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Delaware County’s Reassessment Process Continues
Delaware County will hold various public informational meetings across the county to educate residents and answer questions regarding its Tax Reassessment Project. In March 2017, Delaware County was ordered by the Court to conduct a countywide property tax reassessment, effective for the 2021 tax year. Delaware County Council contracted with Tyler Technologies Inc. to provide…
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Young Scientists Compete at 2018 Science Olympiad at Neumann University
For the fifth year in a row, Neumann University hosted hundreds of young scientists in one of the premier science competitions in the nation, the Southeastern PA Science Olympiad Tournament. Last Wednesday, students from more than 50 middle schools and high schools in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties competed for medals in two…
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Property Taxes Increased More Than 40 Percent in the Last 10 Years in These Delco Municipalities
Property taxes in Delaware County have increased by an average of 28 percent over the last 10 years, adding around $1,387 to homeowners’ annual bills, writes Laura McCrystal for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In Pennsylvania, property taxes are the prime source of local government and school funding. However, due to the increases, voters approved an amendment…
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Delaware County’s Three Superfund Sites Eyed for Redevelopment
The Philadelphia region still has 70 Superfund sites, with three in Delaware County, that have not been cleaned up and may be under consideration for redevelopment, writes Frank Kummer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thousands of Delco residents live within a mile of these sites: Havertown PCP, the Lower Darby Creek Area in Darby Township, and…
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DNB First House of the Week: Custom-Built Home with Amazing Curb Appeal in Ridley Park
A custom-built home with three bedrooms and two full and one half bathrooms is available for sale in Ridley Park. The home is less than two years old with amazing curb appeal, HardiePlank siding, a composite deck, and paver walk way. The entrance to this beautiful property leads into a foyer with a stunning preview…
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Unique Program Prevents Baby-Boomers from Making Wrong Entrepreneurial Choices
Roadrunner50Plus is a unique program designed to prevent baby-boomers from making the wrong entrepreneurial choices, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I know of too many instances where older adults had an idea, a dream, a passion, and made mistakes that could have been avoided if they had somebody at the outset advising them,”…
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Delco Accounts for Three of Pennsylvania’s Top 10 Private High Schools
The Haverford School ranks second on Niche.com’s list of the 2018 Best Private High Schools in Pennsylvania. The ranking is based on an analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews by students and parents. The data was sourced directly from the U.S. Department of Education, Niche.com users, and the schools. Among the ranking factors…
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Issue of Private Investments to Build Roads Calls to Mind Roots of Business Route 30
President Donald Trump’s ambitious, trillion-dollar plan to rebuild America’s infrastructure includes the use of federal, state, and local investment. However, it also calls for significant use of private-sector investment, writes Stephen Mihm for Bloomberg. Using private investment to build roads dates to 17th-century Britain, when private corporations were chartered to fund and build turnpikes or…
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Academy Park Alumni Return to School to Help Students ‘See Past High School’
On a recent Saturday morning, Academy Park High School welcomed back more than two dozen alumni to speak to current students about professional career paths after high school, including acting, steamfitting, medical research, and criminal justice, writes Kevin Tustin for the News of Delaware County. More than 100 students from all grade levels attended the…
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Chester Company Buys Three Billboards in Cleveland in Attempt to Lure LeBron to Philly
Chester-based Power Home Remodeling has bought three billboards in Cleveland in an attempt to lure LeBron James, who will be a free agent this offseason, to the Philadelphia 76ers, writes Darren Rovell for ESPN.com. The billboards are spaced a few hundred feet apart along I-480 in Cleveland, just miles from Quicken Loans Arena, where the…
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From CHESCO: Argentinean Expats Build Affordable Homes Using Shipping Containers
CW Dwellings, a local builder of modular homes, transforms commercial shipping containers into affordable, but comfortable and attractive modern homes, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Local News. The company, which has a sample home on display at the Great Valley Shopping Center, was started two years ago by Argentinean expats Guillermo Weston and Carlo…
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San Francisco-Based Syapse Expands Presence in Radnor
Syapse, a medical technology company from San Francisco that specializes in precision oncology, is expanding its Radnor presence, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company aims to double its workforce in the area from 15 to 30 this year. “Our goal is to make precision medicine available to every cancer patient who…
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Ardrossan Estate in Villanova Looks at Options for the Future
The Ardrossan Estate in Villanova is looking at options for the future after the family trust that governs the house expires in 2021, writes John Timpane for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This stunner, which was the inspiration for the timeless classic The Philadelphia Story, is the best-preserved mansion on the old Main Line. It’s also the…
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What South Philadelphians Need to Know After Joining Delco’s New Congressional District
Thanks to Pennsylvania’s new congressional district map, a number of South Philadelphians now find themselves sharing the Fifth Congressional District with Delaware County, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Inquirer has compiled a list of tips for the “newcomers.” No. 1, of course, is beer. More precisely, cheap beer. If you find yourself…
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Swarthmore College Aims to Increase Community’s Engagement with Scott Arboretum
Swarthmore College is trying to increase the community’s engagement with Scott Arboretum, through the help of community outreach coordinator Sue McQueen, writes Willa Glickman for The Phoenix, Swarthmore College’s independent newspaper. The Arboretum, established in 1929, has flourished over the decades. In 1995, it was accredited by the American Association of Museums, an honor given…
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Radnor-Based VWR Foundation to Donate $50,000 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital
The VWR Foundation celebrated the VWR salesforce at the company’s 2018 Americas Sales Conference, and the foundation, which is dedicated to giving back to the science community, will be donating $50,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. VWR, acquired by Avantor in 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary and leading global provider of product and service…
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Upper Darby Native, Bonner Grad Appointed Head Coach of U.S. Men’s Rowing Team
Upper Darby native Mike Teti has been named head coach of the U.S. Men’s Rowing Team, effective June 2018, according to WeRow Life. Teti, 61, is a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School and Saint Joseph’s University. As a rower, he’s a three-time Olympian who won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.…
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The Hottest Major at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Several Colleges Nationwide
Computer science has become one of the most popular majors at schools around the county, especially at Haverford College and Swarthmore College, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This year, more than 120 students at Swarthmore are either majoring in computer science or double-majoring in computer science and another subject. That makes computer science…
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