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Billionaire Philanthropist Michael Bloomberg to Speak at Villanova’s Commencement
Words of wisdom from a financial mogul, former New York City mayor, and billionaire philanthropist will send off Villanova’s Class of 2017. Renowned American leader Michael Bloomberg will be Villanova’s commencement speaker next month, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Michelle Caffrey. In addition to delivering what’s sure to be a high-profile speech…
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Football All-Stars to Compete in Hero Bowl Benefiting Families of First Responders
Every year, it seems our communities are shaken by the tragic loss of a brave first responder, whether he or she serves as police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel. When that happens, the Delaware County community comes together to support the families and fellow first responders. Since 1977, the Hero Scholarship Committee has been…
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Check Out Which Public High Schools in Delco Rank Among America’s Elite
The U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best public high schools in America after analyzing data on more than 28,000 schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The following pair of high schools in Delaware County ranked among the Top 25 in Pennsylvania and rated most…
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State of the County: ‘Delco Has It All – Workforce, Innovation, Location – for Economic Development’
The “de-malling” of Granite Run Mall, upscale apartments in Media, a major Hollywood production in Chester Township, and new hotels coming to Upper Darby all point to a very positive economic outlook for Delaware County residents. Delaware County Council partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to present an upbeat “State of the County” address Wednesday…
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Airlines Urge Pennsylvania Legislature to Comply with Federal Real ID Law
Eleven airlines have signed a letter urging the Pennsylvania legislature to ensure the state’s compliance with the Department of Homeland Security’s Real ID law, writes Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The law, passed by Congress in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, requires each state to change their driver’s licenses to reduce counterfeiting.…
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Reward Renews 50-Year-Old Mystery of Murdered Boy Scout from Darby
The kind of fun-filled camping adventure that most kids dream about ended up as the worst imaginable nightmare for one Delaware County child nearly 50 years ago. Delaware County Boy Scouts woke up the morning of April 26, 1970, to find one of their own, 11-year-old Terry Bowers, stabbed to death in his sleeping bag…
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Villanova Selects Alum to Head New Women’s Leadership Institute
Teresa Boyer, the leader of Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Work, will head Villanova’s new women’s leadership institute, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Boyer, who is a Villanova graduate, will become the founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership on July 31. The newly established institute is…
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Preservation Efforts for Concord’s Beaver Valley Near Completion
The Brandywine Conservancy, a Chadds Ford-based nonprofit, has announced that its efforts to preserve the nearby Beaver Valley property in Concord are nearing completion, writes Michael Rellahan for the Daily Local News. The plan to save the Beaver Valley property that adjoins the First State Heritage National Park was first announced last November. To preserve…
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Autism Bowling League Holds Celebratory Breakfast at MacDade Bowl
The Autism Spectrum Disorder Bowling League held a celebratory breakfast at the MacDade Bowl in Holmes earlier this month, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The event marked the end of the season for the league. The league members now get to enjoy a few weeks off before the action resumes again in June…
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Yeadon Gets Almost $10 Million for New Sewer Pipes
Pennsylvania is cleaning up the land and water in local neighborhoods with an almost $10 million loan for new sewer pipes in Yeadon Borough. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority will loan Yeadon just shy of $9.6 million — a fourth of the statewide $39 million water infrastructure investment across nine counties — to “replace several…
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Delaware County Community Celebrates Drug Prevention, Recovery
Despite the rainy weather, hundreds of individuals in recovery, their families, and support networks joined Delaware County Council, members of the Delaware County Heroin Task Force, District Attorney Jack Whelan, and the Partners for Success Coalition for the Third Annual Community Day on Saturday in Rose Tree Park. Each year, the event is held to…
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Harvard Takes Notice of Penn State Brandywine Scholar’s Work
In her spare time, an associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine has discovered a key figure lost in history. Now, Kimberly Blockett will bring that figure back to life through a sabbatical year of writing. Blockett has been given fellowships by the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard University and the National…
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Overcoming Disabilities, Exemplary Students Receive State Honors for Academics, Service
Best friends Gina DiLuzio and Scott Duffy have learned how to succeed, despite having to contend with disabilities at times. They were recently lauded for their academic prowess and unselfish service to Delaware County Community College and their community. DiLuzio of Ridley Park and Duffy of Collingdale were among 49 community college students statewide named…
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Cheyney University Eyes Change as Enrollment Declines
While West Chester University has seen its enrollment increase over the last six years, other state schools are experiencing the opposite. Some even fear for their future, writes Sunny Morgan for The Quad, WCU’s student newspaper. Cheyney University had 1,436 students a decade ago. Today, that number has been cut almost in half to 746…
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Villanova Bests Penn State, Pitt in These New Rankings
Villanova ranks fifth on the list of best value colleges in Pennsylvania, scoring better than the likes of Penn State, Pitt, Bucknell, and Drexel, according to a report from SmartAsset. To create the list of best value schools, SmartAsset looked at five key factors: tuition student living costs scholarship and grant options retention rate average…
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Delco Leads State in Lives Saved with Anti-Overdose Drug
As drug overdoses surge in the state, Delaware County stands first in the line of defense against the spreading epidemic. Police throughout the county have saved more people from deadly drug overdoses than any other county in Pennsylvania, according to a Daily Times report by Kevin Tustin. The numbers total 545 of the 3,000 statewide…
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Study: Eliminating Property Tax Puts More Burden on Middle-Class Households
An independent analysis entitled “Who Pays for Property Tax Elimination?” by the Keystone Research Center has found that middle-class households will end up paying more in taxes if the proposed bill on property tax elimination passes, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. The bill proposes to compensate for revenue lost from eliminating property…
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Penn State Brandywine Duo Translates Revelation About Waste into Garbage-Tracking App
Penn State Brandywine students are now sending more of their bad habits — and less of their actual trash — to the landfill thanks to a pioneering new Android app created on campus. After the campus-wide Common Read book Garbology by Edward Humes exposed the typical American’s garbage habits for what they really are, a…
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