Thornbury Troop 65 Graduates Eagle Scout Knox at Court of Honor
Joseph F. Knox aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph F Knox of 55 Judith Lane Glen Mills received the Boy Scouts highest merit award at a June 9 court of honor. State Sen Clarence D Bell attended the ceremony supervised by Scoutmaster Richard Cassar. Knox will be a Salesianum High School senior in Wilmington Delaware.
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Joseph F. Knox
Judith Lane
Glen Mills
Scoutings
Richard Cassar
Clarence D. Bell
Joseph
Salesianum High School
Wilmington
Del
YMCA Offers Girls Gymnastics Course This Summer
The Southeast Delaware County Family YMCA presents a six week Girls Gymnastics program for beginner and advanced students starting June 27. Sessions run 9 30 to 11 30 Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday mornings with a weekly fee of 6 for members and 5 annual membership. For details contact the Y at 876 6101 or visit 2S Eyre Drive. The Free Library of Aston hosts Trek Through Time for grades 2 6 with registration June 26 10am and June 28 1 7pm, program runs through Aug 9 and is free to Penn Delco residents. Volunteers needed contact Karen Gordon at 485 1881. The Aston Senior Citizen Club Anniversary meeting is June 29 at Our Lady of Angels noon to 3 pm with a covered dish.
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Delaware County
Free Library of
Aston
Penn-Delco
Karen Gordon
Aston Senior Citizen Club
Our Lady of Angels
Dominican Third Order Convent Sets Sunday Meeting
Upper Providence plans a membership meeting this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. A weekend retreat is offered August 4 to 6 with a $5 deposit to reserve a spot. The event is non-sectarian and welcomes all faiths.
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Dominican Third Order
Middletown Park and Recreation Committee Sets Grant Deadline
The Middletown Township Park and Recreation Committee will review requests for contributions to local recreation organizations. Application forms with supporting information must be filed in the Township office by June 27.
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Park and Recreation Committee
Middletown Township
Ardmore students run 2000 miles toward 100 mile goal
About 50 students in Ardmore Avenue School’s 100-Mile Club, led by Jean Nater and Barbara Eastman, posted 2022 miles by April while rain and heat limited runs. Three boys topped 40 miles each, and many participants now run before school. Awards will be given at Tuesday’s assembly as Founders Day events and summer recreation registrations are announced.
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Lansdowne
Ardmore Avenue
Miami
California
Jean Nater
New Orleans
Dallas
Kevin Moore
Mike Perozzoli
County code ready for first reading Tuesday in Media Courthouse
The long delayed county administrative code again surfaces with first reading slated for Tuesday at the regular council meeting. Adoption is planned for July 5 after 30 months of work by courthouse personnel.
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Bonnie Baldwin
Daily Times
Keeler
Council
County Office of Services
New Ridley church groundbreaking marks fundraising drive
Groundbreaking for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ridley Township drew parishioners as Rev. John J. Kilgarriff urged prayer and work. A $650,000 goal supported by a parish pledge and a $1 million cooperative fund aims to retire the debt in two years. The 800-seat church will rise on Amosland Road with parking on Franklin Ave, with construction set to start next week and completion planned for next March.
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Ridley Township
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
John J. Kilgarriff
Father Kilgarriff
Kedron Ave
Amosland Road
Franklin Ave
Contamination Found At Bookstore Well In Birmingham
Township inspector Bernard J. Cialini announced that the Wells supply serving The Adult Bookstore on Route 202 and a nearby gas station is contaminated. Both buildings are owned by Sheppard Corp. The bookstore, closed June 9 for fire and health hazards, faces a required plan of action before reopening.
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Lou D’lorio
D'lorio
Dist. Atty
Frank Hazel
D’iorio
Birmingham
Bernard J. Cialini
Sheppard Corp
Board of Health
Cialini
State Department of Environmental Resources
State Department of Health
Nurses Demand Higher Pay At Fair Acres Courthouse
Middletown County council planned a session with Fair Acres staff to hear nurses demands for more staff and higher pay. A promised 30 cent hourly raise retroactive to January 1 would boost licenses to about 5.65 per hour and 4.54 for practical nurses, though contract delays stalled the move. Nurses cited low morale and unsafe patient care due to understaffing and highlighted eight demands including tuition reimbursement, full medical coverage for dependents, better Blue Cross coverage, four weeks vacation and 15 holidays, plus updated personnel policies.
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Middletown
Vizacaro
Anna Horan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Aston Restaurant Damaged by Fire on Opening Day
A fire damaged the kitchen of the Egg Roll King Restaurant at Concord Road and Baldwin Run in Aston on Saturday afternoon, destroying all food and causing minor structural damage. Fire Marshal George Lewis noted heat from stoves ignited kitchen paneling. Green Ridge and Aston-Beechwood units extinguished the blaze.
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Concord Road
Baldwin Run
Aston
George Lewis
Lewis
Green
Day Camp Applications Sought in Chester
Salvation Army Neighborhood Center seeks registrations for a July 5 to August 27 day camp for underprivileged children aged 7 to 12. Sessions run 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m Monday to Friday in two week blocks, with a seven dollar fee and sliding scale for families with more than one child.
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Chester
Salvation Army
W. 15Th St
Greg Green
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