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Wealth Wise: Six Signs It’s Time to Sell a Stock
It’s hard to know when to sell a stock. You don’t want to sell it at a loss, but you don’t want to hold on to it for too long or your losses could get bigger. The smart move is to sell before things get really bad. Here are six signs it’s time to sell…
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Pennsylvania Shortchanged Public Schools By About $4.6 Billion in Funding in 2018-19, Report States
Pennsylvania public schools came up short by about $4.6 billion in state funding in 2018-19, according to a report that’s part of a lawsuit, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. The lawsuit, filed in 2014 on behalf of six school districts and others, claims the state has failed to ensure that every student receives…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Crosses $673K Mark in Grants to Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County announced its 18th round of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. This round of funding included four grants, totaling $36,820. Among these, the foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to the Media Food Bank to purchase food and acquire equipment to continue serving food to clients outside in the…
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Bracelet Fundraiser Helps Child Guidance Resource Centers and Encourages Mental Health Awareness
Over the past several months, we’ve all made adjustments to our lifestyle, which is creating a lot of anxiety for people of all ages. Children and adolescents have the stress of school, peer pressure and the stages of growing up that are now impacted by a global pandemic. Marisa Wachs and her mother Stacey wanted…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Faculty Research Showcase on Wednesday
Penn State Great Valley will host a virtual research presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 12 PM. Presented as part of the “Celebrating Research at Penn State Great Valley” series, the event will feature Sang Mook Lee and Minyoung (Min) Cheong, the recipients of the 2019 and 2020 Penn State Great Valley Early Career Research Awards, respectively. “Gender Diversity in…
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1,700 Challenges to Delaware County’s Provisional Ballots All Withdrawn, Except for 1
Only one of 1,700 challenges to Delaware County’s provisional ballots in the Nov. 3 election was upheld at a Friday hearing with the county’s Department of Voter Registration, the Delaware County Board of Elections and legal representatives from multiple parties, reports the digital staff at 6abc.com. The filed challenges were almost exclusively filed by the…
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The Best Places to Get a Fresh Turkey in Delaware County for Thanksgiving Dinner
By Christine Tarlecki Ordering a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving from a local farm or farm market store offers a fresher bird and better flavor, which is excellent for dinner, plus all those leftover turkey sandwiches you’ll be enjoying. Here are just a few of our favorite places* in Delaware County to order a fresh turkey,…
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Nurses at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby Avoid Strike With New Contract Agreement
A new four-year contract has higher wages and better staffing levels, averting a strike by nurses at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, writes Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 260-plus nurses had planned to go on strike next week if a deal wasn’t reached with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic. They’ve been working without a contract…
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Villanova law school Receives $15 Million Gift Focusing on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Expertise
A $15 million donation has been given to Villanova University’s law school to focus on “strengthening entrepreneurial expertise, innovative thinking and collaboration across the University,” writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The donation was given by the Scarpa Foundation through telecom pioneer John F. Scarpa. It quadruples the Foundation’s investment in the law school.…
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SCORE Chester & Delaware County Co-hosts Women’s Entrepreneur Virtual Conference Nov. 17
SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties co-hosts “Challenge 2020: Stay the Course and Seize the Opportunities,” the annual West Chester University Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference. This year’s conference will be a virtual event Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., presented by BB&T Bank, now Truist. It will include national speakers, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall and…
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Appreciating the Grape and More at Penn Woods Winery in Chadds Ford
The ambience of the Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford can be credited to Carley Razzi Mack, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mack’s father, Gino Razzi, has owned the winery at 124 Beaver Road since 1999. A wine importer from Abruzzo, he was content just to make his own wine and sell it.…
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Delaware County Approaches 16,000 COVID-19 Cases With 15,966 Reported Friday
As of Nov. 13, the Chester County Health Department was reporting 15,966 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County. On Nov. 12, there were 15,746 positive cases reported. One resident from Aston lost their life to complications of COVID-19, bringing the county death toll to 831, according to the Chester County Health Department. Of those…
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King of Prussia’s Melting Pot Offers Delicious Seasonal Fondues Now Through November
By Christine Tarlecki There’s nothing better on a crisp autumn evening than hot, melty cheese fondue. Add in Fall flavors and you have a night worth remembering. The King of Prussia Melting Pot (located at 150 Allendale Rd, Ste 2100 in King of Prussia) focuses on seasonal flavors with every turn of the calendar page,…
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Radnor High Grad Opens Nick Filet, a Different Kind of Steak Sandwich Restaurant, in Wayne
A new filet mignon sandwich restaurant, Nick Filet, is opening in Wayne this December and it’s owned by a 2016 Radnor High graduate, writes Marlene Lang for patch.com. The restaurant, an affordable, steakhouse quality meal alternative to fast food burgers and cheesesteak shops, will open in the Wayne Square Shopping Center at 313 E. Lancaster…
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Answer: Alex Trebek. What Famous Game Show Personality Visited Delaware County?
Daily Times guest columnist Bette Alburger lamented the passing of “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek this week and recalled his visit to Delaware County years back. He was the keynote speaker at a Delco Hi-Q academic quiz dinner at the Drexelbrook Corporate Events Center in Drexel Hill. Alburger was covering the dinner and got a last-minute…
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Motivation Took Him From Havertown Dishwasher to Owner of 2 South Philadelphia Restaurants
He was once a dishwasher at Havertown’s Lamplighter Tavern. Today, Kevin Addis owns two successful Philadelphia restaurants, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. His latest endeavor, Mari BYO, a Queen village BYO, was ready to go back in March. “Then corona came and made everything different,” says the 36-year-old Ardmore man. He opened five…
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5 More Delaware County Residents Lose Their Life to COVID-19. Total Cases Now at 15,746
As of Nov. 12, the Chester County Health Department was reporting 15,746 positive cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County. On Nov. 11, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 15,592 cases. Five additional deaths were reported Nov. 12 from Haverford, Chester, Darby Borough, Bethel and Folcroft. The county death toll is now at 830, according to…
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(Video) Hundreds Turn Out in Drive-By Parade to Celebrate Newtown Square Vet’s 105th Birthday
A World War II vet in Newtown Square can always look forward to a unique birthday, since it falls each year on Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day. For this year’s 105th celebration, Eugene Vickers received special honors, as hundreds of first responders turned out for a drive-by parade past his home, reports fox29.com. Vickers was a…
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