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Pioneering Oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans Subject of Villanova Native’s Film
Film producer Julia Fisher Farbman, a Villanova native, recalls her first encounter with pioneering oncologist Audrey Evans. Farbman was 10 or 11 and had appendicitis. Dr. Evans was a family friend and the first female chief of pediatric oncology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. She greeted Farbman heading…
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First Resource Bank Scores Four Best Awards in Main Line Times Readers’ Choice Survey
First Resource Bank was voted “Best” in four categories by voters in the 2022 Main Line Times Readers’ Choice survey. These categories include Best Community Bank, Best Commercial Bank, Best Customer Service, and Best Manager, Joe DiTommaso at the Wayne branch. The 17-year-old financial institution is not only pleased with this unsolicited recognition, but is…
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King of Prussia’s Qlik Reaches Milestone with Security Compliance in the Automotive Industry
Qlik has achieved Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) compliance, the standard for information security in the automobile industry, for all Qlik products and services, including Qlik Cloud, Qlik Sense, and Qlik Data Integration. Developed exclusively for the requirements of the automotive industry by the VDA (Association of the German Automotive Industry) and the governance…
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Villanova’s Collin Gillespie Named B-Ball Male Performer of the Year
Villanova University’s men’s basketball guard Collin Gillespie has been voted the 2021-22 Overall Male Performer of the Year by 30 schools that make up the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area program, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gillespie helped lead the Wildcats to 30 Wins and an NCAA Final Four. He started his five-year career as…
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SCORE Webinars: Video Marketing Strategies That Generate Engagement and Leads
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is offering the following free webinar events in July. On Tuesday, July 12, at 1 p.m., learn how to use video marketing strategies to generate customer engagement and new business leads. With so many different types of cameras, audio equipment, and lighting kits, video marketing can be a complex medium…
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Record Gas Prices Leave Delaware County Drivers Trimming Budgets Elsewhere
Road travel in Delaware County, having been squelched for months by the pandemic, was just on the verge of returning to normal when national and global factors played havoc with the price of crude oil. Residents, freer to roam, found themselves just as stuck, their travel budgets curtailed by the record-high gasoline prices that resulted.…
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DELCO Careers — CCRES
CCRES, Downingtown, specializes in providing over 1,500 professional, dedicated staff members to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and physical disabilities. It works in collaboration with school districts, intermediate units, and the behavioral health system. There are numerous advantages to a CCRES career, including…
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Conshohocken Sports Tech Center Puts Golfers on the Links of the British Open’s St. Andrews
Fairways & Dreams, Conshohocken’s new indoor golf center, is hosting its first annual Open Championship. The event celebrates the 150th British Open by enabling guests to “join” the tournament by playing 18 holes on TrackMan’s St. Andrews Old Course. This shot at something truly unique takes place July 11–17, 2022, — today through Sunday —…
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Twitter Leads to Huge Response in New Player Request at Cheyney
Alishia Mosley, the new women’s basketball coach at Cheyney University, has a gym, new basketballs, and new uniforms. She just needs players, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Building from scratch, that’s my motto. Fresh ingredients and I’ve got to go out and handpick every ingredient. I can’t just go to the grocery store.”…
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Exploring a Chinook Helicopter at Valley Forge Military College
Qualified students from Valley Forge Military College had an opportunity to get an insider’s look at a CH47 Chinook helicopter as part of a week-long June session on the Wayne campus. The students are part of a two-year early commission scholarship program, which gives them a free education at Valley Forge and the opportunity to…
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Weekend Wanderer: I Love Hot Yoga. Don’t Judge Me
I want to say something. But I need you to hear me out before you walk away in total disgust. I tried hot yoga. And I loved hot yoga. I know what I sound like. I know. You’re thinking I take wine selfies during The Kardashians and hashtag them rosé all day. I blubber about…
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How to Find Companies That Are Hiring Now
If you have not seen much luck with finding the job openings you want, it is probably time to change up your strategy. It is very likely there are tons of great chances that you are just not encountering because your search methods need work. The Balance Careers shared quite a few good resources, starting…
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WCU to Host Free Jazz Concert on July 21
Alumni of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, out of West Chester University’s Wells School of Music, will take the stage for a free concert on Thursday, July 21 at 7:30 PM in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located in the Philips Memorial Building on 700 South High Street. The concert will also be available via…
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Drexeline Town Center Becomes Reality as Redevelopment Progresses
The gateway to Drexel Hill is underway as the decades-old Drexeline Shopping Center at 5100 State Road undergoes a $100 million redevelopment to become the Drexeline Town Center, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. MCB Real Estate of Baltimore and its partner, the Hampshire Cos. of Morristown, New Jersey, have started work on the…
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Here’s 4 Delaware County ZIP Codes Where Homes Flew Off the Market
Four Delaware County communities are on a regional list where homes for sale are flying off the market, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Most homes for sale in the Philadelphia metro area in June were on the market for a median of 37 days, but 27 ZIP Codes in Greater Philadelphia saw median…
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Havertown Homeowner Opens His House to Visit from Former Resident Who Grew Up There
Whoever buys into the notion that “You can’t go home again” has never experienced the power of Facebook. Dan Weckerly — a Limerick resident originally from Havertown — belonged to a Facebook group centered on the 19083 ZIP Code. Months back, he posted an online question: Has anyone ever revisited the Havertown home in which…
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From Sharon Hill to NBA Draft: Jalen Duren’s Story
In spring 2017, there was talk of a 6-foot-5 seventh-grade basketball player originally from Sharon Hill named Jalen Duren who was easily beating the competition, writes Sam Cohn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On June 23, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Duren’s name at the NBA draft at the Barclays Center. Duren moved from Delaware County…
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Delaware County Welcomes Electric Vehicles Head On
A growing number of municipalities in Philadelphia’s collar counties are transitioning their gas-powered vehicles and investing in the infrastructure required to support electric vehicles, writes Kenny Cooper for the WHYY. Delaware County has received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help pay for 84 electric vehicles and 28 chargers. “The annual greenhouse…
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