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Bonner/Prendie Class of 2020 Remembered Fondly in This Pandemic Year With Lawn Sign Delivery
The Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast senior class prom should have been May 1, but that high school benchmark was put aside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Likewise, this year’s Class of 2020 will have to graduate virtually, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. In recognition of that sacrifice, 25 Bonner &…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Has Lost 320 Residents to COVID-19 as of Tuesday
Editor”s Note: The Chester County Board of Health is reporting that the unusual jump in the number of Delaware County COVID-19 deaths reported by the PA Department of Health on May 5 reflects a reconciliation in systems between numbers previously reported by hospitals and coroners, and numbers provided to health departments. This reconciliation includes a…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Near $300K to 42 Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County announced eight more grants May 4 from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund has now crossed the $600,000 mark, thanks to the generosity of many individuals, businesses and foundations. The Response Fund was set up to support area nonprofits who are working at the forefront of the region’s…
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Nottingham-Based Herr’s Increases Production to Meet Greater Demand for Snacks During Pandemic
After recording a 20-percent jump in sales of its potato chips in March compared to the same period last year, Nottingham-based Herr Foods had to increase production to meet the growing demand, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ordinarily, the company produces between five and six tons of potato chips every hour at its…
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Founder of Medical Device Company Wins PSGV’s Lion Cage with ‘Groundbreaking Technology’
Even before he won first place in Penn State Great Valley’s third annual Lion Cage pitch competition, offered through the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship, Aevumed founder and CEO Saif Khalil had unique ties to Penn State. Aevumed, a medical device company focused on providing solutions for patients with rotator cuff tears, is headquartered in Penn…
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Jano’s Pizza on Burmont Road in Drexel Hill Closes Its Doors, New Owner Coming Late May
Feeding the pizza needs of Drexel Hill for 18 years, Jano’s Italian Pizza Kitchen officially closed its doors on Burmont Road at the end of April, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “It wasn’t the virus at all, not at all. It was just time,” said owner Jamie MacLaughlin, who’s been in the restaurant…
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Coronavirus Update: 83 New Cases, 3 More Deaths Reported for Delaware County
There were 83 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, May 4, bringing the total number of cases to 4,256. Three additional residents have died from complications of COVID-19, raising the county’s death toll to 258, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 193 occurred in…
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Region Sees Its Score Fall on Social Distancing Scoreboard
Despite the coronavirus still representing a threat throughout the state, the Philadelphia suburbs has seen its scores on the Social Distancing Scoreboard go down in recent days. The interactive Scoreboard has been created by Unacast to “empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.” This is updated…
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Neumann University Freezes Tuition for the Fall, Announces COVID-19 Student Aid Funds
Neumann University has frozen tuition for the fall semester. For both new and returning students in undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion programs, the tuition rates will remain at fall 2019 levels. “We have frozen tuition for the fall to do our part in providing a measure of financial relief to the families who have been adversely…
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Delaware County Looking for Cards, Letters and Signs of Support for Staff and Residents at Long-Term Facilities
The community is being asked to create cards, letters and signs for the staff and residents at long-term facilities across the county. The county will collect the items and distribute them to the dozens of long-term care facilities and personal care homes across the county. “COVID-19 has greatly impacted both residents and staff at long-term…
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Chester Paper Mill Maximizing Toilet Paper Output and It Still Can’t Keep Up
Manufacturers are cranking out more toilet paper than ever before, yet demand never seems satisfied, writes Miles Bryan for WHYY.org. “I never expected such an infatuation with toilet paper as we see right now,” said Marcal Paper CEO Rob Baron. In Chester, the; Kimberly Clark paper mill only produces one kind of toilet paper, Scott…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Surpass 4,000; Deaths Now at 255
Delaware County has surpassed 4,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with numbers at 4,173 as of Sunday, May 3. At the same time, 15 more residents have lost their lives to COVID-19 since Friday, May 1, bringing the county death toll to 255, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Of that number, 190…
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Delaware County Holds Community Blood Drive on May 5
There is an urgent need for blood and plasma donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delaware County is hosting a community blood drive May 5, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Media Municipal Building, 301 N. Jackson Street, Media. Residents must register and choose a time to donate for the May 5 Community Blood Drive.…
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5 Delaware County Healthcare Workers Honored in Main Line Today Regional Tribute
Five Delaware County “healthcare heroes” were part of a regional tribute to healthcare providers, as written by Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. Kevin Carr is a paramedic at Riddle Hospital in Media. The 25-year first responder started off as a firefighter. “I had zero interest in riding on an ambulance,” Carr admits. “Eventually, I…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Launches VFMA Online High School
Valley Forge Military Academy and College has entered into an innovative partnership with Citizens’ High School (CHS), a leader in online high school education, to establish Valley Forge Military Academy Online High School (VFMA OHS). “This partnership marks the beginning of an exciting journey for our organizations,” said Jim Etter, CEO of CHS. “The landscape…
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Mark Cuban Offers Tips on How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic and Come Out Stronger Than Before
While Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and an investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, understands the kind of uncertainty and hardship small and midsize business owners are currently facing, but believes agile founders can survive the coronavirus crisis and even come out stronger than before, writes Emily Canal for the Inc. During a wide-ranging…
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Coronavirus Update: Delaware County Closing in on 4,000 COVID-19 Confirmed Cases, Death Toll Now 240
Delaware County is approaching 4,000 new reported cases of COVID-19, with 3,895 new cases reported for Friday, May 1. That’s an additional 148 cases reported since Thursday April 30. There were five additional Delaware County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19 reported May 1, bringing the county’s total number of COVID-19 dead to 240,…
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Delaware County Symphony Chamber Music Director Offers Musical Video Tribute to Health Care Workers
Jennifer Campbell, Chamber Music director at the Delaware County Symphony, offered a musical tribute to Delaware County’s healthcare providers working the front lines during this pandemic. Campbell performed Brahms Intermezzo A Major Opus 118, No. 2 on piano and dedicated it in a six minute video of “appreciation and love to our health care workers,”…
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