Upper Darby
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No Right Answer: Communities Weighed Trick or Treat Postponements With Threat of Bad Weather
Fear of heavy winds and rain caused some communities in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region to cancel Trick or Treating Halloween night, or relocate it to Friday. Other townships left it to parents to decide, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I’m seeing more people saying, don’t cancel it. Growing up, we never…
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Drexel Hill Neighbors Put Up Mock ‘For Sale’ Signs to Protest Aronimink School Expansion
It looks like a massive home sell off on Bond Avenue, but these Drexel Hill neighbors are putting up ‘for sale’ signs as a form of protest, reported Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. The school district is contemplating a $24 million expansion for Aronimink Elementary School that would encroach on an adjacent large field across from…
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Parking Garage Coming to SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center
A $30 million parking garage is being built at the 69th Street Transportation Center, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Township leaders and state representatives joined SEPTA officials Friday to announce the next improvements at the Center. The multi-tiered parking garage will accommodate 431 vehicles. A surface lot will handle 89 more vehicles. Current…
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Upper Darby’s Todd Rundgren Nominated Again for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
For the second consecutive year, Todd Rundgren, a 1966 graduate of Upper Darby High School, has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Rundgren, known for hits such as “Hello, It’s Me,” and “We Gotta Get You a Woman,” joins late musical icons Whitney Houston…
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Making History: Upper Darby Sikhs Lead the Prayer in the U.S. Senate Chamber
For the first time ever, a Sikh led the U.S. Senate in prayer, and it was a Millbourne resident Giani Sukhvinder Singh who did the honors, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Fifty six Sikhs from Upper Darby were on hand to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the birth of their founder, Guru…
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Upper Darby Looks to State Partnership to Bring Businesses, Investments to Town
Upper Darby hopes to forge a new partnership with the state to spur economic investment. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf has rolled out the Strategic Management Planning Program (STMP), and Upper Darby wants to be the first major municipality to join up. Upper Darby Mayor Tom Micozzie said the program would provide matching funds to study…
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State Raises Some Delco School District Real Estate Tax Index Rates for Next Year
Eight school districts will be allowed to raise real estate taxes at a higher index rate for the 2020-21 school year, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 1 index, used to determine the maximum tax increase percentage a district can levy before going to a ballot referendum, will…
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Chase Bank Celebrates New Upper Darby Branch With Grand Opening Sept. 27
Chase Bank has opened its newest branch at 101B S. 69th Street in Upper Darby. A grand opening took place Friday, Sept. 27. The branch reflects Chase Bank’s more comfortable approach to banking. It features a living-room style set up designed to make the space less intimidating and more welcoming. Attending the grand opening to…
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Upper Darby Couple Had a Traditional Greek Wedding, but Threw in a Little Bit of 76ers Basketball
They met in person in the summer of 2008. Courtney was an Upper Darby High School sophomore. Niko would be a senior. From that first spoken hello, sparks flew, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Niko played football . Courtney was a cheerleader. They hung out. “He made me laugh all the time,”…
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At the Hibernian in Upper Darby, It’s Irish Food With a Mexican Flair
The Hibernian Café in Upper Darby may serve up traditional Irish fare, but thanks to owner Pedro Garcia and his wife, you can also order some huevos rancheros with bangers, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Garcia comes from Puebla, Mexico, and never imagined owning an Irish breakfast café. “The food we make here,…
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Upper Darby Police Partner with Doorbell Camera Company in Crime-fighting Effort
Upper Darby Police and 400 other police departments nationwide are hoping a new partnership with the doorbell camera company Ring will help reduce crime, writes Julie Shaw for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That partnership was tested over the summer when someone was stealing security cameras from Drexel Hill homes. Upper Darby police identified the alleged culprit…
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A Record Number of Twins Started at Widener University This Fall
There are seven sets of twins starting the new college year at Widener University, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The number of twins for the incoming Widener University Class of 2023 in fall 2019 nearly doubles the next highest amount on record, four sets in fall 2015 and 2017. Five of…
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Upper Darby St. Eugene Teacher Benefits From National Movement to Donate Classroom Supplies
When the boxes started arriving — stuffed with markers and paper, stickers, novels, and a butterfly garden — it felt like Christmas morning to second-grade teacher Valerie Hart, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hart typically spends hundreds of dollars every summer on supplies for her students at St. Eugene School in Upper…
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Villanova Professor’s Love of Golf Has Made Him a Golf Course Archivist
A Villanova University professor from Wayne has taken his love of golf and created an online catalog of 500 golf courses, writes Jim Finnegan for Main Line Today. Each course is documented hole by hole with pictures, scorecards, a map and other factoids. Joe Bausch was a competitive high school golfer in the Midwest and…
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Tending Golf Courses Is in His Blood, Going Back to the 1956 PGA Championship at Llanerch
It was the first year of his new job as superintendent of two golf courses at the Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Elizer “Eli” Rodriguez was stymied by a plague of dollar spot fungus, writes Rick Woelfel for Golf Course Industry. An agrochemical product soon had him back on track. Another golf…
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Mural in 69th Street to Depict History and Highlights of Upper Darby Township
The history of Upper Darby Township is being painted on to a 135-foot long mural at 44 S. 69th Street, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The mural is up the street from the Tower Theater and the 69th Street Transportation Center. It will include depictions of the Swedish Log Cabin, Collenbrook…
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Upper Darby Apartment Rents Are Lowest in the Region, but Grew the Fastest in July
The fastest growing rents in July for the Philadelphia area were in Upper Darby and Levittown, according to the Pennsylvania Rent Report . Rental apartment prices in Upper Darby increased by .6 percent month-over-month, $5 more per month. That said, rents in Upper Darby are the lowest in the region; $892. Rents in Drexel Hill…
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Upper Darby High Senior Puts Day to Day Life in Focus at National Geographic Photo Camp
Sylvia Clinton, 18, a rising senior at Upper Darby High School, was one of eight students participating in a July National Geographic Photo Camp, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A team of photographers from National Geographic came to town to teach the teens their craft, asking the students to capture unique images of…
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