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Delaware County ditches plan to place mental health facility at Delco Woods
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Delaware County officials have decided against turning a building at Delco Woods into a mental health treatment facility. Recent reports determined that the building, which...
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.
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.
Summer curfew enacted for kids in Chester to maintain safety
CHESTER, Pa. - In an effort to keep its children safe during the summer, the city of Chester in Delaware County is once again enforcing a curfew. By week’s end, Chester-Upland’s 2,700 public school students will begin their summer break. In this Delaware County community, trying to mount a comeback after years of struggles, crime and the safety of its children remain a big concern.
2024 Independence Day fireworks schedule
Looking for fireworks for Independence Day? Here's a list of area locations hosting fireworks and other activities. Do you have a location you don't see listed that should be included in this list? Let us know at wdelnews@wdel.com. DELAWARE. Bethany Beach - July 4 - Bethany's 40th celebration of Independence...
Harrison hosts first Be You Pride Party
As a way to show the township’s support for residents who identify as LGBTQ, the Harrison Township Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Advisory (IDEA) Board will host the first Be You Pride Party at American Legion Post 452 in Mullica Hill on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The event...
Philadelphia awards bulk of $3 million in opioid settlement grants to nonprofits working in North Philly and Kensington
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Philadelphia is prioritizing some of its opioid settlement dollars for overdose prevention, addiction treatment and social services in communities most affected by the opioid epidemic. About 43 nonprofit...
Pa. city’s favorite dog breed is ‘outgoing, trustworthy,’ and ‘joyous’
PennLive recently covered a report revealing the favorite dog name of one city in Pennsylvania. Now a separate report has found that same city’s favorite dog breed. U.S News & World Report — which is described under its “Who We Are” section as “a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives” through “independent reporting, rankings, journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for more than 90 years” — was behind this report, which was simply titled “The Most Popular U.S. Dog Breeds by City.”
Physician-assisted suicide nears final vote in Delaware
Judy Govatos has survived two bouts of lymphoma in the last decade, but now advocates for the right to access physician-assisted suicide. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS. Judy Govatos can still hear the beeps of the heart monitor and the wheezing ebb and flow of the ventilator that...
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