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Immaculata University Student Recognized for Her Musicianship and Artistic, Academic Scholarship
Immaculata University student Rachael Barnes, of Timonium, Md., is the recipient of the 2020-2021 Jacobs Music Company Steinway Award. The award is given to a graduating senior, chosen by the university’s music faculty, in recognition of outstanding pianistic ability, musicianship, and artistic and academic scholarship. The recipient receives a cash gift and a plaque of…
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Meridian Bank Adds Veteran of Finance, Wealth Management as Vice President of Business Development
Malvern resident Hank Oberly has joined Meridian Bank as Vice President of Business Development. In this new role, Oberly will be responsible for new business development and market growth in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. A graduate of Denison University in Ohio, Oberly has worked in finance and wealth management in the Philadelphia region for…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Demonstrates Its Commitment to Community with Donations to Two Fire Departments
Demonstrating its commitment to the communities it serves, Aqua Pennsylvania recently donated $2,000 each to a pair of fire departments in Montgomery County: New Hanover Township Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services and Willow Grove Fire Company. Aqua provides water service to customers in New Hanover Township (left photo). Pictured from left to right are: New…
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Wiser Wealth: IRS Sets New Tax Filing Deadline, Here Is What You Need to Know About It
The Internal Revenue Service is postponing the tax filing and payment deadline for individuals from April 15 to May 17 for 2020 tax returns, writes Laura Saunders for The Wall Street Journal. This postponement applies strictly to individuals filing Forms 1040 and 1040-SR and does not affect corporate, partnership, or nonprofit tax returns deadlines. The…
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In the Garden with Andrew: The Majestic Pine
There is no more widely planted conifer in the Delaware Valley than the white pine, Pinus strobus. A popular conifer as communities were being developed over the last hundred years, white pines are dotted across the landscape throughout the region. The white pine is native throughout the northeastern states and the Upper Midwest, as well…
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Aqua Encourages Building Owners to Flush Internal Plumbing Before Reopening After Prolonged Closures
Aqua Pennsylvania is reaching out to commercial customers whose businesses might have been closed for prolonged periods due to COVID-19 to ask that they thoroughly flush their internal plumbing before reopening their businesses or restarting their operations. “While buildings have been closed over extended periods of time, water that has been sitting in unused pipes,…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $2.6 Million in Infrastructure Improvements in Chester County
Aqua Pennsylvania has invested $2.6 million in infrastructure improvement projects in West Goshen and West Whiteland townships. These upgrades will improve reliability for customers throughout Chester County. Crews have finished working on a $1.6 million project that replaced 7,950 feet of aging six-inch cement pipe with new eight-inch ductile iron water main on the following…
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Malvern Bank Offering a Home Equity Line of Credit Special
Because of the pandemic, the opportunity for consumers to borrow against their home’s equity is not as widespread as it once was. Not knowing what the next week, or even month, will bring, several banks and lenders have put a halt to applications for home equity lines of credit or have changed their qualifications. That’s…
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Bryn Mawr Trust Celebrates Women’s History Month, Hosting Discussion with Women Business Owners
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Bryn Mawr Trust is celebrating three local women business owners who, by example and purpose, have contributed to society overall. BMT invites the public to a virtual panel discussion, moderated by Elizabeth B. Wagner of BMT Wealth Management, on Wednesday, March 24 at 12 PM. Topics that will be…
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Recognizing Growth Within the Industry, Immaculata University Further Invests in Health Professions
Recognizing the enormous growth in the healthcare industry and in its own health profession majors, Immaculata University will be establishing a college/school of Health Professions that will be centered around the new Parsons Science Pavilion. With the scheduled opening of the Parsons Science Pavilion slated for the fall of 2022, Immaculata is laying the groundwork…
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Second-Hand Store Does First-Class Job at Restorations
Boomers joke that if you want to confuse a Millennial, ask him or her to make a call on a rotary phone. Or play an LP on a record player. But at Vintage Vibe in nearby Doylestown, Millennials may fare just fine with these retro tasks, reports Freda R. Savana for the Bucks County Herald. That’s because this…
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Grocery Shoppers Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief After WCU Scientist and Son Test Safety of Produce Amidst Pandemic
Vishal Shah, a microbiologist and West Chester University’s Interim Vice Provost and Associate Dean of the College of the Sciences and Mathematics, teamed up with his son, Anand Shah, a student at Charles F. Patton Middle School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, to study fresh fruits and vegetables found in open-air bins of area…
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ABC: Baldwin’s Book Barn, a West Chester Staple Since 1934, One of Largest Used Book Stores in the World
With its more than 300,000 used books, Baldwin’s Book Barn, a West Chester staple since 1934, remains one of the largest used book stores in the world, writes Amanda Brady for ABC. A bookworm’s dream, the store offers 25,000 square feet of books – including rare and old literature – spread over five floors. The…
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Crazy About Money: Main Line Psychologist Helps People Understand Their Attitudes, Beliefs About Money
What a gift to fall into a flowering new career focus after 30 years of being a psychologist! The old truth of “follow the money” became for Dr. Baker the direct route to the discovery and development in her practice of a branch of psychology now known as financial therapy. Financial therapists help people examine…
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Student Interns from Wilmington University Gain Significant Advantage
Besides on-the-job experience, student interns from Wilmington University gain a significant advantage in launching their careers. Lloyd Shoriwa, who completed three internships with PPL, a Fortune 500 utilities company, was offered a full-time position as an associate security analyst in December, when he completed his bachelor’s degree in Computer and Network Security (CNS). Shoriwa is…
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Famed Mentalist Performs Virtual Mind-Reading, Illusion Show on April 1 as Part of WCU’s Annual Fundraising Gala
Famed mentalist and illusionist Wayne Hoffman will provide an evening of impossible, reality-bending mysteries in “Distant Deceptions: An Interactive Virtual Mind-Reading & Illusion Show” as part of West Chester University’s 38th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala on Saturday, April 1 at 7 PM. Click here to purchase access to the event. For more information, contact…
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New York Times: Rajie Cook, Designer of Worldwide Pictogram Symbols, Dies at Age 90
Rajie Cook, the Washington Crossing designer who, together with Don Shanosky, developed the pictogram symbols used around the globe to identify public spaces, died on February 6 aged 90, writes Neil Genzlinger for The New York Times. Cook & Shanosky Associates won a contract in 1974 to develop a set of symbols that could be universally understood to provide information…
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Local Rosie the Riveter, 94, Earns Incredible Honor for Her Inspiring Career
Mae Krier, 94, is getting some out-of-this-world recognition for her work in World War II, wrote Peg Quann in the Bucks County Courier Times. Krier was one of thousands of women who undertook blue-collar employment when their husbands, boyfriends and sons went off to fight. They became collectively known as “Rosie the Riveter,” and depictions of them with rolled-up…
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