• Delaware County Council OK’s Start of Darby Creek Elevated Boardwalk Project

    Delaware County Council OK’s Start of Darby Creek Elevated Boardwalk Project

    Delaware County Council revisited a Darby Creek Elevated Trail Project this week that will connect the Darby Creek trail in Upper Darby with Lansdowne Borough. The .4-mile boardwalk would sit between the southern terminus of the Darby Creek trail at the Kent dog park and Hoffman Park at Scottdale Road in Lansdowne, writes Kathleen E.…

  • CCRES Awards Scholarship to Octorara District Student Melanie Witte

    CCRES Awards Scholarship to Octorara District Student Melanie Witte

    CCRES has awarded student Melanie Witte a Dr. Michael J. Kelly Pathways Scholarship, which she is using to assist with college expenses as she pursues a career in pediatric dentistry at Alvernia University. CCRES representatives recently joined the Octorara School District Board and Steven Al. Leever,Ed.D, superintendent at the Octorara Area School District, in presenting…

  • Jaguars Find New NFL Offensive Coordinator in Grant Udinski

    Jaguars Find New NFL Offensive Coordinator in Grant Udinski

    Grant Udinski, a graduate of Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, has been hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their new NFL offensive coordinator, writes Tom Moore for the Bucks County Courier Times. Udinski, who also interviewed for the same position with the Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers,…

  • Delaware County’s Psyched for a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl

    Delaware County’s Psyched for a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl

    Delaware County is pumped up on Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl energy this week, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Fans hit the streets of Media Sunday for the borough’s second Eagles Super Bowl Pep Rally parade after only a week’s planning. “We did this in 2023,” recalled Media Recreation Board member Vicki McMahon.…

  • Two Bucks County Businesses Sponsoring Eagles See Big Gains from Super Bowl Run

    Two Bucks County Businesses Sponsoring Eagles See Big Gains from Super Bowl Run

    Two Bucks County Eagles sponsors are reaping the benefits of the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl run, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Silvi Materials, based in Fairless Hills, and WBE Line Services, based in Newtown, became the Birds’ sponsors during the offseason when the Eagles ventured outside its normal industry stalwarts while prospecting…

  • Eagles at Super Bowl Is Big Win for Lincoln Financial in Radnor

    Eagles at Super Bowl Is Big Win for Lincoln Financial in Radnor

    The Radnor-based Lincoln Financial, the namesake for Lincoln Financial Field, is feeling pretty good about the Philadelphia Eagles making it back to the Super Bowl. No wonder. It’s benefitted more than just about any other business from the run, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The insurance company garnered a lot of attention when…

  • Katie Newsom Appointed Head of School at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne

    Katie Newsom Appointed Head of School at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne

    Katie Newsom, MSODL, is bringing 35 years of experience in education and youth development to her new role as Head of School for the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne. The daughter of a World War II US Navy officer, Newsom has been a consultant for the school since October 2024, offering the Academy a…

  • Cake Swap: Havertown Acme Quickly Switches From Travis to Jason Kelce Cake

    Cake Swap: Havertown Acme Quickly Switches From Travis to Jason Kelce Cake

    A viral X photo Monday that showed a Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce cookie cake for sale prompted a quick Havertown ACME cake switch, replacing it with an Eagles-themed cake focusing on Travis’ brother, Jason, who lives in Haverford, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Obviously, we bleed green,” said an ACME spokesperson. The original Swift-Kelce…

  • WIP Friends Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger Pursue Theater

    WIP Friends Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger Pursue Theater

    Longtime WIP sports talk partners Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger share a love of the theater, one a playwright, the other, an actor, appearing at the Players Club of Swarthmore in Swarthmore Borough. Now that both are retired from WIP, they’ve been able to chase theatrical opportunities, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Didinger,…

  • MONTCO Careers – CCRES

    MONTCO Careers – CCRES

    CCRES is hiring for several professional staff positions assigned to work in schools, in the home, and in the community helping children and adults challenged by autism, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities and physical disabilities. CCRES and the Chester County Intermediate Unit partnered in 1999 to meet the growing need for behavioral health services for children…

  • New Hope’s Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Grow Closer, Blending Family Time

    New Hope’s Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Grow Closer, Blending Family Time

    Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid, who live in New Hope, have taken a significant next step in their relationship – blending family time, writes Olivia Bellusci for Newsweek. On January 19, the daughter of the famed actor and the daughter of the supermodel spent time hanging out together. Cooper shares a seven-year-old daughter Lea De…

  • New Life for Anthony Wayne Theater in Wayne as Nonprofit Plans

    New Life for Anthony Wayne Theater in Wayne as Nonprofit Plans

    A group of passionate local investors is coming together to save the nearly 100-year-old Anthony Wayne Theater in Wayne, writes Caroline O’Halloran for Savvy Main Line. The theater has been closed since it was shut down during the pandemic in March of 2020. The “Anthony Wayne Theater” (AWT) is a 501©3 nonprofit of local business…

  • Proposal Underway to Close Charles Kelly School in Drexel Hill

    Proposal Underway to Close Charles Kelly School in Drexel Hill

    The Upper Darby School District wants to close the Charles Kelly Elementary School in Drexel Hill as a cost-saving measure, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Closing the school could save an estimated $460,000. Not everyone’s on board. The school is in the former St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School building at 3400 Dennison Ave.…

  • New Hope’s Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Grow Closer, Blending Family Time

    New Hope’s Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Grow Closer, Blending Family Time

    Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid, who live in New Hope, have taken a significant next step in their relationship – blending family time, writes Olivia Bellusci for Newsweek. On January 19, the daughter of the famed actor and the daughter of the supermodel spent time hanging out together. Cooper shares a seven-year-old daughter Lea De…

  • Delaware County’s Health Department Has Been Beneficial, Study Shows

    Delaware County’s Health Department Has Been Beneficial, Study Shows

    When Pennsylvania counties like Delaware County opt to have their own health departments, local residents benefit, according to a study by epidemiologist Becky Dawson and other researchers. The study shows counties with health departments tend to have more primary care doctors, more vaccinated residents, and lower infant mortality rates, writes Alan Yu for WHYY. “When…

  • Blighted Middletown Intersection OK’d for a Piazza Dealership

    Blighted Middletown Intersection OK’d for a Piazza Dealership

    One of the busiest intersections in Middletown has been the scene of a blighted building at Woodbourne Road and Lincoln Highway. Now that building will be rehabbed and reopened as a Piazza Volkswagen dealership, writes JD Mullane for the Bucks County Courier Times. Land development at 1974 E. Lincoln Highway, site of an empty 20,000-square-foot…

  • Delaware County Among Fastest Growing Areas in Pennsylvania

    Delaware County Among Fastest Growing Areas in Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania has recorded a modest population increase in recent years, with most of the growth concentrated in the Southeast, including Delaware County, writes Mike D’Onofrio for Axios. According to recent U.S. census data, the Philadelphia region accounted for over half of the Keystone State’s population growth between 2019 and 2023. Of the nearly 200,000 new…

  • CCRES Honors Registered Behavior Technician for Her Passion, Dedication

    CCRES Honors Registered Behavior Technician for Her Passion, Dedication

    CCRES has recognized one of its staff members for her passion, dedication and achievements in her position as a registered behavior technician. A CCRES staffing coordinator described the RBT, identified as Becky S., as someone who has “stepped in flawlessly with supporting her student, implementing consistency and expectations with him,” The student’s maladaptive behaviors have…