Ridley School District Plans Action on Delinquent Taxes
Ridley Township officials authorize solicitor Arthur Levy to notify 623 potential delinquent taxpayers district wide. By July 1 a total of 431,893 dollars in taxes may be delinquent, with Ridley Township showing 546 of 11,000 taxpayers at risk for 292,569 dollars, Ridley Park 53 of 2,000 for 45,843 dollars, and Eddystone 24 of 1,000 for 93,481 dollars.
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Ridley Township
Ridley School
Arthur Levy
Ridley Park
Eddystone
Delaware County trash fee spurs borough bid bids plan
Delaware County imposes seven fifty per ton fee on commercial disposal prompting Norwood borough to consider contracting trash pickup again. Council authorizes the borough engineer to prepare specs and solicit bids after a 1982 contract was canceled for poor performance.
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Norwood
Delaware County
John Hauger
Borough cops earn firearms certification for duty
Seven members of the Morton borough police department received annual certifications to carry firearms. Mayor Joseph Thorn noted the officers were certified by Det. Dave Celia of Swarthmore Police at the Delaware County Pistol Range in Fair Acres. Four qualified as expert marksmen and three as sharpshooters.
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Morton
Joseph Thorn
Dave Celia
Swarthmore Police Department
Delaware County
Fair Acres
Heroic action honored in Upper Darby award
Mayor Eugene Kane presented the Mayor's Civilian Commendation Award to Bob Simmons for saving Larry Pluck's life. Simmons, foreman at the Upper Darby Highway Yard, pulled Pluck from a seven foot ditch a moment before a 15 ton truck toppled in and caused the ditch to cave.
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Upper Darby
Eugene
Sonny’ Kane
Bob Simmons
Larry Pluck
Simmons
Upper Darby Highway
Pluck
Salvation Army Canned Goods Drive Under Way in Chester
The Salvation Army in Chester announces its annual canned goods drive is active now and runs through June 6. A spokesman says demand for emergency food assistance is higher this year. donations can be made by calling the Chester office at 874-4266.
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Chester
Salvation Army
Public bids mar Glenolden sewer authority move
Glenolden Mackinapatés Sewer Authority moved meetings to the municipal building hoping for public turnout. The first meeting at the new location drew only new bidders on a plant demolition contract rather than residents.
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Glenolden
Mackinapatés Sewer Authority
R-rated TV channel doing fine in Delco
Southeastern Cablevision, based near Bridgeport, Connecticut, markets the hard R "Eros" channel to Delaware County subscribers paying a $3 premium plus a $9.50 decoder fee. Three European and U.S. films air weekly with varied content from historical drama to live striptease, largely implied rather than explicit. Despite competition from American Cablevision and Delaware County Cable, the service reports strong growth with minimal cancellations and rising demand for harder fare.
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Aston
Southeastern Cablevision
Delaware County
Suzanne Goucher
Southeastern
Bridgeport
Conn
Chester
Dallas
Dynasty
County
Times Mirror Corp
Telecable
Montgomery County
Ms. Goucher
Private Industry Aims to Fill Skill Gaps Post Schooling
Media reports warn of widespread under skilled workers in a technical economy. Amtrak, bank guards, and college grads reveal gaps in reading writing and math. Firms like Herdon Associates offer targeted remedial programs to upgrade basic skills during the workday and provide second chances.
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Daily Times
Amtrak
Don Patterson
Patterson
Herdon Associates
Baltimore Pike
Susan Audley
Herdon
Gap
Herdon’s
Audley
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