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Honorary Degree Rights Decades-Old Wrong for Chester Basketball Star Forced Out of College
It was the second college in the nation to go co-ed and second again to admit African-American and Native American students, yet progressive Alfred University in western New York forced out a black star athlete from Chester for dating a white administrator’s daughter. The 1959 scandal was hushed for decades … until new university president…
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Serial Killer Returns from His Grave in Yeadon
After more than a century, a serial killer is coming back from the grave — to try to put to rest persistent rumors about whether or not it was actually him who was hanged in 1896 at Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia. The remains of Dr. H.H. Holmes are being exhumed from Holy Cross Cemetery in…
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Walk for the Wounded, Warriors 5K Run Set for Tomorrow at Rose Tree Park
Approximately 6,000 people from all over the tristate area are expected to descend upon Rose Tree Park in Media tomorrow for the 10th Annual Walk for the Wounded and Warriors 5K Run. And it’s not too late for you to be one of them, as walk-up registration is permitted. The event raises critically needed funds…
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Havertown Woman Starts Landslide of Kindness by Painting Rocks
People are stumbling across surprising inspiration all across the Delaware Valley, and it started with a single rock. Havertown’s Jamie Sottnick has started a landslide of kindness simply by painting rocks. “It has become so big. Such a simple idea has brought so many people together,” she said in a Daily Times report by Anne…
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Members of Broomall Synagogue Knit Hats for Israeli Soldiers
The Sisterhood of a synagogue in Broomall gathers every other Thursday to participate in the worldwide knitting project, Hats for Israeli Soldiers, writes Andy Gotlieb for the Jewish Exponent. Through this, the knitters at Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid help to ensure that the soldiers are kept warm all year, especially during the colder winter months.…
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How Does Delco’s Life Expectancy Fare Compared to State’s, Nation’s?
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that people living in Delaware County have a slightly lower life expectancy than the national average, writes Joel Achenbach for The Washington Post. The average for Delaware County at 78.82 years is only slightly below the national average of 79.08. Delco averaged 801.35 deaths per 100,000…
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WalletHub: Pennsylvania Provides Not-So-Happy Mother’s Day
The best gift for Mother’s Day this year might just be to see Pennsylvania roll up its sleeves and do something for working moms, because the state has a lot of work to do if it wants to treat the vast majority of moms with young children right. More than 70 percent of moms with…
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Half-Century of Preservation Efforts Successfully Protect Local Nature
The plan to build a factory in the beautiful Brandywine countryside a half-century ago prompted the introduction of land-use and tax arrangements that have helped preserve huge areas of open space ever since, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The conservation efforts were started by two du Pont heirs, Francis I. du Pont III…
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Poppy Seeds Being Planted Across Delco to Remember World War I Veterans
Delaware County Council and Destination Delco, the county’s Tourism Bureau, announced a county-wide initiative on Tuesday to plant poppy seeds in honor of World War I veterans. This year marks the Centennial of the United States entering World War I, known as “the war to end all wars.” More Americans gave their lives during that…
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Delaware County Community College’s Peter Gilmore Named Chef Educator of the Year
Peter Gilmore, Program Manager of Delaware County Community College’s Culinary Arts program, was recently named Chef Educator of the Year by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF). Chef Gilmore received the award at the ACF’s annual President’s Charity Scholarship Ball in early April. The Chef Educator of the Year award recognizes a…
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Personal Injury Lawyer, Wayne Resident Publishes First Novel
Wayne resident William L. Myers Jr., the founding partner of Myers Lafferty Law Offices in Philadelphia, has released his first novel, A Criminal Defense, published by Thomas & Mercer. Publishers Weekly gave the book rave reviews: “In Myers’ impressive debut (…) the gripping plot builds to an ending that is a complete shocker.” A Criminal…
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Villanova Breaks Its Record for NCAA Academic Excellence
Villanova’s student-athletes loom large on the field and court, but they’re just as dominant off it too. The Wildcats just shattered last year’s high mark in academic excellence with back-to-back school records in their NCAA Academic Progress Rate recognition. The NCAA bestowed public recognition awards to 15 Villanova athletic programs for attaining a rank in…
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Former Scott Arboretum Protégé Now Brooklyn’s Senior Arborist
He established his arborist roots in the fertile soil of the Longwood Gardens Horticulture Program and pruned his expertise with hands-on work at Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum, and now Chris Roddick is the grounds foreman and senior arborist at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “It was supposed to be a summer job,” Roddick said of his…
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Neumann University Senior Sets New Standard for Term ‘Student-Athlete’
Haley Broomell has set a new standard for the term “student-athlete” at Neumann University. A biology major and native of Woodstown, N.J., Broomell won the university’s John A. Phillips Scholar Athlete Award and the Valedictory Medal at the April 21 academic awards convocation. The Valedictory Medal is presented to the student who earned the highest…
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Fitness Advocate, Doctor-in-Training from Upper Darby Enters Local Bodybuilding Competition
Upper Darby native Brittany Williams, a fitness advocate and aspiring doctor, will be going for the crown at this year’s Ms. Natural Philly bodybuilding competition, writes Kimberly Garrison for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I see nutrition and exercise as the key cornerstones of good health, and I plan to incorporate that into my medical practice one day,”…
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Martin Ingelsby Follows Father’s Footsteps into Delco Athletes Hall of Fame
The man who starred for Archbishop Carroll, then orchestrated the point at Notre Dame, and now coaches the University of Delaware men’s basketball team has found his way into the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame in one of the shortest timespans. Martin Ingelsby, 38, was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of…
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Sharon Hill Native the Original NFL Draft Guru
He pored over and analyzed college football’s top NFL prospects even before some professional coaches did. In the early 1980s, Bill Werndl, one of the original draft gurus, began compiling a magazine-sized pamphlet, Ourlads’ Guide to the NFL Draft, for his 44 subscribers. Today, the NFL Draft has gone “from Bill Werndl hawking 44 books in…
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Soccer for Success Helps Kick Chester’s Bad Habits
In its fourth year, Chester Upland Soccer for Success is scoring goals against the state’s “most dangerous city to live in.” “We truly believe we provide a tremendous program that is impacting kids here in Chester and the greater community,” said Founding Executive Director Brent Jacquette in a Huffington Post report by Louis Bolling. “We’ve…
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