Upper Darby
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Market-Frankford El Getting Brand New Cars starting in 2029
The first new cars for the Market Frankford El will arrive in the spring of 2029, with the last added to the fleet in 2031, according to SEPTA officials. The transit agency’s board voted July 25 to approve a $848 million contract for up to 240 new cars, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Forum on Aug. 8 in Upper Darby Explores Community Entrepreneurship
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the Bywood Community Association to bring The Entrepreneurial Forum for esteemed business owners, side-hustlers and teens alike! All are welcome to attend on Thursday, Aug.8, 6:30 PM, at the Bywood Community Association, 7099 Locust St. in Upper Darby. The Bywood Community Association has been working…
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Father Bill Atkinson’s Road to Sainthood Now Includes 3 Bronze Sculptures
Supporters for the canonization of Father Bill Atkinson are memorializing his legacy with three bronze sculptures. The late Father Atkinson is an Upper Darby native, and the Catholic Church’s first quadriplegic priest, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Atkinson was both a student and a teacher at Monsignor Bonner High School. Artist Timothy Schmalz…
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Upper Darby Native Rob Ellis to Take Glen Macnow’s Saturday Spot at WIP
Upper Darby native and longtime SportsRadio 94 WIP host Rob Ellis will replace the recently retired Glen Macnow on Saturdays, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. He will join co-host and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski. Macnow’s replacement for Sundays has not yet been announced. Ellis hosted “Ellis in the Evenings” at WIP from…
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Upper Darby’s Seeing a Drop in Serious Crime So Far in 2024
Upper Darby has seen a drop in serious crime so far in 2024, reports Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timony Bernhardt. Violent crime is down in the first six months, with shootings down 35 percent, homicides by 83 percent, robberies by 35 percent and sex crimes by 34 percent, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times.…
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Father Bill Atkinson’s Remains Moved to Villanova Chapel Amidst Sainthood Investigation
The remains of Father Bill Atkinson were transferred Friday to the chapel at Villanova University. The late Augustinian priest is being considered for sainthood, reports Joe Holden and Will Kenworthy for CBS News Philadelphia. The Upper Darby native’s remains were moved from a West Conshohocken cemetery to the chapel. Atkinson’s family, fellow Augustinians and Archbishop…
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‘Blair Witch’s’ Heather Donohue From Upper Darby Cut Out of Film’s Financial Success
In 1999, Heather Donahue, an Upper Darby High School graduate, was working a temp job driving a broken down 1984 Toyota Celica. This despite the fact that she had starred in “The Blair Witch Project,” a debut $35,000 film that’s been described as one of the most profitable independent films ever made, writes Adam B.…
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New Fare Jumper Gates Has Doubled Revenue at Upper Darby’s 69th Street Station
There’s more than double the revenue coming in over at the 69th Street Terminal now that SEPTA has installed fare jumper gates to make it harder to escape paying the fare, writes Mike DeNardo or KYW Newsradio. Twelve full-length fare gates were installed in April at the 69th Street Transportation Center at the entrance to…
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Meet Ed Brown, Upper Darby Township’s First Black Mayor
Upper Darby’s first Black mayor, Ed Brown, was sworn in on Jan. 2 during the township’s annual reorganization meeting. He becomes the first Black mayor of Pennsylvania’s eighth-largest municipality. Brown follows former Democratic Mayor Barbarann Keffer who opted not to run for re-election. Brown, a Democrat, defeated Republican Brian Burke, the sitting president of the…
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Upper Darby Under 30 Entrepreneur is a Summer Stager Vet
Upper Darby High School alum Barbara DelleMonache has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for creating Curl Vitality, her subscription service and coaching business on curly hair care, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The 2012 Upper Darby High graduate and former Upper Darby Summer Stage performer now lives in Mullica Hill,…
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Jason Kelce Fulfills Mary Lou Carey’s Dying Wish With a Signed Jersey
Mary Lou Carey of Upper Darby, who worked as a teacher’s aide at Bywood Elementary School until her retirement in 2014, was a huge fan of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, referring to him as her “young boyfriend,” said her daughter, Jill Carey. Mary Lou Carey died April 6 after months battling an illness, writes…
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SEPTA Lays Out $75M Improvement Plan for 69th Street Terminal
SEPTA plans to do an extensive remodeling of the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, which it described as its second busiest transit hub in the SEPTA system. Ryan Judge, SEPTA’s deputy chief planning officer, presented a $75 million master plan this week to modernize the 1907 facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times.…
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Highland Park School Celebrates Role in Making the Firefly the State Insect
Fifty years ago, in 1974, a Highland Park Elementary School third grade class successfully lobbied to have the firefly declared Pennsylvania’s insect. The school celebrated the anniversary Tuesday, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Alum, state and local officials joined 730 students to recognize the year that 26 students from Dorothy Holzwarth’s class convinced…
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Upper Darby Quaker Thomas Garrett Honored in Undeground Railroad Stamp Series
A new U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring Upper Darby Quaker Thomas Garrett for his work in the Underground Railroad was unveiled at a ceremony March 9 in Church Creek, Maryland that included a speech told from Garret’s perspective presented by his descendant Bob Seeley from Havertown. Garrett helped more than 2,700 people to freedom, including…
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Here’s What’s Coming to the Revitalized Cobbs Creek Golf Course
The historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course, which shares territory in Upper Darby and West Philadelphia, is becoming the Cobbs Creek Golf Campus, a modern facility that will offer new golf opportunities and a chance to educate, writes Miklos Breitner for Golf Business Monitor. The Cobbs Creek Golf Campus will phase in over three years. A…
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SEPTA Uses Federal Grant to Replace Market-Frankford El Fleet
SEPTA will use a $317 million federal grant to partially pay for replacing its Market-Frankford El fleet, writes Harrison Cann for City & State. U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, representing the 5th Congressional District in Delaware County, joined Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, and other local elected officials and federal transit officials…
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Jim Croce’s Legacy Is Rekindled Through His Son A.J.
A.J. Croce barely knew his father, Upper Darby native Jim Croce, before he lost him in a plane crash back on Sept. 20, 1973. Now he’s reintroducing Jim Croce’s legacy to audiences. Croce’s songs like “Operator” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” are being performed once again by his 52-year-old son on a Croce Plays Croce…
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New ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Got Help From Tina Fey’s Daughters
It’s been 20 years since Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” hit the screen. On Friday, it returned again to the screen, this time as the “Mean Girls” movie musical. And it got there with a little help from Tina Fey’s daughters, writes Samantha Ibrahim for The New York Post. Since the 2004 original movie, there’s another…
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