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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1985
Page
4
The Haverford school board plans a midnight meeting Thursday to vote on whether Chestnutwold or Lynnewood will stay open next year. A state rule requiring a three month waiting period between hearing and vote dictated the late timing, drawing outrage from parents led by Merleen MacDonald, PTA president.
Radnor Township filed suit against Radnor Zoning Hearing Board to overturn a May 6 decision granting a variance for a Rosemont Business Campus parking lot on Conestoga Road. Township solicitor Eugene H. Evans says the board approved a 8 by 15 foot lot instead of the required 942 by 20 feet for compact cars.
The park at Grobes and Academy Avenues in Darby Township will bear the name Henry Francis Park in memory of a long time resident. Commissioner James Sandone stated Francis lived in the township over 25 years and contributed years of service. Francis died in a January auto accident and led the Delaware County Firemen's Association as former president and longtime volunteer firefighter.
The Marcus Hook Borough Council on Monday night proposed meeting Sun Company officials to review reports of several major safety incidents in the last two months. Mayor James Jackson sought a personal investigation into Sun's safety and possible pollution violations. Councilman Robert Argentine said he recently smelled a strong kerosene-like odor that burned the eyes.
Swarthmore College’s 113th graduation saw over 300 seniors receive diplomas amid rhododendrons and discuss apartheid. Honorary degree recipients Gilligan Golub Stone Willis urged courage, bold thinking, and civic duty as graduates carried leis and bands signaling social action.
John DeMarco Jr. and his wife sue landlords Walter and Sally Davison, alleging the third floor balcony was unsafe and poorly warned. He slipped backward from the balcony in 2000, landed 45 feet below, and now faces lifelong disability and unemployment. The lawsuit seeks damages and asserts loss of consortium for Mrs. DeMarco.
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