Kevin Madden
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Brandywine, Incarcerated Students Learn Together in Public Speaking Course
Twenty students — 10 from Penn State Brandywine and 10 incarcerated in county jail — overcame their apprehensions, challenged their ideas about the criminal justice…
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Applicants Sought for Delaware County’s New Human Relations Commission
Delaware County Council is taking applications through Friday, Nov. 14, from residents interested in serving on the County’s new volunteer Human Relations Commission. Residents interested…
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Delaware County Divided Over Proposed Human Relations Commission
A proposal ordinance to create a volunteer human relations commission in Delaware County is receiving some public pushback, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The public…
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George W. Hill Prison in Thornton Undergoing Safety Upgrades
It’s the first major security upgrade in three decades at the George W Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton, a $28 million renovation package OK’d by…
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GOP Sees Delaware County Council Opening Amid Tax Rise
Republicans think they’ve got a chance to get back on Delaware County Council, hoping frustration over a 23 percent tax increase this year will give…
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Service Cuts or More Taxes? A Tough Decision in Delaware County
Residents are facing a tough Delaware County decision between paying more taxes to cover a proposed 23.8 percent tax increase many can’t afford, or a…
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Landfill Moves Designed to Reduce Waste, Trash Incineration in Delaware County
Within three years, more than a quarter million tons of trash from Delaware County will find its way to a Berks County landfill in an…
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Infrastructure Overhaul a Theme at 2024 State of Delaware County Address
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…
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Tax Vacation Is Over: Delaware County Eyes 5 Percent Increase
It’s the first county tax increase in a decade, but it has to be done, said Delaware County officials this week. The proposed $428 million…
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LNG Plant Proposal Reviewed at Meeting, Minus County Officials
There was a meeting Tuesday to consider plans for a possible liquified natural gas processing plant and LNG export terminal in Chester. While protesters against…
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Lower Bail Fee Will Help Struggling Families of Defendants
A Common Pleas Court order will make it easier for low-income families of defendants in Delaware County to cover bail, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.…
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40-Year Dispute Ends in Media With a Saved Park and More Parking
Negotiations have ended between Broomall’s Lake Country Club, Media Borough and Delaware County after a decades-long dispute. As a result, Media’s Glen Providence Park will…
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A New Building and a New Vision for Juvenile Detention Center
Delaware County Council is considering demolishing the county’s juvenile detention center and building a new facility, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “There’s…
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Penn State Brandywine Students Join County Prison Inmates in Prison Exchange Program
Eight students from Penn State Brandywine worked on a semester-long Inside-Out Program project with four incarcerated persons at the George W. Hill Correctional facility. The…
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Delaware County Still Haunted by Fraudulent 2020 Election Claims
Delaware County is still dealing with baseless election fraud lawsuits filed after the 2020 election, even as it preps for legal challenges in the 2022…
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Delaware County Consolidates Departments with Media Building Buy
Delaware County Council has approved purchasing the Flagship Corporate Center in Media for $15.4 million to house the county’s planning and housing department, the commerce…
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Delaware County to Implement Programs to Reduce Prison Population
Jane Dunbar claims her brother was denied things like proper medical care at George W. Hill prison when it was run by the for-profit GEO…
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An Emotional Day as County Assumes Control of George W. Hill Correctional Facility
Warden Laura Williams was emotional the day Delaware County officially took over operations of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, the last privately-run correctional facility…
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