Ridley Park
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CNN: FAA Clears Boeing’s 737 Max to Fly Passengers Again
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max to again carry passengers once modifications, maintenance and inspections are performed on the planes, writes Chris Isidore for CNN Business. The planes were grounded for 20 months following two fatal crashes. Planes will be back on flight schedules in a few weeks to a few months.…
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Jabz Boxing, Founded by Prendergast Graduate, Comes Home to Delaware County
Jabz Boxing—fitness for women, is opening up franchises in Ridley Park and Aston, with another planned for Havertown, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Arizona women’s fitness club was started in 2012 by Archbishop Prendergast High School graduate Kimberlee White and business partner Len Hayko. There are 18 locations in Arizona and one…
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Ridley Park Woman Devoted to Saving the Monarch Butterfly From Extinction
Ridley Park resident Lisa Robinson has been helping the Monarch Butterfly, survive, working from her own backyard, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc.com. She’s been trying to save them from extinction for the last decade. “In school, when we were little, it wasn’t unusual for us to see a monarch in our playground or in our…
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Cardboard Boat Regatta Closes Out Season at Ridley Park Swim Club
Cardboard boats still raced across the pool at the Eighth Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta on Labor Day at the Ridley Park Swim Club. This, despite a shortened 2020 coronavirus swim season, writes Tom Gralish for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The kids look forward to this every year. And so do their parents,” said pool board member…
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New Secretary of the Navy Is Former Ridley Park Councilman
Former Ridley Park Township Councilman Kenneth K.J. Braithwaite was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday as the new Secretary of the Navy, writes Joe Gould and Leo Shane III for defensenews.com. Braithwaite, a former ambassador to Norway, was a Ridley Park councilman in the 1990s and was the state director from 1997 to 2000 for…
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Boeing’s Ridley Park Plant Back in Business With COVID-19 Enhancements
Boeing’s Ridley Park plant is once again open for business after it shut down for two-and-a-half weeks for an enhanced COVID-19 cleaning, reports assemblymag.com. The CH-47 Chinook production facility, where the fuselage for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is also built, is considered an essential business by the U.S. Department of Defense. The plant now…
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They Didn’t Just Want to Sit at Home and Wait Out a Virus. The Delaware County Citizens Corps Offered a Solution
At a time when our region seems paralyzed by the coronavirus, the Saunders sisters in Ridley Park decided to heed a call to service, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They joined the Delaware County Citizens Corps and spend their days distributing supplies, creating a safe haven for First Responders and coordinating county communications.…
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