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Aqua Pennsylvania Offers Tips for Fats, Oils and Grease Disposal During Holiday Season
Aqua Pennsylvania is asking customers to support its mission to protect and sustain Earth’s most essential resource by preventing wastewater overflows and backups this holiday season. Aqua President Marc Lucca said customers play a vital role in avoiding drainage pipe backups, so the company is asking customers to be sure to properly dispose of fat,…
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LinkedIn and Volunteers
“People who volunteer tend to experience fewer aches and pains.” In addition, “people 55 and older who volunteer for two or more organizations are significantly less likely to die early, and that’s after sifting out every other contributing factor, including physical health, exercise, gender, habits like smoking, marital status and many more. This is a…
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Upper Darby’s Got a New Mayor. She’s a Democrat, and a First-Year Councilwoman
Another power center for Republicans, the office of Upper Darby mayor, changed hands in last Tuesday’s General Election when voters put in first-term township council member Democrat Barbarann Keffer over longtime Republican incumbent Tom Micozzie, writes Michael Bond and Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. MIcozzie had served since 2009. Keffer edged out Micozzie by…
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A Name Change to DELCO.Today Celebrates Everything Delaware County
For several years, PIVOT.Today has been bringing you stories that celebrate the businesses, nonprofits, universities, people, places and events of Delaware County. Delaware County has left its mark around the world as the people from our local communities spread their ideas and their energy to other parts of the state, the country and the globe.…
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Identity Theft Expert, Subject of Movie Endorses AARP’s Fraud Watch Network to Local Audience
For more than four decades, Frank Abagnale has been advising the FBI on how to outsmart con artists. He is, after all, an expert on the subject. Between the ages of 16 and 21, Abagnale successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, and a doctor and thus cashed millions of dollars in fraudulent checks.…
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Service That Provides Professional Attire to Military Veterans to Host Charity Dinner in Valley Forge
Chester County residents will have a couple of distinct opportunities on the horizon to show just how much they appreciate the military. Suiting Warriors – a mobile suiting service that provides upscale professional attire, wardrobe consulting, and education to transitioning service members, veterans, and their spouses – is bringing its annual SuitUP^ event to the…
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As It Enters Delco Market, First Resource Named Best Bank in Chester County for Third Straight Year
First Resource Bank has been named Best Bank in Chester County for the third consecutive year by readers of The Daily Local News. The designation comes on the heels of First Resource Bank being the only bank in the Philadelphia region honored as a 2019 Best Place to Work from the Philadelphia Business Journal. “As…
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This Villanova Man Wants to Bring a Sports Museum to Philadelphia
Villanova’s Lou Scheinfeld is the man behind the Spectrum. Now he’s ready to take his decades of sports experience and turn them into a sports museum. All he needs is money, writes Michael Bradly for Main Line Today. He’s got the exhibits, an address (the corner of Darien Street and Pattison Avenue in Philadelphia), and…
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How to Wish a “Branded Happy Birthday” on LinkedIn
By Lynne Williams It’s my birthday next week … on election day (so get out and vote) … and hence, my inspiration to share with you how to send a “Branded Happy Birthday” message to your connections. Please read all the way to the bottom as I DO have a special birthday request for you!…
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Harcum College to Host Day of Workshops for Prospective Students to Explore Art, Design Majors
A day-long, immersive event for prospective students called the “Art & Design Experience” will offer hands-on workshops in all the Art & Design degree programs at Harcum College. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 AM-2 PM at the new Art & Design Center located at 270 South Bryn Mawr Avenue. The…
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Delco’s New Voting System Combines Paper Ballots and Electronic Scanning (see video)
A new scanner that uses paper ballots will be at the Delaware County polls in time for the Pennsylvania April 28, 2020 Primary. Delaware County Council unanimously voted Oct. 23 to purchase the Hart Verity 2.3.4 Voting System. According to an online demonstration video, voters fill out a paper ballot and insert it into the…
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Malvern Bancorp Honored for Having 20 Percent or More of Its Board Seats Held by Women
Malvern Bancorp – the parent company of Malvern Bank, National Association – has been named a Winning “W” Company, a designation by 2020 Women on Boards for companies that have 20 percent or more of their board seats held by women. Winning “W” Companies are cited in the national education and advocacy campaign’s Gender Diversity…
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Main Line Health’s Divisional Director of LGBTQ Services Honored for Nurse Practitioner Excellence
Dane Menkin, CRNP, the divisional director of LGBTQ services at Main Line Health, has received the 2019 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Pennsylvania State Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence. This prestigious award is given annually to a dedicated nurse practitioner (NP) and NP advocate in each state. “I am honored to receive this recognition…
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Why Getting Noticed on LinkedIn Is Important for Your Career
By Lynne Williams Do you realize that there are over 645 million people on LinkedIn and how important it is to be on this platform for your career … AND be active? Every second of the day, two people join LinkedIn. This is a place where you can establish your brand and tell your career…
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Plan Your October Using Visit Delco, PA’s Monthly Top 10 List of Things to See and Do
If you and your family are just half as crazy about pumpkins, hauntings, and overall mayhem as Delaware County is, you’ll want to check out Visit Delco, PA’s monster-sized guide to the Top 10, which is actually a Top 20 list of wickedly fun and unforgettable events happening from the Main Line to the Brandywine. From a…
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Former Eagle Darwin Walker Tackles Two Wawas in South Jersey
Former Philadelphia Eagle Darwin Walker knows a good business opportunity when he sees it. He has bought his second Wawa in South Jersey, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Walker, a former defensive tackle who played for the Eagles from 2001 to 2006, paid $3.7 million for the latest store. Public records show…
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Talents of Backhoe Operators on Display at Aqua Pennsylvania’s First-Ever Backhoe Challenge
The often-overlooked talents of backhoe operators were on full display last week in Newtown Square, where Aqua Pennsylvania hosted its first-ever Backhoe Challenge, according to a report from 6ABC. Precision and patience were the names of the game as backhoe operators from Aqua Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of Bryn Mawr-based Aqua America that serves more than…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Four Essential Elements to Success in Personal Leadership
By Michael Gidlewski There are four elements that are essential to achieving success with the Personal Leadership Mastery Program. Attitude Development In order to create an environment of positive attitudes and possibility thinking, it is important for a leader to understand where and how attitudes are formed and how those attitudes can be developed. Your…
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