• Paoli Residents Band Together to Oppose Construction of Another Assisted-Living Facility

    Paoli Residents Band Together to Oppose Construction of Another Assisted-Living Facility

    A number of Paoli residents have banded together to oppose the addition of another assisted-living center for seniors in their community, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It just doesn’t fit,” said Margaux Jansen. “It doesn’t work.” Jansen and around a dozen of her neighbors are objecting to a proposal by Alterra Property Group…

  • Covenant Bank Expands to Full-Service Location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank Expands to Full-Service Location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank CEO John C. Spier and COO Blair T. Rush have announced that a full-service branch of the bank will open on March 4 at 1500 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 105, in Paoli. This location will offer a full menu of loan and deposit products for individuals and businesses and will also accept deposits…

  • Township Officials Deny Permit Requests for Digital Billboard at Busy Intersection in Paoli

    Township Officials Deny Permit Requests for Digital Billboard at Busy Intersection in Paoli

    Last week, Tredyffrin Township officials denied two permit requests from Newtown Square-based Catalyst Outdoor Advertising for a digital billboard at a busy intersection in Paoli, writes Linda Stein for the Daily Local News. The permit to raze the old Clockworks building located at Lancaster Avenue and Route 252 and erect an electronic billboard in its…

  • Malvern Bank to Open Private Client Representative Office in Hartshorne Mansion in West Chester

    Malvern Bank to Open Private Client Representative Office in Hartshorne Mansion in West Chester

    Malvern Bank, National Association intends to open a Private Client Representative office in West Chester in February 2019. The new private client office will be located in the Hartshorne Mansion located at 535 North Church Street. “The new West Chester office is well situated to serve the needs of our growing client base in Chester…

  • Holiday Season a Testament to Malvern Bank’s Commitment to the Communities It Serves

    Holiday Season a Testament to Malvern Bank’s Commitment to the Communities It Serves

    During the holiday season, Malvern Bank, National Association warmed the hands and hearts of the communities it serves through volunteerism and giving back. The bank has worked hard to develop a deeper understanding of what it can do to give back. It has been working to support the Community Soup Kitchen’s mission to feed the…

  • Daylesford Abbey Celebrates a Half-Century in Paoli

    Daylesford Abbey Celebrates a Half-Century in Paoli

    Daylesford Abbey, a Catholic monastery and seminary in Paoli, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, writes Maggie Corcoran for Main Line Media News. The Norbertines, a religious order founded by Saint Norbert in a French village in 1121, originally came to the area in 1934 and opened a high school for boys in South Philadelphia. The…

  • #8 Seven Chester County High Schools Among State’s Top 50 in SAT Scores

    #8 Seven Chester County High Schools Among State’s Top 50 in SAT Scores

    Publisher’s Note: This February 14th story drew 10,739 visitors. The Downingtown STEM Academy ranks second in Pennsylvania among public high schools with the highest scores on the SAT, according to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Downingtown STEM Academy’s mean score for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing is 661, and its mean sore for Math…

  • ADVIS Achieves Milestone with Support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    ADVIS Achieves Milestone with Support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    Malvern Bank, National Association has donated $30,000 to the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) this holiday season. This donation helped ADVIS secure the required 100 percent matching funds for its recent Edward E. Ford Foundation grant award of $100,000. The grant supports ADVIS programming toward transformative collaboration for financial sustainability amongst its independent…

  • Fast-Food Restaurant That Specializes in Filet Mignon Arrives in Paoli

    Fast-Food Restaurant That Specializes in Filet Mignon Arrives in Paoli

    Nick Filet, a new fast-food restaurant that is home to the “Original Filet Mignon Sandwich,” has opened in Paoli, writes Alex Tewfik for Philadelphia magazine. Owner Nick Kline previously worked at Quincy’s Original, the lobster-roll shack at the Jersey Shore. During his four summers there, Kline saw the value in a restaurant that focuses on…

  • Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards Grants to Local Charitable Nonprofits

    Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards Grants to Local Charitable Nonprofits

    Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation has awarded 11 grants totaling $105,000 to charitable, nonprofit organizations in its local markets. The organizations receiving grants are: The Timothy School in Berwyn is the state’s oldest nonprofit school devoted exclusively to the educational needs of autistic children. The school works to develop an understanding of autism that recognizes the…

  • Educating Seniors on Financial Fraud One of Many Ways Malvern Bank Gives Back to Community

    Educating Seniors on Financial Fraud One of Many Ways Malvern Bank Gives Back to Community

    “I always go back to thinking that if it were my grandmother or grandfather, I would want them to be made aware of this,” said Glen Pierson, Vice President/Financial Sales Manager of Malvern Bank, National Association. Pierson is talking about financial exploitation and fraud aimed at seniors, and he and his bank recognized the need…

  • Tredyffrin Residents Push Back at Proposal to Construct Monument-Like Electronic Billboard

    Tredyffrin Residents Push Back at Proposal to Construct Monument-Like Electronic Billboard

    Newtown Square-based Catalyst Outdoor Advertising is hoping to construct a monument-like electronic billboard in Tredyffrin Township, but a number of residents are pushing back, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thaddeus Bartkowski, the founding partner of Catalyst, presented plans for a 20-foot-tall electronic structure during a recent board meeting. The billboard would be placed…

  • Mark Your Calendars for Paoli Hospital Auxiliary’s Third Annual Fine Art Show in October

    Mark Your Calendars for Paoli Hospital Auxiliary’s Third Annual Fine Art Show in October

    The Paoli Hospital Auxiliary’s Third Annual Fine Art Show will be held from Oct. 6-7 at White Manor Country Club in Malvern An evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and culture awaits at the opening Art Gala on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 6-10 PM, when guests can preview and purchase original paintings and other works of…

  • Malvern Bancorp Announces New Hires for Private Banking

    Malvern Bancorp Announces New Hires for Private Banking

    Malvern Bancorp – the parent company of Malvern Bank, National Association – has appointed several new executives to its private banking team. George Trapnell has joined the bank as Senior Vice President, Private Banker, in its Montchanin, Del., and Palm Beach, Fla., Private Client representative offices. These offices offer a wide range of Private Client,…

  • Local Bridal Salons Reveal Which Wedding Dresses Are Most Popular with Area Brides

    Local Bridal Salons Reveal Which Wedding Dresses Are Most Popular with Area Brides

    Bridal fashion trends are constantly evolving, giving future brides new and unique wedding dresses to choose from, writes Molly Dooling for Philadelphia magazine. Amidst all the options, there are certain styles that resonate more with customers or are especially popular in a given year. At Van Cleve Bridal in Paoli, two wedding dresses are on…

  • DNB First House of the Week: Updated, Expanded Colonial in Paoli

    DNB First House of the Week: Updated, Expanded Colonial in Paoli

    An expanded colonial in Paoli with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Paoli. Set on three gorgeous acres, this updated home has an exterior of Valley Forge stone. Inside, the massive kitchen features a spacious island with sink and a nearby breakfast room with access to the patio.…

  • Malvern Bank ‘Grows It Forward’ for the Benefit of the Chester County Food Bank

    Malvern Bank ‘Grows It Forward’ for the Benefit of the Chester County Food Bank

    Over the last five years, Malvern Bank, National Association’s Coventry Financial Center has seen peppers, tomatoes, and kale grow along with its investments and assets. The Coventry Branch Garden Project is just one more way that Malvern Bank gives back to the communities it serves. “Back in 2013, we came up with the idea of…

  • Paoli-Based DuckDuckGo Receives $10 Million Investment

    Paoli-Based DuckDuckGo Receives $10 Million Investment

    DuckDuckGo, the Paoli-based Internet search engine, is on the receiving end of a $10 million investment through a partnership with a large Canadian pension fund, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. DuckDuckGo will partner with OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees. OMERS, the Ontario Municipal Employees…