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Employees become owners of iconic Bernie Robbins Jewelers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
NEWTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — An iconic local jeweler is under new management after the previous owners turned over the business Monday to several longtime employees for free.
“Harvey and Maddy, so generous,” said Stephen Berman of Harvey and Maddy Rovinsky, who handed over the keys to their 62-year-old business, Bernie Robbins Jewelers.
They didn’t hand them over to just anybody.
“It’s really exciting,” said Berman, who managed the Newtown location.
He joined an ownership group with four other longtime employees, including those from the Somers Point, New Jersey, location. Berman learned of his new role last November.
“Shocked, because I couldn’t even imagine,” Berman said. “You work, and you work, and you do it for the right reasons, and you just don’t see this coming.”
Berman said the new leaders are committed to keeping the tradition started by Maddy Rovinsky’s parents, who founded the business in 1962.
“We don’t want to change the menu. We want to be the same and just go forward,” Berman said.
Harvey Rovinsky said he trusts the new owners because they have each worked for the jeweler between 20 to 30 years.
“They’ve been running the company for all this time, anyway. Now, they’re going to own it,” he said. “So, it’s a pretty good thing.”
Harvey added that while he is turning over the reins, he will stay on as advisor.
“And these people are great people. They’re going to be able to be running this themselves, and I’m here to help them if and when they need me,” he said.
Berman and his new co-owners said the Rovinskys are like family, and he is ecstatic to have a new role in this family business.
“It’s just a wonderful opportunity,” Berman said. “I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m so fortunate.”
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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Crews battle blaze on salvage barge in Delaware bay
Crews battled a blaze on a salvage barge in the Delaware Bay Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. 3/10/26
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and federal agencies have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay.
The barge, which is carrying salvage metal, is being moved to shallow water so it can be secured, allowing on-scene responders to extinguish the fire and complete salvage operations, according to a March 10 statement from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported as of 1:15 p.m.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is on scene to perform air monitoring, the statement said.
Responding agencies include the Wilmington Fire Department, Good Will, Leipsic Volunteer, Bowers and South Bowers fire companies. Also there are Delaware State Police, DNREC, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Kent County Department of Public Safety, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The Philadelphia Fire Department was enroute.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
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