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Aldan Bride Keeps True to Her Wedding Schedule, Even in a Pandemic
Not everyone is postponing their wedding because of COVID-19. Some couples are finding ways to power through it, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That’s what Alexandria Maurizzio, 28 of Aldan and her fiance, Philip Thomas, 25, are doing. They wanted to marry within a year after their engagement last November. That means a…
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Polls Will Be Open in Delaware County on Election Day and Workers Will Be There to Help You Vote
Mail-in ballots will likely dominate this year’s election as people exercise caution in voting, but that doesn’t mean crowds won’t still gather on Election Day, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. As Delaware County puts out a call for more poll workers Nov. 3, many of the county’s long-time poll workers will be in…
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Havertown Girl Recognized for Cheering Up Front Line Workers With a Bit of Baking
Bianca Salerno’s father, Dr. Daniel Salerno, is an intensive care physician at Temple University Hospital so he sees the COVID-19 crisis up close. Bianca, 10, of Havertown, wanted to do something to cheer him and the other health care workers up so she started baking, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for mainlinemedianews.com. The Coopertown Elementary School student…
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SCORE: Nonprofit Keeps Conversations Personal even through COVID-19
By Maria Smith Many service organizations take great pride in the personal relationships they have developed with their clients, volunteers, donors and community partners. Clients take the bus to the office, sit down with an experienced advisor, go through program information together and get their questions answered. For first-time homebuyers looking for assistance, this one-on-one…
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This 18th Century Manor House Would Fit Right In on the Main Line, but It’s in Newtown Square
An 18th century manor house in Newtown Square is up for sale—for a cool $5.45 million, writes James Tarmy for Bloomberg.com. The home has been lovingly maintained by Sanford and Lisa Davne, but now, as they ease into retirement, it’s time to move on. “We have another home in southeast Florida,” Davne says. “We’re shifting…
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Local Republicans Fighting Anti-Trump Sentiment in Delaware County
State Sen. Tom Killion (R-9) is traversing a different Delaware County on the campaign trail than the one he walked in 2016, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 9th District was an area Donald Trump easily won in 2016, a solid Republican area. This time, there were more Democrats around and fewer Trump…
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3 School Districts Claim Tax Burden’s Too Heavy for Delaware County Residential Property Owners
The current reassessment of Delaware County property taxes places too much of a burden on residential property owners, claim three school districts, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Marple Newtown, Radnor Township and Springfield school boards declared that the new 2021 assessments are an “unfair and inequitable shift” of the real estate tax…
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Small College Campuses in Delaware County Able to Cope Better With Coronavirus Containment
For smaller Delaware County college campuses, creating a self-contained campus to curtail coronavirus spread is a little easier than larger colleges, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford College, with its 1,022 students, has seven tents on campus for outdoor classrooms and gatherings. There are 13 trailers for isolation and quarantine, if needed. Students…
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Founder of Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby Working to Bring More Women of Color to the Auto Industry
Patrice Banks is working to bring women of color into the auto industry and counter the silence coming from the industry over the Black Lives Matter protests, writes Courtney Duchene for thephiladelphiacitizen.org. Banks, a Black woman, is a mechanic and the 2017 founder of the Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby. “I struggled a lot…
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85 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Monday in Delaware County, No New Deaths Reported
There were 85 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Monday, Aug. 31. Total number of cases is now at 10,402. No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported, with the total death toll for the county remaining at 773. Of those, 604 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to…
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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar in Radnor Closes After Pandemic Saps Customers
The Radnor location of Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar has permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The location at 555 E. Lancaster got most of its revenue and customers from office workers, who have not been around. About 90 percent of traffic came from the corporate…
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WHYY: Delaware County Intensifies Hunt for Poll Workers, Aiming for Younger Election Day Staff
Following staffing problems that hampered the state’s primary election, Delaware County is intensifying efforts to hire poll workers for the November presidential election, writes Ximena Conde and Zachariah Hughes for WHYY. County officials are focusing on bringing in a new wave of younger poll workers as well as coaxing more senior workers to return to…
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Forbes: See Which 3 Delaware County Companies Made the Top List of Best Employers in PA
Three businesses located in Delaware County made the top 100 list of best employers in Pennsylvania. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to identify organizations most liked by their employees in that nation and by state, writes Vicky Valet for Forbes.com. The survey interviewed 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees…
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Washington Post: Owner of King of Prussia Mall Tries to Edge Out Competition by Buying Bankrupt Retailers
The challenges brought about by COVID-19 have forced many malls to try a lot of new things to keep their doors open, but the King of Prussia Mall owner, Simon Property Group, might be making the boldest move yet. As reported by Abha Bhattarai for The Washington Post, the Simon Property Group just bought the…
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38 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported for Delaware County on Sunday, Total Now 10,317
COVID-19 statistics for Delaware County were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Sunday, Aug. 30. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 38 additional cases of COVID-19 for Sunday, Aug. 30, in Delaware County since statistics were last reported Friday, Aug. 28. Total number of cases in the county as of Aug. 30…
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Power Home Remodeling CEO Promotes Benefit of the Office Community Over Stay-At-Home
Power Home Remodeling in Chester is consistently ranked as a top workplace in the country. Working in an office community could be one of the reasons, says Power Home CEO Asher Raphael in an interview with David Murrell for phillymag.com. Even though Power Home has closed its offices since mid-March out of concern for people’s…
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Mobilion in Chadds Ford Prepares Medical Product Launch, Doubles Workforce
Mobilion Systems in Chadds Ford has raised $35 million to launch its first product based on its patented SLIM technology that makes it more efficient to identify molecules in the treatment of disease, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The funds will build a commercial team to work on launching the company’s first product,…
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Neumann University to Provide Free 24/7 Telehealth for Students
Neumann University has partnered with TimelyMD, a medical telehealth service, to provide free, on-demand, 24/7 health care for students. TimelyMD provides support for physical and mental health issues and allows students to get advice on these topics at any time. Students can now use a medical platform staffed by doctors and nurse practitioners, and “Talk…
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