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City council passes new business curfew laws, Parker signs budget into law
City council passed new bills late Thursday night implementing overnight curfews for certain businesses in Philadelphia and also gave final approval for Mayor Cherelle Parker's budget which she signed into law on Friday. The following curfews are now in effect for the following times at the following locations:. Midnight to...
Delaware County Drops Mental Health Facility Plan at Delco Woods
The 213-acre site at Sproul Road and Reed Road in Marple Township was home to the Don Guanella School. A mental health residential treatment facility will not be going into a former Don Guanella School building at Delco Woods in Marple, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It would cost too...
Pennsylvania court upholds law establishing special prosecutor for SEPTA crimes in Philadelphia
Michael Untermeyer, Esq., of Philadelphia, was appointed shortly after the decision was made to fill the role of special prosecutor, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry.
Landfill Moves Designed to Reduce Waste, Trash Incineration in Delaware County
A bulldozer moves trash around at the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority-owned Rolling Hills landfill in southeastern Berks County. Within three years, more than a quarter million tons of trash from Delaware County will find its way to a Berks County landfill in an effort to reduce Chester trash incineration at the ReWorld, formerly Covanta, waste to steam plant, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.
Delaware County librarians receive training on how to use NARCAN to prevent fatal overdoses
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Librarians from 12 Delaware County libraries received life-saving training including NARCAN nasal spray and "stop the bleed" classes at the Middletown Free Library Friday. The classes were provided by the Delaware County Health Department's Delco Revive, a program supported in part through monies distributed by Delaware County's Opioid Settlement Fund. The program provides free life-saving resources including Xylazine test strips, Fentanyl tests, basic wound care kits and NARCAN nasal spray to schools, businesses and organizations throughout the county. Friday's training was designed for librarians to be prepared to save a life during critical emergencies in the community. To learn more about the trainings, visit DelcoRevive.com or contact the Delaware County Wellness Line at (484) 276-2100.
Islands Protect Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester From Collisions
The Commodore Barry Bridge is well protected rom collisions, according to the Delaware River Port Authority. The Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester is well protected should a ship ever approach on a collision course like the container ship Dali that took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore March 26, writes Larry Higgs for NJ.com.
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