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Cardinal O’Hara Grads Fulfill Friend’s Wish With a Long-Running Charity
Friends for Friends is a fulfillment of a wish, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bob Carroll visited his friend Al Patrone in the hospital after organizing a fundraiser to help pay for his cancer treatments. There were 1,200 people at the fundraiser, with $55,000 raised. “He was so excited about how many people…
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Paoli Hospital’s Emergency Department One of Only 25 in World to Be Honored with Lantern Award
Paoli Hospital, part of Main Line Health, is one of only 25 emergency departments across the globe to receive the 2020 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award. “I am incredibly proud of our staff for their part in earning this very prestigious accolade,” said Bill Belmonte, nurse manager of the Emergency Department at Paoli Hospital. “Our…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Desirable 5-Bedroom Summerhill Colonial in Edgmont
This home at 1047 Tyler Drive in Summerhill, is available for sale in Edgmont Township. This fully landscaped home is located in the Rose Tree Media School District, situated on a cul de sac street on a 1-acre lot. The entryway has a two—story sunlit foyer with a main staircase. A formal living room and…
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Neumann University Holds First In-Person Class since March
On July 21, Dr. Brieanne Seguin taught the first in-person class at Neumann University since coronavirus caused a switch to online classes on March 16. It was also the first class in the university’s new master’s degree in athletic training. The class was small. Only Seguin (the clinical coordinator for Neumann’s athletic training programs) and…
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School Leaders Ask State for More Specific Health Guidelines as Districts Plan Reopenings
As school districts wrestle with reopening in the fall, school superintendents and school boards say they could use more specific health guidelines from the state, write Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo for the AP, as reported in the timesleader.com. In a July 27 call to Wolf Administration officials, superintendents asked for more concrete recommendations, including…
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61 New Cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County and 5 COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported
There were 61 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Wednesday, July 29, by the Chester County Health Department, bringing the total number of cases to 8,596. Five additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, with the total in the county now at 725. Of those, 578 were in long term care facilities and personal…
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Record Number of Harcum College Student-Athletes Honored Nationally for Their Stellar GPAs
The National Junior College Athletic Association recently recognized the academic success of its student-athletes for the 2019-2020 school year, and included among them were 27 student-athletes from Harcum College who flourished in the classroom and earned GPAs of 3.6 or higher. The number of honorees was a record high for Harcum. Four teams at Harcum…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Promotes Chester County Resident to Maintenance Manager
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Nottingham resident Tim Stanley from the position of field supervisor to maintenance manager for Great Valley operations. In his new role, Stanley will be responsible for the daily operations of four maintenance crews comprising 20 employees, two Pennsylvania One Call locators, and one leak survey technician. “Tim brings 26 years of…
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8,535 Total COVID-19 Cases Now Reported in Delaware County, No New Deaths Reported
New COVID-19 case counts rose by 250 in Delaware County for Tuesday, July 28, compared to numbers reported on July 27. Total cases in the county now stands at 8,535, according to the Chester County Health Department. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, with the total in the county remaining at 720. Of those, 575…
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Delaware County Child Care Provider Sees Potentially Scary Time for Child Care Industry
A child care industry crisis could be looming in Pennsylvania, writes Dale Mezzacappa for thenotebook.org, as reported on WHYY.org. Childcare providers now receive revenue from state reimbursement subsidies for children they enroll, as well as parent sliding scale co-payments and full tuition for those who can afford it. When the pandemic closed the centers in…
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With Home-Cooked Meals to Go, This Ridley Chef’s Business Is Thriving
A chef in Ridley may have found a way around the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Chef Jeff Palladino and Alenrry Iniguez recently opened Chef Jeff’s Hot Meals to Go at 718 MacDade Blvd., and it is thriving. For $40, customers receive a fresh home-cooked dinner for…
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Brumbaugh Wealth Management Announces Strategic Partnership with Bala Cynwyd-Based RIA
Brumbaugh Wealth Management, an independent financial services firm based in Exton with a satellite office in Berwyn, has partnered with Carson Choice Retirement Solutions in Bala Cynwyd. Founder and president Rick Carson has been in the financial services industry for 30 years, working with both employers and employees in providing employer-sponsored retirement plans and employee…
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Folcroft First in Delco to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
Possession of a small amount of marijuana will no longer get you arrested in Folcroft Borough, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The seven-member borough council unanimously approved a measure Monday, July 20, to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Folcroft is the first Delaware County town to do so. Now anyone found…
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Washington Post: Swarthmore Businessman Feels Government Should Do More for Small Businesses
Scott Richardson was able to reopen his Swarthmore business, Occasionally Yours, in early June, writes Helaine Olen for The Washington Post. Now the 30-year business is “treading water.” Richardson supported President Trump in 2016 but now blames him for the mess. “I thought he’s a businessperson, not a politician, maybe he’ll mix things up,” Richardson…
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Goats on a Hill: Concordville Firm Solves Ridley Neighborhood Plant Problem
A steep hill in a park next to a Ridley neighborhood created a nuisance when it became a haven for poison ivy, oak, sumac and other plants, but a unique solution was found, reports 6abc.com. Amazing Grazing LLC, a family business out of Concordville brought in a team of 12 goats to chomp away at…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Cases at 8,285 as of Sunday With 720 Deaths Reported Friday
COVID-19 statistics were unavailable from the Chester County Health Department for Sunday, July 26. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of noon, July 26, Delaware County had 8,285 cases of COVID-19. As of Friday, July 24, the Chester County Health Department reported 720 COVID-19-related deaths for Delaware County. Of those, 576 were in…
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Upland Police Swear in Their Newest Officer–a Pit Bull Mix Named Halo
As a rescue dog, Halo has some quirks that didn’t make a great first impression. Now the 6-year-old pit bull mix has been adopted by the Upland Police Department and officially sworn in as an Upland police officer, the first in the department’s history, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A swearing-in ceremony with…
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PSGV Researcher Receives Grant to Develop Novel Immersive Learning Technologies
Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management at Penn State Great Valley, recently received a three-year, $831,276 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research on immersive simulation-based learning (I-SBL). “This is an outstanding recognition of the great work Dr. Negahban and co-workers across the Commonwealth Campuses have been doing in this area,”…
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