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Main Line Health’s New COO ‘a Champion of Patient Experience, Safety, Nursing Excellence’
Main Line Health has named Barbara Wadsworth its Chief Operating Officer. She is the health system’s first Chief Operating Officer. Wadsworth has been a member of the Main Line Health team since 2012, when she joined as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. She will continue to serve in the role while taking on…
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DNA Sleuthing Helped Reunite Local Woman with Biological Mother
Irene Mannheims Mueller, who grew up in Olney and Cheltenham, discovered she lived a mile and a half from a daughter she had given up for adoption decades earlier, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mannheims Mueller got pregnant in 1965 aged 26 when an acquaintance raped her on the ride home from…
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Kathy Barnette is First Black Woman to Run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s Fourth District
Republican congressional candidate Kathy Barnette is the first black woman to run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s fourth district that encompasses the majority of Montgomery County, writes JD Mullane for the Courier Times. Democrat Madeline Dean currently holds the seat. Barnette grew up on a pig farm in southern Alabama “below the bottom rung on the…
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Amazon Prepares to Enter Philadelphia Marketplace
Amazon is reportedly preparing to enter the Philadelphia marketplace by opening its first grocery store in the region, writes Thad Rueter for the Progressive Grocer. The eCommerce giant has signed a lease for a 40,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of a building in the central part of Philadelphia. At this time it is still…
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Put a Little Sunshine on Your Business – Invest in Solar Energy
Say you’ve been considering solar panels for your business. Maybe a neighbor has been talking it up, or you are growing concerned about climate change and want to do something about it. This is a great time to make it happen while grants and tax credits make new solar projects cheaper than ever, writes Managing…
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Montgomeryville’s Nappen & Associates Expands Portfolio with Quakertown Addition
Montgomeryville-based industrial real estate developer, Nappen & Associates, is expanding its portfolio with its latest Quakertown addition. Located at 2525 Milford Square Pike in Quakertown, this 125,000 square foot state-of-the-art warehouse is quickly nearing completion. Featuring 33’6” high ceilings, 16 tailgates with levelers, 4 drive-in doors, the building also provides an ESFR sprinkler system and…
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Silky White Webs Dominating Area Landscape Are Work of Native Moth
The silky white webs that have been dominating the area landscape along many scenic roads are the work of fall webworms and do not represent a serious threat to local flora, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Some have feared that the thousands of webs were an indication of a return of the dreaded…
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Hatboro-Horsham Seniors Completed Research That Will Be Used by Atrin Pharmaceuticals
Despite doing most of their internship over Zoom, rising Hatboro-Horsham seniors Sarah Shegogue and Allyson Suman have successfully completed research that will be used by Atrin Pharmaceuticals in the future, according to a staff report from the Montgomery News. The pair worked on research related to Wee-1, a kinase or enzyme that is involved in…
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Kulps Corner Farm Co-Owned by Gwynedd Valley Family Preserved in Conservation Pact
Blue Rock Farm in Kulps Corner in Bucks County, co-owned by Carmen and Rita Rocco of Gwynedd Valley, is being preserved in a conservation pact of $1.36 million, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Four entities have joined forces to ensure the preservation of the 97-acre farm in Bedminster Township, including the state, Bucks…
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Local Hip-Hop Artist Releases New Album Inspired By His Newfound Family
Alexander Charles, a hip-hop artist who grew up in neighboring Bucks County, has released a new album, Fortune Cookies, inspired by the discovery of a biological sister he did not even know he had, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His ambitious new work combines fluid beats with heartfelt words enriched by the newfound…
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Local Teen Makes Wooden American Flags to Support First Responders
Matt Menditto, an eighteen-year-old entrepreneur from Northampton Township, is using his handcrafting skills to create wooden American flags that he is now donating to first responders in his community, writes Matteo Iadonisi for the 6abc. Menditto began crafting the flags last year and has been selling them through his business, “Summit Flags.” But recently, he…
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Local Family Law Firm Express Challenges Amid Pandemic
Because of COVID-19 related shutdowns, practicing family law has become difficult for many family law firms including Shemtob Draganosky Taylor, P.C, writes Sophie Panzer for The Jewish Exponent. By order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, most courts were closed to the public in March, excluding domestic abuse courts which operated remotely at the time. When…
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COVID-19 Testing Trucks Bring Safe Testing to Vulnerable Populations
Conshohocken-based Aardvark Mobile Health is bringing safe and efficient coronavirus testing to vulnerable populations with its COVID-19 testing trucks, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. The company was originally Aardvark Mobile Tours. It organized various promotional events for large brands such as Coca-Cola and Starbucks using trucks it builds in Pennsylvania. But with the…
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Local Photographer Part of Nationwide Effort to Create 10,000 Free, Professional Headshots to Help America Get Back to Work
Nothing says “I’m ready to work” more than a freshly pressed suit, an updated resume, and – of course – a professional headshot. Regardless of profession, COVID-19 sent millions of Americans to the unemployment line without warning. That is why Isolde “Iba” Baylor, a Paoli-based photographer and the proprietor of Images by IBA, is participating…
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Paoli’s Covenant Bank Completes Merger with Wellsboro-Based Citizens & Northern Bank
Covenant Financial, which is headquartered in Doylestown and has a branch in Paoli, completed its merger with Wellsboro-based Citizens & Northern Corporation on July 1. The two parties previously announced the execution of an agreement and plan of merger on Dec. 18, 2019. Under the agreement, Covenant merged with and into C&N, and Covenant’s bank…
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Colonial Theatre, Water Tower Cinema Open with New Set of Safety Measures
The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville and Water Tower Cinema in Montgomeryville are gearing up for the July 4 weekend reopening with a plethora of added safety measures, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Colonial has added ample space between seats and increased the frequency of sanitization of amenities. The theater has also made…
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Lake in Nearby Berks County Could Hold the Key to Killing the Spotted Lanternfly
Blue Marsh Lake in nearby Bucks County could hold the key to finding an environmentally friendly solution to killing the spotted lanternfly, writes Lisa Scheid for The Reading Eagle. A six-acre lot in a remote section of Blue Marsh National Recreation Area is being used for large-scale research aimed at evaluating the efficiency of biological…
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An Open Letter To State Legislators Across Southeastern Pennsylvania
We are writing to you because of our deep concern with both the pace and the process of reopening businesses, be it by County-designation or by business industry. We are also writing to re-extend our offers to help—to help the Department of Health; our County elected officials and you in providing information, guidance and materials…
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