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DNB First House of the Week: Colonial with Contemporary Flair in Newtown Square
A colonial home in Springton Pointe with contemporary flair and five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Newtown Square. Entry is through a two-story foyer with a sweeping, curved staircase. The formal living room features a marble fireplace and wet bar next to the home office. The dining…
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Anchor Health Properties Acquires Crozer-Keystone Surgery Center in Havertown
The Crozer-Keystone Surgery Center in Havertown has a new landlord in Anchor Health Properties, which acquired the property last week, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to records filed with the Delaware County Recorder of Deeds, the two buildings at 2010 and 2050 West Chester Pike have been bought by an Anchor subsidiary…
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Famed Rivalry Between Wawa and Sheetz Intensifies as Politics Gets Involved
The famed rivalry between Wawa and Sheetz has intensified after politics got involved with the convenience-store chains donating to opposing campaigns for the governor of Pennsylvania, write Holly Otterbein and Chris Brennan for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to campaign records released last week, Wawa donated $10,000 to Scott Wagner, the Republican businessman who is running…
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Youngest Person State Ever Sent to Electric Chair Gets Headstone 87 Years Later in Chester
Alexander McClay Williams, the African-American teenager whom many believe was executed 87 years ago for a murder he did not commit, has finally received a headstone in the abandoned Green Lawn Cemetery in Chester Township, writes Alfred Lubrano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The words on the headstone read: Alexander McClay Williams July 23,…
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SAP’s Jennifer Morgan Now Has This in Common with Oprah Winfrey
Jennifer Morgan – a president at SAP in Newtown Square who oversees all of the Americas, Japan, and Asia Pacific – is one of Fortune magazine’s 51 Most Powerful Women in America. Morgan, who placed 43rd on the list, ahead of Oprah Winfrey at No. 51, has had a rapid rise at SAP, a market…
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Could a Philadelphia-to-Pittsburgh Hyperloop Be in the Works? Somewhere, Elon Musk Is Smiling
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering a resolution calling for a feasibility study of a Hyperloop train connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, writes Jim Saksa for Plan Philly. The Hyperloop concept has been envisioned by Elon Musk to allow intercity travel at close to supersonic speeds. It’s partly inspired by the pneumatic tubes used at…
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New $325 Million Contract to Keep Jobs at Boeing Factory in Ridley Township
The U.S. Air Force’s $325 million contract for new UH-1N helicopters will keep hundreds of jobs at the Boeing factory in Ridley Township, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The contract is the first part of what is expected to be a $2.38 billion purchase by the Air Force, according to the secretary of…
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Residents at Five Star Senior Living in Exton ‘Seize the Day’ During National Assisted Living Week
Five Star Senior Living in Exton recently celebrated National Assisted Living Week with an entire week of events that inspired residents and staff to “seize the day,” to live out their dreams and remember pivotal moments in their lives. National Assisted Living Week was established in 1995, and this year’s theme was “Capture the Moment.”…
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Delco Places 12 Among Top 100 Public Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania, Including No. 1
Niche.com has unveiled its 2019 Best Public Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania, a ranking based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as millions of reviews from students and parents. Delaware County placed 12 schools from five different school districts among the Top 100, including Ithan Elementary…
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Upper Darby Township, SEPTA Partner to Bring New Parking Garage to 69th Street
Upper Darby Township Mayor Tom Micozzie joined SEPTA and local elected officials on Monday to unveil plans for construction of a new 431-space parking garage at the 69th Street Transportation Center. The 69th Street Parking Garage project – a concept the Mayor first started pushing shortly after he was sworn into office nine years ago…
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Harrah’s Pays State’s Hefty Application Fee to Bring Sports Wagering to Chester
Sports gambling – of the legal variety – may be coming to Delaware County, after Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino in Chester submitted an application to offer what is now legal all across the country, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Harrah’s is only the third of the state’s 13 casinos to apply for the license,…
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Former Governor Raised on Estate Spanning Radnor, Newtown Square Gets His Due
George Earle III, who was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1935-39, has gotten his due in the form of a historical marker at the border of Radnor and Newtown Square, writes Linda Stein for the Main Line Times. The marker was unveiled in front of family members and friends. It was prompted by Earle’s namesake, George…
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Give Blood, Sweat, Cheer Festival on Saturday to Benefit Delaware County Veterans Memorial
The Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association will host the Third Annual Give Blood, Give Sweat, Give Cheer Festival on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9 AM-2 PM at the Delaware County Veterans Memorial on West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. SAP is the presenting sponsor of the event, and all net proceeds will benefit the Memorial.…
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Check Out Where Delco’s Average Weekly Paycheck Ranks Among State’s 67 Counties
Chester County has the highest average weekly paycheck among the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, while Delaware County has the sixth-highest, writes Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Pennsylvania’s average paycheck has increased 3.5 percent between December 2016 and December 2017, which is close to the national average of 3.9 percent. According to data released by…
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Penn Wood Grad Aligns Her Love of Tastykakes with Her 9-to-5
Shelley McDonnough, a graduate of Penn Wood High School who attended West Chester University, has aligned her childhood love for Tastykakes with her profession, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. McDonnough works as product development coordinator with Tastykake’s research and development unit. To this day, she remembers going to her local Wawa in Yeadon…
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Neumann University to Host Free Program on Internet Safety, Cybersecurity
The Criminal Justice Department of Neumann University is holding a free program on Internet Safety and Cybersecurity on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 6:30-8 PM in the Multipurpose Hall of the Mullen Communications Center. According to Kristen Acosta, a Criminal Justice instructor at Neumann, the program is “open to all community members who want to learn…
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Pennsylvania Woman One of the Code Breakers Who Unmasked Soviet Spies at Height of Cold War
Angeline Nanni, a Western Pennsylvania woman who ran a beauty parlor in Blairsville with her sisters before World War II, was one of the code breakers for the Venona Project, the nation’s top-secret effort to break encrypted communications from Soviet spies, writes Liza Mundy for Smithsonian magazine. When the war began, Nanni moved to Washington…
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Pros Rate This Local Antique Shop Among the World’s Best
When looking to buy antiques, most collectors focus on prominent spots, like London’s Portobello Market or Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. However, some of the best finds can be discovered in small shops or flea markets around the world, write Lale Arikoglu and Mara Balagtas for Condé Nast Traveler. But they’re usually only known to professionals who…
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