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Wynnewood Barber Closes 60-Year-Old Shop Due to Pandemic
Unable to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic, barber John Troncelliti will be closing his 60-year-old barber shop in Wynnewood Shopping Center, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. After closing for 15 weeks at the onset of the pandemic and reopening in late June, Troncelliti will be closing the iconic barber shop, that’s serviced…
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Dunwoody Village Residents Show Their Appreciation to Staff with Homemade Gift Bags
One of the many creative outlets afforded residents at Dunwoody Village, a continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square, is a floral studio. Dunwoody staff recently reaped the benefits of that creativity, after more than 20 residents decorated gift bags that were then filled with goodies and distributed to workers in all departments across the…
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Cardboard Boat Regatta Closes Out Season at Ridley Park Swim Club
Cardboard boats still raced across the pool at the Eighth Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta on Labor Day at the Ridley Park Swim Club. This, despite a shortened 2020 coronavirus swim season, writes Tom Gralish for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The kids look forward to this every year. And so do their parents,” said pool board member…
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Kobe Bryant’s Childhood Wynnewood Home with Original Basketball Hoop Just Listed
Kobe Bryant’s childhood home in Wynnewood with its Black Mamba’s old basketball hoop still in the driveway has hit the market, writes Shanna McCarriston for the CBS Sports. The five-bedroom colonial home which is a unique piece of sports history has an asking price of $899,900. The LA Lakers legend who tragically died in a…
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Washington Post: Look No Further Than Delaware County to See the Nation’s Public Health Crisis
As Delaware County works to carve out its own health department, it’s lack of one points to a bigger problem nationwide, writes Chelsea Janes and William Wan for The Washington Post. The Post included Delaware County’s dilemma in its report, noting that at a time when local health departments are most needed, many across the…
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Governor Expands Restaurant Indoor Seating to 50 Percent, Starting Sept. 21
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that restaurants can expand indoor seating starting Sept. 21 to 50 percent, even as local restaurants continue to struggle, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Brick & Brew, with restaurants in Havertown and Media, has had to cut its formerly 200 staff in half, with pay cuts,…
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68 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday in Delaware County for a Total of 10,727
There were 68 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday, Sept. 8 for Delaware County. Total number of cases is now 10,727, according to the Chester County Health Department. One person from Lansdowne Borough has died from complications of COVID-19. Total number of COVID-19 deaths reported in the county stand at 778 as of Tuesday. Of…
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Radnor Office Building at 555 Lancaster Loses 2 Tenants to Pandemic Remote Work
Office buildings and the businesses that depend on them are seeing their finances affected by the COVID-109 shift to remote work, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 555 Lancaster Ave. building in Radnor has lost two tenants, Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine, and a fitness center, Philadelphia Sports Club. Combined, they occupied 50,000…
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Havertown Filmmaker Mike Tollin Working on Former Phillies Dick Allen Documentary
Mike Tollin, a Phillies fan from Havertown going back to 1964, first met Dick Allen in 1977 when he was a college radio station reporter trying to get a post-game interview, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Allen initially brushed off Tollin’s “silly question” but invited him to sit down and have a beer…
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2 St. Pius Parishioners in Broomall Found Love Again, and Each Other
Both widowed, these two St. Pius X parishioners found each other at the Broomall church and fell in love, writes Kellie Patrick Grates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. At the end of Lent 2017, Gary worked up the courage to ask Carmella to lunch. Carmella hesitated, than said yes. That first date lasted 2-1/2 hours. “You…
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Delaware County Takes First Step Toward Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Marijuana
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and Delaware County Council are looking into a county-wide policy that would give police discretion whether to make the possession of a small amount of marijuana a civil or criminal penalty, writes Kathleen E. Carey for pottsmerc.com. If approved, the motion would let police decide if they want to…
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Pennsylvania Health Department Reports 10,516 COVID-19 Cases in Delaware County
COVID-19 statistics for Delaware County were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Thursday, Sept. 3. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 10,516 cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County for Thursday, Sept. 3. State statistics do not include a municipal breakdown of COVID-19 cases. The Chester County Health Department reported 774 COVID-19 related…
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Here’s How Delaware County Is Doing Responding to the 2020 Census
Delaware County ranks 19th in Pennsylvania on self-response rates for the 2020 Census, with 70.7 percent of residents already having filled out and submitted their forms, writes Jesse Musto for The Morning Call. Out of that number, 59.5 percent of respondents have returned their completed forms through the internet. This switch from traditional methods further…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 7-bedroom, 11-bath Normandy Traditional in Villanova
This home at 760 Parkes Run Lane is available for sale in Villanova. Move right into this exquisitely crafted masterpiece recently constructed by Pohlig Builders. This house is set on a 2.3 acre lot with a pool, Pool House and Carriage House in a Villanova “walk to everything” location. The all-stone residence blends old world…
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Samantha Varano’s New Role at Ursuline Academy Brings Her Back to Her Catholic School Roots
After 18 years as teacher and principal at a public school in Boston, Samantha Varano, a Lansdowne native, is moving closer to her roots, writes Mike Lang for the dialog.org. She’s taking a new principal position at the Lower School at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. Varano, 40, had been at Thomas Edison K-8 School…
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Deal Falls Through for Springfield Mall Owner, Dashing Hopes for a Cash Infusion
PREIT, owner of the Springfield Mall, had its hopes for a cash infusion dashed when a plan to raise $153.6 million fell through, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust was raising money by selling and leasing back five of its malls but the deal was cancelled and…
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Saving Darby Borough’s History, One 168-Year-Old Home at a Time
Friends of 1000 Main in Darby Borough are putting their best effort forward to save a pre-Civil War building, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The 168-year-old home at 1000 Main Street suffers from “the slow destruction of neglect The historic preservation group is looking to rehabilitate the building. Built as a family home…
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52 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Wednesday in Delaware County, 1 New Death Reported in Marple
There were 52 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Total number of cases is now at 10,524 One COVID-19-related death was reported in Marple, with the total death toll for the county now at 774. Of those, 604 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according…
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