Contaminated Water Near Read-Boyd Farm Pit Sites
Henry Pettyjohn, living near Sun Company sludge pits on the Read-Boyd Farm, reports acrid smelling well water with an oil skim. He relied on bottled water after contamination appeared. Joe Hooker, age 27, from Linwood, began campaigning to confront pollution in Marcus Hook and investigated the 11 sludge pits dumped for 46 years near I-95 and Route 452.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trisha Coftell
Daily Times
Upper
Chichester
Henry Pettyjohn
Twin Oaks
Sun Company
Petyiphere
Pettyjohn
Joe Hooker
Read-Boyd
I-95
Route 452
Sun Co
Hooker
Linwood
Read-Boyd Farm
Marcus Hook
Upper Darby blast kills 2 workers
An explosion at Custom Transmission Co. in Upper Darby killed 21 year old George Broomall and another worker DeJesse, burned two men, while a third, Nicholas Palo, escaped injury. The blast in a row home neighborhood shattered a rear wall as gas was being transferred. Police and fire crews recovered Broomall from rubble about 90 minutes later. Damages were not estimated.
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Upper Darby
Joseph de Medical Center
CDMC
Upland
Custom Transmission Co. Inc
Long Lane
Stonehurst
George Broomall
Church Yeadon
DeJesse
Cherry Hill Lane
Broomall
CCMC
Nicholas Palo
Palo
Philadelphia
Soa
de Jesse
I Broomall
Corpl Margaret
Joseph Collins
Clifton Heights
Leonard Russell
Radbourne
Feuding township officials end truce in Chester Township
Township supervisor William Pisarek faced pressure from a power struggle between Toby Farms and Feltonville factions. A private truce, formed May 7, unraveled as a special meeting sought to appoint a new solicitor and address emergency repairs and a police pension fund certificate. The dispute sparked resignations and accusations of improper meeting notice.
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Robert Grotz
Daily Times
Chester Township
William Pisarek
Board of Supervisors
Diagara
Toby Farms
Gonnie Hales
J .Palazzo
Pisarek
Feltonville
R. T. Spykerman
William
Danoale
Police Pension Fund
Joseph Palazzo
Gennie Hales
Yokerman
Palazzo
Hales
Spykerman
Syokerman
Chester Man Indicted in SSI Benefits Fraud Ring
A Chester man is among six people indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Philadelphia in a crackdown on Social Security violators. Lancelot West, 42, of 1000 block Butler Street, was indicted on benefits fraud. Each offense carries a fine of 1000 dollars and imprisonment for aiding and abetting. The case concerns payments under the Social Security Income program to disabled recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Philadelphia
Lancelot West
Butler Street
Senate
Edgar pushes for federal aid to SEPTA transit funding
Edgar argues the U S must aid SEPTA though he doubts a 40 to 50 percent fare hike will pass. He notes federal transit funding remains slow in the Public Works Committee while local sources cover 20 percent of capital costs and warns Rochford’s reluctance could hurt securing funds.
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Edgar
Septa Board
Public Works Committee
Rochford
BEETS
State Alters Prescription Contract
Harrisburg based report notes the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare conceding to pharmacists by proposing a temporary 60 day contract starting July 1 to fill Medicaid prescriptions. Department spokesman James Wiggins says the move avoids discrimination under federal rights statutes while negotiations continue with the Pharmacists Association.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Department of Public Welfare
Department
James
Wiggins
Rns
Ugh
Inghana
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Bert Hodge
Ada Brnoto
HONDA
Enone
U.S
SEPTA
Transit
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