Nether Providence
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Nether Providence Police Chief David Splain’s Book Details Trolley Murder
A 2005 Yeadon murder is the subject of Nether Providence Police Chief David M. Splain’s first book, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “Blood on the Trolley: The Murder of Kareem Johnson” goes inside the investigation that leads to the identity, capture, conviction, and litigation of the killer. In early October 2005, a rider…
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Cash Mysteriously Winds Up in Nether Providence Resident’s Mailbox
A Nether Providence resident is trying to figure out why a man dropped off a large cash delivery in her mailbox. Police are looking for information about a man who showed up one morning before 11 AM Dec. 6 in front of a South Providence Road home, pacing back and forth before opening the mailbox,…
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Delco Proud: 2 Suburbs Make Top 100 List of Best Places to Live in US
Two Delaware County suburban communities placed in the top 100 ranking of 2023 Best Suburbs to Live in America, as compiled by Niche.com Swarthmore Borough, which has made other best-of lists, came in at No. 13. Niche has already ranked Swarthmore, with a population of 6,318, as the No. 1 best place to live in…
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Nether Providence High Grad to be Inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
One of Delaware County’s own has made it into space and into the U.S Astronaut Hall of Fame. Marsha Ivins, a graduate of Nether Providence High School, is being honored by the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as a member of the 2024 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, along with veteran astronaut David Hilmers. …
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PECO Plan to Replace Trees with Poles Sparks Nether Providence Protest
Wallingford and Swartmore residents are trying to keep PECO from cutting down or trimming a number of trees, some of them 250 years old, writes Jaclyn Lee for 6abc.com. Neighbors say the trees define the neighborhoods and hate the idea of looking out at utility poles instead of beautiful trees on their street. They…
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Nether Providence Police Chief Brings High Standards to His New Role
David Splain, the police chief of Nether Providence, hopes he can make a difference as the new president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, writes Dann Cuellar for 6abc. Splain has 37 years of experience in law enforcement, including nine years as Nether Providence police chief. “What motivated me to get into law enforcement…
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Delco County Women Who Was 1 of Yale’s First Women Undergraduates, Has Died
A Moylan, Delaware County woman, who was one of the first women to be admitted as an undergraduate to Yale University, died Aug. 22, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Barbara DeGrange Kieran, 70, was an accomplished medical marketing researcher. Dr. Kieran was admitted to Yale in 1969, studying Spanish and German…
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Nether Providence Couple Wants Peace From Disruptive School Stadium
To many, the George King Athletic Stadium at Strath Haven Middle School is a welcome addition to Nether Providence. But to a couple living directly behind it, the constant noise, lights and trash are a dangerous daily intrusion, writes Chris O’Connell for fox29.com. The stadium activity has kept Marcia Levitsky and husband George up at…
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Marple Man Cast a Ballot for Trump in His Dead Mother’s Name
Two women who had been dead for several years apparently registered to vote Republican in Nether Providence in the recent presidential election, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now Bruce Bartman faces two felony counts of perjury and one count of unlawful voting for casting an absentee ballot for President Donald Trump using his…
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PIT in Nether Providence Offering a Degree in Cannabis Studies
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Nether Providence has established a Cannabis Studies program, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. You can earn two associate degrees– one in Cannabis Business and one in Cannabis Health Therapy. The course was prompted by a 445 percent increase last year in the cannabis workforce. About 410,000…
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Nether Providence Man Working to Help African Refugees Flee Oppression and Settle in US
A Nether Providence man is helping refugees and asylum seekers from the northeast African nation of Eritrea settle in the United States, writes Leslie Krowchenko for Delco News Network. John Stauffer, president of the American Team for Displaced Entreans, helps to resettle and conduct life-saving interventions for the refugees. He’s fighting an immigration trend that…
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Nether Providence Eyes Demolition of Former Summit School Within a Year
A $500,000 state grant will be used to demolish the former Summit School building in Nether Providence within the next year and make way for more open space, writes Neil A. Sheehan for the Daily Times. The bulk of the grant comes from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, augmented by $75,000 from Delaware County…
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New Proposal for Nether Providence Duplexes Lowers Housing Density to 28 Units From 32
A developer has gone back to the drawing board in hopes of securing approval for a duplex complex on Wallingford Avenue in Nether Providence, writes Neil Sheehan for the Delaware County News Network. Progressive New Homes’ latest plan calls for 28 units versus an earlier proposal seeking 32. In reducing the housing density, the company…
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