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General Recreation Keeps Playgrounds Healthy with These Helpful Products
The COVID-19 virus and other health threats like Monkeypox are still making headlines and keeping the focus on healthy playgrounds for children and adults alike. General Recreation, Inc. in Newtown Square continues to offer several tools to keep everyone healthy. These tools to keep children and caregivers healthy, including “Play Healthy™ Playground Labels, and Play…
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Eagles Brian Westbrook Shares Life Lessons in Children’s Book
Brian Westbrook was frequently told he was too small to play professional football. That’s before he became a star running back with the Eagles and a record breaker at Villanova, writes Isabella DiAmre for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While a Wildcat, Westbrook held the all-time NCAA record with 9,512 all-purpose yards. “Unfortunately, a lot of times…
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Essential Utilities’ Longtime Chief of Staff Appointed Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
As part of a planned succession, Essential Utilities has named Brian Dingerdissen, formerly chief of staff, and vice president of communications and investor relations, as vice president, investor relations and treasurer. In his new role, Dingerdissen will retain his responsibilities for investor relations, lead the company’s ESG program and report to Dan Schuller, the company’s…
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Ridley Park Natives Take Fresh Look at Menendez Brothers on Investigation Discovery
Two Ridley Park natives are taking a fresh look at the Menendez brothers murder case in their new show, “Menendez Brothers Misjudges?” airing Sunday, Aug. 7, 9 p.m., on Discovery, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The show is part of Discovery’s “Shocking Crimes of the 90s“ series. Steve McLaughlin is a Ridley High…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Helps with Chester Waterfront Project
The Foundation for Delaware County has awarded a multi-year grant to The Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County charged with the development of the Delaware County waterfront. The Alliance is a consortium of private sector corporations and non-profit institutions. The Foundation awarded $25,000 in 2022, amounting to a total of $50,000 at the end of 2023.…
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1,800 Fall Flights Cut at Philly Airport by American Airlines
Labor shortages have forced American Airlines to cut more than 1,800 domestic flights in September and October at Philadelphia International Airport, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. As of Aug.2, the total number of scheduled American Airlines flights to and from PHL in September was 11,645, down from an initial 12,766 listed on June…
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Chadds Ford’s Teen Takes Award as Her ‘I Matter’ Poetry Contest Goes Global
Chadds Ford teen Isabella Hanson has been running her “I Matter” poetry contest since 2020 and it’s bigger than ever, reports the 6abc staff. The first year, Hanson received about 150 submissions from students around the world. By 2022, that number had risen to over 700. The 16-year-old started the “I Matter” contest while a…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Husband Netflix Cheated
In the wake of Top Gun: Maverick, my marriage was the 1961 Ferrari 250GT convertible at the end of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – dented and cracked, but fixable. But my husband Netflix cheated while I was in North Carolina and now our marriage has gone through a window and landed at the bottom of…
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There’s 53 Restaurants You Need to Try. Two Are in Delco
Philadelphia Style Magazine has included two Delaware County restaurants in its list of “53 Best Philadelphia Restaurants You Must Try in 2022”. Making the cut for 53 Best Philadelphia Restaurants from Delaware County was Rosalie at 139 E. Lancaster Ave. in Wayne, and the White Dog Café at 981 Baltimore Pike in Glen Mills, writes…
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5 New Members to be Inducted into Cardinal O’Hara Hall of Fame
There will be five new members and several champion swim teams added to Cardinal O’Hara High School’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony set for Nov. 12, according to a Cardinal O’Hara High School release. The inductees are Stephen Buonato ‘82, Robert Dumont ‘86, Kate Dessart-Mager ‘02, Edward Malloy ‘89, and Sr. Rose Martin ‘67.…
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Delco Woman Casts for New Career, Pulls in Fish Nets
Delaware County native Tina Lewis left behind the security of her 15 years with AmerisourceBergen to enter uncharted waters—designing fish nets, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Last August, Lewis went full time with her fishing net business Wayward Trading Post. Wayward operates in Frankford but Lewis wants to relocate it to Delaware County.…
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Prospect Medical Less Enthusiastic for Crozer Sale, Says Crozer Landlord
The landlord that owns Crozer Health’s real estate says Crozer Health’s parent company Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. may be losing enthusiasm for selling the health care system, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Prospect Medical still expects to sell its hospitals in Connecticut but may not feel the same in Pennsylvania anymore, said Edward…
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As EVs Grow, Convenience Store Get into the Charging Business
Higher gas prices have made electric vehicles more attractive, and convenience stores are investing in more charging stations, writes Dana Hull for bloomberg.com. Wawa and its competitor Sheetz have both added electric charging stations to their services. As of April 2022 Wawa was reporting 87 EV charging locations and 2 million charging sessions. At Sheetz’…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Amish-Built Colonial in Media
A lovely Amish-built showcase colonial home with four bedrooms and two full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. This fully upgraded and updated beautiful Amish Colonial is dramatically situated on 2.72 gorgeous acres on a quiet cul-de-sac that is within walking distance of Ridley Creek Park and Tyler Arboretum. It offers…
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More Than a ‘Field Trip’: The Lincoln Center Expands Minds and Relationships on a Trip to Washington, D.C.
Transformational learning does not happen by accident. Students need opportunities to break outside of their familiar surroundings and experience the unfamiliar with open minds. These guided “pattern interrupts” help meaningfully connect the dots so students can see and understand the world around them in deepening ways. The experienced world of students whose families face poverty…
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Global Real Estate Company Acquires Wayne Property for $57 Million
Conshohocken real estate firm Maguire Hayden has sold 466 Devon Park Drive in Wayne to Hines, a global real estate company headquartered in Houston, for $57 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 155,200-square-foot building was once owned by Merck. The pharmaceutical giant sold it to Maguire Hayden in 2016 for $7.9…
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High Interest Rates, Low Supply Become a Door Slammed Shut for Some Area Home Purchasers
The rising interest rates are chilling the hot residential real estate market, both regionally and nationally. The economics of new home ownership are becoming an issue, even among affluent shoppers, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Two main forces are affecting suburban housing affordability: insufficient supply and continued high demand. “While mortgage rates have been…
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West Chester-Based Tech Company Assists Underprivileged Communities in Chester County
Ensuring safe housing, food, and education are some of the most important things a community can offer. The Community, Youth and Women’s Alliance of Chester County (CYWA) offers all those things and more. Read on to find out more about these programs, and how West Chester based company, IT Edge, helped them grow their visibility…
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