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Gyms and Indoor Recreational Facilities Are Not in the Yellow Phase, Must Wait for Green
By Wendi Rank Governor Tom Wolf is planning to move Montgomery County to the yellow phase on Friday, June 5, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. For residents, that doesn’t mean a return to spin class just yet. Gyms and indoor recreational facilities are not permitted to open in the yellow phase, as outlined by the…
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Main Line Health Hosts Ninth Annual – and First Virtual – Healthcare Disparities Colloquium
Main Line Health hosted its ninth annual – and first virtual – Healthcare Disparities Colloquium last Friday. Each year, employees from across Main Line Health join community leaders and healthcare partners to discuss research, initiatives, and ideas that will allow us to address disparities in care and better serve patients. “Each year, we are proud…
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Montgomery County June 3rd COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, and Southeast Pennsylvania. Since Monday’s update, 94 new COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths were reported over a three day period in Montgomery County. The 6 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death…
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Forbes: Salons, Barbershops Looking at Many Changes to Ensure Patrons Feel Safe Visiting Their Facilities
Once salons and barbershops restart serving customers, most of them will implement significant safety changes to ensure their patrons feel safe while visiting their facility, writes Marc Weber Tobias for Forbes. Among other things, these changes will include legal waivers, the spacing between customers, a reduced number of people allowed in at the same time,…
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Merck Molecular Scientist Working on Vaccine Clinical Trials and Delaware Nurse Have Their Dream Wedding amid Pandemic
Mike DeHaven, a Merck molecular scientist working on vaccine clinical trials, and Mary Ashmore, a labor and delivery nurse at Christiana Care in Delaware, had their dream wedding amid the pandemic, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair met on Tinder and bonded over their joint love of all things Lord of…
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Washington Post: Schools to Face Significant Challenges When Classes Resume in Fall
School districts nationwide are facing major challenges when classes resume in the fall as they have to account for significant new oversight and spending with a lot less funding, write Laura Meckler and Valerie Strauss for The Washington Post. The needs are staggering. Many students who fell behind during spring will need extra help. Schools…
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Montgomery County June 2nd COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the commissioner’s Monday afternoon press release, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, and Southeast Pennsylvania. Since Friday’s update, 172 new COVID-19 positive cases and 16 deaths were reported over a three day period in Montgomery County. The 16…
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Free COVID-19 Tests Available at 6 Montgomery County Sites
Publisher’s note: Montgomery County commissioners did not issue a COVID-19 update on either Saturday or Sunday. Check back Tuesday morning for a summary of the commissioner’s briefing later this afternoon. By Wendi Rank For residents in need of COVID-19 testing, Montgomery County has six community-based sites open to the public. The Centers for Disease Control…
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Arcadia University Grad Awarded Fulbright to Teach English in Brazil
Heidi Specht, an Arcadia University International Studies and Spanish double major, has been announced as an English Teaching Assistant recipient with the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Next January, Specht will head to Brazil where she will teach English at the university level for nine months. “I knew I wanted to teach English abroad after graduation,”…
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King of Prussia’s Maestroe Sports Pushes Fringe Sports Into Mainstream
Wayne-based Maestroe Sports and Entertainment, owned by Gabby Roe, finds fringe sports with high-growth potential and pushes them into the spotlight, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the years, Roe has become one of the catalysts for an underground revolution in the world of sports. He is responsible for formalizing beach soccer and…
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Local Colleges Deciding Between In-Person, Online, or Hybrid Classes, Preparing for All Eventualities
Many local colleges are currently deciding how to proceed come fall semester and are preparing for all eventualities, including the possibility of in-person, online, or virtual classes, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Arcadia University in Glenside is vigorously working on redesigning around 1,000 of its courses to cover all three alternatives. The school…
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Kobe Bryant’s Classmates Reflect on Never Before Seen High School Footage of Late Basketball Legend
Before he joined LA Lakers and became a basketball legend known around the globe, Kobe Bryant already had a superstar status at his Lower Merion High School, writes Access Online. Now, with some never-before-seen footage of Bryant in high school and during graduation surfacing, his classmates are remembering once more what a fantastic classmate and…
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Pennsylvania Program Issues Citizen-Science Challenges to Identify, Map Spotted Lanternfly
The Pennsylvania iMapInvasives program has issued citizen-science challenges for the following two months that will help identify and map spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, writes Marcus Schneck for the Lehigh Valley Live. iMapInvasives is an online data management system based on a geographic information system that is used to help citizen scientists and natural resource professionals…
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Hatboro Dentist Reopens His Practice on Limited Basis But At Steep Cost
Dr. Larry Krevitz, a Hatboro staple for more than three decades, has reopened his dental practice on a limited basis after two months, but at a steep cost, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition to having to spend thousands of dollars on new safety measures, he is looking at increased operating…
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Pottstown High School Graduates Walk To Stage Alone Supported By Their Closest Family in Mini-Ceremony
As all the big graduation plans got upended by the coronavirus pandemic, Pottstown High School students still got to walk to the stage in a mini-graduation ceremony, writes Peter Crimmins for the WHYY. The graduates entered the school’s auditorium in cap and gown and were welcomed by the principal and four family members. A spotlight…
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Elkins Park Monty Python Fan Gives Jurisdiction Over Her Sidewalk To Ministry of Silly Walks
To make the bleak self-isolation days a little brighter for her neighborhood, a Monty Python fan from Elkins Park has joined a worldwide movement and handed jurisdiction over her sidewalk to the Ministry of Silly Walks, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Ministry of Silly Walks appeared in a classic 1970 Monty Python…
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Bloomberg: Hiring Is Still Happening, Tips On How To Land a Job During Lockdown
Despite record-high unemployment numbers nationwide employers are still hiring, it is still possible to find a new job even while in lockdown, writes Arianne Cohen for Bloomberg Businessweek. With many people still putting off their job hunt in the hopes their old companies will call them back or instead waiting for the monthly extra $600…
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Montgomery County May 30th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the commissioner’s Thursday briefing, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. Since Wednesday’s update, 81 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 2 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s…
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