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West Chester University Welcomes New Leaders Across Campus Departments
West Chester University is welcoming new leaders to departments across campus. With 11 years of experience at WCU, Cheryl Neale-McFall was recently appointed the new associate provost for research and creative activities for the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, a position she has served in an interim capacity since August 2022. In Neale-McFall’s tenure as interim…
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More Treatment, Prevention Top List of Uses for Opioid Funds
As millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds pile up in Delaware County, officials are looking at an opportunity to reverse the opioid crisis, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Residents were asked at a town hall Thursday how the funds should be spent. About 50 were in attendance. It’s estimated that 11,700 people in Delaware…
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Wawa Closes 6th Store in Philadelphia Amidst Crime Concerns
Trouble with panhandling, crime, and drug use has led to a Wawa store closing at Headhouse Square, 2nd and Lombard, writes Mike Newall for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The store will close July 16. It is the sixth Center City Wawa to close since 2020. “While closing a store is always a difficult decision to make,…
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Start Off Summer Right With These Helpful SCORE Workshops
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free SCORE summer workshops, to help your small business reach its potential. How to Start and Operate a Small Business On June 21, from 6 to 7:30 PM, at the Chester County Library and District Center, learn how to start a small business. You have come to the right place, if you…
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Havertown’s Patrick Creed Returns Home for Good From Ukraine
A Havertown man who took his U.S. Army experience in Iraq over to Ukraine to help them in their fight has returned home for good, writes TaRonda Thomas for 6abc. Patrick Creed made returned home to Havertown Thursday, surprising his daughter at Haverford Middle School. His daughter had been told she’d be visiting with an…
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Meridian Bank Opens Main Line Flagship Location in Wayne
On Wednesday, June 14, Meridian Bank debuted their flagship Main Line office with an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in downtown Wayne. Meridian executives, VIP customers, prominent business owners and local influencers attended the celebration which showed a first look at the inside of the newly renovated location at the intersection of N. Wayne and Lancaster…
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A New Casual Italian BYOB Comes to Ardmore with Quiet Flair
Villa Artigiano Ristorante, a casual Italian BYOB, opened quietly in Ardmore two months ago after eight months of renovations, writes Caroline O’Halloran at SAVVY/Main Line. The BYOB took over the old A la Maison space in downtown Ardmore. It has 90 seats inside and outdoor seating for 16. A family affair, it is run by…
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Book Recalls Impact of a Marple Neighborhood Unsolved Murder
On Aug. 15, 1975, 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was walking to Bible school from her Marple Township home, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. She never arrived. Her body was discovered two weeks later. Joanna Falcone Sullivan and Mike Mathis were 9 years old at the time, living in Marple. Now their story is captured…
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CEO Hopes I-95 Collapse Shows SEPTA’s Worth to Riders, Officials
SEPTA has been adding routes in Northeast Philadelphia for travelers who can no longer drive on Interstate 95 near the Cottman Avenue exit following the road collapse there Sunday. Now, with the expected increase in ridership and a $240 million hole in SEPTA’s 2025 budget, CEO and General Manager Leslie Richards is hoping its quick…
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Marines Give First-Person Accounts of Fighting in Iraq in New Book
Retired Marine Lt. Col David E. Kelly from Springfield recently published his second volume of interviews with combat Marines deployed to Iraq, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. He was one of two Marine Corps field historians sent there to conduct the interviews, “First Fights in Fallujah” includes interviews with infantrymen, tankers, helicopter crews,…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Death of the Refrigerator, Part Two
When I last left you, I had saved my fridge but decimated the freezer. But I made a bet I could save that freezer. And I had come this far in my quest to avoid pronouncing the refrigerator dead. I wasn’t ready to quit. When I originally pulled the refrigerator from the wall, finding a…
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Cabrini to Host Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
Cabrini University’s second annual Juneteenth celebration will take place in honor of African American culture and heritage from Noon to 4 PM on Monday, June 19. The event will explore “Independence, Freedom, and Emancipation” through ritual, music, dance, and food. Patricia Reid-Merritt, a 1973 graduate of Cabrini, author, and Distinguished Professor of Social Work and…
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Legacy of Fourth-Generation Family Restaurant Lives on in Berwyn
Will’s + Bill’s Brewery in Berwyn is run by a father and son duo Will and Bill Mangan, who are part of a fourth-generation restaurant family that prides themselves on putting hospitality and quality second to none, writes Natalie Jason for 6ABC. The spacious location can be found off the beaten path near King of…
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Here Are Delaware County’s Best Places to Work–Small to Large Companies
Eleven Delaware County companies, large, medium, and small, have been recognized by Philadelphia Business Journal as the top Delaware County workplaces in 2023, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Each year, the Journal recognizes the region’s top employers, partnering with Quantum Workplace using employee surveys. This year’s list includes 96 companies in the region…
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Riddle Hospital in Media Doubles Its Size as Modern Addition Opens
A $327 million expansion and modernization project years in the making at Riddle Hospital in Media will have its grand opening June 14, with service beginning July 10, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The five-story 230,000 square-foot addition gives Riddle 10 modern surgical suites, 76 new patient rooms, and a 174-space parking…
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Bonner-Prendie Grad Kevin McGonigle Makes State Gatorade Player of the Year
Pennsylvania’s premier baseball player graduated from Bonner-Prendergast High School June 9, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kevin McGonigle, who grew up in Aldan, is expected to be a first-round pick in July’s MLB draft, and has been named Gatorade’s Pennsylvania Player of the Year. The Bonner-Prendergast graduate hit .474 this season. He was…
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Region’s Housing Market Stalled but Delaware County Homes Still Going Fast
The Greater Philadelphia housing market is stuck, except not really for Delaware County homes. Buyers aren’t looking due to rising prices and high mortgage rates. Sellers aren’t selling because they don’t want to give up mortgages refinanced at historically low levels during the pandemic. That said, buyers in the Philadelphia suburbs still need to be…
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Secane Man Sues Amazon, Says Pest Repellent Caused House Fire
A Secane homeowner and his insurance company have filed a lawsuit in Delaware County Common Pleas Court alleging that a pest repellent he ordered from Amazon.com caused a fire in his home, writes Nicholas Malfitano for The Pennsylvania Record. James Marchesano of Secane and Palisades Property & Casualty Insurance Company filed the suit June 8…
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