Sharon Hill
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Academy Park Football Coach Refuses to Let Multiple Sclerosis Stop Him From Doing What He Loves
Jason Vosheski has been coaching the Academy Park High School’s football team for 21 years, and despite battling multiple sclerosis for the past five, he remains just as committed to his team, writes Dave Caldwell for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While he needs a mobility scooter and walker to help him coach at the games and…
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DCCC Announces Early Closing of Southeast Center in Sharon Hill
After 20 years, Delaware County Community College’s Southeast Center located in Sharon Hill will be closing its doors six months earlier than originally planned, writes the Daily Times. The center was supposed to continue operating normally throughout 2025. Unfortunately, due to its building lease not being extended, the center will be closing on June 30.…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Activist Andy Sealy From Sharon Hill Remembered
Sharon Hill native Andy Sealy, who was a breast cancer awareness advocate and who supported updated medical aid-in-dying laws, died Aug. 4. She was 44, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Andrea B. Sealy graduated from Academy Park High School in 1998. She studied human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and…
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DHL Teamsters From Sharon Hill Honored Ohio Picket Line
A picket line from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport included DHL teamsters from Sharon Hill and 14 other cities last Wednesday, writes Lizzy Ravitch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. About 200 unionized employees at international shipping giant DHL Express, which has a location in Sharon Hill, stopped working on Wednesday, Dec. 13, honoring a picket line…
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Leveling the Playing Field Nonprofit Equips Sports Teams in Need
Mary Crowe needed hockey equipment for a youth club in Erie, PA so she got in her car and made a six-hour drive to Sharon Hill, where she hooked up with a nonprofit called Leveling the Playing Field, writes Isabella DiAmore for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “‘Take as much as you need, whatever you need for…
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Postal Service Contractor Shutting Down Sharon Hill Facility, Loss of 75 Jobs
A company that contracts with the U.S. Postal Service to sort and handle mail from trucks and aircraft has decided to close a Delaware County facility, triggering 75 Sharon Hill layoffs, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County facility sits near Philadelphia International Airport. Matheson Flight Extenders Inc. is closing 870 Calcon…
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Support Dog Missing for More Than a Year Returned to Sharon Hill Family
A grateful Sharon Hill family embraced Rusteze, an emotional support dog returned to them after disappearing for over a year, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29. Back in February 2022, Christina Bolar and her 14-year-old son were desperate to find Rusteze, a Boston Terrier. The little pup was her son’s best friend and never left…
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Free haircuts and Some Mentoring at Academy Park High School
Jamal Whitsett was upset to hear about fights, lockdowns, and police calls at his alma mater, Academy Park High School, writes Jaclyn Lee for 6abc. “I’ve never seen anything like that and I said to myself, ‘If there’s anything I can do, I have a skill, which is barbering, which is these clippers,” said Whitsett.…
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Sharon Hill Youth Football Team Beats Odds, Heads to Nationals
The undefeated Sharon Hill Ramblers are making Delaware County history with three regional championship wins in the last month, writes Oona Goodin-Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. An upcoming national tournament trip didn’t look possible last summer when the 13-and-under team couldn’t find a full lineup. They only had eight players at practice. “[The coaches] were…
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San Diego Philly Cheesesteak Shop Well Positioned for the Game
The Philadelphia cheesesteak is everywhere these days, thanks to local fans like Joe Crescenzo who have been transplanted elsewhere, reports Fox 29. Crescenzo is 2,500 miles from his home in Sharon Hill, creating cheesesteaks at his Philly-themed shop in San Diego. He’s been away for 40 years, but never forgot where he come from. His…
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‘Stuff Happens!’ Academy Park High Junior Sets Out to Help Struggling Students
An Academy Park High School junior wanted to help her classmates who may be struggling to afford day-to-day items in their lives, from school supplies to sweatshirts, to personal care items. A resource closet at the school was the result, writes Dawn Timmeney and the Fox 29 staff. Aicha Coulibaly came up with an idea…
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Richard Ashby Brings ‘Mirrors’ and ‘Windows’ to Sharon Hill Library
Richard Ashby, Jr. likes the serenity of a small town library, so being the director of the Sharon Hill Public Library is his “dream job,” writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. But there’s a lot more going on than the appeal of a quaint library. Ashby also thinks a library director should reflect the people in…
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From Sharon Hill to NBA Draft: Jalen Duren’s Story
In spring 2017, there was talk of a 6-foot-5 seventh-grade basketball player originally from Sharon Hill named Jalen Duren who was easily beating the competition, writes Sam Cohn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. On June 23, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Duren’s name at the NBA draft at the Barclays Center. Duren moved from Delaware County…
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One Man’s Dream Means Housing for Homeless Vets in Sharon Hill
Antonio Hayward’s 2009 dream to provide housing to homeless veterans became a reality on Veterans Day when the G&H Veterans House opened in the 400 block of Sharon Ave. in Sharon Hill, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Haywood, better known by his stage name, Tony Jones, thanked everyone for donating time, talent…
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Eagles Work With Boys School to Set Up Warehouse Space in Sharon Hill
Philadelphia Eagles players joined up with members of the Boys Latin Charter School football team in Sharon Hill Tuesday to create a new warehouse space, writes Dawn Timmeney for Fox 29. The new space will store gently-used sports equipment the charter school football team needs. The equipment comes from the nonprofit Leveling the Playing Field…
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DHL Express Opens Sharon Hill Facility to Tap Into Expanding Delivery Market
One of the world’s largest shipping companies, DHL Express, is increasing its footprint in the Philadelphia area with a facility in Sharon Hill, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. DHL Express has given up its Philadelphia address at 7600 Holstein Ave. and split operations between 550 Elmwood Ave. in Sharon Hill and 1240 Forest…
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Holy Spirit Church in Sharon Hill Permanently Closing in November
Holy Spirit Church in Sharon Hill is permanently closing, but its legacy remains in a neighboring parish it helped create, writes Gina Christian for catholicphilly.com. Archbishop Nelson J. Perez has approved closing the building as a Roman Catholic church, effective Nov. 15, 2021, and will no longer be a worship site for the Glenolden-based St.…
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Former Curtis Publishing Building in Sharon Hill Sells for $20 Million
A New York real estate company has purchased the 515,000 square-foot Curtis building in Sharon Hill for $20 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 18-acre building was once owned by Curtis Publishing, which published the Saturday Evening Post. The property at 2000-2009 Elmwood Avenue was sold by Auroch Partners III, controlled by…
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