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VFMA Cadet Service Part of MLK Day and Year-Round
The day to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King may be Jan. 16, but planning and setting intentions for the Cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy begins well in advance of mid-January. This year, VFMA is teaming up with Global Citizen 365 and Girard College in Philadelphia to support the 28th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin…
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See Where This Squash Player from Wayne Ranks in Country, Worldwide
Hailing from Wayne, Todd Harrity is making a name for himself in the world of squash. He’s earned the title of the 5th best player in the country, and ranks 39th in the world, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. The Princeton alum has been athletic all his life. When attending the Episcopal…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Blush-Colored Colonial in Wayne is Doll House-Like
A stunning, blush-colored Victorian colonial home on 0.34 beautiful acres with seven bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Wayne. Built in 1890, this residence combines established history and modern amenities into beauty that looks like a doll house. . . It welcomes you with a 37-foot front porch…
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College Receives Wreath Donations From Area Scouts
Evergreen wreaths are common at this time of year but none are more special than those which mark the graves of heroes or honor those lost in battle. Valley Forge Military Academy & College recently received 10 wreaths and evergreen bundles to place on graves and monuments from Devon 50 Boy Scouts of America, a…
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Focus on Fundamentals the Key to Wayne-Based Nave Newell’s 30 Years of Success in Land Development
Nave Newell, a multidiscipline consulting firm in Wayne, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of providing civil engineering, land planning, surveying, and landscape architecture services to real estate developers and property owners throughout Greater Philadelphia. Although much has changed in the world since Greg Newell founded the company in 1992, its foundation has remained the same.…
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Valley Forge Military College Cadet Dilia Reyes-Hill Receives 2022 Liberty Bell Award
Valley Forge Military College Cadet Dilia Reyes-Hill has received the 2022 Liberty Bell Special Achievement award. The award was presented along with Liberty Bell Scholarships by the Valley Forge Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America at a ceremony Saturday at the Desmond Hotel in Chesterbrook. “Each December we honor those exceptional individuals entering…
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Elite Soccer Academy in Wayne Could One Day Be ‘Key to Success’ For Winning World Cup
Wayne’s YSC Academy shapes the high school experience around soccer, and has produced players with the likes of Brendon Aaronson, who is now playing in Qatar for Leeds United. Philadelphia Union co-owner Richie Graham founded the academy in 2013, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Classes have delayed starts to free up the mornings…
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For These East Coventry Men — Founders of Interior Design Firm in Wayne — Holiday Décor Goes Hollywood Glam
Matthew Wetzel and Don Thomas, founders of Thomas Matthew Designs in Wayne, always have their home ready for the Christmas season before Thanksgiving, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. “We usually have a party the first Saturday in December, and it takes a lot of time to work out the details,” said Wetzel.…
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A Day in the Life of a VFMAC Cadet – Could Your Son Pass?
Parents always ask their kids how school was when they get home each day. Parents of VFMAC Cadets want to know that, too. As part of Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29th, Cadet parents and anyone tuning into the Valley Forge Military Academy & College Facebook page will get a look into a Day in the…
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Wayne CEO, Wife Get Set to Sell Orders for Smart Cutting Board Venture
Tony Frick, CEO of Wayne-based Husk, and his wife, Alissa, have started manufacturing and are ready to fulfill their first orders for Blok, their smart cutting board brand, a little over a year after closing the first funding round, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Blok is also readying to launch an additional $1.5…
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Newly Elected Governor of Maryland Was a Valley Forge Academy & College Graduate
Westley Moore, a former Valley Forge Military Academy & College cadet, is now the governor-elect of Maryland. Moore graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in 1996 and attended Valley Forge Military College through the College’s Early Commissioning Program. After graduating in 1998, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the US Army. “During his time…
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Boyds in Wayne is Iconic Clothier’s First Permanent Store Outside of Philadelphia in Over Eight Decades
For the first time in its 84-year history, iconic clothier Boyds opened a permanent store outside of Philadelphia in September in Wayne, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The high-end retailer tested out the suburban waters with a pop-up in late 2020. At that time, its Center City store was significantly damaged in the…
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Wayne Resident Makes the Most of the Word Mudroom with In-Home Doggy Showers
The pandemic has drastically changed people’s relationship with their homes and how they use their space. Some home-bound owners are coming up with creative ways to transform their mudrooms and laundry rooms into showers for their furry friends. Philadelphia-based designer Lucy O’Brien helped a Wayne client do just that. O’Brien was creating a maximalist-style mudroom…
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Valley Forge Military College Wins Coveted Ranger Challenge
Cadets at Valley Forge Military College emerged victorious as the number one military junior college at this year’s Spartan Ranger Challenge held at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Ranger Challenge is an annual senior Army ROTC competition testing the mental and physical toughness of Cadets from military schools across the nation. “The teamwork on display from…
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Legislation Opens Door for Residents to Commission in PA National Guard
Valley Forge Military College is the direct beneficiary of a PMAAP Program Bill approved in the Pennsylvania General Assembly that now moves to the desk of Gov.Tom Wolf for signature. Senate Bill 1194 establishes what is known as the Pennsylvania Military Academy Assistance Program (PMAAP). Introduced by Sen. Bob Mensch (R), the legislation establishes 10…
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Headquartered in Tredyffrin Township, New Immune-Support Beverage Will Make You More of a ‘Happy Being’
Make way for Happy Being, a new immune-support beverage that has hit the shelves, provides health benefits, and is a way to cool down for the summer, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for The Daily Local News. Headquartered in Tredyffrin Township, the white tea-based drink was founded by Chris Conway, Josemaria Silvestrini, and Dutch Buckley. It was…
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Congress to Campus Brings US Reps to Valley Forge Military Schools
Shortly before a hotly contested election, two former US Congressional Representatives visited Valley Forge Military Academy & College for the annual Congress to Campus event. The Honorable Loretta Sanchez (D) who represented the 46th and 47th districts of California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997-2017, and the Honorable Robert William Goodlatte (R) who…
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Woman Who Spent Elementary Years in Wayne Now Leads Admissions Team at University of Pennsylvania
Since becoming vice provost and admissions dean at the University of Pennsylvania a little over a year ago, Whitney Soule, who spent her elementary years in Wayne, has already started making changes in the application process which is one of the most competitive in the country, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Our goal is…
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