square’s SAP Makes Forbes List of Nation’s Best Employers for New Grads
Newtown Square-based SAP is among the best employers for new graduates in the nation, according to a new ranking by Forbes. Attracting recent graduates requires significantly more effort today as young professionals are not afraid to communicate their boundaries and needs. “Younger generations like Gen Z are skeptical of the structures around them and of…
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No, Immigrants Had Nothing to Do With Decision to Ban Swimming at Darby Creek in Rolling Green Park
For years, Darby Creek in Delaware County’s Rolling Green Park was the spot where residents went to swim or float on inner tubes during hot summer days, writes Zoe Greenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. However, the township officially banned swimming at the creek this summer for several practical reasons, including a lack of lifeguards, no…
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Viral TikTok Hack Shows Easy Water Bottle Trick to Eliminate Spotted Lanternflies
A TikTok video that has gone viral provides a natural way to kill spotted lanternflies using only an empty water bottle, writes Danielle Letenyei for Green Matters. A year ago, TikTok creator @greenleafa posted a video on how she killed many lanternflies with a simple method. At the start of the video, she displayed a…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Host 27th Annual Golf Tournament
Gwynedd Mercy University will host its 37th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, September 30, 2024. The event is sponsored by Irwin & Leighton Commercial Builders and will take place at Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club in Fort Washington. Space is limited to 124 golfers. The tournament is a shamble format in which everyone plays their…
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AbbeyFest to Celebrate 10th Anniversary on Sept. 14 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli
AbbeyFest — Greater Philadelphia’s premier celebration of faith, family, friends, and contemporary Catholic/Christian music — will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Sept. 14 at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. The day-long festival will include food trucks, merchandise tents, kid-friendly activities, music, Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, and Holy Mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez. “Our 10th AbbeyFest is poised to be the…
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For Founder of Wayne’s Jane Win Jewelry, Seventh Year in Business Is Lucky One
For Jane Winchester Paradis, the founder of Wayne-based Jane Win Jewelry, the seventh year in business is a lucky one, writes Antonia DePace for the Philadelphia Magazine. “For me, the number seven is a big one,” she said. “It has always been my lucky number, especially since I have a family of seven.” Last year,…
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Philly Program, Focus on Fathers, Helps Dads Develop and Maintain Positive Involvement in Their Kids’ Lives
Focus on Fathers is a Philadelphia-based parenting program that teaches dads how to be better engaged in their kids’ lives, writes Courtenay Harris Bond for PhillyVoice. The program tries to help dads develop and maintain positive involvement in the lives of their children. It is part of a broader movement to promote men’s emotional development,…
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1st Grey Wolf Helicopter Upgraded at Boeing’s Ridley Plant Delivered to Air Force
Boeing announced Aug. 5 it had delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, writes Stephen Losey for Defense News. The helicopter will be used to patrol the Minuteman III nuclear missile fields surrounding Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The MH-139 was upgraded for military use at the Boeing Ridley…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Activist Andy Sealy From Sharon Hill Remembered
Sharon Hill native Andy Sealy, who was a breast cancer awareness advocate and who supported updated medical aid-in-dying laws, died Aug. 4. She was 44, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Andrea B. Sealy graduated from Academy Park High School in 1998. She studied human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and…
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Vets Find Connections at Monthly Veterans Roll Call Event in Drexel Hill
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and Artillery Brewing Company present the Veterans Roll Call, a monthly gathering designed to honor and support veterans, military personnel, and the businesses that champion them. This unique initiative offers a relaxed and inclusive environment for veterans to connect, share stories, and build lasting relationships. Whether you’ve served, support…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Installs PFAS Treatment System at Montgomery County Well Station
Aqua Pennsylvania has completed the PFAS treatment system installation at its Perkiomen Woods well station in Montgomery County. This is the fourth PFAS treatment facility that Aqua Pennsylvania has completed and placed into operation since 2018, all of which meet the new PFAS national drinking water standard. This new system removes PFAS from drinking water…
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Starbucks Baristas in Exton Call for Union Election
Starbucks baristas at the store located at 300 E. Lincoln Highway in Exton are the first in Chester County to file a petition for a union election since the workers at the coffee giant started organizing three years ago, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. The petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board…
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Flourtown’s Philadelphia Cricket Club Set to Host Prestigious Truist-sponsored PGA Event in Spring 2025
The Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown will host a PGA event next spring, writes Erik Spangburg and Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corp. will replace Wells Fargo as the main sponsor of the event in 2024. The bank has a strong presence in the Philadelphia area and ranks No.…
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Century-Old $1 Gold Collection Assembled By Legendary Philadelphia Dealer Henry Chapman Revealed
A century-old, previously unreported $1 gold coin collection assembled by Henry Chapman, a legendary Philadelphia dealer, has been revealed by New York City’s Matador Rare Coins, writes Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for COINage Magazine. The nearly complete date set of 19th-century $1 denomination gold coins was stored in a bank vault and safe deposit boxes in Philadelphia…
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For Walkers, This Delaware County Community Is Ideal
Out here in the suburbs, it’s hard to take care of daily chores without a car, but there are actually neighborhoods in the region where walking is not only pleasurable, but practical. Here in Delaware County, you’ll find Swarthmore Borough to be one of those walkable communities that also has access to good transit service,…
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Philly Queer Birders Find ‘Bird Joy’ and Community in Tinicum
A group from Philadelphia’s queer community are optimizing bird watching opportunities at places like the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, Cobbs Creek, and Tyler Arboretum, writes Sabrina Iglesias and Erin Reynolds for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Queer Birders, started in 2021, has grown in popularity, sometimes hosting up to 60 walkers. The Wildlife…
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