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Memorial Day in the Northeast
There were various events on Monday in the Northeast in honor of Memorial Day. Father Judge High School hosted a service that honored the 27 graduates who died in the Vietnam War, while also recognizing the graduates of North Catholic – a fellow Oblates of St. Francis de Sale school that closed in 2010 – who died in the war.
Fallen Vietnam veterans honored in Delaware County for an early observance of Memorial Day
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Community members gathered in Market Square Memorial Park on Saturday to honor the legacies of 185 men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War. The small ceremony took place following a Memorial Day parade down the streets of Marcus Hook.The 31st annual Delaware County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Service was hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 67.Speakers read the names of 185 service members. After each name was read, a bell was rung.Among those honored was Maureen and Susie McHugh's brother, Timothy D. McHugh, a Marine."We still miss him," Maureen said. "Every year, it gets more difficult. We had a great relationship. We were really close before he left.""We lost him just before his 21st birthday. It's always an honor to remember him," Susie said.Others who attended the ceremony never met their relatives who died in the line of duty. Chris Allard's uncle Paul Edward "Buddy" Allard died while serving in the Marines."The guy still looms large. He's got a huge presence over this family, and honestly, he's my hero," Chris Allard said.Speakers included Col. Arthur Jenkins and Gina Rose Toland.
Meet Ed Brown, Upper Darby Township’s First Black Mayor
Upper Darby Mayor Ed Brown was sworn in Jan. 2 as the township's first Black mayor. Upper Darby’s first Black mayor, Ed Brown, was sworn in on Jan. 2 during the township’s annual reorganization meeting. He becomes the first Black mayor of Pennsylvania’s eighth-largest municipality. Brown follows...
Mini Macy’s Store Opening in Cherry Hill, New Jersey Over Memorial Day Weekend
A new kind of Macy's is opening soon in South Jersey and it's a miniature version of the famed department store. The former Bed Bath & Beyond in Cherry Hill, located in the Garden State Park shopping center off Route 70, is being reworked into a small-scale Macy's store. Mini...
4 years later, defiant NJ gym owner declares a win over Murphy
🔺 Atilis Gym created buzz defying NJ COVID closures. 🔺 Municipal charges have been dismissed, lawyer says. Four years and six figures in fines after COVID, the New Jersey gym owners who battled state pandemic shutdowns have declared a legal victory. Ian Smith rose to conservative fame as...
Veteran of Philadelphia chapter of Tuskegee Airmen reflects on his legacy on Memorial Day
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Millions of Americans have risked their lives to defend our freedom, but few have faced as many roadblocks to fighting for their country as the Tuskegee Airmen. The all-Black squadron of pilots who served during World War II would become some of the most famous fighters in American history. Eugene Richardson, one of the few surviving members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, said he always knew he wanted to fly. "I was about 5 years old when I got the bug to fly an airplane," the 98-year-old said. But as a Black man growing up in the 1940s, his...
While NYC descends into chaos, Philadelphia is a model of urban order
I took a stroll through the center of town the other day. To my delighted disbelief, there were no steel-and-wood “sidewalk bridges” plunging whole blocks into shadow. There were no bike lanes to create traffic chaos. No peddlers of junk merchandise crowding every corner. Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — because the city I visited was Philadelphia. Yup, Philly — a mere 95 miles from Gotham or nearer than East Hampton. More of my fellow New Yorkers should make the trip. Here’s how to get tickets for all 2024 Philadelphia Eagles...
Take a Visit to Pennsylvania’s Oldest House in Delaware County
Pennsylvania’s oldest house is over 300 years old, built around 1640. It’s also in Delaware County, on Creek Road in Drexel Hill, writes Ava Peluso for AZ Animals. Swedish immigrants built the Lower Swedish Cabin near the Upper Darby River, close to the Great Minquas Trail, a trade route and a way for farmers to get their grain to the mills.
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