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Aaron Burr’s Son, John, Finally Gets a Headstone for His Burial Plot at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale
Aaron Burr, the United States vice president who shot dead Alexander Hamilton in a duel, had two children of color with Mary Emmons, an Indian servant from Calcutta. One of them, abolitionist John “Jean” Pierre Burr, had been buried in an unmarked grave in Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, after being relocated there from Olive Cemetery,…
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Study Bears It Out: Driving in the Philadelphia Region Is Challenging
Those of us stuck on the Schuylkill or I-95 have always suspected. Now a study proves our suspicions correct. Philadelphia is tough for driving, writes Emily Rolen for Philly Voice. A 2019 WalletHub study used 30 indicators that looked at traffic and infrastructure, cost of ownership and maintenance of vehicles, safety and access to vehicles.…
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Upper Darby Police Partner with Doorbell Camera Company in Crime-fighting Effort
Upper Darby Police and 400 other police departments nationwide are hoping a new partnership with the doorbell camera company Ring will help reduce crime, writes Julie Shaw for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That partnership was tested over the summer when someone was stealing security cameras from Drexel Hill homes. Upper Darby police identified the alleged culprit…
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Child Guidance Resource Center: Goat Therapy Offers Benefits to Children
Miniature goats pouncing gently on your back may sound odd, but this goat yoga is the latest trend in mind and body workouts. Now it’s being used to help students who may have behavior problems. Child Guidance Resource Centers’ clients in the Truancy and Delinquency Prevention Partnership recently participated in The Philadelphia Goat Project, a…
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Recovered Treasure: Workers in Folsom Return Bag of Money Accidentally Tossed Into Trash
Three Folsom Township Public Works employees retrieved about $700, credit cards, a driver’s license and medical cards mistakenly thrown away as trash, writes Barbara Ormsby for the Daily Times. The employees sifted through a truck full of trash last July 30 looking for the bag containing those items. After the frantic resident called the township…
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What Are Those Yellow Grids on Telephone Poles in Delaware County?
Show of hands. How many of you have been driving down the road and noticed those yellow grids attached to telephone poles at just about windshield height? And once you spotted one, you started looking around for more? So that’s just about everyone. Thanks. The grids are affixed to poles within 15 feet of a…
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Sheetz Enters Wawa Territory With Philadelphia Breakfast Beer Partnership
The competition for convenience store champ between Wawa and Sheetz heated up after Sheetz partnered with a Philadelphia brewery to introduce a new breakfast brew, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. First, Sheetz introduced Project Coffee Hopz, a coffee-infused IPA brewed in partnership with the Mifflinburg-based Rusty Rail Brewing Company. That, after Wawa collaborated…
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Move Over Vivaldi. Delaware County Gets Its Own Four Seasons, at Sept. 22 Symphony Concert
For the first time ever, Delaware County is getting its own musical composition. On Sunday, Sept. 22, at Neumann University, the original piece, “The Four Seasons of Delaware County,” will have its world premiere. The work for violin, cello, flute and piano will be part of the Delaware County Symphony’s first chamber series concert. The…
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A Record Number of Twins Started at Widener University This Fall
There are seven sets of twins starting the new college year at Widener University, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The number of twins for the incoming Widener University Class of 2023 in fall 2019 nearly doubles the next highest amount on record, four sets in fall 2015 and 2017. Five of…
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Chester’s Medical Marijuana Grower Ready to Ship Its First Batch by End of October
Agri-Kind, a medical marijuana facility on Broomall Street in Chester, started its first plants in late July and should be ready to ship by October, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “We expect to have our first harvest in mid-October, and we are looking to start shipping by the end of that month,” said…
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An Experiment in Police Community Relations Has Four Legs and Enjoys Playtime
Upland Police have a new community relations person who makes everyone feel better just by wagging her tail, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. A pit bull-type dog named Halo was adopted by the Upland Police Department in the spring. He’s not an official K9 unit dog but you’ll find her at…
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Winsor Sisters From 1920’s Radnor Were Eccentric Activists Well Ahead of Their Time
Meet the Winsor sisters, Radnor eccentric activists in the first half of the 20th Century who believed in pacifism, vegetarianism, birth control, equality for all races, genders and sexual orientations, animal rights, and the power of art and literature, reports Main Line Suburban Life. Close to 100 people showed up Aug. 25 at the Radnor…
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Slinky Comes Back to Clifton Heights With Its Own Roadside Historical Marker
The Slinky, which celebrates its 75th birthday in 2020, was made right here in Clifton Heights, near Baltimore Pike and Springfield Road, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now a roadside historical marker dedicated Friday on National Slinky Day will mark the spot near where they were made. Mechanical engineer Richard James invented the…
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International Routes Opening Up at Philadelphia Airport
When American Airlines and US Airways completed their merger less than six years ago, no one figured Philadelphia would earn much status as an international hub since it’s so close to New York’s JFK, writes David Casey for Routes Online. But American Airlines confirmed plans to increase transatlantic service from Philadelphia to Dubrovnik and Berlin…
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Find Out Here Which Delco Private Schools Lead in Student Enrollment
The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square had the highest number of students enrolled in 2018-19 at 1,268, among independent private schools in the Philadelphia Metro Area, according to Sharon Oliver for Philadelphia Business Journal. Episcopal Academy serves prekindergarten through 12th grade. Tuition range is $22,950 to $35,400. Other Delaware County schools on the list of…
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Jerry’s in East Lansdowne Is Being Sold, But It’s Not Going Anywhere, Owner Promises
Neighborhood bars are becoming scarce, replaced by chain restaurants and trendy gastropubs. Jerry McArdle wants to make sure his bar keeps going even after he sells it, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Jerry’s Bar, at 707 East Baltimore Ave. in East Lansdowne, is being sold to bar tender, Weycheck Mohammed and his wife,…
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A 1700s Stately Manor Was Relocated From Harrisburg to Chadds Ford
A stately stone manor house from the 1700s originally in Harrisburg has been hauled stone by stone to a 34-acre enclave in the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. The owners—she’s an astrophysicist and he’s a manager of family real estate holdings in New York City—are also partners…
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Villanova’s New Residential Complex Means 85 Percent of Undergraduates Can Live on Campus
Students returning to Villanova University this fall will be hard pressed to miss the new $225 million apartment complex spread over eight acres of the campus, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The stone and brick residence halls on the southern side of Lancaster Avenue is housing 1,135 upperclassmen on what used to be…
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