Yeadon
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Yeadon Police Department Earns Praise and a State Accreditation
Yeadon Borough Police have transformed themselves in the past three years from a department with low morale to one of the top departments in Delaware County, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. That effort was commended on March 5 when the department’s new state accreditation was celebrated. “Here’s what you need to…
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Philly’s Best Steak Opens Massive New Yeadon Food Processing Facility to Fuel National Expansion
Philly’s Best Steak Co., which prepares meats for restaurants to use in their cheesesteaks, opened a new facility in Yeadon, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The new $25 to $35 million facility has been in development for three years. It will allow Philly’s Best to double the size of its production space and…
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Looking for Answers at Mount Mariah Cemetery in Yeadon and Philadelphia
Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins and State Sen. Anthony Williams were among the officials who met last week looking for ways to prevent future crime at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon and Philadelphia following the largest grave desecration in Pennsylvania history. There are an estimated 180,000 buried within the cemetery’s 100 acres, writes Jillian Kramer for…
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A Team in Yeadon Played in the First Negro League World Series 100 Years Ago
There’s a blue sign on MacDade Blvd. in Yeadon that marks the spot where The Hilldale Athletic Club, who played in the first Negro League World Series, once played, writes Lochlahn March for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s Hilldale Park, home from 1910 to 1932 of the African American-run Hilldale Athletic Club. one of the best…
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Philly’s Best Steak Co. in Yeadon Working With Restaurant Depot for National Distribution
Steak meat supplier Philly’s Best Steak Co., headquartered in Yeadon, is working with wholesale food service supplier Restaurant Depot to expand its product nationwide, reports Restaurant Depot LLC for Perishable News. A 300 percent distribution increase of its product will bring authentic Philly cheesesteaks to new markets, reaching over 100 stores across the U.S. Restaurant…
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Yeadon Public Works Department Auctioning Off a 1993 Ambulance
A Yeadon ambulance is being auctioned off as a possible tailgate vehicle to raise money for the borough community. The Yeadon Borough Public Works Department is auctioning off the 1993 E350 ambulance, with 100 percent of the proceeds from the auction used for Yeadon’s road maintenance, setting up local events for residents, community programs, public…
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Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Has Free Swim Lessons for Kids in July
Hot summers mean more kids heading to the pool. The Nile Swim Club in Yeadon wants to make sure each of those children can swim, writes Raymond Strickland for CBS Philadelphia. The Club has made it its mission for decades to teach children how to swim by offering free 10-day swimming lessons in the summer…
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Yeadon’s Black Saturday Extravaganza Focuses on Black Businesses, Library
Yeadon Borough has a unique version of Small Business Saturday that puts the emphasis on Black entrepreneurs while raising money for the library, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. This year’s Black Saturday Extravaganza brought 20 business vendors to the Yeadon Public Library fundraiser. The event is an annual tradition dating back to…
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US Energy Secretary Visits, Touts Penn Wood Academy’s Energy Plan
The Penn Wood Ninth Grade Academy in the William Penn School District is looking to cut its energy costs by 75 percent. That effort prompted a school tour Thursday by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. The district received a $7.2 million Renew America’s School Program grant that is going toward energy upgrades at the school.…
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Yeadon Warehouse’s Value Is Up 41 Percent From Two Years Ago
A Yeadon warehouse, one of the largest industrial buildings in Delaware County, recently sold for $59 million, a 41 percent increase in value since it was purchased two years ago, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 468,000 square-foot building at 6250 Baltimore Ave. had been bought two years ago by Velocity Venture Partners.…
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Nile Swim Club in Yeadon Shows It’s Never Too Late to Be Water Safe
Statistically, there is a 70 percent higher rate of accidental drownings for African American children than white children, and 64 percent don’t know how to swim, writes Sharifa Jackson for 6abc. Jackson suffered the trauma of a near-drowning at age 14 while at a pool party with friends. Now she’s turned to the Nile Swim…
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New York Post: Remains Found in Yeadon Crypt Tied to Warlocks Gang Murders
A member of the outlawed Warlocks motorcycle gang was found guilty Tuesday of killing a gang recruit, David Rossillo, Jr., in 2017, at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Yeadon, then dumping the body in a crypt, writes Patrick Reilly for The New York Post. Michael DiMauro, 51, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and…
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Yeadon Women Reunited After Two Years Trapped in Mexico
A woman unable to leave Mexico since 2021 was reunited with her Yeadon family Wednesday ending her legal limbo nightmare, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There were tears of joy and hugs as Karen Serrano Roberts joined up with her husband, LaMar, and her five children and mother at Philadelphia International Airport. Roberts,…
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There’s a Famous Mexican Poet Buried in Yeadon. How Did He Get There?
There’s a poet so famous that huge cultural institutions in Mexico bear his name, as does an international award for poetry. Gilberto Owen Estrada is one of Mexico’s great 20th Century writers. Yet in nearly 71 years, only a few outside his family knew he was buried in an unmarked grave at Holy Cross Cemetery…
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A Divided Yeadon Borough Holds Out Hope for New Police Chief
Yeadon Borough has a new police chief named Henry Giammarco Jr., writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. A former member of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s protection detail while he was attorney general, Giammarco was sworn in Jan. 31. He was selected from more than 40 applicants during a year of litigation, infighting among borough officials, and the…
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After Years of Dreaming, a Sports Complex Comes to William Penn
A sports complex for the William Penn School District, years in the planning, finally saw reality Tuesday when ground was broken at Kerr Field in Yeadon, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “I’m crying a little bit because you guys are going to spoil us,” said Penn Wood High School track coach Lenny Jordan.…
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Yeadon Industrial Center on Baltimore Ave. Sold for $41.75M
The Yeadon Industrial Center at 6250 Baltimore Ave. has been sold for $41.75 million to Velocity Venture Partners, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The fast-growing Bala Cynwyd company plans to spend another $8 million on capital improvements, including a new roof, parking lot and exterior façade, painting, and upgraded building utilities. With an…
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Yeadon Woman Trapped in Mexico, Separated From Family
It was supposed to be a routine four-day trip to Mexico so Karen Serrano Roberts of Yeadon, a Mexican national, could have legal resident status in the United States. She’s now been stranded for 18 months, and could be away 10 years, separated from her U.S.-born husband and five children, writes Valerie Russ for The…
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