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Riddle Hospital Healthcare Providers in Middletown Get Standing Ovation From First Responders
Riddle Hospital nurses, doctors and support staff were serenaded with enthusiastic clapping last Tuesday evening, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. First responders stood on Baltimore Pike outside the hospital at the 7 p.m. change of shift to thank them for putting their lives on the line during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar events have…
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PSGV to Host Conference in the Fall on Connection Among Sports, Health, Technology, Innovation
Penn State Great Valley will host the inaugural HealthSportsTech 2020, a data and innovation conference, on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 8:30 AM-5 PM. Presented by EnableHealth, the conference will showcase the growing global connection among health technology, data, innovation, and sports. The event will explore cutting-edge topics, including the critical role of clinical validation pathways…
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COVID-19 Claims Resident in Haverford, Clifton Heights; 5 Countywide COVID-19 Deaths Reported in One Day
Five more people from Delaware County have died from COVID-19, raising the number of deaths to 46. The number of positive confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 101 to 1,851 as of Tuesday, April 14, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. It is now being reported that one Haverford resident and one…
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Delaware County School Districts Adapt to Closed Buildings and Students Stuck at Home
With students home and schools closed the rest of the academic year, Delaware County districts face a unique challenge to keep students educated and in the school loop, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for mainlinemedianews.com. Springfield, Marple and Radnor School District continue to expand and adapt their online programming so students can learn at home. In…
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Another Difficult Week, but New Foundation Grants Support Vulnerable Populations in Delaware County
The coronavirus continues to spread across Delaware County, having a profound impact on our communities, but our Delaware County neighbors are stepping up to help where they can. Thanks to many generous donors, The Foundation for Delaware County has raised $425,000 and counting for the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. As of Monday, April 13,…
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Coronavirus Takes Life of Collingdale Man Linked to Liberian Warlord
A Collingdale man who had been a Liberian warlord’s top lieutenant, died Sunday of coronavirus complications, writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu was 74. In the 1990s, he served warlord Charles Taylor and had been convicted in 2018 of lying to U.S. immigration officials about the role he played in war…
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Back Injury Keeps Haverford Pro-Golfer From PGA Tour, as Pandemic Shuts Down Tour Schedule
A lifetime of waiting and now Havertown native and professional golfer Vince Covello won’t be competing in the PGA Tour this year, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It wasn’t the coronavirus and suspension of the Tour schedule, but rather a nagging back injury. Covello had to stop playing after nine events of his…
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First Upper Darby COVID-19-Related Death Reported, Delaware County Now Has 41 Fatalities, 1750 Cases
Upper Darby has had its first person die from COVID-19, raising the Delaware County death toll to 41. The number of positive confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 117 to 1,750 as of Monday, April 13, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Yeadon and Marple have lost seven people each to COVID-19.…
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Delaware County Mourns Paramedic Who Lost His Life to COVID-19
A Mercy Fitzgerald paramedic died Sunday night from COVID-19 at age 33 after being hospitalized earlier this month, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kevin Bundy likely contracted the virus on the job April 1, according to Timothy Boyce, director of Delaware County’s Department of Emergency Services. His death was reported as a line-of-duty…
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Delaware County Elected Officials Put Forth Bi-Partisan Effort to Reinstate Popular Business Loan Program
A popular state business loan program has run out of money but a group of bipartisan Delaware County elected officials are asking the state to re-capitalize the program, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Thirteen Delaware County businesses successfully applied to the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program before money ran out, receiving a combined…
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Proven Techniques for Developing Patience and Managing Stress When You’re Home With the Kids in a Pandemic
So what happens when parents find themselves at home 24/7 with their kids in the middle of an international pandemic? Before we get to the point of losing our tempers, there are some steps we can take. Be gentle with yourself. Recognize that you are doing the very best you can, and so are the…
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Coronavirus Update: 1,633 COVID-19 Cases Now Reported in Delaware County, 40 Deaths
The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Delaware County has now risen to 40, and the number of positive confirmed cases of coronavirus stands at 1,633 as of Sunday, April 12, according to data from the Chester County Health Department. Yeadon and Marple have lost seven people each to COVID-19. Middletown has had five COVID-19…
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Retiring Woman Pilot With 39-Year Career Wouldn’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
When the military rejected her request to be a military pilot when she was 17 because she was a woman, Capt. Pati Marsh pursued a piloting career in the private sector instead, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, after 39 years of flying to 18 countries and 44 states, Cap. Pati Marsh…
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Local Businesses Run Into Major Issues with SBA’s EIDL, PPP Loan Programs
Many small business owners in the Philadelphia region, including Delaware County, have not had much luck so far with SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program nor the Paycheck Protection Program, writes writes Erin Arvedlund, Joseph N. DiStefano, Jonathan Tamari, and Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Both are designed to help businesses weather the unprecedented…
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SCORE Webinar Looks at National Resources/Policy Updates for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is hosting a free webinar Thursday, April 16, for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to learn about national resources that may be available to help them. There have been many programs and initiatives created since the coronavirus outbreak to help small businesses but how do you know which one…
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Local High School Senior Uses Talents to Help Older Adults
One month ago, Caeli Beatty was thinking about when she should begin shopping for prom dresses. Today, she gowns herself in a different type of clothing altogether. Around 10 AM on weekdays, Beatty carefully covers her hair with a ball cap, dons a face covering, and puts on latex gloves. She is preparing for the…
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Neumann University Students Air Video Diaries, Chronicling Pandemic Experience
Communication students at Neumann University are giving people a chance to share their experiences living through the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Coronavirus Diaries is aired every hour on the school radio station WNUW 98.5 LP FM and on its social media platforms. Most of the 60 video diaries are…
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Governor Launches State Loan Program to Help Hospitals Fighting COVID-19
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a new loan program April 10 – the Hospital Emergency Loan Program, or HELP – that will provide short-term financial relief to Pennsylvania’s hospitals as they prepare for the growing surge of individuals infected with COVID-19 and the economic fallout of the nationwide pandemic. “The combination of increased costs and…
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