Daily Times
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Haverford Superintendent Dr. Maureen Reusche Announced Her Retirement
Dr. Maureen Reusche, the first woman to lead the Haverford School District, is retiring after nine years as superintendent at the end of the 2024-25…
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2 Eagle Scouts Beautify Butterfly Sanctuary in Brookhaven
The Hallie Christine Jackson Butterfly Sanctuary in Brookhaven received some tender loving care recently when Eagle Scouts Bennett and Andrew McManus of Rose Valley Scout…
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Widener University Sees Record Number of New Students Arrive
A record number of new students will be on the Widener University campus in Chester for the 2024-25 school year, writes Pete Bannon for the…
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Judy and Bill Strine Student Transition Center Opens at Elwyn
Elwyn officials dedicated a new student transition center for neurodiverse students Tuesday with a ribbon cutting at the $7.35 million facility, writes Pete Bannon for…
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Nick Mead, Graduate of Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, to Carry US Flag at Olympic Closing Ceremonies
Nick Mead, a 2013 graduate of Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, and a gold medal winner in rowing at the Paris Olympics, has been selected…
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What Brings Wawa and Sheetz Together? Both Want to Be Close to People
Wawa and Sheetz keep running into each other these days, with both convenience store chains opening stores near each other, sometimes even within sight of…
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Boeing Announces $115 Million Contract for Two More Helicopters to be Built in Ridley
Boeing has another Army contract valued at $115 million to build two more Chinook Helicopters at its Ridley facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily…
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Kyj’s Bakery Closing in Chester, Brookhaven After a 70-Year Run
You have until Aug. 3 and 4 to visit Kyj’s Bakery before its doors close forever, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The 70-year-old…
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Chester Summer Initiatives Working to Keep Youth Out of Trouble
Creative policing and a Safe Summer Initiative with a curfew and youth programs and activities appears to be having a positive effect on lowering crime…
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Jovana Sekulic of Media Makes U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team
Jovana Sekulic got the call back in May that she would be part of the U.S. women’s water polo team at the Paris Olympics, a…
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Father Bill Atkinson’s Road to Sainthood Now Includes 3 Bronze Sculptures
Supporters for the canonization of Father Bill Atkinson are memorializing his legacy with three bronze sculptures. The late Father Atkinson is an Upper Darby native,…
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Romano’s Stromboli in Essington Now Comes in Herr’s Chip Form
Romano’s Pizzeria in Essington, the Italian restaurant credited as the birthplace of the Stromboli, is hoping to convince fans to choose its Stromboli contribution as…
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Aston Remembers Beloved Sun Valley Wrestling Coach Tommy Ellis
The Aston community is mourning the sudden death of Sun Valley High School wrestling coach Tommy Ellis, who suffered an aneurysm late Friday in his…
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A 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care Center Now Open in Chester
There’s now a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week mental health urgent care facility in Delaware County and it’s already making a difference, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
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Upper Darby’s Seeing a Drop in Serious Crime So Far in 2024
Upper Darby has seen a drop in serious crime so far in 2024, reports Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timony Bernhardt. Violent crime is down in…
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Springfield High Grad Owen Sherbinko on Team Taking 1st Place With Electric Racing Car
Springfield High School alum Owen Sherbinko was behind the wheel and the chief engineer behind a Formula electric car that took first place this month…
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Meet the Delaware County Queen of the Hustle—Lisa Chavous
People familiar with Philadelphia and Delaware County’s music scene generally know Lisa Chavous, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Born and raised in Sharon…
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This Broomall Neighborhood’s in Bloom Thanks to Anne Pearlman
There’s a hidden street garden in Broomall along the curb on Richard Drive and it’s there because of Anne Pearlman. The piece of paradise lining…






































