Crashes and court actions dot Chester area news
Pedestrians were hit on 7th Street and sent to Crozer Chester Medical Center. one in guarded condition with a fractured knee. The other in satisfactory condition with multiple injuries. The Chester Upland School Board fight over Jennell Ashlie continues off again until Thursday. A Marple collision left a truck cab wrecked and a welder injured with cuts and bruises. David Brown escaped serious harm after a car crash near Havertown, while Gary Bradley was involved in another collision on West Chester Pike.
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Emma Custer
Thomas St
7Th Street
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
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Custer
Chester
Jennell Ashlie
Chester-Upland
Leo A. Hackett
Marple
Haverford Hospital
David Brown
Culver Dr
Wilmington
Del
West Chester Pike
Gary M. Bradley
Albert Road
Bills raise PE rate hike retroactive to March
Philadelphia Electric Co faces a $78.9 million retroactive rate increase now billed across a 2,475 square mile service area. The PUC delayed its decision until March 1, with March 2 as the start of the new rates. PE offers a discount for payments by the due date. The utility serves three nuclear plants and plans to avoid retroactive rebilling in future cases.
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Philadelphia Electric Co
PUC
New Jersey
Salem
Limerick No. 1
Morton suspends five police officers over newspaper talks
Five borough officers received five day suspensions after discussing department matters with a Daily Times reporter. Mayor Vincent Grimaldi, per council direction, cited the borough Disciplinary Code forbidding officers from communicating with the press. The suspensions, staggered to avoid patrol gaps, stem from a May 24 article criticizing council control and budget oversight.
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Trisha Cofsell
Helen Morrison
Daily Times
Morton
Ewman
Vincent Grimaldi
Grimaldi
M d
Newman
Council
Donald Pugh
Chester Faces Police Suspensions Over Strange Object and Misconduct
A strange object found near 6th and Eagle Streets alarms Chester officials before being identified as a freight train braking wheel. Mayor Grimaldi and Council President Ryan comment as officers McDonald and Newman face suspensions amid broader borough tensions and calls for funds and overtime.
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Joseph Battle
Chester detective acquitted in witness fee case
Chester Police Det. Anthony M. Polites was found innocent of charges he wrongfully collected about 1400 dollars in witness fees from Delaware County during 1976 and 1977. A jury of 7 women and 5 men acquitted him after less than two hours of deliberation.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Chester
Anthony M. Polites
Delaware County
Polites
James P. McHugh
Chester Page 2
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