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Babies Ring In New Year With Fast Start At Main Line Health Hospitals Babies Ring In New Year With Fast Start At Main Line Health Hospitals
Babies Ring In New Year With Fast Start At Main Line Health Hospitals Four babies were born within the first hour of 2025 across Main Line Health’s Philadelphia-area hospitals, marking a rare and joyous start to the new year, the health system announced. Beckham Ford Iatarola was the first to arrive at 12:21 a.m. at Paoli Hospital. The 7-pound, 10-ounce baby boy, measuring 21 inches, was welcomed by his parents, Logan and David Iatarola. Just 21 minutes later, Grace Ann Castagna made her debut at Riddle Hospital at 12:42 a.m. Weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches, Grace brought smiles to her family as the first girl born in 2025 at the hospita…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Delco Pair Sexually Abused Intellectually Disabled Adults, DA Says Delco Pair Sexually Abused Intellectually Disabled Adults, DA Says
Delco Pair Sexually Abused Intellectually Disabled Adults, DA Says Two people from Chester are accused of sexually abusing two intellectually disabled adult women, said the Delaware County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Michael and Nicole Swanson are charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual assault, aggravated indecent sexual assault of a person with a mental disability, and related counts, according to court records and prosecutors.  Authorities said the victims, aged 27 and 30, were friends from a special education program at Chichester High School. The 27-year-old victim, who was then pregnant with Michael Swanson's child,…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA State Trooper Hurt In Hit-Run On I-95: Police PA State Trooper Hurt In Hit-Run On I-95: Police
PA State Trooper Hurt In Hit-Run On I-95: Police The suspect is at large after a state trooper was injured when a passing driver hit his squad car on I-95 on Sunday, authorities say. The hit-and-run happened in the southbound lanes in Chester City around 3:45 p.m. Aug. 6, state police explained.  The trooper was pulled over at the scene of a two-car crash when a passing car struck his driver's side door, police said. He was treated for minor injuries at Riddle Hospital and was later released, they added.  The striking car fled the scene south down I-95, according to troopers.  One woman was taken to Crozer Hospital with "…

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by Mac Bullock
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Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway
Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Elizabeth Elyce Jalloh has a name with a story to tell. "Elizabeth" is an homage to her mom Charlotte Fatoma's grandmother, whom she says is beautiful, kind and caring.  The baby's middle name is after the 911 dispatcher, Elyce Rivera, who coached Fatoma through the entire delivery over the phone on the side of Pennsylvania's Interstate 476 in late October.  Fatoma and her baby met Rivera for the first time early this week on the "Today Show." There, Fatoma asked Rivera -- whom she describes as being "patient, kind and angelic -- to be her new daughter's godmother. "There w…

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by Cecilia Levine