This morning was a busy one for Nether Providence’s public works. There were at least two clean-ups in addition to the tree planting at Hepford Park. We had a number of families join us to dig in the dirt, plant trees and rescue errant worms. Commissioners Max Cooper […]
The township held its regular meeting on Thursday, the video is available on Youtube here. Public Safety Public comments concerned the resolution asking the county to oppose the contract renewal with the Covanta incinerator in Chester and find alternative means of reducing waste. After public comments, the board […]
The WSSD board had a short meeting this month. The video can be found on youtube here. The new superintendent’s remarks start at about 27:30. The student representative talked about the SRS PTO activities and the NPE Reading Olympics as well as the first day of school at […]
Update – its actually tomorrow, April 13th that vaccine eligibility opens up to everyone. Gov. Wolf announced today they are accelerating the vaccine distribution, starting today everyone in PA is eligible to be vaccinated. Appointments can be scheduled with the county here (though its not clear they’ve caught […]
Today We Conserve PA held their annual conference for members of environmental advisory commissions. A couple of us from Nether Providence Township planned to attend. The first presentation concerned combining hazard preparedness with environmental benefits – mostly regarding clean water and flooding hazards. Second, we heard from someone […]
Defying conventions, WSSD has decided to release good news on a Friday – the new superintendent is expected to be Dr. Wagner Marseille. Dr. Marseille seems to have a broad background as a teacher, coach and administrator currently working as superintendent of Cheltenham School District for the last […]
Nether Providence held its workshop meeting on Thursday, April 8th. The meeting was the first one that’s taken place in person since last March, but it is available on Youtube. Unfortunately, parts of the audio are inaudible so the notes below are incomplete. The board first heard the […]
The Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help finding who stole a historic bronze beaver and plaque from the intersection of Rose Valley Rd. and Traymore Ln, some time on April 4th or 5th. They had been at that location since 1926. Rose Valley Borough is offering a […]
Details are now available on the township website. The cost is $285 for 5 weeks from June 28th – July 29th, with camp Monday-Thursday except on July 1st. It’ll be 8:30 to noon at NPE for children in K-6th grade (grade entering in Sept 2021). The camp will […]
Last week the DelCo Times had an article about a roundtable discussion on racism in schools hosted by state Sen. Tim Kearney. The article quotes Colin Woodland of Strath Haven high school about the recent Black Lives Matter Day. “It felt like they were scared of controversy,” Woodland […]
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