Ice rains trigger countywide accidents and injuries
Daily Times reports freezing rain caused more than 50 ice related crashes across Delaware County from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. with over 100 pedestrians and drivers treated for injuries. A 72 year old Media woman was admitted to Riddle Hospital after a fall. Sacred Heart Medical Center saw several car crashes with Joanne Yancziak and her son Michael among those stabilized or in guarded condition.
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Daily Times
Pass Anges
Delaware County
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Chester
Sacred Heart
Joanne Yancziak
Michael
Upper Chichester
John
Patricia Porter
Lower Chichester
Sacred
Icy conditions trigger a series of crashes across county
Dozens of accidents disrupted western county roads as icy rain and wind caused vehicles to slide. Porter on Naaman's Creek Road was injured, two others struck walls or medians, and a mailman suffered minor injuries on Reed Road. Police coordinated detours as crews cleared damaged intersections.
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Porter
Naaman’s Creek
Lower Chichester
Chester Township
Patricia Carey
Parkside
Sacred Heart
Broomall
Lafayette Crawford
Reed Road
Marple
Lou Squilla
Squilla
Crawford
Marple Township
Haverford
Radnor
Robert Crawford
Julie Bartek
Norristown
Eaton Road
Bartek
Bryn Mawr Ave
Mill Rd
Connestoga Rd
Brookside Ave
Penndot
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Snow and Cold Return to Delca Forecast
Snow and freezing conditions return to Delca with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures dip to the teens, with a New Year’s Eve forecast looking slightly warmer, lows 20 to 25 degrees.
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Delca
Analiy Rman
PennDOT Faces Ice Challenge Amid Freezing Rain
Middletown reports icy conditions test road crews as about 700 tons of salt and anti skid material were used. Bruce Roe explains freezing rain requires more salt than snow storms, but major county roads were kept clear despite a slick surface.
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Middletown
Bruce Roe
Roe
Delco car thief gets 10 more years for fraud scheme
Damanskis, a 56 year old computer engineer labeled a career criminal, was ordered to serve a 14 year sentence after a prior four year term for auto theft. He allegedly defrauded an insurance company of over 14000 by claiming Partow's 1980 Cadillac was stolen and dismantled for parts. Weather notes report 1.07 inches of rain, aiding 1983 in near soggy records with over four inches year to date.
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Damanskis
U.S
John Hannum
Partow
National Weather Service
Theft suspect arrested in Chester Township over jewelry theft
James Larrell Price, 18, was arrested Wednesday night on a theft charge for robbing a Toby Farms home Tuesday of about $3,000 in jewelry and coins. Cpl. Larry Weigand and Ptl. Bob Miazga nabbed him at his Elson Road home around 10 p.m. on a warrant. He faced arraignment before District Justice Miller on theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass charges and was held at county prison on $25,000 bail pending an 11 a.m. Jan. 4 hearing before District Justice C. Walter McCray Jr. in Brookhaven.
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Chester
James Larrell Price
Woodworth Road
Toby Farms
Larry Weigand
Bob Miazga
Price
Elson Road
Miller
C. Walter McCray Jr
Brookhaven
Delaware County Redevelopment Plans Contract Awarded
The MEDIA Delaware County Redevelopment Authority approved a contract with Pennoni Associates Inc for up to $12,000 to prepare plans and specifications for the Laxer Avenue Business District in Township. Executive Director Bob Miller noted cooperation with the Delaware County Planning Department and cited parallels with Lansdowne Prospect Park redevelopment efforts.
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MEDIA
Delaware County Redevelopment Authority
Pennoni Associates, Inc
Laxer Avenue
Township
Redevelopment Authority
Bob Miller
Delaware County Planning Department
Lansdowne
Prospect Park
Beacon Lodge Camp for the Blind registration opens
Beacon Lodge Camp for the Blind in central Ania opens summer registration for blind and visually handicapped children and adults. Deaf and hearing impaired programs also offered. Contact local Lions club or call (717) 242-1113 or mail Beacon Lodge Camp for the Blind P.O. Box 428 Lewiston 17044.
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Beacon Lodge
Central
Ania
The
Lions of Pennsylvania
Lions Club
Call
Beacon Lodge Camp For the
P.O. Box
Lewiston
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