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Young Scientists to Compete Today at 2019 Science Olympiad at Neumann University
For the sixth year in a row, Neumann University will host hundreds of young scientists in one of the premier science competitions in the nation, the Southeastern PA Science Olympiad Tournament. Today, Feb. 27, students from more than 50 middle schools and high schools in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will compete for…
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Delco Home to Pair of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
SAP, the German software company with a North American headquarters in Newtown Square, and Chester-based Power Home Remodeling are among Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, writes Roberto Torres for Technical.ly Philly. SAP is No. 28 on the annual list, the same as last year. “What makes (this) particularly special is that it’s…
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Lansdowne Resident, Father of Saint Joseph’s University Basketball Coach Dies at 87
Lansdowne resident Philip E. Martelli – the father of Saint Joseph’s University basketball coach Phil Martelli and his sister, Marianne Martelli, the Senior Vice President of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry – has died at 87, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The elder Martelli, a Bartram High graduate and Air…
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Delco Home to Five of the Top 100 Highest-Scoring Schools on Sixth-Grade PSSAs
Delaware County is home to five of the state’s Top 100 highest-scoring schools on the sixth-grade PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) exams, writes Ethan Lott for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The PSSAs are taken by students in grades three through eight, whereas students in high school take the Keystone Exams. The Pittsburgh Business Times…
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Admittance Rate Below 15 Percent Doesn’t Prevent Swarthmore College from Being Athletic Powerhouse
The resurgence of the Swarthmore College men’s basketball program is part of a larger athletic initiative that has turned one of the most elite institutions of higher education into an NCAA Division III powerhouse, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. Swarthmore, a school that has 1,577 students and an admittance rate below 15 percent,…
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DNB First House of the Week: Exquisite Architectural Detail in This Luxury Home in Radnor Township
A luxury home built in 2006 with six bedrooms and six full and two half bathrooms is now on the market for the first time in Wayne, in Radnor Township. Built by D’Agostino Builders, this magnificent stone home has a circular driveway leading to the front entrance. Inside, the gourmet kitchen offers state-of-the-art appliances and…
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Drexel Hill Man Wins Statewide Competition by Drawing Best Map to Curb Gerrymandering
Drexel Hill resident Philip Hensley has won the inaugural Draw the Lines PA competition with his new interpretation of the state’s congressional map, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The contest invited people to draw Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts in a way that would make them fairer and that would curb gerrymandering.…
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Devereux Program Helps Adults on Autism Spectrum Achieve Their Goals
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health’s Community Adult Autism Partnership Program is helping local individuals on the autism spectrum achieve their goals, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. John Pagnoni, who grew up in Glen Mills and was diagnosed with Asperger’s in high school, wants to operate his own restaurant. Currently, he is using his…
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Local School District One of Four Nationwide to Pilot a Program Using Alexa in Classrooms
Concord Elementary School in the Garnet Valley School District is leading the way in using digital voice assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, as learning tools in the classroom, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school uses Alexa to answer students’ questions, spell a word, conduct learning drills, or play relaxing background music while…
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Cabrini Grad the Youngest-Ever House Democrat to Be Whip
State Rep. Jordan Harris, who earned a master’s degree in education from Cabrini University, is the youngest-ever House Democrat to be whip, writes Stephen Caruso for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Harris, 34, has just started his fourth term representing the 186th District. He is very results-oriented, especially when it comes to criminal justice reform and educational…
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Delaware County Council Attempts to Preserve Darby’s Historic Woodbourne Mansion
Delaware County Council is pushing solutions to help preserve the historic Woodbourne Mansion off Springfield Road in Darby, writes Kathleen Carey for Daily Times. The mansion was built in 1906 for Thomas A. Scott. He was Abraham Lincoln’s Assistant Secretary of War before becoming president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. His son, Edgar, commissioned the renowned…
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Here’s What the Region’s College Students Are Studying
According to Campus Philly’s annual report, Philadelphia-area college students are studying business, management, marketing, and related support services in growing numbers, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The nonprofit “that fuels economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore, live, and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region” looked at degrees conferred…
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FROM CHESCO: What Are the Odds That This Baby Was Born on This Day at This Hospital?
Oxford residents Lauren and Dave Peirce will never have to worry about forgetting their son’s birthday, or vice versa, writes Dan Farrell for NBC Philadelphia. Both Lauren and Dave were born on Feb. 6, 1989 at Chester County Hospital. Decades later, they welcomed a son on the same day at the same hospital. The Peirces…
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Chester Native Wins Grammy Award
Chester native Jahlil Beats returned home from the 61st Annual Grammy Awards a winner after receiving a Grammy for his production work on a popular rap song, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The win makes Beats, who was born Orlando Tucker, the first Chester native to bring home the music industry’s top prize.…
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As One of Most Powerful Women in Business, SAP Exec a Seasoned Leader in Charge of 43,000 Employees
Fortune has named Jennifer Morgan, president of the Americas and Asia Pacific Japan at SAP, one of the most powerful women in business, writes Juliana Feliciano Reyes for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fortune characterized Morgan’s rise to the top of the company’s North American headquarters in Newtown Square as “speedy,” although she does not necessarily agree.…
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Ridley Township Residents Oppose Neighborhood Barnaby’s Becoming an Evangelical Church
Ridley Township residents are not happy that their neighborhood Barnaby’s could become an evangelical church, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Opposition began on social media when it was reported that the popular bar was to be sold to New Destiny Christian Center. The grassroots community currently meets elsewhere in the township. People took…
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Tyler Arboretum Clears Trees in Effort to Refurbish Rare Environment
Tyler Arboretum in Media has cleared rows of trees along Barren Road near Penncrest High School to recreate a rare environment, the Pink Hill Serpentine barrens, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “While it looks like we just cleared six and a half acres of woods, it was to bring back this unique ecosystem,”…
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A Boxing Gym’s Decades-Long Quest to Save Chester’s Youth
For almost five decades, Winners Reach and Teach Boxing Gym in Chester has been offering free boxing lessons to local youths to help keep them off the streets, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the years, owner James Starkey’s program has produced around 20 professional boxers. His boys are also a mainstay at…
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