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Main Line Health Offers Advice on Managing Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak
By Main Line Health As the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way of life for people around the world, many of us are left feeling stressed, anxious, scared, and unsure of what to expect. These reactions are normal, but they can also take a physical and mental toll. “Crisis affects us all in different…
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Springfield Husband and Wife among Philadelphia Suburbs’ Power Couples
Tom and Rachel Ammon of Springfield are high school sweethearts whose relationship has grown over the years to make them one of Philadelphia suburbs’ power couples, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Main Line Today. Tom works as a senior manager of lifestyle production at QVC, while Rachel works as the director of marketing and communications…
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What Loans, Financing Are Available to Businesses Impacted by COVID-19? RKL Outlines Emergency Options
The coronavirus crisis has left many businesses asking fundamental questions, such as “How do I meet my payroll?” and “How will I pay my vendors?” These questions were unthinkable just a few weeks ago, and are (hopefully) short-term obstacles. To help businesses survive these challenging times, a number of new emergency options have emerged and…
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PECO Extending Customer Support to Ensure All Residents Have Safe, Reliable Service
PECO is taking several steps to help ensure all customers have access to electric service during this critical time. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses to close physical locations to slow coronavirus spread. With more people, including children, at home during the day, PECO will be working with…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Morning Update – March 26th
Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website as well as the commissioner’s press conference Wednesday afternoon, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. There were 60 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday. These positive individuals are from 27 municipalities, four of which including Ambler,…
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These Days, Delaware County Bakery Is Featuring Toilet Paper Cakes
Traub’s Bakery in Prospect Park has its own answer to the shortage of toilet paper in the stores—toilet paper cake, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The yellow cake with icing has a fondant wrap which looks like the ridges and folded over edge of a toilet paper. The hope is to make people…
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Mike Bowman: VFTCB Battles for Montco’s Tourism and Hospitality Industry
By Mike Bowman On behalf of the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), I wanted to update you on how our organization is working to support our members, hotels, and industry partners through the difficult COVID-19 situation. We are continuing to monitor developments, and have been staying in close communication with the Montgomery County…
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Chamber Introduces Gift Card Program to Bring Much Needed Cash Flow to Local Small Businesses and Restaurants
Small businesses, restaurants and nonprofits are being hit very hard as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Montgomery County (CCGMC) has developed an economic stimulus initiative to help support businesses and charitable organizations through a gift card match program. Purchasing a gift card today will help businesses with some much…
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Ambler Small Business Owner Offers Tips on How to Deal with Coronavirus Crisis
Trisha Stewart, owner of Barbarella Beauty in Ambler, was blindsided when the coronavirus pandemic forced her to close her salon, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When the order came, she laid off her eleven employees until the salon can reopen and told them to file for unemployment. “We’re being told by the state…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Evening Update – March 25th
Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website as well as the commissioner’s press conference Wednesday afternoon, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. There were 60 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday. These positive individuals are from 27 municipalities, four of which including Ambler,…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Afternoon Update – March 25th
Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website as well as the commissioner’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. There were 23 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday. These positive individuals are from 17 municipalities, none of which are reporting…
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Update: Increased Availability of Test Kits Prompts County to Relax COVID-19 Testing Criteria
Updated (3.25.2020 at 5:28 AM) Citing the availability of testing supplies at the County’s COVID-19 drive-thru COVID-19 Testing Center in Upper Dublin, Commissioner Valarie Arkoosh announced Tuesday afternooon, individual testing criteria would be, “somewhat relaxed.” The expanded criteria for testing is as follows: NEW: Persons of any age and with symptoms of sudden illness (such…
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Boeing’s Ridley Park Helicopter Facility Stays Open, Seattle Jet Plants Shut Down
Boeing Co. said Monday it is keeping its production lines open for the Osprey craft and Chinook helicopters at its Ridley Park plant, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It is closing down its civilian jet airliner plants in Seattle for the next two weeks. The Ridley Park plant has more than 4,600…
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Plymouth Meeting-Based Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ Partner Wins $11.9M DoD COVID-19 Vaccine Contract
Ology Bioservices has won an $11.9 million Department of Defense contract to work on a potential COVID-19 vaccine with Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Under the contract, the Florida-based company will work with Inovio to support the production of its DNA vaccine, INO-4800. They are currently developing this…
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Passover Will Have Different Feel for Local Jewish Families During Coronavirus Crisis
Passover will have a different feel this year for many local Jewish families who will not be able to invite relatives and friends into their homes for Passover Seders due to the coronavirus crisis, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The ritual meals link present and past and children and elders during the eight-day…
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RKL Alerts Lenders, Borrowers to Eased Accounting Rules for Loan Modifications in Response to COVID-19
Financial institutions now have greater ability to accommodate and provide support to borrowers affected by COVID-19, thanks to an Interagency Statement released Sunday evening, March 22, 2020. This guidance gives financial institutions a clearer view of how to help borrowers, as many consider short-term loan modification programs to support members and customers in this time…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Morning Update – March 25th
Based on the information found on the County’s COVID-19 website as well as the commissioner’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. There were 23 new positive Montgomery County COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday. These positive individuals are from 17 municipalities, none of which are reporting…
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Epidemiologists, Inmate Rights Advocates Urging Officials to Reduce Inmate Population in Local Prisons as Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
Epidemiologists and inmate rights advocates are urging officials to reduce the inmate population in local prisons due to the coronavirus outbreak, write Joseph Darius Jaafari and Cynthia Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The virus may have already made it inside State Correctional Institution Phoenix, where a death row inmate Walter Ogrod fell ill last week.…
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