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New $25 Million Campus for Chester Charter School to Rise from Vacant Lot on Highland
The Chester Charter School for the Arts, the top-performing school in Delaware County’s poorest community, will soon move to a new, state-of-the-art $25 million campus that is being built on a vacant lot on Highland Avenue. Administrators and civic leaders recently broke ground for the 90,000-square-foot building with dance studios, a band room, and a…
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Five-Year-Old Uses Birthday Gifts to Collect Donations for Springfield Fire Company
Five-year-old Ryan Natow recently surprised the Springfield Fire Company with a selfless donation he collected as gifts for his birthday, writes Ginger Dunbar for the Daily Local News. The young Springfield resident collected an impressive $115 in donations for the volunteer fire company during the block party organized for his March 31st birthday. Before the party,…
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Radnor High School Unveils Wall of Honor to Commemorate Deceased Service Members
Radnor High School unveiled the Wall of Honor last week to commemorate the 56 Radnor Township men and one woman who gave their lives defending the country, writes Linda Stein for the Main Line Media News. It took the efforts of numerous members of the community, students, teachers, and staff to ensure that the Wall…
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Special-Needs Instructor from Ridley School District Wins Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Award
Being called to the principal’s office usually means some kind of bad news for both students and teachers. However, Ridley School District Special Needs Instructor, Dan Arrison, had no need to worry, writes Lorraine Ranalli for Credit Union Insight. Arrison was informed by Dave DeYulis, Principal of Grace Park Elementary School, that he was a…
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Student Interest Prompts Creation of Aquaponics Lab at Interboro High School
Two Interboro School District teachers started an innovative and fun project last fall to teach inquisitive students about food production and sustainability, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Not even a year later, 1,500 tilapia are teeming in tanks and large plastic tubs that have taken over two classrooms, while gravel-filled container lids are…
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In Three-Year Span, DCCC Student-Veteran Goes from Being Unable to Read Music to Performing at Carnegie Hall
When Springfield High School graduate Phillip Lee Dickerson first enrolled at Delaware County Community College, he didn’t know how to read music. Three years later, he capped his incredible transformation by being selected to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the Philadelphia Music Teachers Association’s annual recital. From 2007-2011, Dickerson was in the U.S.…
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Swarthmore College Awards Five Projects with Community Development Grants
The President’s Office grant initiative at Swarthmore College has awarded five projects with community development grants for the 2016-17 academic year. The five groups of students and staff will receive up to $10,000 in funding for their projects, which have the goal of promoting continuous and meaningful interaction between community members to develop a more…
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Widener University Acquires Historic Grounds of Wallingford’s Taylor Arboretum
Widener University has acquired Wallingford’s Taylor Memorial Arboretum, a 30-acre reserve of plantings and natural lands. The arboretum will remain free and open to the public while providing the university with greatly expanded opportunities for research and hands-on learning in the environmental and biological sciences and science education. The university acquired the arboretum, which has…
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Villanova Business School Hires New Dean to Further Increase Job Placement
To further solidify one of its key strengths, Villanova University’s School of Business has hired Joyce E.A. Russell as its new dean, writes Dan Norton for Philadelphia Business Journal. Russell’s specialty is in professional development, the undergraduate program Bloomberg recently ranked as best in the country, as 98.4 percent of its graduates are placed into…
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Chamber Helps Delaware County High School Sophomores Learn About Power of Leadership
A group of high school sophomores from Delaware County recently learned about the power of leadership and were encouraged to become better prepared to take on such opportunities in the future at the 8th Annual Youth Leadership Academy at Penn State-Brandywine. The three-day program is the brainchild of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and…
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Listen Up, Singles! Study Indicates Wawa the Perfect Trifecta for Romantic Encounters
Forget the romantic run-in at a dreamy park or a quaint coffee shop encounter. There’s a good chance your next date could be waiting for you at Wawa. That’s the word from a state-by-state Psychology Today study of the most popular sources of missed connections, based on the popular Craigslist section. “Sociologists cite several factors…
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First Responders Make History at Neumann University Commencement
Thirty-one first responders recently made history at Neumann University’s Commencement Exercises, as they are the first to complete the school’s online Bachelor’s Degree in Public Safety Administration, a program designed specifically for firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians. The 31 graduates include 14 members of the Philadelphia Fire Department, as well as Upper Darby…
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Broomall Native and Celebrity Boxing Matchmaker Damon Feldman Gets His Own Reality Show
Once a competitor himself, Damon Feldman is now bringing celebrity boxing matches to the small screen with a new reality show, writes Neal Zoren for the Daily Times. While his boxing career started inside the ring, Feldman, a Broomall native, made a name for himself promoting bouts in which celebrities exchanged blows in the ring.…
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New Data Reveals that Minimum-Wage Earners Can’t Afford Rent in Delaware County
A new report from the Washington Post shatters the notion of what the government considers to be “fair market rent” for a two-bedroom apartment. The government believes that 30 percent of a minimum-wage worker’s earnings should cover the cost of such rent. (Economists call anything more unaffordable.) However, according to updated data compiled annually by…
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Radnor Student Katherine Hung Selected for 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar Award
Radnor High School senior Katherine Hung is one of only 160 students nationwide to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar award, writes Kara Seymour for the Radnor Patch. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was created 52 years ago and has since honored close to 7,000 of the country’s top-performing students. This is the second consecutive year…
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Calendar to Save City Thousands, as Wawa Welcome America’s Fireworks to Begin Hour Early
With the Fourth of July falling on a Monday, the Wawa Welcome America Festival’s fireworks display will begin an hour earlier, allowing the city to save $40,000, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. “One, it is earlier because Monday, July 4 is a work night,” said Welcome America Inc. President and CEO Jeff…
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Swarthmore and Haverford Among Nation’s Top 10 Liberal Arts Schools for Value
For students searching for a liberal arts school that provides excellent quality and value for money, Swarthmore and Haverford are among the Top 10 colleges to consider, writes Kevin Walker for the U.S. News University Directory. Liberal arts degrees have been in the news recently, as research has shown they are very important in educating future leaders and…
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Radio, Television Host Michael Smerconish Tells Widener Graduates to ‘Show Up Where You’re Not Invited’
Bucks County native and Villanova resident Michael Smerconish – the popular radio and television host, author, and lawyer – addressed the graduates of Widener University last weekend, telling them how important the journey is compared with the destination. Smerconish, who has his own weekday program on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel and who hosts his own CNN…
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