Dan GeringerWhat I DoGeringer is now writing human interest stories in the suburbs. If you're an interesting human, let's talk. (610) 313-8109In Chester County, residents see the world through a cop's eyesThree departments join forces in a Citizens' Police Academy, hoping that civilians learn how police see shoot/don't shoot scenarios, crime-scene investigations, and other police work.Dan Geringer Dec. 4, 2017Link copied to clipboard$280,000 payback for Philadelphia homeless man who spent his last $20 helping N.J. womanWhen Kate McClure, 27, ran out of gas and was stranded on an I-95 exit ramp late at night, a homeless man came to her rescue. McClure and her boyfriend have raised more than $13,000 to give him a fresh start in life.Dan Geringer and Barbara Boyer Nov. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboardShe's an African American rabbi with Southern Baptist rootsDeb Wolff, a member of Temple Har Zion in Mount Holly, for more than 20 years, said new Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum is a perfect fit for the small, eclectic synagogue.Dan Geringer Nov. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboardHeidi Hamels reinvents herself: As a country-music songwriterThe wife of Phillies' World Series MVP Cole Hamels, survivor of "Survivor: The Amazon," and benefactor of education, has been writing poetry since her childhood in Missouri.Dan Geringer Oct. 26, 2017Link copied to clipboardAll-abilities dream playground opens in ChescoJoey Moore, 5, facing his 21st surgery for spina bifida, visits the new, inclusive, all-abilities playground in Oxford, Chester County, and gladdens the heart of Paul Matthews, who spearheaded the all-out community effort to fund and build it, inspired by his late son, Eli, who died from childhood cancer.Dan Geringer Oct. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboardIwo Jima vet in hospice care, 93, honored by Marine Corps generalA three-star Marine Corps general visited a Phoenixville nursing home to pay tribute to Lou Rittelmann, 93, a World War II Marine private who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and saw the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi.Dan Geringer Sept. 25, 2017Link copied to clipboardEndangered Chesco 'Dreamers' live in limbo and fearPresident Trump's threat to end the temporary privileges and deferred deportation of nearly 800,000 undocumented young immigrants has put the lives of Chester County "Dreamers" in limbo and threatens the county's mushroom industry. As many as 3,000 immigrants in Chester County could be eligible for DACA.Dan Geringer Sept. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboardChong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during wartime, says earthly miracles saved his lifeChong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during the Korean War, is a professor emeritus at Penn who says earthly miracles saved his life during the four wars of his youth in Southeast Asia.Dan Geringer Nov. 29, 2017Link copied to clipboardIs Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant closing after 50 years?Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant will close after 50 years unless a hoagie hero comes to the rescue of the Delaware County eatery.Dan Geringer Nov. 14, 2017Link copied to clipboardChesco Farmer of 2017 started as a kid with one cow in a rented pastureDonald Cairns from Parkesburg, honored as 2017 Chester County Farmer of the Year, follows the calling he first felt as a young boy, raising one cow in a rented pasture and looking for any excuse to drive the tractor.Dan Geringer Nov. 3, 2017Link copied to clipboardPunching hard at Parkinson's disease through boxingThe sweaty fighters at Rock Steady Boxing in New Hope, Pa., and Cherry Hill are punching and jabbing at Parkinson's disease, not at each other, determined to delay the effects of the neurological movement disorder.Dan Geringer Oct. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboardPhilly hitmaker Jerry J. Ross, 84, co-writer of soul hit 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me'He was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame, and wrote 'You Gave Me Somebody to Love' for his wife.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboardChesco woman rescues endangered wild Nokota horsesChristine McGowan fell in love with rare, wild, endangered Nokota horses, which trace their bloodlines to the days of Sitting Bull, who bred them as war ponies, She created a Nokota Preserve on her 13-acre farm in Chester County.Dan Geringer Sept. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboardGeo. Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier star at Chadds Ford DaysGeorge Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier Ned Hector will come back to life at Chadds Ford Days, a festival of reenactors, food, crafts, beer, and live music that honors the Battle of Brandywine.Dan Geringer Sept. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboardRuth Williams, 92, lived life with a song in her heartRuth Mobley Dabney Williams, 92, lived her life with a song in her heart, and after a long professional clubs-and-pubs career, continued singing at the Scottish Rite House until shortly before she passed away.Dan Geringer Nov. 28, 2017Link copied to clipboardMiracle girl Gianna is 3 and chemo-freeGianna Masciantonio, who was born with a massive brain-stem tumor and not expected to see her first birthday, just turned 3 and celebrated her first chemo-free year at her parents' Bucks County fund-raiser for pediatric brain tumor research.Dan Geringer Nov. 13, 2017Link copied to clipboard'Amazing Tyler' balances knives, wheelbarrows on his faceTyler Scheuer, 23, from Newtown, Bucks County, balances knives, wheelbarrows, ironing boards, even a baby in a highchair, on his face, earning him a full page in the new 'Ripley's Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses!' book.Dan Geringer Nov. 1, 2017Link copied to clipboardVincent 'Jim' Genuardi, 88, built Genuardi's Family Markets with his four brothersThe former supermarket chain once had 33 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with 7,000 employees.Dan Geringer Oct. 18, 2017Link copied to clipboardNatural Lands rescues PA and NJ walks on the wild sideNatural Lands preserves walks on the wild side for millions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents by buying woodlands, meadows and wetlands, revitalizing them and welcoming the public to get face-to-face with nature.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboardStrath Haven's huge marching band to serenade late director Jack HontzStrath Haven High School's massive, 420-member marching band will play a memorial tribute at Friday night's football game to the late Jack Hontz, who rescued the band from the brink of extinction in 1983 by making it inclusive for all students, whether musically talented or not. Hontz' throng of band members wore T-shirts with the number 12 under their uniforms to signal the band was the football team's 12th man.Dan Geringer Sept. 16, 2017Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
In Chester County, residents see the world through a cop's eyesThree departments join forces in a Citizens' Police Academy, hoping that civilians learn how police see shoot/don't shoot scenarios, crime-scene investigations, and other police work.Dan Geringer Dec. 4, 2017Link copied to clipboard
In Chester County, residents see the world through a cop's eyesThree departments join forces in a Citizens' Police Academy, hoping that civilians learn how police see shoot/don't shoot scenarios, crime-scene investigations, and other police work.Dan Geringer Dec. 4, 2017Link copied to clipboard
$280,000 payback for Philadelphia homeless man who spent his last $20 helping N.J. womanWhen Kate McClure, 27, ran out of gas and was stranded on an I-95 exit ramp late at night, a homeless man came to her rescue. McClure and her boyfriend have raised more than $13,000 to give him a fresh start in life.Dan Geringer and Barbara Boyer Nov. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
$280,000 payback for Philadelphia homeless man who spent his last $20 helping N.J. womanWhen Kate McClure, 27, ran out of gas and was stranded on an I-95 exit ramp late at night, a homeless man came to her rescue. McClure and her boyfriend have raised more than $13,000 to give him a fresh start in life.Dan Geringer and Barbara Boyer Nov. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
She's an African American rabbi with Southern Baptist rootsDeb Wolff, a member of Temple Har Zion in Mount Holly, for more than 20 years, said new Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum is a perfect fit for the small, eclectic synagogue.Dan Geringer Nov. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboard
She's an African American rabbi with Southern Baptist rootsDeb Wolff, a member of Temple Har Zion in Mount Holly, for more than 20 years, said new Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum is a perfect fit for the small, eclectic synagogue.Dan Geringer Nov. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Heidi Hamels reinvents herself: As a country-music songwriterThe wife of Phillies' World Series MVP Cole Hamels, survivor of "Survivor: The Amazon," and benefactor of education, has been writing poetry since her childhood in Missouri.Dan Geringer Oct. 26, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Heidi Hamels reinvents herself: As a country-music songwriterThe wife of Phillies' World Series MVP Cole Hamels, survivor of "Survivor: The Amazon," and benefactor of education, has been writing poetry since her childhood in Missouri.Dan Geringer Oct. 26, 2017Link copied to clipboard
All-abilities dream playground opens in ChescoJoey Moore, 5, facing his 21st surgery for spina bifida, visits the new, inclusive, all-abilities playground in Oxford, Chester County, and gladdens the heart of Paul Matthews, who spearheaded the all-out community effort to fund and build it, inspired by his late son, Eli, who died from childhood cancer.Dan Geringer Oct. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboard
All-abilities dream playground opens in ChescoJoey Moore, 5, facing his 21st surgery for spina bifida, visits the new, inclusive, all-abilities playground in Oxford, Chester County, and gladdens the heart of Paul Matthews, who spearheaded the all-out community effort to fund and build it, inspired by his late son, Eli, who died from childhood cancer.Dan Geringer Oct. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Iwo Jima vet in hospice care, 93, honored by Marine Corps generalA three-star Marine Corps general visited a Phoenixville nursing home to pay tribute to Lou Rittelmann, 93, a World War II Marine private who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and saw the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi.Dan Geringer Sept. 25, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Iwo Jima vet in hospice care, 93, honored by Marine Corps generalA three-star Marine Corps general visited a Phoenixville nursing home to pay tribute to Lou Rittelmann, 93, a World War II Marine private who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and saw the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi.Dan Geringer Sept. 25, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Endangered Chesco 'Dreamers' live in limbo and fearPresident Trump's threat to end the temporary privileges and deferred deportation of nearly 800,000 undocumented young immigrants has put the lives of Chester County "Dreamers" in limbo and threatens the county's mushroom industry. As many as 3,000 immigrants in Chester County could be eligible for DACA.Dan Geringer Sept. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Endangered Chesco 'Dreamers' live in limbo and fearPresident Trump's threat to end the temporary privileges and deferred deportation of nearly 800,000 undocumented young immigrants has put the lives of Chester County "Dreamers" in limbo and threatens the county's mushroom industry. As many as 3,000 immigrants in Chester County could be eligible for DACA.Dan Geringer Sept. 11, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during wartime, says earthly miracles saved his lifeChong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during the Korean War, is a professor emeritus at Penn who says earthly miracles saved his life during the four wars of his youth in Southeast Asia.Dan Geringer Nov. 29, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during wartime, says earthly miracles saved his lifeChong-sik Lee, 86, who escaped from North Korea during the Korean War, is a professor emeritus at Penn who says earthly miracles saved his life during the four wars of his youth in Southeast Asia.Dan Geringer Nov. 29, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Is Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant closing after 50 years?Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant will close after 50 years unless a hoagie hero comes to the rescue of the Delaware County eatery.Dan Geringer Nov. 14, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Is Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant closing after 50 years?Wayne's 'Cheers'-like Landis Restaurant will close after 50 years unless a hoagie hero comes to the rescue of the Delaware County eatery.Dan Geringer Nov. 14, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chesco Farmer of 2017 started as a kid with one cow in a rented pastureDonald Cairns from Parkesburg, honored as 2017 Chester County Farmer of the Year, follows the calling he first felt as a young boy, raising one cow in a rented pasture and looking for any excuse to drive the tractor.Dan Geringer Nov. 3, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chesco Farmer of 2017 started as a kid with one cow in a rented pastureDonald Cairns from Parkesburg, honored as 2017 Chester County Farmer of the Year, follows the calling he first felt as a young boy, raising one cow in a rented pasture and looking for any excuse to drive the tractor.Dan Geringer Nov. 3, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Punching hard at Parkinson's disease through boxingThe sweaty fighters at Rock Steady Boxing in New Hope, Pa., and Cherry Hill are punching and jabbing at Parkinson's disease, not at each other, determined to delay the effects of the neurological movement disorder.Dan Geringer Oct. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Punching hard at Parkinson's disease through boxingThe sweaty fighters at Rock Steady Boxing in New Hope, Pa., and Cherry Hill are punching and jabbing at Parkinson's disease, not at each other, determined to delay the effects of the neurological movement disorder.Dan Geringer Oct. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Philly hitmaker Jerry J. Ross, 84, co-writer of soul hit 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me'He was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame, and wrote 'You Gave Me Somebody to Love' for his wife.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Philly hitmaker Jerry J. Ross, 84, co-writer of soul hit 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me'He was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame, and wrote 'You Gave Me Somebody to Love' for his wife.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chesco woman rescues endangered wild Nokota horsesChristine McGowan fell in love with rare, wild, endangered Nokota horses, which trace their bloodlines to the days of Sitting Bull, who bred them as war ponies, She created a Nokota Preserve on her 13-acre farm in Chester County.Dan Geringer Sept. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Chesco woman rescues endangered wild Nokota horsesChristine McGowan fell in love with rare, wild, endangered Nokota horses, which trace their bloodlines to the days of Sitting Bull, who bred them as war ponies, She created a Nokota Preserve on her 13-acre farm in Chester County.Dan Geringer Sept. 22, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Geo. Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier star at Chadds Ford DaysGeorge Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier Ned Hector will come back to life at Chadds Ford Days, a festival of reenactors, food, crafts, beer, and live music that honors the Battle of Brandywine.Dan Geringer Sept. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Geo. Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier star at Chadds Ford DaysGeorge Washington and black Revolutionary War soldier Ned Hector will come back to life at Chadds Ford Days, a festival of reenactors, food, crafts, beer, and live music that honors the Battle of Brandywine.Dan Geringer Sept. 7, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Ruth Williams, 92, lived life with a song in her heartRuth Mobley Dabney Williams, 92, lived her life with a song in her heart, and after a long professional clubs-and-pubs career, continued singing at the Scottish Rite House until shortly before she passed away.Dan Geringer Nov. 28, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Ruth Williams, 92, lived life with a song in her heartRuth Mobley Dabney Williams, 92, lived her life with a song in her heart, and after a long professional clubs-and-pubs career, continued singing at the Scottish Rite House until shortly before she passed away.Dan Geringer Nov. 28, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Miracle girl Gianna is 3 and chemo-freeGianna Masciantonio, who was born with a massive brain-stem tumor and not expected to see her first birthday, just turned 3 and celebrated her first chemo-free year at her parents' Bucks County fund-raiser for pediatric brain tumor research.Dan Geringer Nov. 13, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Miracle girl Gianna is 3 and chemo-freeGianna Masciantonio, who was born with a massive brain-stem tumor and not expected to see her first birthday, just turned 3 and celebrated her first chemo-free year at her parents' Bucks County fund-raiser for pediatric brain tumor research.Dan Geringer Nov. 13, 2017Link copied to clipboard
'Amazing Tyler' balances knives, wheelbarrows on his faceTyler Scheuer, 23, from Newtown, Bucks County, balances knives, wheelbarrows, ironing boards, even a baby in a highchair, on his face, earning him a full page in the new 'Ripley's Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses!' book.Dan Geringer Nov. 1, 2017Link copied to clipboard
'Amazing Tyler' balances knives, wheelbarrows on his faceTyler Scheuer, 23, from Newtown, Bucks County, balances knives, wheelbarrows, ironing boards, even a baby in a highchair, on his face, earning him a full page in the new 'Ripley's Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses!' book.Dan Geringer Nov. 1, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Vincent 'Jim' Genuardi, 88, built Genuardi's Family Markets with his four brothersThe former supermarket chain once had 33 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with 7,000 employees.Dan Geringer Oct. 18, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Vincent 'Jim' Genuardi, 88, built Genuardi's Family Markets with his four brothersThe former supermarket chain once had 33 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with 7,000 employees.Dan Geringer Oct. 18, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Natural Lands rescues PA and NJ walks on the wild sideNatural Lands preserves walks on the wild side for millions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents by buying woodlands, meadows and wetlands, revitalizing them and welcoming the public to get face-to-face with nature.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Natural Lands rescues PA and NJ walks on the wild sideNatural Lands preserves walks on the wild side for millions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents by buying woodlands, meadows and wetlands, revitalizing them and welcoming the public to get face-to-face with nature.Dan Geringer Oct. 6, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Strath Haven's huge marching band to serenade late director Jack HontzStrath Haven High School's massive, 420-member marching band will play a memorial tribute at Friday night's football game to the late Jack Hontz, who rescued the band from the brink of extinction in 1983 by making it inclusive for all students, whether musically talented or not. Hontz' throng of band members wore T-shirts with the number 12 under their uniforms to signal the band was the football team's 12th man.Dan Geringer Sept. 16, 2017Link copied to clipboard
Strath Haven's huge marching band to serenade late director Jack HontzStrath Haven High School's massive, 420-member marching band will play a memorial tribute at Friday night's football game to the late Jack Hontz, who rescued the band from the brink of extinction in 1983 by making it inclusive for all students, whether musically talented or not. Hontz' throng of band members wore T-shirts with the number 12 under their uniforms to signal the band was the football team's 12th man.Dan Geringer Sept. 16, 2017Link copied to clipboard