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Upper Darby Music Teacher’s a Candidate for 2020 Music Educator Award
The Recording Academy announced last week that Drexel Hill Middle School’s Jason Majerczak is one of 189 quarterfinalists – and the only educator from Delaware County – for the 2020 Music Educator Award, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The award is presented annually by the academy and the Grammy Museum to…
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New Proposal for Nether Providence Duplexes Lowers Housing Density to 28 Units From 32
A developer has gone back to the drawing board in hopes of securing approval for a duplex complex on Wallingford Avenue in Nether Providence, writes Neil Sheehan for the Delaware County News Network. Progressive New Homes’ latest plan calls for 28 units versus an earlier proposal seeking 32. In reducing the housing density, the company…
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Radnor Board of Commissioners Nixes New Wawa
All five members of the Radnor Board of Commissioners present Monday night voted against a new Wawa convenience store with gas pumps for the corner of Lancaster and Aberdeen avenues, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Plans for the Wawa had drawn opposition from nearby neighbors who fought against it for more than a year. In…
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Woodlyn McDonald’s Upgrades With New Technology, Menu Items and Table Guest Service
The Hamburglar remains the same, but just about everything else has changed at the McDonald’s at 1253 MacDade Boulevard in Woodlyn, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The restaurant includes new technology and menu items, and an enhanced level of service for a more modern guest experience. The Woodlyn site is the…
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Minimum Wage Increase a High Priority in PA State Budget Negotiations
Increasing the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour will be a top priority for Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in budget negotiations this year, reports the Delaware County News Network. Wolf and state House and Senate Democrats want to increase the state minimum to $12 an hour beginning July 1, with gradual $0.50…
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A Stranger’s Advice Turned Her Life Around, Pointed Her to Swarthmore College, and a Career.
A stranger’s $50 tip and advice convinced this Philly bakery worker to return to college. Then she soared, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2016, Anyssa El Manfaa was working at a South Philadelphia bakery during a convention of students, scholars, and scientists. A customer was chatting with her about quantum mechanics and…
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4 Ridley High School Seniors Leave Locker Notes of Inspiration
Come graduation, there’s not much seniors leave behind, but this year was different for the seniors at Ridley High School, writes George Solis for 6abc. In the school halls four students ended on a positive Post-It. Bryn Pote and three of her friends blanketed the school’s roughly 2,500 lockers with sticky notes to spread messages…
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Exton Senior Living to Showcase Bridge to Rediscovery Program at Paint and Sip Party on Thursday
Unleash your inner artist at Exton Senior Living on Thursday, June 13 from 4-6:30 PM when it hosts a Paint and Sip Party. Enjoy painting your own flowerpot to add to your summer garden, while you sip on some wine. Get creative and learn about Five Star Senior Living’s Bridge to Rediscovery Program. Bridge to…
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Historic Swedish Park in Tinicum Gets $2 Million Renovation
Gov. Printz Park in Tinicum had a grand re-opening recently following renovations that include new gazebos, a performance stage, bocce courts, a splash pad and a replicated Swedish farmstead cabin, writes Kevin Tustin for Delaware County News Network. Funding for the upgrades came through the 2015 airport expansion deal with Philadelphia, Delaware County and Interboro…
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Meet the Legislator From Delco Who Knows About Student Debt and Wants to Tackle It
When State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (165) left West Chester University in 2011, she was the first in her family to earn a college diploma, earning a dual degree in history and education. She also left college with a $36,000 debt, the average college debt in Pennsylvania, writes John Baer for inquirer.com. Now, 29, she’s a…
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Despite Recent Challenges, Boeing’s Historic Role as a Leader in the Aerospace Industry Remains Unchanged
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the day in 1934 when Bill Boeing resigned from the aviation enterprise he had founded only 18 years earlier, writes Loren Thompson for forbes.com. It was a blow to the company, but it wouldn’t be the last. During the Nixon Administration demand for jetliners collapsed. So today’s crisis…
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Dave Barry Stops By to Chat at Haverford College 50th Reunion
Funnyman Dave Barry entertained fellow alumni at Haverford College’s 50th reunion Saturday, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Barry, 71, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist who graduated from Haverford in 1969 with a bachelor’s in English. He began his journalism career two years later at the West Chester Daily Local. He moved to…
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Here’s What’s Up Later in June at Jamey’s House of Music in Lansdowne
Jamey Reilly has worked with the likes of Aerosmith, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Beach Boys and more. But there was a time when that career nearly came to an end, writes Brian Bingaman for the Daily Times. “I had an accident with a power saw that almost cut my arm off. My arm was…
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Radnor Municipal Building Holds Museum for Delco Sports Legends
From world-class equestrians who competed at Devon, to world-famous competitors who once called Delaware County home, the museum inside the Radnor Township Municipal Building has memorabilia and photos of some truly inspiring athletes, reports Pat Gallen for CBS3. “The common denominator, the common theme is that these are Delaware County athletes that achieved something on…
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Media Man Creates Trump Toilet Robot for London Protests
A man from Media built the 16-foot-tall robot of President Donald Trump tweeting on a golden toilet that’s making the rounds in London during President Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom, writes Taylor Horn for NBC Philadelphia. Don Lessem spent $25,000 to create his ‘Dumping Trump’ statue for Trump’s visit to the U.K. “We wanted…
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Tinicum Rescues Building That Once Helped Immigrants
Like the 19th century immigrants who sweated through the deadly yellow fever epidemic in the wards of the Lazaretto quarantine station, the red-brick hospital on the banks of the Delaware River in Tinicum Township was not expected to survive, writes Inga Saffron for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was too big to be converted into a…
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New School in Havertown: Lynnewood Elementary Breaks Ground
HAVERFORD – A new school will soon rise for the Lions of Lynnwood Elementary School in Havertown, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Media News. On Monday, June 3, hundreds of the school’s students along with faculty, staff, board members, and township officials gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking. “We’re going to be putting a state-of-the-art,…
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Athletes Ready to ‘Compete, Connect, Conquer’ at Delco Senior Games
More than 700 senior athletes will compete next week for gold, silver and bronze medals in a variety of Olympic-style sports as they demonstrate their athletic prowess at the 2019 Delaware County Senior Games. The Games run June 10 to 21, kicking off Monday, 8:30 a.m., with Pickleball Doubles in Concordville and a Bocce tournament…
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