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Child Guidance Resource Centers Offers Therapy Focused on Parent/Child Interaction
Child Guidance Resource Centers offers Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based, research-supported therapy model for children ages 7 and under. (PCIT) is a combination of play therapy and behavioral therapy for young children and their parents or caregivers. The adults learn and practice new skills and techniques for relating to children with emotional or behavior…
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School Districts in Delco to Determine if Former Prendie Building Becomes a College Campus
Delaware County Community College officials are visiting the college’s 12 sponsoring school districts to convince them to support a $55 million capital improvement bond for a new campus at the former Prendergast High School, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The support of two-thirds of the college’s sponsoring school districts is needed to create…
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Owner of Local Restaurant Saves 14-Month-Old Girl After She Falls into Pool
Jason McHugh, the owner and chef of Desert Rose in Media, decided to close his restaurant on Sundays to spend more time with his family. So what did he do on Father’s Day? McHugh saved a life, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. McHugh, his wife, and their boys joined friends at his sister’s…
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Can’t Get Enough Wawa in Your Life? Here’s a Spotify Playlist of Wawa Tunes
For years, Wawa fans have written songs about their favorite convenience store, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Now, a playlist of four songs entirely dedicated to Wawa and its HoagieFest has dropped on Spotify. Lettuce break these songs down for you: “H.O.A.G.I.E.F.E.S.T” by The Meatball Mann and Shorti K. This sounds like the Delco version if Taylor…
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Time for a Philly Swim in the Delaware? Not Yet, but River’s a Lot Cleaner Than It Used to Be
The Delaware River watershed was once so toxic it killed fish and could be smelled by pilots from 5,000 feet up, writes Michaela Winberg for the Philadelphia Inquirer. But it’s been 50 years since the Clean Water Act was implemented. Today, experts note the river is the cleanest it’s been in decades, but not enough…
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Local Manufacturer Engages Younger Generation to Fill Industry’s Skills Gap
Over the next decade, approximately 2 million of 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled due to a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills gap, writes Al Frattarola, the director of global engineering and technology at Southco in Glen Mills, for MachineDesign.com. Southco is addressing the STEM crisis by reaching out to local communities…
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Increasing Minimum Wage a High Priority in State Budget Negotiations
Increasing the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour will be a top priority for Gov. Tom Wolf in budget negotiations this year, according to a report in the Delaware County News Network. Wolf and state House and Senate Democrats want to increase the state minimum to $12 an hour beginning July 1,…
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Sale of St. Charles Seminary Property Paves Way for Move to Delco
The property and buildings of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood have been sold to Main Line Health, paving the way for the seminary’s move to Aston, near Neumann University, writes Matthew Gambino for CatholicPhilly.com. Price and details of the landmark sale have not been made public. It concludes a nearly seven-year process to sell…
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FROM DELCO: Community College Seeks OK in $55 Million Bid for Former Prendergast High School
Delaware County Community College is asking its 12 sponsoring school districts for a $55 million investment to buy the former Archbishop Prendergast High School building in Drexel Hill, writes Kevin Tusin for the Daily Times. The resolution allows the college to purchase and renovate the building at 403 North Lansdowne Avenue owned by the Archdiocese…
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