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Wawa’s Going Solar as It Brings Solar Power to 93 of Its Stores in New Jersey
First, Wawa installed chargers at many of its stores for Tesla drivers. Now, it’s getting into the solar energy business, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wawa, working with SolareAmerica, is bringing solar power to 93 of its New Jersey stores. “The expansion of solar power to a total of 93 stores will make…
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Broomall’s Waterless Works Car Wash Can Expand After Purchase by Parent Company of Blue Book
Waterless Works, a waterless car wash company in Broomall, has been acquired by CoxAutomotive, the parent company of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.com, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Waterless CEO and Founder Chris Caporale started the business in 2014 while a student at St. Joseph’s University. A clay-based material is used instead…
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Wrestling Great Bob Backlund Stops by Burman’s Health Shop for Chat With Owner
It’s nice when a childhood hero takes the time to visit your shop and chat. That’s what happened to Marty Burman of Burman’s Health Shop in Brookhaven when former World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund stopped by last week, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. Backlund, who was champion from 1978-1983, made…
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Haverford Learned Its Lesson From a Cyberattack. Expert Says Other Governments Need to Be Prepared
Haverford Township learned first-hand the dangers of a cyberattack, writes Michelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. About six years ago, a Haverford Township employee got an email with a questionable subject line but just right enough to be a tease. The worker clicked it. “And that’s all it took,” said Rick Maclary, the township’s IT…
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There Are Treasures to Be Discovered in Delaware County During Delco Arts Week
Now is your chance to find out just how much art and culture there is in Delaware County, just waiting to be discovered. The first-ever Delco Arts Week Sept. 21 to 28 features art exhibitions, studio tours, garden tours, music and dance, theater, film and more. Festivals, events and activities will take place at various…
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New Classrooms, Gym, Labs and More Greet Students at Expanded Aston DCIU Facility
The education center at the Aston campus of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit has expanded and modernized, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The center now has two new wings of classrooms, therapeutic rooms, conference and meeting space, a new gym, playgrounds and upgrade, state-of-the-art career and technical education labs and classrooms.…
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Delco Legislator’s Bill Would Increase Penalties for Repeat DUI Offenders
A new piece of legislation strengthening penalties for repeat DUI offenders was inspired by the death of a woman killed by a six-time drunk driver, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. State Sen. Thomas H. Killion (R., Delaware) unveiled “Deana’s Law” in August, an amendment to the state vehicle code named after Deana Eckman…
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Delaware County Leadership: Oliver Bass, President, Natural Lands
Oliver Bass, the President of Natural Lands, a non-profit organization that saves open space, cares for nature, and connects people to the outdoors in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, spoke to DELCO Today about being born in Arkansas and growing up in a rural town in East Texas, where he spent the majority of…
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Delco Arts Week 2019: Art and Culture Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
Culture is being celebrated in our own back yard for eight days in September. The first-ever Delco Arts Week Sept. 21 to 28 features art exhibits, music and concerts, theater, dance, film and more. Festivals, events and activities will take place at various locations throughout the county. This week of local arts and culture includes…
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Karakung Swim Club Fundraiser Honors Lifetime Member as She Battles Brain Cancer
Lily Walker, 14, has been a member of the Karakung Swim Club since she was 5 years old. Now the swim club is helping her out with a fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. The Club raised about $2,500 Aug. 28 on behalf of Walker, a Haverford…
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New Broomall Firehouse Is Finished and Ready for Firefighters
A new station on Malin Road for Broomall Fire Company is ready to open after 20 years of planning, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. Fire Company President Jim Capuzzi said they hope to be in the new station by the end of the month. “The old station was not big enough, it was…
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Amy Rigby, Haverford Music Festival Performer, Is Also a Writer
Amy Rigby, who performed this past Saturday at the Haverford Music Festival, has written a memoir, “Girl to City: A Memoir”, writes Dan DeLuca for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rigby was backed by a band that included drummer Doug Wygal and her husband, Wreckless Eric on bass–the British punk-era songwriter who penned the immortal 1977 anthem…
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Media Man Puts Family Ahead of His Own Life After Tree Falls on Car
The wife of a man who died saving his family from a falling tree wants everyone to know what kind of a person he was, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Zac Kravatz died a hero, said Jenna Corbett. “I want people to know he was this amazing person who had a split-second to…
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New Springfield High School Starts to Take Shape; Scheduled to Open September 2020
A new state-of-the-art high school in Springfield is starting to take shape as the 2019-20 school year gets underway, writes Susan L. Serbin for the Delaware County News Network. The new school on South Rolling Road at the SEPTA rail line was a decade in the making. The process included five town hall meetings…
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Kmart Stores to Disappear From Delaware County Landscape, Last 2 Stores Closing
The Kmart brand is finished in Delaware County. Company officials announced the last two stores in Delco—off Baltimore Pike in Clifton Heights and MacDade Blvd. in Holmes, will close by the end of the year, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The two stores were holdouts as closures occurred around the country in recent…
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Table Shows a Wide Income Range Between Delco’s Wealthiest School Districts…and Its Poorest
Several of the region’s wealthiest to poorest school districts exist under Delaware County’s umbrella, writes Kennedy Rose and Ethan Lott for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Journal looked at school districts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, ranking them by median household incomes. The data is based on five-year estimates from the U.S.…
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Wawa Receives Accolades From Food and Wine Magazine For Best Fast Food in Pennsylvania
Food & Wine magazine has named Wawa as the place with the best fast food in Pennsylvania, writes Sue Gleiter for Penn Live. The magazine posted an article this week listing the best fast food places in each of the 50 states. Food & Wine called Wawa “the most popular destination for a quick and…
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Aaron Burr’s Son, John, Finally Gets a Headstone for His Burial Plot at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale
Aaron Burr, the United States vice president who shot dead Alexander Hamilton in a duel, had two children of color with Mary Emmons, an Indian servant from Calcutta. One of them, abolitionist John “Jean” Pierre Burr, had been buried in an unmarked grave in Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, after being relocated there from Olive Cemetery,…
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