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Celebrity Boxing Promoter, Marple Newtown Grad Pens Book on His Life and Career
Broomall native Damon Feldman, a former professional boxer and a celebrity boxing promoter, has written a book, The 16 Minute Man, that is a collection of memories from his childhood and his career in and around the ring, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The son of boxing trainer Marty Feldman, Damon…
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Grant from Newtown Square’s Petplan Helps to Fund Insurance for Police Dogs
Newtown Square’s Petplan and the National Police Dog Foundation have provided grants that will fully fund pet insurance for 50 police dogs for a year. Recipients of the grants were selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, including small-town police departments that do not have funding for their K-9 program. At present, the cost of…
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Where She Lived Didn’t Define Who She Became; Chester Native Returns to Lead Job Training Program
When Marrea Walker-Smith was in 10th grade, her history teacher told her she would never amount to anything because she lived in a Chester Housing Authority property. Walker-Smith, however, has since proved that teacher wrong, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fortunately, she listened to her mother, who said that where you live does…
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Glen Mills Native’s Senior Thesis Receives Rave Reviews at Princeton
Taylor Griffith, a Glen Mills native and Westtown School graduate, examined the lead roles of black women on television for her senior thesis at Princeton, writes Denise Valenti for Princeton University News. The research is a continuation of Griffith’s junior paper, for which she explored advertising targeted at women. She realized that viewers spend years…
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Episcopal Academy Student Receives Honor for Volunteerism, Personal Congrats from Lindsey Vonn
Exton resident Praneeth Alla, a junior at the Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, was honored for his volunteerism at the 23rd annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in Washington, D.C. During the event at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Alla received a $1,000 award and personal congratulations from Olympic gold…
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As Residence Fraud Plagues Local School Districts, Here’s What Officials Are Doing to Stop It
School districts in the Philadelphia region are using private investigators to identify students who do not live within their borders, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for WHYY. Nearly all of the 63 school districts in the four counties surrounding Philadelphia now spend time and money to prove residence fraud. According to administrators, the enforcement is necessary so…
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Wilmington Man Going Full Time with Comedy Routine Based on His Delco-Born Mother
Wilmington’s Troy Hendrickson has decided to quit his job and dedicate himself, full time, to his comedic Aunt Mary Pat routine, which went viral on social media after the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, according to a report from The Associated Press. Hendrickson achieved instant fame online when he posted on Facebook a video of a…
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Four Local Companies Make This Year’s List of America’s Best Employers
This year’s list of America’s Best Employers has been published, and as usual, the region has done well for itself, writes Vicky Valet for Forbes. The list – compiled by Forbes in partnership with Statista, a marketing research company – rates the companies that employees like the best. Statista surveyed 30,000 working Americans who were…
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State Treasurer Visits Delaware County Community College to Announce New Tuition Savings Program
State Treasurer Joe Torsella visited Delaware County Community College last week to announce a new program, Keystone Scholars, which invests $100 for each child born, or adopted, in 2018 and 2019 to help their families pay for the costs of higher education. The program is designed to encourage Pennsylvania families to start thinking about saving…
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Several Delaware County Companies Among Region’s Top Tech Employers
Several Delaware County companies have been recognized as top tech employers in the Philadelphia region, writes Sharon Oliver for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list recently published by the PBJ includes 62 total companies with 27,065 employees, 11,600 of whom work directly on technology. Newtown Square’s SAP ranked second with 3,280 employees, 2,135 of whom…
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Police in Chester Tracking a New Category of Crime
Police in Chester have started tracking “online robberies” as a new category of crime, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the last year, police departments across the country have taken steps to stop an increasing number of robberies that originate online. Since January 2017, police in Chester have logged 28 online robberies in…
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DNB First House of the Week: Cul-De-Sac Colonial in Edgmont
A French colonial with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms located on a quiet cul-de-sac is available for sale in Edgmont. The two-story entry leads into a formal living room and dining room, along with a spacious conservatory and sun room that can easily be converted into an in-law suite. The main-level office…
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Check Out the Most Expensive House to Rent in Delaware County
The most expensive house to rent in Delaware County has four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, is located in Glen Mills, and is priced at $7,500 per month, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia magazine. This picturesque home that covers nearly 6,000 square feet is at 1104 Clover Lane. It’s situated on a four-acre…
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Former Delaware County Community College Student Behind Fashion Brand Popular Among Celebrities
Milan Harris, who attended Upper Darby High School and Delaware County Community College, now runs Milano Di Rouge, a fashion brand worn by Philadelphia trendsetters and celebrities, including Meek Mill and Lil’ Kim, writes Elizabeth Wellington for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Harris designs clothes that are athletic but sexy, with her name in capital letters. Her…
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Chadds Ford Resident’s Digital Media Company Acquired by Global Agency
Digital media company FlockU has been acquired by Becker Associates, an award-winning global consulting, licensing, strategic marketing, intellectual property, and brand management agency headed by CEO Patti Becker. Becker Associates commercializes intellectual property, offering popular brands, patented products, and proprietary concepts for global licensing and distribution. Becker works closely with her husband, Jonathan Becker, CEO…
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Show You Care, Do Your Share: Go Green with Commercial Mats
By Vince Del Rossi The Eco-Friendly Benefits of a Commercial Mat On April 22, many of us celebrated Earth Day by organizing community clean ups. Here at Health Mats we did a little spring cleaning in our industrial laundry facility and reflected on how important it is to keep our Health Mats building clean, safe,…
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Philadelphia Keeping Its Offer to Amazon Under Wraps
Philadelphia has not yet disclosed the incentives it will offer Amazon if the e-commerce retailer locates its second headquarters in the city, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The city responded to a Right-to-Know request from the PBJ with a heavily redacted, 108-page document. The only readable information was publicly-accessible demographic data and…
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Delaware County Home to Three of State’s Top 10 Private High Schools
Delaware County is home to three of the Top 10 private high schools in Pennsylvania, according to the latest rankings published by Niche.com, writes Teresa Bonner for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Niche.com based its rankings on a rigorous analysis of U.S. Department of Education data, test scores, and college data. The rankings also include ratings from…
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