Glenolden
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Meet the Delco Mailman Who Played the Flyers’ Original Orange Mascot
In November 1978, the Flyers introduced their brand-new, furry orange mascot, but it wasn’t the Gritty we now know and love. Slapshot was the Philadelphia hockey team’s first official mascot, and Dennis Boyle, a 26-year-old mailman from Delaware County, was the man behind the suit, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Boyle grew up in Glenolden and graduated from Monsignor Bonner in 1970. Like fans across the region, he…
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Tenants of Unsafe Turner Apartments in Glenolden Now in Limbo
It’s been a week since tenants were forced to leave their apartments in Glenolden after their building was condemned, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News. Borough officials declared the Turner Apartments on Chester Pike unsafe last week. More than a dozen people have been living in hotels or staying with relatives since the evacuation. “It’s…
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Glenolden lawyer Helped Convict a Nazi War Criminal at Dachau
Eighty years ago, Glenolden lawyer Lt. Col. Raymond E. Zickel Sr. prosecuted one of the first Nazi war criminals, Austrian Franz Strasser, at the Dachau trials, one of the first war crime trials in Germany. More than 1,400 convictions resulted from the trials conducted in the liberated concentration camp at Dachau, Germany. Lt. Col. Zickel…
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Interboro Hit With October Cyberattack, Student, Staff Info Hacked
The Interboro School District, which serves Glenolden, Norwood, Prospect Park, and Tinicum, said Friday that hackers got access to personal information on students, teachers, and other staff in an October cyberattack, writes Jadon George for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A notice about the attack was posted to the district’s website and emailed to the Inquirer by…
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Navy Veteran Shawn Swords of Glenolden Uses Film to Preserve Veteran Stories
U.S. Navy veteran Shawn Swords from Glenolden and his film crew are on a mission to capture the stories of local veterans, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “Most people, after combat, they don’t want to talk about combat or having served, but I think our films are very cathartic for them, and I think it…
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Delaware County Leadership: Thom Chiomento, Vice President, Pennsylvania American Water
Thom Chiomento, Vice President of Pennsylvania American Water, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up all over the world thanks to his father’s job in the Navy. He used sports, from baseball to soccer to wrestling, as a way to adapt and make friends. Chiomento discussed why he chose to go to West Chester University…
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This Glenolden Cockatoo Gets to Visit With Wawa’s Goose
Retired butcher Bill Wasson from Glenolden makes pretty regular trips to the Wawa on MacDade Ave. in Folsom. What makes his visits unique is the pet cockatoo he brings along. Tiki visits the Wawa almost every day and it’s now become a cherished ritual at the Wawa store for eight years, writes Madeleine Wright for…
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US Deputy Commerce Secretary Visits Shugar Shack in Glenolden
U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves stopped by Shugar Shack Soul Food in Glenolden to meet with chef/owner Keenya Cain-Wiggins and enjoy a meal, as part of an outreach supporting minority-owned small businesses, reported the Daily Times. “We are thrilled to have welcomed Deputy Secretary Graves to Glenolden Borough and to Shugar Shack…
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2 Families Bond in Glenolden Over Music and Strong Irish Roots
Two musical families don’t have to wait until St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate their Irish heritage, writes Dawn Timmeney for Fox 29. The two families bond over traditional Irish tunes every Wednesday at the Fainting Goat in Glenolden. Come St. Patrick’s Day, that music will be played from sunup to sundown. It’s all traditional…
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It’s a Homecoming for Actress Monica Horan, Appearing in the Arden Theater’s ‘Assassins’
For actress Monica Horan, playing the role of Sara Jane Moore in Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” at the Arden Theater is particularly rewarding. “I have a lot of really, really close friends and family here, so when I get to do theater on top of that, which is my love, my dream, it’s also like a…
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Darlene Luther From Glenolden Makes Top Nurse List
Meet one of the top nurses in our area, Darlene Luther, MHSA, BSN, RN, one of several top nurses profiled by Kim Douglas in Main Line Today. Luther, who was raised in Glenolden, started her career at Hahnemann University Hospital, but she’s spent the longest time, 33 years, at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. “I’ve…
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Video: Uniquely Gifted Glenolden Man to Show America He’s Got Talent
While catching food thrown at him from various distances with his mouth might be an unusual talent, it has earned Glenolden resident Mike Regan a spot in front of the judges for the 2018 summer season of America’s Got Talent, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Regan honed his skill in the cafeteria of…
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Auto Repair Shops Seeing Biggest Parts Disruption Since WWII
Michael Weaver of Glenolden has owned his 2022 Ford Bronco Sport since late September, but he hasn’t seen much of it, writes Scott Sturgis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The vehicle has been in the shop for five months. The vehicle was rear-ended before Weaver had even made his first payment. During repairs a wait for…
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Psychiatrist From Glenolden Fighting Stigma of Mental Illness
Ken Duckworth’s family moved away from Glenolden when he was eight years old because of his father’s mental illness, but no one in the family said it out loud, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There was s a commotion while he was playing in the basement of his Glenolden home. A police officer…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $2.8 Million in Main Replacement Projects in Delaware County
Aqua Pennsylvania announced that $2.8 million in water main replacement projects are underway in Glenolden and Lansdowne boroughs. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. Crews are working to replace 4,581 feet of aging 6-inch water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains…
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Glenolden Property Used as a Research Lab Sold to Spark Therapeutics for $6 Million
A Glenolden property once used as a research laboratory for the University of Pennsylvania has been snatched up by Spark Therapeutics for $6 million, writes Natalie Kostelni and John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Penn vacated the 17-acre vivarium and lab at 500 S. Ridgeway Ave.in 2013. The vivarium totals 40,000 square feet. The property’s…
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Drexel Hill Neighbors Put Up Mock ‘For Sale’ Signs to Protest Aronimink School Expansion
It looks like a massive home sell off on Bond Avenue, but these Drexel Hill neighbors are putting up ‘for sale’ signs as a form of protest, reported Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. The school district is contemplating a $24 million expansion for Aronimink Elementary School that would encroach on an adjacent large field across from…
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Glenolden Home Is a Treasure Trove of One Man’s Life, and the Pool ‘Aint Bad, Either
The Glenolden house with two koi ponds was nice, but it was the pool that convinced Tom Lamb to buy it in 1988, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Today, white hostas grow on one side of the pool, red hibiscus and yellow marigolds on the other. Pink water lilies float in the…
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