Norwood
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Norwood Man’s Christmas Spirit Includes Holiday Display, Candy Canes and Charity
The tiny yard that borders St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood is lighting up the night on Chester Pike with 400 lit-up Christmas lawn decorations, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. You can see Colvin’s Winter Wonderland for free, but donations to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Prospect Park are gratefully accepted by…
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Norwood Historical Society on Decades-Long Mission to Restore Morton Mansion
The Norwood Historical Society has been lovingly and carefully restoring the historic Morton Mansion over the past 20 years, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The home was built by Morton Morton in 1750. He was the great-grandson of Swedish settler Morton Mortonson and first cousin to John Morton, signer of the Declaration of…
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Wedding Option: Masks and Social Distancing, Delaware County Couple Opt to Postpone
Steve Povey of Norwood and his wife-to-be, Christine Pascua, had been hoping for a May 29, 2020 wedding ever since Steve proposed to her during their 2016 vacation in Jamaica, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The couple, now in Prospect Park, had planned a wedding with 100 guests at Terrain at Styers…
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Norwood Cafe Offers a Different Kind of Yoga Class. This One’s Got Cats
Cat yoga is packing them in at the Cat Nook Café in Norwood, writes Justin Udo for kynnewsradio.rado.com. The nonprofit Cat Nook Cafe lets more than a dozen cats looking to be adopted roam around, and maybe even find a new home, during the hour long class. “You could lean down. There were cats crawling…
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Hundreds of Norwood Residents Vent Cancer Fears Over Nearby Landfill to EPA Official
An abandoned Norwood landfill does not appear to threaten human health, according to the EPA’s assessment manager, but assessments are continuing, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe Vitello was responding to about 250 Norwood residents who packed an EPA informational meeting Thursday night. “I can assure you EPA has heard your concerns, and…
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Former Delco Cop Opens No-Men Allowed Fitness Studio
Jennifer August loved being a Delaware County police officer, but she has never felt more empowered than now, running the all-female Jabz Boxing studio in Ridley Park, writes Erin McCarthy for philly.com. “It’s so refreshing,” the Norwood native said, “going from 10 years of working with all men to now working with all women.” August…
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Student from Norwood Stars in Live Nativity at Neumann University
Glen Mills residents Dr. Chris and Mary Domes, Neumann University’s president and first lady, recently narrated the Christmas story at the university’s outdoor Live Nativity. Nearly 200 people attended the annual campus tradition. Dan LaJudice of Norwood took center stage as St. Francis, while Lena Farrell of Kennett Square starred as Mary. The performance was…
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Norwood Artist Carves Eight-Foot Shark for Adventure Aquarium in Camden
Norwood artist Jim McKay has carved an eight-foot sand tiger shark for the Adventure Aquarium’s highly popular Shark Summer, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. McKay was commissioned by the aquarium in Camden, N.J., to create a piece that would be as realistic as possible. He delivered. The shark is made of…
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Journey Across Delco: Students Invited to Visit All 26 Libraries This Summer
Delaware County Council Chairman John McBlain recently joined members of the Delaware County Library System, Norwood Public Library, and local children and their parents to announce “Journey Across Delco.” Children in Delaware County can pick up a free passport-style booklet at their local library and journey across Delco to all 26 member libraries this summer.…
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DNB First House of the Week: Extraordinary Victorian in Norwood
An extraordinary, three-story Victorian home with five bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms on a large double lot is available for sale in Norwood. The home features an attractively covered wrap-around porch and a grand foyer entry with gas fireplace and double-sided staircase. The first floor includes a formal living room, dining room with…
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Aston-Based Electrical Contractor One of Several Employers to Benefit from Mariner East
Those who work in construction will be the first ones to tell you how fleeting their employment can be. The industry is temporary in nature, and is best characterized by peaks and valleys. It can only put people to work when something needs built, and the investment is there to support it. Enter Sunoco Pipeline,…
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