Yeadon Public Library Temporarily Closed
The Yeadon Public Library is temporarily closed. Please consult the library’s website at for updates. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you soon.
Community
Borough Offices Closed Tuesday Due to Storm; Trash Collection Postponed
Yeadon Borough offices will be closed Monday, February 1, due to inclement weather.
Trash will NOT be collected on Monday; if you normally have pickup on Mondays, please put it out for pickup on Thursday this week. Thank you.
Food Distribution at Nile Swim Club Saturday, Jan. 30
Nile Swim Club is hosting a food distribution event featuring contactless drive-thru pickup of family food boxes and serve-n-go meals for children 18 and under.
Saturday January 30, starting at at 10 a.m.
Nile Swim Club, 513 South Union Avenue, Yeadon, PA 19050
Delaware County Council Officially Opens the Delaware County Wellness Center
The Delaware County Wellness Center officially opened on January 27, 2021. The Delaware County Council were joined with Yeadon Borough officials, and other elected leaders and staff. Located at 125 Chester Avenue, the Delaware County Wellness Center will now serve as a vaccine storage site, a vaccination site, and a COVID-19 testing site for Delaware County. Furthermore, the Wellness Center will begin to transition into a clinical space for the future Delaware County Health Department.
Read more at delcopa.gov.
Villanova ReachOut Program Offers Connections for Senior Citizens
Villanova University providing ReachOut – a program for seniors to reduce isolation called through connections with student volunteers.
The main goal is to help decrease the feeling of social isolation among seniors. Volunteers, mainly nursing majors, contact an older adult partner approximately once weekly for 20-30 minutes to engage in social discussion. No medical advice is provided. Calls continue weekly or at a mutually agreed upon frequency between the older adult and student. Currently ReachOut receives referrals from self-referrals, primary care practices, insurance companies, and senior centers.
Referrals can be made either by emailing reachout@villanova.edu, calling 610-519-5969 or using the ReachOut Older Adult Partner Referral Form
Visit the ReachOut website for additional information.
Free Online Program for Seniors: Chronic Disease Self-Management
The Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) is sponsoring the acclaimed, evidence-based Steps to Healthy Living: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program developed at Stanford University to provide participants with self-care tools and life skills to support them in reaching their personal goals to manage their chronic conditions.
The program will meet online once a week for six weeks on Tuesdays beginning February 3 through March 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Don’t miss out. The program is offered FREE and includes your personal copy of the book Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, through support from COSA and the PA Department of Aging. Space is limited and registration is required.
To register contact Ellen Williams, Health and Wellness Program Manager, at williamse@co.delaware.pa.us or call 610-499-1937.
Update: Upper Darby Zoning Board Hearing for Proposed Union Ave. Waste Facility Canceled
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board under “The Upper Darby Ordinance of 2010” will hold a Special Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. via an authorized telecommunication device due to the COVID-19 disaster public emergency.
Anyone who wishes to view this hearing can do so via the Upper Darby Township YouTube channel.
Those who wish to provide public comment must register on the Upper Darby Township website to be provided with a login code. The Board will consider matters within its jurisdiction and will receive testimony from persons who would be affected by the Granting of this Application for Special Exception, Variance or Appeal from the terms of the aforesaid ordinances.
1-4 of 21:Application of William J. Santora for a Special Exception from Article III, Section 301 to allow a Solid Waste Management Facility situate 41 S. Union Ave, Lansdowne, PA 19050. C-4 Commercial Industrial District, 7th Council district.
All communication relative to the zoning applications are to be addressed to Christopher McSween, cmcsween@upperdarby.org, Department of Licenses & Inspection, Municipal Building, Room 109, 100 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 19082-3135.
Delaware County COVID-19 Call Center Now Open
Call 484-276-2100 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday for assistance with COVID-19 related questions including vaccines and testing. Email: covid19resources@co.delaware.pa.us
Delaware County opened a COVID-19 Call Center on Monday, Jan. 25, to answer COVID-19 related questions from individuals, organizations, and businesses. In addition to responding to phone calls, the Center will also respond to emailed inquiries.
While the Call Center staff will attempt to answer all COVID-19-related questions, the immediate mission will be to address questions related to the County’s updated COVID-19 vaccination plans and to provide assistance to individuals interesting in receiving a vaccination or test. The Call Center staff’s focus will be:
- Working with residents to determine their vaccination phase
- Assisting Phase 1A residents who have been unable to complete the Phase 1A Vaccine Interest Survey using the online registration
- Helping residents locate convenient COVID-19 testing sites and, if needed, help them register to receive a test through a county-sponsored testing site
- Answering general questions about COVID-19 testing and vaccinations
- General questions about COVID-19 (quarantine guidelines, masks, restaurant seating capacity limits, etc.) should be directed to the Chester County Health Department at (610) 344-6225, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
500 Block of Church Lane Closed to Traffic Monday, January 25
On Monday, January 25, 2021 the 500 block of Church Lane will be closed to traffic.
Southbound traffic on Church Lane will be diverted to Baily Road whereas northbound traffic will be diverted to Myra Avenue & Bonsall Avenue.
The Police Department will permit local access to the businesses within the detour area to the maximum extent possible.
COVID-19 Testing Sites in Chester
The Chester City Bureau of Health and the Health Board presents free COVID-19 Testing on/at the following dates and locations. For additional information about the events, please call Rosetta Carter, Director of Community Health Education Services, at (610) 447-7700, ext. 7955.
February 13
10 AM – 2 PM
Bethany Baptist Church, 1121 Tilghman St., Chester, PA 19013
February 26
10 AM – 2 PM
Crozer Library, 620 Engle St., Chester, PA 19013
February 27
10 AM – 2 PM
Laborers’ Local 413, 222 Penn St., Chester, PA 19013
March 12
10 AM – 2 PM
Crozer Library, 620 Engle St., Chester, PA 19013
March 13
10 AM – 2 PM
Laborers’ Local 413, 222 Penn St., Chester, PA 19013
