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Freedom Village Earns 2025 Best Nursing Home Designation From U.S. News & World Report
Freedom Village at Brandywine has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2025-2026 by U.S. News & World Report. The Continuing Care Community earned the 2025 Best Nursing Home recognition by achieving a High Performing rating, the highest possible rating from U.S. News. “This designation is a testament to our quality care and commitment…
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Good News Pennsylvanians: Wawa is Expanding Westward
To kick off 2025, Wawa’s western expansion in Pennsylvania includes two new locations in central Pennsylvania, writes Sue Gleiter from PennLive Patriot-News. On Jan. 23, two new locations will open on 164 Maynard St. in Williamsport and 1071 Wayne Ave. in Chambersburg. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies will take place at 8:30 AM shortly after doors…
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Philadelphia Union Prodigy Cavan Sullivan of Norristown Aims for 2026 World Cup
Cavan Sullivan, a Norristown native and 15-year-old Major League Soccer prodigy, has set his sights on playing for the United States in the 2026 World Cup, writes Safid Deen for USA Today. “Just to be able to play in front of my home country, representing the first team of the U.S. national team will be…
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In Bitter Cold, a Warm Greeting for Upper Darby’s Homeless
As the region battles winter’s cold, a team of outreach workers with Mental Health Partnerships is making sure the homeless in Upper Darby are kept warm and safe. Teresa Purdy, program manager with Mental Health Partnerships, does a daily drive around Upper Darby Township to check on people, a life-saving necessity, reports Madeline Wright for…
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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…
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Radnor Native Devan Kaney Replaces Howard Eskin as WIP Eagles Sideline Reporter
Devan Kaney, who grew up in Radnor, was a shy teen when she was chosen at age 15 as a Philadelphia Eagles “fan of the game.” The role required her to wave into the camera on the field at Lincoln Financial, as her image appeared on the end zone video boards. It was an awkward…
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Havertown Bar Owner Notes Guinness on the Rise Among a Surprising Demographic
Local bar owners, including Tom Thornton of J.D. McGillicuddy’s in Havertown, have noticed a boost in Guinness sales among an unexpected age group, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The acclaimed Irish stout has been a fan favorite for older demographics in Ireland and the United States since its creation. Recently, Thornton has noticed…
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MONTCO Careers: Freedom Village at Brandywine
Find your Freedom Village career at Freedom Village at Brandywine, a Life Plan Community in West Brandywine, that has served seniors for more than 25 years. Freedom Village provides active senior living with resort-inspired services, amenities, social activities, chef-prepared cuisine and onsite care that includes personal care, skilled nursing, memory care and rehabilitation services. Be…
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Freedom Village Makes Newsweek America’s Best Continuing Care Communities 2025 List
Freedom Village at Brandywine has been included in America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2025. This prestigious award from Newsweek is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2025 were identified through an independent survey which included thousands of participants. The survey highlighted…
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The Lincoln Center: The Power of Gratitude in Family Life
Gratitude comes easily at the birthday party. Parents have filled the day with presents, special food, cake, balloons, and special attention. Birthday gift lists have been shared with family and friends. As presents are handed out, squeals of joy and laughing smiles greet each new gift. But then comes a moment of truth—THE PRACTICAL PRESENT—the…
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Delaware County Transplants Describe LA Fire Devastation
Two former Delaware County residents are eyewitness to the Los Angeles fires currently raging in Los Angeles, reports Chris O’Connell for Fox 29. Craig Lundberg and John Craig both moved to the Los Angeles area from Delaware County. Lundberg now lives in Venice, California, a few miles from the Palisades fire. “The apartment I lived…
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Glenside Mom Turns Grocery Shopping into Fun Activity for Kids
With so many options, grocery shopping has become an increasingly arduous task for many, writes Sarah Maiellano for the Philadelphia Magazine. “Somehow, I often end up having to go to six different stores – Wegmans, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Assi, Weavers Way, Target – at various points during the week in order to get everything…
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Take a Cold Plunge at New Wellness Center in Havertown
Cold Plunge Philly, Havertown’s newest wellness center at 1213 Darby Road, invites you to experience the benefits of heat and cold-water immersion. “The hardest part is that first 45 seconds. After that it’s relaxing,” said owner Alex Rosengarten, a Haverford High School graduate. “As soon as you hop out, you feel instantly better.” It’s the…
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Big 2024 Endowment Gains for Colleges in Montgomery County
There were widespread 2024 endowment gains, some with hundreds of millions in investment returns, for colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region, including some in Montgomery County, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. College endowments are gifts and donations that are invested into various stock market funds. Endowments fuel college scholarships, capital projects, endowed…
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Former Lansdale High Football Player Ryan Quigley Recovering After New Orleans Attack
Lansdale Catholic High School graduate and Princeton University football player Ryan Quigley is stable and on the road to recovery as one of nearly three dozen people injured in the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans. “To provide an update, Ryan is doing okay,” said a Thursday update from the Quigleys. “He is…
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Fran Visco Honored With Presidential Medal for Breast Cancer Work
Fran Visco, a St. Joseph’s University and Villanova Law School graduate, was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal on Jan. 2 for her pioneering work toward ending breast cancer, writes Pat Loeb for the KYW Newsradio. Visco got a White House email containing a phone number. When she called, she was told she would be…
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Federal Donuts & Chicken Opening in Willow Grove on Friday
Federal Donuts & Chicken is gearing up for its second location in the Philadelphia suburbs, with the new Willow Grove store opening this Friday, writes Michaela Althouse for the Philly Voice. The store can seat 12 people and will be open daily, from 7 AM. to 8 PM. Federal Donuts opened its first suburban store…
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SCORE’s Green Thumb Aids in Financing, Pricing Plan for ‘Foodscaping’ Business
Mike Bennett discovered the benefits of backyard growing organically. While touring with his band, Apple Juice Jones, Bennett dined on homegrown vegetables cultivated on a California family’s farm. Upon returning to his Chestnut Hill abode, Bennett, of Ambler, began working for Chris Mattingly of Backyard Eats, a Flourtown-based edible garden designer and builder, whose “foodscaping”…
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