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Don Guanella School

  • Volunteers create a new bed of native plantings next to the Delco Woods parking lot in Marple.
    Parks and recreation

    Delco Woods Plans Include Paved Hiking Paths, a Dog Park and Elevated Boardwalks

    April 26, 2025

    Delaware County’s newest and largest park, Delco Woods, in Marple Township will hopefully one day have paved hiking paths, mountain bike trails, a dog park,…

  • The 213-acre site at Sproul Road and Reed Road in Marple Township was home to the Don Guanella School.
    Parks and recreation

    Delaware County Drops Mental Health Facility Plan at Delco Woods

    June 14, 2024

    A mental health residential treatment facility will not be going into a former Don Guanella School building at Delco Woods in Marple, writes Kenny Cooper…

  • The members of Delaware County Council.
    Government & Politics

    Infrastructure Overhaul a Theme at 2024 State of Delaware County Address

    June 11, 2024

    The 2024 State of Delaware County breakfast hosted by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce June 3 at the Llanerch Country Club, highlighted county council’s…

  • An aerial view of the former Don Guanella property.
    Government & Politics

    Delaware County Council Gets Push Back on Mental Health Facility Plan

    April 22, 2024

    A packed crowd told Delaware County Council Wednesday to abandon plans to use part of the former Don Guanella property as a mental health facility,…

  • The gates at Sproul Road looking in at the former Don Guanella School in Marple.
    Government & Politics

    Marple Commissioners Weigh in on Use of Don Guanella Property

    April 18, 2024

    As far as Marple Township is concerned, the former Don Guanella property has been rezoned for open space use, according to township solicitor Adam Matlawski.…

  • A proposed design for the new county park in Marple shows mostly undeveloped forest with a section carved out for recreational use.
    Parks and recreation

    New County Park in Marple Preserves Both Forests and Fun

    July 8, 2023

    Developers of the proposed county park in Marple Township are hoping for the best of both worlds: a park that preserves forests while giving county…

  • Part of the Don Guanella School property in Marple Township.
    Real Estate

    County Park in Marple Receives Support in Informal WHYY Facebook Survey

    December 4, 2021

    A proposed county park at the former Don Guanella School in Marple Township could face delays if the $21 million eminent domain offer from Delaware County…

  • This rare 213-acre open space in Marple is Delaware County's newest park.
    Environment

    Delaware County Park Coming to 213-Acre Don Guanella School Site in Marple

    June 19, 2021

    Delaware County Council has introduced an ordinance to acquire the 213-acre parcel at the former Don Guanella School for use as a county-owned park, the…

  • Awards & Recognition

    Divine Providence nurse in Springfield honored as Frontline Hero on Phillies Opening Day

    April 2, 2021

    The Phillies opening day Thursday included Springfield resident Angela Babcock, director of nursing at Divine Providence Village in Marple. She was one of 41 front…

  • Commerce

    Latest Proposal for Don Guanella Tract in Marple Calls for 141 Homes

    September 28, 2019

    There is a proposal to build 141 homes on the site of the former Don Guanella School in Marple, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily…

  • Open space in Marple Township
    Commerce

    Archdiocese Pulls Out of Deal to Sell Coveted, Undeveloped Land in Marple

    July 5, 2016

    Two years after negotiations began, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that it is pulling out of a deal to sell 213 acres along Sproul…

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