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Renovations continue as historic Leiper Presbyterian Church becomes Catholic, Byzantine-rite Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church, 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, PA 19081 (Ridley Township). 
There are some useable items being discarded. They are free and available by the dumpster
Jack Evans of Norwood, Richard Womack of Darby Township, and Christine Reuther of Wallingford were removed from the Delaware County Council (Pa) Democrat primary ballot for failing to file the proper report with the proper bureaucrat.
The three filed statements of financial disclosure with the Board of Elections but failed to provide a copy to the County Clerk.
Common Pleas Court Judge James Proud said because of that “no ballot for you”.
Proud cited the infamous Bob Guzzardi ruling handed down May 20 in which the state Supreme Court ruled that Guzzardi could not appear on last spring’s Republican gubernatorial primary ballot because his paperwork was not perfect.
What the Democrats did was a technical mistake. As they are accused of neither acquiring enough signatures nor presenting false ones, it is obvious that enough people want them on the ballot for there to be an election.
As they filed statements of financial interest publicly, they obviously were not trying to avoid scrutiny.
The proper recourse would have been for Proud to tell Evans et al to file the documents correctly and in the case of Evans to sign it and get it notarized. The only deadline that should be immutable is the presentation of signatures. Technical stuff should always take a backseat to democracy.
Delaware County Daily Times editor Phil Heron, however, notes that only 250 write-in signatures are needed for them to get on the ballot. You don’t think there are 250 Democrats in this county willing to do that? You don’t think this is going to make the Democrats more motivated and not less, and nominal Republicans more suspicious of those now holding power hence sympathetic to the Dems.
Don’t assume party loyalty is the force it once was. See Scott Wagner.
The people really are getting sick of sneakiness.
Bob Guzzardi did not have a prayer of beating Tom Corbett last spring. Because Corbett played dirty, though, he burned all his bridges with the anti-corruption activists supporting Guzzardi and went from having a tiny, smidgen of a chance to win the general to none.
Vote fraud is bad and must be punished severely. Technical errors are not vote fraud. It’s sickly ironic that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court which shot down a sensible photo voter ID law upholds these banana republic games.
For the record, County Democratic Party Chairman David Landau has vowed to appeal to the higher courts.
The Democrats were represented by J. Manly Parks, of Duane & Morris
Here some images of the Granite Run Mall in Middletown, Pa. part of which will be closing in early April. The images were taken outside the first floor Boscov’s entrance. 
While Sears and Boscov’s will remain open along with the connecting halls, according to a cashier at Boscov’s, the J.C. Penney store which has been an anchor since 1974 will be demolished to be replaced with a multi-screen movie theater and retail space.
The existing AMC movie theater will be ripped down for an apartment building. A four-story apartment building will also be placed on the site of the long-gone Chi Chi’s restaurant on Route 352.
The Republican who has become an outspoken critic of the GOP’s Delaware County contingent in the Pennsylvania Senate will be speaking on enemy turf, Monday, April 6.
Scott Wagner of York County and the 28th District will address the Delaware County Patriots, 7 p.m., in the Knight of Columbus Hall, 327 N. Newtown Street Road (Route 252), Newtown Square, Pa. 19073.
The hall is in the 26th District which is represented by newcomer Tommy McGarrigle, who was one of the five Wagner called out last week for opposing a rather mild pro-worker measure called Mary’s Law, which would have prevented state public employee unions from using the money automatically deducted from worker’s salaries for political campaigns.
The bill, SB 501, failed due to opposition from the Philadelphia-area Republicans.
Wagner, in his missive, was especially harsh on McGarrigle’s fellow Delco Republican, Dominic Pileggi of the 9th District, saying that since losing his leadership post he is a bitter person and will do anything to undermine the PA State Senate’s new leadership; and John Rafferty of the 44th District (Montco, Checo and Berks) saying he is is self-serving and badly wants to be Pennsylvania’s Attorney General.
So, how do you really feel, Sen Wagner?
The Patriots say invitations have been sent to the Delaware County legislators to attend the event.
It should be fun.
RSVPs are required and can be made here.
Peg Degrassa of Delaware County News Network has a great story about the Transition Town Media Free Store in the The First United Methodist Church of Media, 350 W. State St. Media, Pa. 19064. 
Everything is free. The store run by non-profit Transition Town Media circulates items donated items to those who want them without charge.
It’s a great way of getting rid of useful items that are just taking up space and doing some socializing.
Mentioned in the story are Julie DiRemigio, a founding member, and volunteer Kate Rainey who is sometimes a commentator here.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 12 to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 12 to 4 p.m., Sunday. Drop off donations during open hours only.
Barbara Ann Zippi tells us that there will a one-hour TV special in May, which is military month, concerning last November’s inaugural bestowing of the Delaware County Veterans Memorial Freedom Medal.
It will air on Radnor 21 Studio, most Verizon networks, some Comcast ones and be archived on YouTube.
It is produced by Radnor Studio 21 ARTEMIS Productions at with the camera work done by Kate Sorrento and BetteAnn Flynn.
Visit here for a preview produced by ARTEMIS Productions for DCVMA.
The Delaware County Patriots report that a Delco support police rally will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4 on both sides of Baltimore Pike in Springfield and Clifton Heights.
There will be fundraising from 2 to 3 p.m. in front of Millers Ale House to benefit the families of murdered New York Police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. T-shirts will be sold and donations collected.
Millers address is 18 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, Pa. 19064 for those who want something to plug into their GPS navigation system.
Information about parking and other matters can be found here.
Saints Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Rite Catholic Church’s “Annual Food Collection for the Needy” is running through Dec. 14.
Over the last seven years, several pickup truckloads of food were collected and provided to the community by the parish during the Christmas season.
Anyone wishing to donate any canned or boxed, non-perishable food items should bring them to the Church, 100 S. Penn St., Clifton Heights, Pa. 19018, on any Sunday before or after the 11 am.. English Divine Liturgy.
“Given the harsh economic conditions currently being experienced, we appreciate anyone’s help in this worthwhile effort,” said Myron Shegda of the church board. “It will be through your efforts that we aim for matching or exceeding our last Christmas season’s collection. Please help us help, if you can.”
Saints Peter and Paul Church Byzantine Rite Catholic Church — soon to be Holy Myrrh-Bearers — is busy packing for the move from Clifton Heights to new church facilities in Swarthmore
Hence, this year’s Traditional Slavic Christmas Food Sale is the abbreviated version.
Mouth-watering, high quality kielbasa is being offered for the unbelievably low price of only $11 per ring or 4 links for $8.
Also there will be poppyseed and apricot rolls for $12 each.
Orders can be accepted via email at SSPeterandPaul@verizon.net or by calling Kathy at 610-328-4731.
Deadline is Dec. 8. Pickup will be noon on Sunday, Dec. 14, after Mass, at the church, 100 S. Penn St. in Clifton Heights, PA.
Sunoco Logistics, announced Sept. 6 that it will build a new, larger pipeline to carry natural gas liquids from Marcellus and Utica shales to the company’s Marcus Hook industrial complex where it will be refined.
Meanwhile, the existing Mariner East 1 line will be expanded from Delmont, Pa. to Houston, Pa.
The new line will have a capacity of 275,000 barrels per day and will run from Ohio, through the West Virginia panhandle to Houston where it will then parallel Mariner East 1 to Marcus Hook.
Mariner East 1 has a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day.