By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com The Aston Public Library recently held story times which successfully brought cultures from across the world to children of the area. Ben Belahbib, of Morocco, and Yosmar Salazar Marquez, of Venezuela, shared the culture of their native countries with children as part of the Aston Library’s “One World, Many Stories” summer program. [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com The Chichester Board of School Directors, last week, approved the first readings of the district’s attendance and communicable disease and immunization policies. The district requires that enrolled school age children attend school on a regular basis and only the following are acceptable for absence: sickness, quarantine, death of an immediate family member, [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Even though Hurricane Irene did not wreck the havoc initially predicted, some local communities were hit quite hard. Trees and power lines were down as were traffic and street lights; power was off for many and some areas sustained wind and rain damage. In Aston, both PECO and local public works employees [...]
To receive a registration form or brochure about art classes for people in Aston, call Lori at (610) 237-8100, Ext. 11. For more information about Neumann University’s Cyberbullying and the Law event, contact the Office of Cultural Programming at 610-558-5626. For more information about Thresholds in Delaware County, call 610-459-9384 or email decision@thresholdsdelco.org. For more [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com For the sake of being more safe than sorry, extreme precautions and advance warnings were dished out by local officials and police and were highly-sensationalized by mainstream media leading up to Hurricane Irene’s visit. In the aftermath of the Category-1 storm, Chester City found itself mostly safe and unapologetic. “From a police [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com A familiar, four-legged friend was shot in front of Jack’s 501 Bar two weeks ago, but for several community members, his loss has not gone unnoticed. Victor, a five to six year-old mixed-breed dog, who was often seen chasing cars and lounging at the bar near Seventh and Potter sts., was shot [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com H undreds of newly-enrolled students scattered about Widener University’s campus on Move-In Day with family and bedroom essentials in hand as they left their nests to pursue a higher degree of education and independence. Last Wednesday, incoming freshman, the future Class of 2015, were assisted by upperclassmen, faculty, staff, Widener Pride mascots, [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com A s much of the East Coast prepares to be slammed by Hurricane Irene over the weekend, Chester authorities and residents drafted their own precautions and procedures Friday afternoon, including postponing several of this weekend’s planned events. Four days after an unlikely 5.9 earthquake in Virginia that sent shudders up the East [...]
For more information about the Center for Geriatric Medicine, call 610-499-7180. For more information on Art for Justice, visit the organization’s website at www.artforjustice.org.
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com Chester residents felt the Earth move under their feet yesterday (Tuesday, Aug. 23rd) when tremors from an unlikely 5.9 earthquake in Virginia reached states across the East Coast and our area in just 49 seconds from the initial rumble down south. At around 1:50 P.M., residents were seen coming out of their [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com For the past several months, Parkside Borough Council has been discussing the adoption of what has become a controversial firearms ordinance and tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 24th) the final draft is scheduled for adoption at Council’s 7 P.M. regular meeting. If adopted, the act will limit the outdoor use of firearms and provide [...]
Dedication ceremonies for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC will take place at 11 A.M. on Sunday, Aug. 28th precisely 48 years after the civil rights legend delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington. The dedication program, supported largely by [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com As part of its annual administrators retreat, Chichester School District administrators used part of their summer vacation to give back to communities which comprise the district by working in small groups and performing various service projects. According to the district’s State and Federal Programs Liaison Sandy Cislo, in previous years, team building [...]
CHESTER UPLAND TO RELOCATE THE VILLAGE SCHOOL NEXT YEAR Chester, PA…August 24, 2011…The Chester Upland school district announced today that the Village at Chester Upland will have a new school home when students and staff return from winter recess in January 2012. At that time, the district will relocate all Village school students and staff [...]
Wesley House, the 17-room former mansion at 701 Madison St., Chester, that serves homeless single women and families, is installing a geothermal heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system that relies primarily on the Earth’s natural thermal energy, a renewable resource, to heat or cool a house or multi-family dwelling. The facility will be just [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com Several drivers honked their horns for “a better education” as parents and students protested in front of the Chester-Upland School District’s (CUSD) administration building, shortly before its regular board meeting last week. The protest, following a series of tense school board meetings and tough decisions as the school board is forced to [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Prior to winning the City of Chester’s fourth annual Soapbox Derby on Saturday afternoon, nine-year-old Kenneth Alexis-Ramos was anticipating victory. “I really want to win a trophy so I can put it in my house,” he said. “My family would like that a lot.” And win he did! Alexis-Ramos, who moved to [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com The Communities that Care (CTC) Network of Delaware County formally received honors last week as the 2011 Pennsylvania Prevention Coalition of the Year and after nearly two decades of humanitarian work, the network has proven it hasn’t been meeting for the sake of meeting every second Thursday of the month. The award [...]
SPIRITstaff report newsdesk@chesterspirit.com In the wake of recent unrest stemming from the fatal shooting of a young man allegedly by a city police officer, Chester Mayor Wendell N. Butler, Jr. is taking the long view and asking key law enforcement partners to rally for a long-term solution in an unprecedented community policing effort. Reeling from [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Donna Davis took the day off from her city job last Wednesday to address Chester City Council about a home in her neighborhood that she purports to be a “boarder home.” Davis lives in the 2000 block of Edgmont Ave. “I took the day off (to) ask some direct questions of Council,” [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Sheree Ostroff has lived in the Trainer Hill mobile home community for the past nine years, and if she does not come up with more than $3,000 by Friday, she and her three dogs will be evicted. Ostroff, who suffers from several medical maladies, said her father purchased the mobile home for [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Iacobucci Homes will not purchase the Butler tract at the intersection of Sommers Lane and Chichester Ave. The original plan was to build a 74-unit housing complex at the site, but the plan was scrapped because the owners refused to lower the price of the property. Raymond and Fran Iacobucci, in July, [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com A13-year Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority (SWDCMA) employee died and another unidentified worker was injured when the pair was trapped last week in a well at the SWDCMA pumping station. Larry Fisher, 53, of Aston, and the unidentified worker were removed from the well at approximately 11:30 A.M., Thursday. A SWDCMA press [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com T he sound system created piercing interference and several questions went unheard by the full audience because of a dysfunctional microphone at last Wednesday’s special meeting about the merger between the Science and Discovery and Smedley Allied Health high schools, but people’s disapproval of Chester-Upland School District’s (CUSD) decision to combine the [...]
31 places get $434,996 in energy grants Delaware County Council has approved 38 grants to 31 municipalities for energy-efficient projects that include LED traffic lights, new heating/air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and indoor lighting upgrades that, together, could save over one million kilowatt-hours of electricity. The grants, totaling $434,996, are funded through a $3.6 million Energy Efficiency [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com T he Brookhaven Borough Council meeting room was filled nearly to capacity last week as dozens of residents of the Traditions at Ridley Creek, a 55-and-older community, came to complain about a variety of issues. It was the second time in seven months that matters ranging from the lack of a promised [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com L auren Shipman is a rising junior liberal arts major at Neumann University. She is also a member of Philadelphia PowerPlay, a power wheelchair hockey team that plays indoor hockey games throughout the country. Shipman, who has cerebral palsy, immediately thought of Neumann University as the perfect site when Delaware County was [...]
Crozer-Chester Medical Center nurses Joy Oakey and Gina Lanier, along with Kyle Lanier, a nationally certified personal trainer at the Chester Senior Center, brought home a national masters track and field title after a recent match in Ohio. Masters track and field is for people age 30 and older. Oakley and the Laniers are members of the [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com F rom line dancing and DJ entertainment to a variety of games, food and beverages, the 18th annual Across Colors Cultural Festival, which took place Saturday on the Chester High School practice field, seemed to have something for everyone. Hosted by state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, the event featured informational vendors, horseshoes, dominoes [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com A senior citizen recently locked out of her unit at the Edgmont Senior Apartments has prompted questions among residents and a call for policy change. About two weeks ago, 70-year-old Veronica Jones was visiting family in Philadelphia and it wasn’t until she was about to leave on that July 22nd night that [...]
For additional information about the Aston Library, visit www.astonlibrary.com. For more information about CityTeam, call (610) 872-6865 or visit www.cityteam.org. For more about the 5K walk-run at Neumann University, visit www.alumni.neumann.edu/5k or email sife@knights.neumann.edu or call 610-558-5544. To volunteer and enroll for the RSVP training, contact Lynn Shelton in the RSVP office [...]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) has issued the second in a series of reports on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs and higher education and the report, Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation, finds there are fewer women than men in STEM jobs and attaining degrees in STEM [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com U nlike 20 years ago, sending a child to private or parochial school requires more than just a small monthly sacrifice. Hoping to relieve some of the financial burden on households, Covanta Energy presented $5,000 representing the company’s Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) for scholarship donations for qualified families who [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com W ith the air conditioning now repaired in the Aston Community Center gymnasium, the Aston Public Library’s summer programs returned to their customary location last week. The first show, titled “Silly Side Show Circus,” featured lion tamers, magicians and characters such as Ringmaster Maestro Magnifico, his clown Binky, and sidekick Scuppers the [...]
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Project (SEPATCP) is celebrating with several municipalities and private partners that have taken proactive measures to ban smoking on, in, or near their facilities, especially since smoking has tremendously adverse effects on young children. Young Lungs at Play (YLAP) is a health initiative funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, [...]
By LorettaRodgers lrodgers@chesterspirit.com Chester City Council, last week, unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance which, if adopted, will deny building permits to people whose properties are neglected and deteriorating and stand in violation of city codes. In addition, the violator will be responsible for paying costs and penalties including attorney’s fees and court [...]
Apple Pie Academy, a growing provider of child care services in Delaware County, will open a state-of-the-art child care facility at 18 E. Eighth St., Chester, in September. It is accepting registrations for services including day care, preschool, Pre-k and after school programs. Open Houses are set for Wednesday, Aug. 10th from 4-8 P.M. and [...]
By JessicaBautista jbautista@chesterspirit.com I t may have been slightly delayed, but according to Chester Economic Development Authority (CEDA) Executive Director Dave Sciocchetti, the once dilapidated basketball courts on Seventh Street should be ready for play sometime in the fall. “Three beautiful courts are in and the equipment benches and bleachers were ordered,” Sciochetti said, adding, [...]
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