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July 20, 2021 in Community

Borough Seeks Residents to Serve on Library Board

The Borough of Yeadon is currently accepting resumes of residents interested in serving on the Library Board.

Library Board

A Library Board member is appointed by Council in three year terms. There are a total of nine people on the Board and their terms expire in different years. The Board meets on the fourth Thursday of each month. The Board is responsible for presenting a financial report to Council by November 1 of each year. The Board also gives free library service to the residents and taxpayers.

To Apply

Letters of interest and resumes should be sent to the Borough Manager via mail or email.

Borough Manager
Yeadon Borough
600 Church Lane, Yeadon, PA 19050

July 20, 2021 in Community

Red Cross Blood Drive Sunday, July 25 at Mt. Zion AME Church in Darby

American Red Cross Community Drive

Mt. Zion AME Church

Sunday, July 25, 2021

10:00 am-3:00 pm

1008 Center Street, Darby, PA 19023
Fellowship Hall

July 20, 2021 in Community

Up to $1,000 for Summer Camp Fees Available to Unemployed Parents

Delco’s Summer Camp Solution Helps Children Under 15 Attend Camp

CAREGIVERS: Apply for up to $1,000 in credits toward your children’s summer camp fees so you can do your job search or return to work.

For an application and lists of approved camp programs please visit pacareerlinkdelco.org/summer-camp/

July 15, 2021 in Community Police

Good Morning Yeadon with Chief Paparo – Tuesday, July 20

Join Yeadon Police Chief Anthony Paparo for the next edition of Good Morning Yeadon on Tuesday, July 20 at 11:00 AM.

Please note: This episode’s broadcast will be open to the public on the second floor of Yeadon Borough Hall.

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July 12, 2021 in Community

National Ice Cream Day Celebration at Mt. Moriah Cemetery Sunday, July 18

Mount Moriah Historic Cemetery & Arboretum is celebrating National Ice Cream Day by honoring one of their more famous burials, Lewis Dubois Bassett.

Bassett, a Quaker school teacher and farmer, began making Bassetts Ice Cream in 1861. In 1885, he moved the operations from his New Jersey backyard to a storefront at 5th and Market Streets in Philadelphia. In 1892, Bassetts moved the store to the new Reading Terminal Market where the still family-owned company maintains a store to this day.

The Friends of Mount Moriah and Bassetts Ice Cream invite the public to attend Sunday, July 18, 2021, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. At 2 pm, Alex Bassett Strange, Vice-President, Distribution, will give a short talk about the history of Bassetts Ice Cream. The first 200 visitors will receive a free Bassetts Ice Cream Sandwich!

Bassetts is a 5th generation family business and is America’s oldest ice cream company.

Lewis D. Bassett and other family members are buried at historic Mount Moriah Cemetery & Arboretum, Section 204, Lot 5, 6201 Kingsessing Avenue, Philadelphia.

July 8, 2021 in Community

International Food Festival at Barclay Square Shopping Center Saturday, July 10

State Representative Margo Davidson will be hosting an International Food Festival from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, July 10 in the Barclay Square Shopping Center.

The event will celebrate the diversity of the 164th Legislative District through delicious dishes. Restaurants from the 164th Legislative District will offer residents samples of some of their menu items. There also will be music and community resources.

Free Event – Free Parking

Barclay Square Shopping Center
1500 Garrett Road
Upper Darby, PA 19082

To RSVP for this event, please call 610-259-7016 or email htunis@pahouse.net

July 6, 2021 in Community Environment

Take the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Reinvestment Survey

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is seeking to obtain public input for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program through a survey open through July 15, 2021.

The survey takes five minutes.

Start Survey

RGGI is an initiative of 10 New England and Mid-Atlantic states, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector while generating economic growthOpens In A New Window. Together Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York Rhode Island and Vermont cap and reduce their power sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This is achieved by setting a regional cap or limit on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electric power plants in the participating states.

Learn more at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/climate/Pages/RGGI.aspx