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Secret Service Teaches Safe School Initiatives at Neumann University
Hundreds of educators and emergency personnel from around the region were schooled by the U.S. Secret Service June 19 on some of the best practices to promote safe schools in their communities, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Neumann University hosted the federal law enforcement agency’s first East Coast presentation of its Safe School…
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Parents Really Like Working at This Newtown Square Company
SAP in Newtown Square ranked 23rd on a national list of the top 50 places for parents to work in the United States, reports greatplacetowork.com. The information company’s 19,157 employees gave the company a 92 percent rating as a great place to work. “It’s a family oriented environment—when I needed, I could take time off…
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Memoir Takes an Intimate Look Inside Life at Ardrossan Estate
For decades, Janny Scott’s grandmother, Helen Hope Montgomery Scott, and her husband, Edgar, presided over Ardrossan, an 800-acre Villanova estate established by the Montgomery family in 1912, writes Melissa Jacobs for mainlinetoday. It was the Main Line’s Downton Abbey, a 50-room manor laden with art and antiques, where glamorous people lived glamorous lives. Ardrossan was…
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Pa. Governor, Legislators Consider State Police Fee for Residents of 7 Delaware Communities
Governor Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a fee on residents of municipalities that use Pennsylvania State Police for full-time police, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Two of his Democratic colleagues in the general assembly are also trying to make it law. Chadds Ford, Concord, Edgmont, Middletown and Thornbury, and…
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Delco Officials Worry About Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Medical Transit Program
Angela Lisa is legally blind, living in a Folcroft row house, and has to travel to a slew of doctors, writes Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She uses Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Transportation Program. Part of a coordinated shared-ride system that one proponent called a “national model” for efficiency, it became a lifeline for Lisa…
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Philadelphia Pays $8.4 million Toward Cleanup of Clearview Superfund in Southwest Philly, Delco
The City of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $8.4 million in a lawsuit settlement toward the federal government’s cleanup of the Clearview Landfill, a Superfund site that contaminated a part of Delaware County and parts of the Eastwick section of Southwest Philly, writes Frank Kummer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The landfill was an unlicensed dump…
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Clifton Heights Says It Will Keep Fighting to Stop Proposed Middle School
Building a school on the Clifton Heights Athletic Fields is in limbo and is not going to happen as far as the borough is concerned, writes Linda Reilly for the Daily Times. Meanwhile, the Upper Darby School District has submitted plans to build a $60 million structure to address overcrowding in its existing two middle…
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Pharmaceutical Business Sale Means Sharon Hill Plant Closing, 35 Jobs Eliminated
Acro Pharmaceutical Services is eliminating 35 positions in Delaware County next month as a result of the closure of its plant in Sharon Hill, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Earlier this month, Acro’s parent organization, Premier of Charlotte, N.C., agreed to sell its specialty pharmacy business to a CVS Health subsidiary, ProCare Pharmacy,…
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Elwyn’s Mission Remains the Same as It Adapts to Changing Times
The world would be a more limited and dark place for many special needs individuals were it not for the services of Elwyn. For 167 years, Elwyn, with roots deep in Delaware County, has been pursuing its mission to provide “distinctive, meaningful lives” for individuals with diverse challenges. Now Elwyn is taking its mission to…
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Top 10 Garden Store List Includes These Seven from Delaware County
Delaware County’s garden enthusiasts may picture nurseries in far off Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Berks counties, but green thumb-quality garden centers are right here at home, according to a top 10 garden store list by Lauren DePiero and Danielle Fusaro of Main Line Today. Seven of the top 10 list included these Delco stores: The…
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Veteran real estate agent Lavinia Smerconish bets on Compass
Haverford real estate agent Lavinia Smerconish has been selling houses on the Main Line for 36 years and is excited by a new chapter in her career, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com In Janaury, Smerconish joined Compass, a combination real estate/technology company that has been expanding from its roots in New York City and is…
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Upper Darby Student From Liberia Got Into Penn State With Non-Profit’s Help and a Leap of Faith
An organization in Philadelphia is helping some first-generation college students break down the barriers that keep them from getting a higher education, reports CBS 3. If anyone understands what it means to take a leap of faith, it’s Lestine Paye and her family. “My parents were born in Liberia, so was I,” Paye said. “My…
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Mariner East 2 Gives Shipping Industry Along Delaware River ‘a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm’
A pair of recent developments has the shipping industry along the Delaware River poised to prosper: the deepening of the river’s main shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet and the completion of Mariner East 2. “The Mariner East system and the additional ship calls it will bring, the advent of a deeper channel and…
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It’s the Third Annual Havertown Irish Festival This Saturday
The Third Annual Havertown Irish Festival takes place Saturday, June 22, noon to 9 p.m., in the rear parking lot of the Manoa Shopping Center, 1305 West Chester Pike in Havertown, reports havertownirishfestival.com Widely referred to as the 33rd County of Ireland, the rain or shine Havertown celebration will feature all things Irish in music,…
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Devon Senior Living to Host Required Class to Become a Certified Dementia Practitioner on June 26
The Devon Senior Living and Kennett Square-based Willow Tree Hospice will host the required class to become a Certified Dementia Practitioner on Wednesday, June 26 from 8:30 AM to 5 PM. The class – designed for healthcare professionals and front-line staff who work in the healthcare industry and presented by Kelly Adams, LPN, CDP, CADDCT…
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Lansdowne Breaks Ground for $12 Million Senior Housing Project
A $12 million project to provide more affordable senior apartment housing is under construction in Lansdowne, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The Simpson Gardens II building in the first block of North Lansdowne Avenue will provide 41 new single- or double-occupancy units next to the Simpson Gardens I building opened in…
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Villanova University’s Female Athletes Celebrate 50 Years as Trailblazers and Visionaries
The Villanova alumnae who gathered for a November 50th anniversary celebration all had one thing in common. They were Villanova University’s women athletes, writes Shawn Proctor for Villanova Magazine. Built over the decades into a powerhouse that has won national championships, more than 300 women are now Villanova student-athletes on 13 teams. Women became a…
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Philadelphia Soul and Child Guidance Resource Centers Promote Inclusion at June 29 Festival and Game
A unique festival hosted by Child Guidance Resource Centers promotes family inclusiveness June 29 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The festival is free and open to the public. It begins with a Welcome Festival from 1 to 3 p.m., with family-friendly activities, mental health awareness education for caregivers, mental health screenings, music and…
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