• Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital Part of National Initiative to Improve Care for Older Adults

    Main Line Health’s Paoli Hospital Part of National Initiative to Improve Care for Older Adults

    Paoli Hospital, a part of Main Line Health, has been recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence, by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This achievement is part of the IHI’s Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, a national movement to improve the healthcare of older adults. “Paoli Hospital and Main Line Health…

  • Malvern Bank Makes a Difference, Donates School Supplies to Local Children in Need

    Malvern Bank Makes a Difference, Donates School Supplies to Local Children in Need

    Malvern Bank, National Association has donated a substantial amount of school supplies to the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (DVCCC) as the culmination of its Back to School Drive. The DVCCC is a charitable organization that supports the community by providing housing, counseling, and assistance with life skills to women (and their children) who…

  • More College Search Hysteria

    More College Search Hysteria

    By David W. Clark, Ed.M. Mark your calendar! An evening program for college-bound high school students and parents: Become a savvy college consumer. So little time, so many choices. This workshop will include strategies for making the college search work for you and help in de-mystifying paying for college. Sept. 9 at 7 PM: Newtown…

  • Main Line Health Building Space Expansion Continues at Ellis Preserve, Elsewhere

    Main Line Health Building Space Expansion Continues at Ellis Preserve, Elsewhere

    Main Line Health is leasing 30,000 square foot of  space at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. “Our plan is to relocate some of our financial service departments to this new location in order to allow additional space on our hospital campuses for outpatient offerings,” said spokeswoman Bridget…

  • Another College Admissions Controversy: An Advantage for Minority Applicants

    Another College Admissions Controversy: An Advantage for Minority Applicants

    By David W. Clark, Ed.M. What we know The College Board, purveyors of the SAT college admissions test taken by more than two million students annually, is now sharing with college admissions offices a proprietary Adversity Score for each applicant. The College Board has long known that there is a direct connection between income and…

  • Malvern Bank’s Back to School Drive Now Underway

    Malvern Bank’s Back to School Drive Now Underway

    Malvern Bank’s Back to School Drive, which collects much-needed school supplies for children who are experiencing homelessness, is underway. This year, the bank will be donating supplies to the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County. DVCCC provides housing, counseling, and assistance with job skills to women who have experienced domestic abuse. It helps the children…

  • From CHESCO: Paoli Native Dethrones Jeopardy! Champion Whose Winning Streak Captivated the Nation

    From CHESCO: Paoli Native Dethrones Jeopardy! Champion Whose Winning Streak Captivated the Nation

    Paoli native and Conestoga High School graduate Emma Boettcher, a librarian at the University of Chicago, has accomplished the seemingly impossible by breaking James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak on Jeopardy!, writes Rob Tornoe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Boettcher dethroned the champ on Monday’s episode of the popular game show. The new champion became interested in…

  • Paoli Native Dethrones Jeopardy! Champion Whose Winning Streak Captivated the Nation

    Paoli Native Dethrones Jeopardy! Champion Whose Winning Streak Captivated the Nation

    Paoli native and Conestoga High School graduate Emma Boettcher, a librarian at the University of Chicago, has accomplished the seemingly impossible by breaking James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak on Jeopardy!, writes Rob Tornoe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Boettcher dethroned the champ on Monday’s episode of the popular game show. The new champion became interested in…

  • FROM CHESCO: Dance Popularized by Paoli Resident Transcends the Boundaries of Time

    FROM CHESCO: Dance Popularized by Paoli Resident Transcends the Boundaries of Time

    Some dance moves have come to define certain eras in American history, but the most popular dances seem to transcend the boundaries of time. The Twist, popularized by Paoli resident Chubby Checker, is one of those dances, perhaps on a par with the Jitterbug, Charleston, or YMCA. “The Twist” was originally released in 1959 by…

  • Malvern Bank to Host Grand Re-Opening of Newly Renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Malvern Bank to Host Grand Re-Opening of Newly Renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Hop on over to Malvern Bank’s Community Day event! After remodeling and renovations, Malvern Bank, National Association will host a Grand Re-Opening community event located at its Coventry Financial Center & Private Client Office. The bank is looking forward to bringing the community together as a whole on April 6 from 9 AM-12 PM at…

  • Malvern Bank to Open Private Client Representative Office in Hartshorne Mansion in West Chester

    Malvern Bank to Open Private Client Representative Office in Hartshorne Mansion in West Chester

    Malvern Bank, National Association intends to open a Private Client Representative office in West Chester in February 2019. The new private client office will be located in the Hartshorne Mansion located at 535 North Church Street. “The new West Chester office is well situated to serve the needs of our growing client base in Chester…

  • Holiday Season a Testament to Malvern Bank’s Commitment to the Communities It Serves

    Holiday Season a Testament to Malvern Bank’s Commitment to the Communities It Serves

    During the holiday season, Malvern Bank, National Association warmed the hands and hearts of the communities it serves through volunteerism and giving back. The bank has worked hard to develop a deeper understanding of what it can do to give back. It has been working to support the Community Soup Kitchen’s mission to feed the…

  • ADVIS Achieves Milestone with Support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    ADVIS Achieves Milestone with Support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    Malvern Bank, National Association has donated $30,000 to the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) this holiday season. This donation helped ADVIS secure the required 100 percent matching funds for its recent Edward E. Ford Foundation grant award of $100,000. The grant supports ADVIS programming toward transformative collaboration for financial sustainability amongst its independent…

  • Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards Grants to Local Charitable Nonprofits

    Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards Grants to Local Charitable Nonprofits

    Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation has awarded 11 grants totaling $105,000 to charitable, nonprofit organizations in its local markets. The organizations receiving grants are: The Timothy School in Berwyn is the state’s oldest nonprofit school devoted exclusively to the educational needs of autistic children. The school works to develop an understanding of autism that recognizes the…

  • Educating Seniors on Financial Fraud One of Many Ways Malvern Bank Gives Back to Community

    Educating Seniors on Financial Fraud One of Many Ways Malvern Bank Gives Back to Community

    “I always go back to thinking that if it were my grandmother or grandfather, I would want them to be made aware of this,” said Glen Pierson, Vice President/Financial Sales Manager of Malvern Bank, National Association. Pierson is talking about financial exploitation and fraud aimed at seniors, and he and his bank recognized the need…

  • Proposal of Newtown Square’s Catalyst Outdoor Advertising Met with Resistance in Tredyffrin

    Proposal of Newtown Square’s Catalyst Outdoor Advertising Met with Resistance in Tredyffrin

    Newtown Square-based Catalyst Outdoor Advertising is hoping to construct a monument-like electronic billboard in Tredyffrin Township, but a number of residents are pushing back, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thaddeus Bartkowski, the founding partner of Catalyst, presented plans for a 20-foot-tall electronic structure during a recent board meeting. The billboard would be placed…