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Former Captain of Lower Chichester Fire Company Helps Create Support Program for First Responders
Mark Lamplugh, a former captain with the Lower Chichester Fire Company, is the founder of a Frontline Responder Services program in Sacramento, according to a report in Fire Engineering magazine. The program boasts an inpatient residential facility for first responders needing treatment for PTSD and addiction. Frontline also addresses the long-term effects that the high…
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It Was Meant to Be: Local Couple Finds Wedding Bliss Thanks to Matching Numbers
Darby’s Anita Alexander and Lansdowne’s Walter Davis III began the journey toward the wedding of their dreams with matching numbers at their workplace, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2007, Alexander, whose family had emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago, started working at the Chick-Fil-A in Springfield. Soon, she noticed that whenever she…
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Lead Vocalist from Popular Rock Band Returns Home to Delco for Concert
Tom Keifer, lead singer of the popular rock band Cinderella, returned to his native Delaware County for a concert last Friday, writes Denny Dyroff for The Unionville Times. Keifer, who graduated from Springfield High School, moved to Nashville two decades ago. The band performed at Harrah’s in Chester, in front of an enthusiastic crowd of…
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Local Filmmakers Aim to Make Media the Background for New Horror Movie
Local filmmakers Jeff Ayars and Omri Dorani are hoping to make Media the background for their new horror movie, This Is Our Home, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. The pair knows the neighborhood inside-out. Ayars is a native of Media and graduate of Penncrest High School and Cornell University, while Dorani grew…
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Upper Darby Native the Only Penn State Player to Win College Football’s Heisman Trophy
Upper Darby native John Cappelletti is the proud owner of two football distinctions at Penn State. He’s the only player whose number has been retired, and he remains the only Nittany Lion who brought a Heisman Trophy to Happy Valley, writes Mikey Mandarino for Onward State. Cappelletti, a Monsignor Bonner High School graduate, played quarterback…
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Stroud Preserve the Crown Jewel of Media-Based Natural Lands’ Many Wildlife Sanctuaries
Stroud Preserve in West Chester is one of the most beautiful and popular destinations among the nature preserves under the protection of Media nonprofit Natural Lands, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 571-acre preserve has miles of hilly meadows, woodlands, and an emerging wetland, all of which are open to visitors from dawn…
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Academy Park Grad Balances Biomedical Engineering Studies with Burgeoning Music Career
Oluwasanmi “Victor” Ariyo, a graduate of Academy Park High School, is balancing his studies at Penn State’s main campus with producing and promoting his own music, writes Jeff Rice for Penn State News. Ariyo began playing viola and the drums in elementary school and started rapping and writing his own songs when he went to…
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Lansdowne Physician Finds Evidence of His Ukrainian Grandfather’s Martyrdom
Dr. George Isajiw, who has been practicing medicine in Lansdowne for more than 35 years, has found evidence of his Ukrainian grandfather’s martyrdom during World War II in the pockets of his grandmother’s dress, writes Kevin Jones for the Catholic News Agency. Isajiw’s grandfather was a Ukrainian priest killed by the Soviet secret police who…
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One of PGA Tour’s Oldest Events Coming to Delaware County
One of the biggest and oldest events on the PGA Tour – the BMW Championship – is coming to Newtown Square’s Aronimink Golf Club next September, writes Matt Mullin for PhillyVoice. This will mark the return of world’s top golfers to the Philadelphia area for the first time in five years. The penultimate FedEx Cup…
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Pop Warner Football Program is Ray of Light for Chester Youth
The Pop Warner football and cheer program in Chester has become a haven for adolescents and teenagers living in the midst of poverty and violence, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Chester Cougars attract budding athletes between the ages of 5 and 15. Most of the program’s 225 football players and cheerleaders are…
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Miracle Recipient from Ridley Park Pays Homage to Saint Who Saved Him
Betty and Paul Walsh of Ridley Park recently revisited the National Centre for Padre Pio in Barto, near Berks County, as they believe the saint miraculously lifted Paul out of his vegetative state after a car accident three decades ago, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Paul was 17 and attending St.…
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Professional Boxer from Upper Darby Signs Exclusive Promotional Contract
Upper Darby native Brandon Robinson, a 29-year-old super middleweight with a professional boxing record of 7-1 with six knockouts, has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions. Robinson, who got a late start in the sport, has won seven consecutive fights after losing his pro debut to a former National Golden Gloves…
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Widener Straightened Out Bill Stern’s Life, But Not His Tongue
The Pennsylvania Military College, now Widener University, straightened out aspiring sportscaster Bill Stern in 1925, but it didn’t straighten out his facts, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Frank Fitzpatrick. “I came there a young punk,” Stern was quoted as saying, “and left a man.” Advertisement While there, Stern explored interests in basketball, football,…
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Penncrest Band Member Chosen to Perform at Halftime of Army’s All-American Bowl
Chris Jackson of Penncrest High School has been chosen as one of this year’s members of the Army All-American Marching Band that will perform at halftime of the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, according to a Daily Times report. Jackson was recently chosen as a member of the marching band during a celebratory selection event…
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These Delaware County Train Stations Bring History, Charm to SEPTA Regional Rail
The Radnor and Wallingford train stations are among the historic stations that provide beauty and enjoyment for passengers of the SEPTA Regional Rail system, writes Melissa Romero for Curbed Philadelphia. The SEPTA Regional Rail system stops at more than 100 stations throughout the region, and serves around 132,000 people every day. “Regional Rail is my…
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New Documentary Uses Penn Wood High School to Illustrate America’s Digital Divide
Penn Wood and Lower Merion high schools are featured in a new documentary that recently aired on the National Geographic Channel about the digital divide across the nation, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The documentary, entitled Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America, highlights the struggles students face when trying to access the…
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Wayne Restaurant, One of America’s Best Sushi Bars, Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The Wayne Business Association recently helped Margaret Kuo’s restaurant and sushi bar celebrate its 15th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The event was attended by the authentic Chinese and Japanese restaurant’s loyal customers, local dignitaries, and business colleagues, as well as family and friends of owners…
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Remembering a World War II Hero from Chester
Chester native Bill Reese, who died in the Battle of Troina in Italy during World Word II, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, writes Mark Dixon for Main Line Today. Reese was honored for singlehandedly attacking a German machine-gun nest in August 1943. “Despite a heavy concentration of enemy machine-gun, mortar, and artillery…
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