Car and train collision injures two teens in Swarthmore
Two Folcroft youths were seriously hurt when their car rear ended by a train at the Swarthmore Avenue crossing as gates were down. Dawn Worrell, 16, remained in fair condition at Taylor Hospital. Penny McClay, 17, in stable condition at Metropolitan Hospital with a head injury. No train passengers were injured.
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John Roman
Daily Times
Swarthmore
Folcroft
Swarthmore Avenue Crossing
Swarthmore Station
Dawn Worrell
Delview Drive
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Penny McClay
Metropolitan Hospital
Springfield
Ms. Worrell
Philadelphia
Elwyn
Fall worker dies after skylight fall at city firm
Chester 26 year old David Casper, of Darby, died after falling 30 to 40 feet from the roof of Harvey T. Toomey Inc. during a roof conversion. He was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m. at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. He worked for a general contractor removing a steel roof structure.
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Chester
David Casper
Hamilton Ave
Darby
Harvey T. Toomey Inc
2Nd St
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Casper
Town Watch Revived in Rose Valley Amid Burglaries
Rose Valley borough revives Town Watch after a wave of burglaries. At a recent town meeting on security, 30 residents signed up to participate, with Council public safety chairman George Rivnak organizing the new effort to protect local households.
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Rose Valley — Town Watch
Council
George Rivnak
Black cat rescues end with scratch and escape in Brookline
In Haverford Township a black cat refused two days of rescue efforts and leaped from a 40 foot limb after firefighters Luke Meyer Jr. and Matt Magrann used a 100 foot ladder. The cat, unowned with no collar, scratched firefighter John Meyer Jr. on the hand as it descended and then ran off. Neighbors had offered food and water in a rope basket during the standoff.
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Daily Times
Haverford Township
Brookline Fire Co
John Meyer Jr
Matt Magrann
Meyer
Greenway Avenue
Mill Road
Mery Haden
Brookline
Media Pickets Leave As Construction Resumes
Electrical union IBEW Local 654 members ended picketing at the Armour & Sons Electrical Inc project after the contractor withdrew an unfair labor charge. The $8 million administration building restart followed IBEW efforts to organize nonunion workers. County manager Keates said partial return began Thursday with full staff likely to return Monday. no county delays were suffered.
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Dennis Killian
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AAS
IBEW
Armour & Sons Electrical Inc
Bob Keates
T.N. Ward
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Delaware County
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Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association
Taylor
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Woodlyn
Ridley Township
Gary Williams
Freedom Road
Ronald Waters
Waters
Rasheed Muhammed
Crosby Square
District Attorney
Jim Pale
Hack Wilson Memorial Field
Chester Pike
Crum Lynne
Township Recreation Department
Eddystone
Curtis Wood
Borough Polce Committee
Police Department
Bloodmobile
American Red Cross
Chester-Wallingford
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