Prospect Park
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Prospect Park Train Station Ticket Agent Honored for Saving Woman From Train
A SEPTA ticket agent was recognized March 11 by Prospect Park Borough Council for pulling a woman safely from the tracks at the Prospect Park train station, reports philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Prospect Park Borough Council offered Norma Williams their Outstanding Citizenship Award. Williams saw the woman lingering on the tracks. Williams notified 911 and her SEPTA supervisor,…
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Interboro High Basketball Team Manager Gets His Shot as Bucs Honor His Work on Their Behalf
Colin Jones is the senior basketball manager for the Interboro High School Bucs but he’s never played, until last week when he was rewarded for his dedication to the team, reports CBS3.com The Bucs starting players were announced at a recent game against Sun Valley. Colin, who has Down syndrome, went out on the court.…
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Jewelry Finds Its Way Back to Delco Couple 33 Years After It Was Stolen
After a burglar made off with some family jewelry, no one expected to see it again, writes Alexandria Hoff for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. But On Jan. 17, Prospect Park police returned the jewelry to a local couple, 33 years after the crime. The jewelry had been left in an evidence folder at the police station. It was…
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Tractor Trailers Keep Getting Stuck on Rt. 420 Bridge. Local Shop Owners Say It’s Bad for Business.
Tractor trailers keep getting stuck under a specific bridge on Rt. 420 i Prospect Park, reports Chris O’Connell with fox29.com. Tractor-trailer drivers are not paying attention to the bridge’s clearance signs. Residents have dubbed it the “crash bridge,” Bar owner Joe MaGee told FOX 29 tractor-trailers are constantly crashing into the Amtrak overpass on Rt.…
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Prospect Park’s Mark Marano Brings You History Up Close and Personal at ‘Once Upon a Nation’
Mark Marano of Prospect Park is just as comfortable telling a story at a bench outside a Philadelphia historic landmark as he is performing in a musical at Upper Darby’s Summer Stage, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. A professional actor, Marano has had varied experience in theater, including Summer Stage, and regional theaters…



























