From Moving the Needle, the League of Women Voters of Delaware County and other organizations are hosting a vigil to protect voting rights tomorrow (Friday, Aug 6th) at 6 pm on the Media Courthouse steps. Rep. Scanlon and other leaders will be speaking. Invisible has a page about […]
The WSSD board held a special meeting on August 2nd to pass a revised health and safety plan for the new school year as well as associated measures required by the state. The video of the meeting held in the auditorium is available on Youtube as usual. The […]
The Nether Providence Police department announced yesterday on Facebook (dated over a week ago), that they have been accredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC). What does this mean? PLEAC is an program run by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. According to their website, the […]
DelCo DA Jack Stollsteimer’s office issued a public news release this week announcing charges against the driver of the truck causing the fuel spill in Brookhaven that closed Coeburn Elementary last month. The spill is covered in today’s DelCo Times and other news sources. The charges allege the […]
Yesterday the WSSD superintendent sent out an email about a special board meeting on Aug. 2nd (presumably at 7 pm) to discuss mitigation strategies for the return to in-person school in the fall. Throughout the country, Covid rates are rising rapidly, though unevenly. Southern and western states are […]
Thank you to everyone that suggested an edit on Google Maps, together (and with the help of township manager Dave Grady), we got it renamed today! Its Google Maps official just in time for the park’s dedication this Saturday. Today I also got an email that Stefan Roots […]
The township board of commissioners held their single meeting for July last night. The video is available on Youtube here. Board President Micah Knapp and Commissioner Max Cooper were away, so board vice-president Matt Garson ran the meeting. The meeting opened with a recognition of former township manager […]
The WSSD board held its single July meeting tonight. The video can be seen on Youtube and the agenda is available in BoardDocs. There were no focus topics tonight. Superintendent’s Report The new superintendent opened with a wide-ranging statement. First he spoke about the letter he sent out […]
Hopefully the piece last week convinced you that trees provide numerous benefits to the people that use the space around them. This past weekend I took a look at the township’s largest land-owner, the school district. The schools have planted a fair number of trees, but they tend […]
This is a reminder that the township’s electronics recycling and shredding event is today (Saturday, July 17) 9 am – 1 pm at Gouley Park (formerly Summit School). More details can be found on the township’s website. A reminder that some items have a fee, the website has […]