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First West Chester Fire Company Celebrates 225 Years of Service
WEST CHESTER, PA — The First West Chester Fire Company, Chester County’s oldest fire company and one of the longest-serving volunteer fire companies nationwide, is commemorating its 225th anniversary. To mark this historic milestone, the company is hosting a community block party on Wednesday, September 4th, from 5 pm to 9 pm. The festivities will take place on Church Street between Gay Street and Market Street, the site of their original firehouse, now Slow Hand Restaurant.
River Hawks Welcome LSU and Rhode Island to Cushing Field
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (1-2-0) returns home to host the LSU Tigers of the SEC and the Rhode Island Rams of the Atlantic 10. The River Hawks will first face the Tigers on Thursday, August 29 with kickoff set for 6 p.m. on Community Night. Next, Rhode Island travels to Lowell on Sunday, September 1 to take on UMass Lowell at 3 p.m.
Philly Second Alarmers proudly serve first responders for over 100 years
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — "Anytime, anywhere," is the heart behind the Philadelphia Second Alarmers' and its mission to care for the city's finest."I don't think there's many organizations in the city that have 100 years legacy," said Chief Chris Gowen with the Philadelphia Second Alarmers Association.Gowen has led the PSAA for just over a year and a half. Like many of his 45 volunteers, he is a retired firefighter."At the time we only responded to anything above two alarms, now we respond to every single house fire that goes on out there," said Gowen.Since 1921, the Second Alarmers has made sure...
Manyunk Welcome Center officially opens today
What started as a dream in 2016, the Manayunk Welcome Center has officially come to real life and is having its grand opening today! As a long-time dream of the Manayunk Development Corporation and the Manayunk Special Services District, the brand new, four-story building is which will serve as the headquarters for MDC and MSSD […]
Suspect charged after woman shot during dispute in parking lot of Rhawnhurst bank
Police have charged a man who they say shot a woman during a dispute in the parking lot of a Wells Fargo bank in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia.Ronald Kling, 26, of the 2700 block of Lardner Street, is charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime and related offenses.Police say the victim, a 61-year-old woman, was shot around 9 a.m. Monday in the 7300 block of Bustleton Ave.According to a friend of the victim, who witnessed the incident, the victim had parked her car but then got into a dispute with a woman parked next to her.The witness said there was an argument over whether the victim's car door hit the other woman's vehicle.It was during that argument that, the witness says, a man inside the other car pointed a gun at the victim's chest and then shot her in the right thigh.She was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital in stable condition.
‘We were bulldozed’: The history of Wilmington’s school system
The Christina School District has been proposed to be removed from the city of Wilmington’s feeder pattern, raising questions about how the city became divided between four districts. A new era of reform could improve educational opportunities for city students or it could continue a difficult history. Attention on...
Developer Presents Plans for 329 Apartments in West Chester
The Michaels Organization, based in Camden, New Jersey, and Core Development presented plans for 329 apartment units in West Chester. The Michaels Organization, based in Camden, New Jersey, and Core Development recently presented plans to West Chester Borough Council to build 329 apartment units across from borough hall, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News.
Program designed to ease Philly teacher shortage helps school aide fulfill lifelong dream
Throughout the 2024-25 school year, Chalkbeat Philadelphia will follow a new teacher, Kahn-Tineta Smith, as she adapts to the joys and challenges of working in the city school district. This is the first of several periodic check-ins we hope will shine a light on the state of the Philadelphia teaching workforce.Kahn-Tineta Smith was facing a crisis. The little girl with the carefully braided hair didn’t like the color of her magic marker and was making her displeasure known.It was time for a hug.Another little girl threw her marker down.“We draw with our markers, we don’t play with them,” Smith said...
Delaware County Community College Student Michelle Stover Awarded $5,000 Dunkin’ Scholarship
DCCC student Michelle Stover of Spring City has been awarded a $5,000 Dunkin’ Scholarship. Michelle Stover of Spring City is a mother of four sons, a hair salon owner, a college student — and a winner of a 2024 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship. The Delaware County Community...
Armed, intoxicated man causes lockdown while trying to enter Delaware County day care
A day care in Delaware County was put on lockdown last week after police say an intoxicated man armed with scissors tried to get inside.It happened Thursday just before 3 p.m. at Sonrise Christian Day School in Linwood, Pennsylvania.The day care's director said dozens of children were inside at the time."The only time I got real nervous was when he said, 'I have a weapon,'" recalled Director Angela Ewald Sannino.As the man was attempting to get inside, police say the day care's assistant director called 911 while Sannino placed the building on lockdown using her walkie-talkies.Sannino told Action News she...
Delco nonprofit helps teachers fill classrooms with school supplies
FOLCROFT, Pa. (CBS) – The first day of school is less than a week away for some school districts in Delaware County. One nonprofit is helping teachers get their classrooms ready before students arrive.Teachers' Teammates operates a 3,000-square-foot warehouse in Folcroft that contains just about everything an educator needs to supply a classroom, including folders, crayons, notebooks and backpacks. The nonprofit's founder and executive director, Raelyn Harman, is in charge of getting those supplies into teachers' hands."We have 150 orders in the pipeline that we're trying to get out as quickly as possible because school is starting," Harman said.Teachers who...
Lack of oversight of Medicaid drug benefits cost Pennsylvania taxpayers $7 million, Auditor General says
(WHTM) — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released a performance audit today that showed Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $7 million more for Medicaid prescription drug benefits than they should have in 2022. The audit cites a lack of oversight by the Department of Human Services and spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the reason for the […]
Pennsylvania to claim more than $20 million in unclaimed property in MoneyGram settlement
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the Commonwealth is entitled to more than $20 million in unclaimed property following the Delaware v. Pennsylvania et al case. Originally filed in 2016, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Pennsylvania's favor in Feb. 2023. According to an official statement,...
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