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Child Guidance Centers Offers Tips on Helping Your Autistic Child Through the COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’
Schedules for parents and children have significantly changed. Children are being asked to learn virtually and complete worksheets at the kitchen table, while parents are either working from home or scrambling to find childcare. Here are ideas to help your child with Autism navigate through changes and uncertainties from the COVID-19 Lockdown. Keep a structured…
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Captain Noah Couple Hold a Special Fair Acres Wedding
Jennifer Burrier and Peter Carroll have a unique love story to tell, from their first meeting years ago on the set of Captain Noah to their wedding recently at Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Lima, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The two tied the knot at a Friday ceremony in the main lounge…
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New Report Finds That a Family of Four In Delaware County Needs Nearly $88K To Survive
A new report by the University of Washington-Seattle has found that a family of four needs nearly $80,000 annually to survive without help in Delaware County, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To survive without help in Delaware County, a household of two adults, a preschooler, and a school-age child need to bring in…
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Lost Family Album Returned to Owners After It Accidentally Ended Up at Chadds Ford Good Will
They had just moved and in the ensuing chaos, a cherished photo album accidently found its way into a donation box that went to the Goodwill in Chadds Ford, reports Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. Now that album has been safely returned to Frank and Nancy Yocum. They had just moved to Maris Grove, a retirement…
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Years in the Making, Special Needs Playground in Aston Gets Its Day in the Sun
A special-needs accessible playground at Aston’s township community center was officially opened Dec. 16 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, writes Loretta Rodgers for the Daily Times. Township officials and representatives from Energy Transfer, who helped fund the “Smiles in the Playground” facility, were on hand for the ceremony. Nearby were children, some in wheelchairs, others on…
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With Two Adoptions, Essington Couple Rebecca and Eric Brumble Create Their Family
Rebecca and Eric Brumble married in 2013 after first living in an Upper Darby town house, then a home in Essington, writes Anndee Hochman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rebecca’s came from a large Italian family and wanted children. She had to talk Eric into having children, worried about the responsibility and being older parents. “It…
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NBC Survey Reveals Catholic Worker Views on Key Church Issues
An NBC survey of the Roman Catholic workforce, including those in Delaware County, showed divided opinions on key issues, writes Chris Glorioso and Evan Atulberger for nbcphiladelphia.com. The survey was distributed to 32,000 employees in the Official Catholic Directory. Of those, 2,700 responded. Some, like Drexel Hill Rev. Eileen McCafferty DiGranco of St. Mary Magdalene…
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A.C. Moore Closes 145 Stores, Including Broomall. Michaels May Take Over Up to 40 of Them.
New Jersey-based A.C. Moore is closing its 145 arts-and-crafts stores, including one in Broomall, it was announced this week, writes Noah Manskar for The New York Post. The stores are located across the East Coast. The crafts chain Michaels will take over leases for up to 40 of the stores, according to A.C. Moore’s parent…
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Live Nativity at Neumann University on December 8
Neumann University will celebrate its annual Greccio/Live Nativity on Sunday, Dec.8 at 6:15 pm on the lawn of the Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development on Convent Road. The program is free and open to the public. Neumann students, faculty and staff will re-enact the Franciscan tradition of the crib, first celebrated in…
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DELCO Today Wishes You and Your Family a Happy Thanksgiving
The staff at DELCO Today would like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We value your readership and thank you for returning here, day after day, to receive the good news of Delaware County. We will return to posting stories on Monday, Dec. 2. [uam_ad id=”62465″]
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Donations to Child Guidance Resource Centers Encouraged on Giving Tuesday Dec. 3
Child Guidance Resource Centers will hold its 6th Annual Giving Tuesday event Tuesday, Dec. 3. This year’s initiative, #iGivehope, encourages donations that will bring hope to children and families by enabling Child Guidance to continue helping those most in need. “Going there every week and talking, it has made me the best ‘me’ I could…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Encourages a Time for Giving Through Its Holiday Wish List
As the holidays quickly approach, thoughts turn to gifts for family and friends. At Child Guidance Resource Centers, annual gift giving goes beyond the individual circle. It’s about reaching out to help children in need receive something special for the holidays. The goal is make sure that none of the children who use Child Guidance…
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Author of The Glass Castle to Speak at Neumann University
Jeannette Walls, author of the best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle, will speak at Neumann University at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Her presentation, Facing Your Fears and Other Life Lessons, will take place in the Rocco Abessinio Building. It is free and open to the public. The talk will be followed by a book…
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Havertown Family Was Inspired by Delco Holidays Past. Now Their Decorations Inspire Others
Halloween and Christmas are a big deal to the Jackson family in Havertown, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Decorations adorn their Lawrence Road lawn and home, first in celebration of Halloween, then the Christmas season. Their treasure trove of decorations is built on warm memories of past Delco and Philadelphia holidays. Trish Jackson…
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Special Hockey Stick Connects Flyers Goalie Carter Hart With Havertown Family
Flyers goalie Carter Hart really liked the special gold stick with the ladybug designed by Havertown 3-year-old cancer patient Lucy McCabe and her 6-year-old sister Molly, writes Adam Kimelman for nhl.com. Hart picked the special stick before a preseason game against the Boston Bruins Sept. 19 and had hoped to give the stick back to…
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Her Great Aunt Was Delco’s ‘Most Catholic Mother’ in 1950. Who Knew?
The President of Elizabethtown College had no idea her great aunt was once voted “Most Catholic Mother of Delaware County” in 1950 until a college freshman told her, writes Samantha Galvez for fox43.com. Eric Schubert, 18, cracks hundreds of ancestry and adoption cases all from his Elizabethtown College desk. He’s been diving into genealogy work…
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Edgmont Store Glides Through 90 Years, Guided by One Family
Gradyville is home to a store that has stood at the crossroads of Gradyville and Middletown roads for more than 90 years, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The former 1920s tobacco shop turned general store is now The Den of Antiquity, an antiques shop. The store originally served truckers with items like tobacco,…
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Families Pick Up Pieces After Thornbury Tornado Severely Damages Eight Homes
Kristin Bevilacqua-Nowell’s house in Thornbury sustained catastrophic damage but her family got out safely, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They are five of about 20 people who had to leave their homes Friday when an EF-2 tornado touched down in Thornbury, leaving eight homes completely ravaged. Others suffered broken windows, missing siding and…
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