Holiday sales put merchants in the black this season
Retailers report a slow start but a strong finish with Christmas week traffic heavy and figures near or above last year. M M Distributing says its five Kiddie World stores bucked the recession with heavier advertising and soft prices. Electronic items dolls trucks and bikes topped sales while several small shops noted late shopping fever and widespread deep discounts of 40 to 50 percent.
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Lynn Keyser
Daily Times
Granite Run
Nancy Simons
Ms. Simons
M&m Distributing
Freeman
UFO
Man dies after three month old stabbing in Yeadon
Police investigate the death of 39 year old Howard E Archer Jr of Windsor Avenue Philadelphia. Autopsy by Dr Dimitri Contostavios cites complications from a stab wound including intestinal obstruction and peritonitis. Archer died at 1 20 am Sunday after being treated at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital Darby in Mercy Catholic Medical Center. The stabbing occurred at the Parkview Apartments building. CID and Yeadon Police continue the inquiry.
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Yeadon
Delaware County
Dimitri Contostavios
Howard E. Archer Jr
Windsor Avenue
Contestavtos
Archer
County Criminal Investigation Division
John J. McKenna
CID
Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital
Mercy Catholic Medical Center
Darby
Parkview Apartments
Charles Trofe
Delco Won’t Join SEPTA Suit Against Shutdown
Delaware County Council will not join Philadelphia officials in a lawsuit to keep SEPTA rail service after New Year’s Day. Council Chairman Frank Lynch said the county will stay on the sidelines after reviewing options in an agenda meeting yesterday.
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DELCO
SEPTA
Delaware County Council
Philadelphia
Frank Lynch
Lynch
Joseph Coleman
David Cohen
Storm water plan study for Ridley Creek area
Delaware Upper Providence officials and engineer James Kelly review a storm water plan for Ridley Creek developed by the Delaware County Planning Department. A January meeting is planned to discuss implications and possible ordinance conflicts. Public hearings and adoption are expected in spring.
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Upper Providence
Ridley Creek
Townsip
James Kelly
Environmental Advisory Committee
Delaware County Planning Department
Kelly
Delaware County Opens Hotlines For Rail Shutdown Help
Two hotlines launch to aid transit during a SEPTA shutdown expected to start Saturday. Delco Planning Department at 891-5668 and Delco Manpower at 566-7510, plus SEPTA line 874-2255. Carpool joiners call 227-POOL. County Chairman Lynch urges early planning before Sunday court ruling.
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Delaware County
SEPTA
Delco Planning Department
Delco
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Frank Lynch
Chester man charged in truck theft case
Chester man arrested for stealing a pickup from George Blythe of Meadow Lane after Blythe offered work. The truck, stolen on December 18, was recovered December 19 on Chester Pike with its plow missing. Blythe was arrested by Aston Police on December 23 while already in Chester custody on unrelated charges.
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Aston
Chester
George Blythe
Meadow Lane
Blythe
Chester Pike
Boothwyn man arrested after Christmas car chase
Boothwyn resident Andrew T. McCrudden Jr., 37, was arrested after a Christmas Evening vehicle chase from Route 452 to Upper Chichester. He faced charges including disorderly conduct terroristic threats eluding a police officer and related traffic offenses. Arraigned before District Justice Henry J. Silva and released on $5,000 bail.
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Aston
Boothwyn
Andrew T. McCrudden Jr
Manor Ave
Upper Chichester
McCrudden
Henry J. Silva
Zoning Grants Duplex Conversion At 287 Sanford Road
UPPER DARBY zoning officers approve a special exception to convert a single family home at 287 Sanford Road into a duplex. Gerard McGinnis also receives a variance to relax off street parking in the A 4 district. A local funeral home offers a free coffee stop for motorists on New Year’s Eve near Reisman Gold Funeral Chapel.
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Upper Darby
Gerard McGinnis
Sanford Road
McGinnis
Tocen Nes
Reisman Gold
West Chiestar Pile
Raverford
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Wedgewood Gardens
Springfield
Harry Maitland
Delaware
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