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WCU Meets Fundraising Goal for Pilot Program; Inclusive Education Initiative Now an Official Program
As the spring semester begins, West Chester University has announced that its RAM (Real Achievement Matters) Initiative Pilot for Non-Degree-Seeking Students with Intellectual Disabilities is official. With WCU meeting its fundraising goal of $50,000 by the established deadline, the Lubert Family Foundation has promised to match $50,000 in grant funds. Fueled by the total $100,000…
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Delco Tries to Get The Rock’s Attention on Behalf of Cancer-Stricken Media Girl
Lily Chung of Media really wants to meet actor and former pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Lilly, the daughter of So and Ashleigh Chung, is a student at Rose Tree Elementary School. She was recently diagnosed with neuroblastoma. After getting her hair shaved for treatment, Lily told…
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Meet Kingery, Delco’s Representative at This Year’s Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet
Delco is sending a furry representative to this year’s high-profile Puppy Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, writes Max Bennett for the Media Patch. Kingery, a 13-week-old Boxer-American Staffordshire Terrier mix, will be on Team Fluff’s starting lineup. The puppy will represent the Providence Animal Center in Media. The nonprofit is also sending four-year-old…
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VISTA Careers – West Chester University
West Chester University is the largest of the 14 public institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. With roots dating back to 1812, WCU has evolved into a comprehensive university that excels in teacher education, business, health, natural and social sciences, music, the arts, and more. Management Technician – Information Services This position…
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Local Man Embarks on Cheesesteak Adventure, Eats 500 in Less Than Two Years
They call it a Philly cheesesteak but we all know it’s as much a Delco delicacy as it is a city thing. Ask Jim Pappas. Over 2o months, this Delaware County native has devoured 500 cheesesteaks, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He started visiting new cheesesteak joints with his childhood friend around May…
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WCU’s Online MBA Program Ranked in the Top 50 Nationwide
West Chester University’s online MBA program has risen into the Top 50 programs nationwide, checking in at No. 47, up from No. 58 last year, in the just-released 2020 Best Online MBA rankings from U.S. News. U.S. News uses five main criteria to rank all universities’ online MBAs and places the most emphasis – 30…
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Developer Eyes Houses at Former Wayne Estate of Campbell Soup Heiress
A developer has plans for an estate property in Wayne, where prominent philanthropist and Campbell Soup Co. heiress Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton lived, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. Hamilton died in 2017 at the age of 88. She moved to Wayne with her husband, Samuel M.V. Hamilton, in 1950. He died in 1997.…
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New Mayor of This Delco Township Invites Residents to Create a Town Motto
Can you sum up in a few positive words what Upper Darby means to you? Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer is offering a chance to have a resident’s motto replace the mayor’s name on official signs throughout the township, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. “I want everybody to be a part…
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What’s That Smell? Delco Officials Try to Trace Down Odor That’s Been Haunting Residents for Months
A mysterious odor like natural gas has been plaguing parts of Delaware County for months, and experts are hoping technology can find the source, reports Joe Holden for CBS Philly. The odor comes at random all over the county. It is believed to originate down by the river in Chester, and only happens during weekdays.…
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Proposed Billboards Re-Ignite Decade-Old Protest in This Delco Township
A proposal has been made to bring billboards to Haverford Township, re-igniting a 10-year-old protest, writes Linda Stein for the Daily Times. There is a public meeting on Jan. 14 in Havertown to address the issue. A Jan. 21 hearing in Delaware County Common Pleas Court will determine if 47-foot-high billboards should be allowed on…
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Judge Calls Timeout, Orders Clifton Heights and Upper Darby School District to Play Nice in Sandbox
Clifton Heights Borough and the Upper Darby School District are going to try to mediate a dispute over the district’s plans to build a new middle school on Clifton Heights’ athletic fields, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Common Pleas Court Judge Barry Dozor signed an order Jan. 6 to allow the parties to…
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Local Couple Celebrate Son’s ‘Miracle’ Birth Through Transplanted Uterus
A Ridley Park woman recently brought home her two-month-old son, a baby that grew inside a womb transplanted into her more than a year ago at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, writes Marie McCullough for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jennifer and Drew Gobrecht call their son, Benjamin Thomas, “a perfect miracle.” Jennifer Gobrecht has…
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Who Knew? Philadelphia Airport Ranks Among World’s Best Large Airports for Punctuality
Philadelphia International Airport has worked to improve its on-time performance and now a new study shows it’s among the most on-time airports in the world, write Lewis Lazare and Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The airport improved its on-time performance in 2019, said travel data company OAG. It was ranked at No. 20…
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If No One Wears Watches Anymore, Why Is This Wayne Watchmaker Turning Away Customers?
In this digital age of cell phones, Peter Whittle has nonetheless repaired thousands of traditional timepieces at his repair shop in Wayne, writes Allison Steele for The Philadelphia Inquirer. From 19th-century pocket watches to modern Rolexes, Whittle has brought time back to his customers over the 20 years he has run Whittle’s Watch Works. Whittle’s…
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Humble Delco Chef Has Small Role in ‘The Irishman’ and Celebrity Status After Two Successful Cookbooks
Accomplished chef and cookbook author Elisa Costantini of Newtown Square has had a busy 10 years, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The octogenarian published two cookbooks and had a role in The Irishman, sitting next to Robert DeNiro. She’s been on The Today Show and The Rachel Ray Show three times.…
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Memorial Event Remembers Delco’s Beloved Broadway Star
Actress and musician Ann Crumb was honored in a recent tribute at the Media Theatre, writes Susan Serbin for the Delaware County News Network. The event included testimonials and performances from friends, as well as video clips from Crumb’s own performances over the years. Crumb died in October at age 69 from ovarian cancer. She…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers to Showcase Pottstown’s Fellowship Farm in Honor of MLK Jr.
Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown is presenting an exhibition and program about Fellowship Farm at The African American Museum on Jan. 18 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 126-acre Fellowship Farm in Pottstown has been in the care of Child Guidance Resource Centers since April 1, 2013. It is the site…
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As American Families Change, So Does the Housing in Our Region
Housing trends nationally and locally are shifting from single-family homes to multi-unit housing to adapt to more childless couples, singles, and single-parent households, writes Evan Brandt for Main Line Media News. Households headed by married parents dropped from 25 million to 23.7 million between 1980 and 2017. During the same period, singles with no children…
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