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Pittsburgh Receiving Record-High Influx of Philadelphians. Why?
While Pittsburghers used to head east for greener pastures in recent decades, the tide has now changed with the latest census data on migration patterns showing that Pittsburgh is gaining residents, many of them from the Philadelphia region, writes Gary Rotstein for The Philadelphia Tribune. The five years of compiled migration data from the U.S.…
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Neighbors Appeal Proposed Opening of HEADstrong’s Respite Home in Swarthmore
The recently approved HEADstrong respite home in Swarthmore that plans to provide temporary housing for cancer patients and their caregivers has hit a roadblock in the form of the building’s neighbors, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Homeowners living next to the South Chester Road building are taking both Swarthmore Borough Council and HEADstrong…
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Neumann University Prof Publishes Book on History of Williamson College of the Trades
Andrew Miller, a history instructor at Neumann University, is the author of a new book entitled Williamson College of the Trades. The book is a history of the Middletown Township school that Quaker businessman and philanthropist Isaiah V. Williamson founded in 1888 to provide financially disadvantaged young men with useful trades. To this day, the…
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Updates May Be Coming to Pennsylvania’s ‘Antiquated’ Property Assessments
Property assessments haven’t changed in suburban Philadelphia since the turn of the century or before. And after eight years in the making, updates to the rules that have enabled Pennsylvania to “become known for having the least regulated — and most antiquated — property assessment system in the country” are finally on the horizon, according…
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Part-Delco and Part-Philadelphia, Airport an Anomaly for City’s New Soda Tax
Philadelphia’s new soda tax has landed at the Philadelphia International Airport, but it hasn’t — and maybe won’t — make its way to the southwestern-most terminals. That’s because Terminals A-West and A-East, as well as the few end gates on Terminal B, lie in Delaware County’s Tinicum Township, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer commentary by…
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Bloomberg: Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Adversely Affect Pennsylvania’s Economy
Despite his promise of economic prosperity, Donald Trump and his much-vaunted tightening of immigration policies could mean there are fewer residents in Pennsylvania over the next decade, and that would have an adverse effect on the state’s economy, writes Conor Sen for Bloomberg. While the decline in manufacturing has been blamed for many of the…
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Penn State Brandywine’s New Athletic Director Is as Delco as They Come
Sarah Kurpel reached a new pinnacle of achievement last week when she was named the new director of athletics at Penn State Brandywine. Kurpel brings a decade of experience as an assistant athletic director at Neumann University, her alma mater, to her new responsibilities of overseeing 13 varsity sports, as well as on-campus clubs and…
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Widener’s School of Business Administration Honors Comcast Exec for Distinguished Management
The Widener University School of Business Administration announced that it will give its 2017 Distinguished Performance in Management Award to David Cohen of Comcast. The award is given by the school’s Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society to a business person who has shown exemplary leadership and business success. It is the highest honor the School…
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Broomall Man Leaves Legacy of Local Involvement, Railroad History
At the same time his family business was building landmark bridges, steel mills, and power plants across Philly and the East Coast, John H. “Jack” Grant was also building a legacy of community service and historic preservation. On Saturday, Grant officially passed that legacy on; his funeral is set for today, according to a Philadelphia…
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Chester, Colwyn Seeing Their Fortunes Improve
Both Chester and Colwyn are seeing their fortunes improve, as they have begun to turn around their previously bleak financial situations, writes Laura Benshoff for Newsworks. Just a year ago, the city of Chester and borough of Colwyn were both close to insolvency. However, thanks to Act 47 and some very heated municipal meetings, things started…
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Pennsylvania Faces Waning National Political Influence
According to the latest estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania is on course to lose at least one Congressional seat by 2020, writes Angela Couloumbis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The region’s steady decline in population will be a significant factor by 2020, when the number of Congressional seats per state is redrawn based on…
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Delaware County Community College Offering Wastewater Treatment Certification Program
Delaware County Community College is offering a Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Program, with classes beginning Feb. 8 at the Marple Campus located at 901 South Media Line Road. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification…
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Wounded in Mass Shooting, Chadds Ford Native Returns Home from Istanbul as Terrorism Survivor
He left the Philadelphia area looking forward to a new year of life, but returned home thankful just to see another day. Chadds Ford native William Jacob “Jake” Raak was wounded in Istanbul, Turkey, on New Year’s Eve when an act of terrorism struck the Reina nightclub where he was celebrating with friends, according to…
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Prominent African-American Lawyer Behind the Saving of Cheyney University
He’s a legal “pit bull,” a staunch supporter of college education, a mentor, a community leader, and a savior for Cheyney University. Tucker Law Group Founder Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esq. was the man behind the unexpected resurgence of Cheyney University through its historic legal fight against the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education over…
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Independent Report Ranks Pennsylvania Near Worst for Election Integrity
A recent joint report from Harvard and Sydney universities has ranked Pennsylvania as one of the worst states in the nation for electoral integrity, writes Katie Meyer from Newsworks. The Electoral Integrity Project, researched jointly by the two well-respected institutions, ranks states based on 12 criteria, including electoral laws, media coverage, campaign finance, and procedures.…
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Multiple County Agencies Available to Help Residents Weather Winter Conditions
Weather forecasters are warning residents that they shouldn’t get used to the mild “sweatshirt weather” we’ve been enjoying in December. Come January, temperatures will drop, and there will be multiple chances for snow and freezing temperatures. No matter when temperatures drop below freezing, or when we get socked by a Nor’easter, Delaware County Council wants…
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Despite Sticker Price of Tuition, Swarthmore the Best College Value in America
No other college in the country is as reasonably priced as Swarthmore College, according to the new Best College Values 2017 rankings by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. And Swarthmore is even cheaper than last year — the magazine noted its average net price came in $1,800 less than a year ago, per a Kiplinger report by…
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Philadelphia Suburbs Beat National Unemployment Rate
Suburban Chester and Montgomery counties are leading the entire Philadelphia metropolitan area in the battle against unemployment, and Delaware County is tied with the dropping national average. Chester County’s region-best 4.1 percent unemployment rate at the midpoint of the year edged Montgomery County’s 4.2 percent, while Delaware County tied the 5.1 percent national average, which…
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