Category: Springfield

Dems Tap Lefty La Salle Prof Against Pat Meehan

Springfield Republican Party Chairman Mike Puppio announced at last night’s (Feb. 19) campaign kick-off meeting that the Democrats have tapped La Salle University political science professor Mary Ellen Balchunis-Harris to take on incumbent Republican Pat Meehan in Pennsylvania’s 7th District congressional race.

Visit here to see what Ms. Balchunis-Harris’ students say about her.

Also, Puppio noted that the race to fill the 26th District state senate seat being vacated by Republican Ted Erickson is expected to turn out to be the most expensive state senate race in Pennsylvania’s history.

County Council Chairman Tom McGarrigle, a Springfield mechanic who worked his way up to owning his own garage, will be the GOP nominee.

He is endorsed by the party and does not appear to have a primary opponent.

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Springfield Saves Ambulance Corps

Springfield, Delaware County, Pa., has announced that it has reached an agreement that will keep the Springfield Ambulance Corps as its primary first responders saving the 90-volunteer organization. Springfield Saves Ambulance Corps Springfield, Delaware County, Pa., has announced that it has reached an agreement that will keep the Springfield Ambulance Corps as its primary first responders saving the 90-volunteer organization.

It seems everyone in the entire township had a sign asking them to do just that.

If you haven’t heard it elsewhere, you’ve heard it here first.

A link to the Dec. 7 Delaware County Daily Times story.

Springfield Saves Ambulance Corps

BAM Bookstore Discovery

Went to the Springfield Mall, today, for the first time in ages and found a bookstore. BAM or Books-A-Million can be found near the Macy’s end.

I meet Kerri (I think) and a lady whose name I won’t even try to guess at. Both were nice and helpful. They said they had been in the mall for about a year, albeit they never had a grand opening. They said they are doing well.

I found some neat books and will be returning.

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BAM Bookstore Discovery

 

Ex-ACORN Director Is County Council Candidate

The Delaware County (Pa.) Democrats have picked Chester City’s former director of ACORN  as one of its candidates for County Council, and the GOP is shouting it loud and proud, albeit the woman in question not necessarily so. Ex-ACORN Director Is County Council Candidate

It was most recently noted at tonight’s, Sept. 18, meeting of the Springfield Republicans by party Chairman Mike Puppio

Patricia Worrell has not been referring to that bit of her life in either her campaign literature or public statements. She has also not been boasting about her job with Action United, which succeeded ACORN after it was implicated in shameless vote fraud.

Chester, it should be noted, was one of the places where ACORN was caught tilting the scales.

Ms. Worrell is running — here’s  a bit of irony — with Bill Clinton, albeit this one is an Upper Providence Councilman and has never been accused of raping anyone in an Arkansas hotel, albeit he has been a strong supporter of tax hikes in his township, according to Puppio.

Their opponents are incumbents Mario Civera Jr. and David J. White, who are basing their campaign on their record of saving the Delaware River refineries and keeping the county pension plan solvent which is actually a pretty significant achievement considering what has been going on in the rest of the state.

Puppio noted tonight that apart from the natural gas counties, Delco has the best employment record in the state.

Ex-ACORN Director Is County Council Candidate

Mailbox Back On Brookside Road

Mailbox Back On Brookside Road — The mailbox that had long stood on Brookside Road, Springfield, Pa.,  by the old post office that is being turned into an orthodontics office is back on the street albeit on the opposite side next to Sciarrino’s Pizzeria.

 

Lost Little Pup

The little pup below was found wandering around Woodland Avenue and Baltimore Pike in Springfield, Pa. Anybody who knows the owner should visit here and leave a response.

Springfield Road To Close

Springfield Road To Close — Springfield Road will be closed starting, Monday, July 8,  for water main replacements from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. between Route 1 and Old Marple Road in Springfield, Delaware County, reports PennDOT.  The work will last through the end of August. Traffic will be detoured over Sproul Road.

Hat tip Springfield Patch.

Springfield Road To Close

Col. May Welcome Home

Col. May Welcome HomeLt. Col. David T. May was welcomed  to Springfield, tonight, June 29, escorted by police and ambulance with sirens blaring, and a motorcycle escort from Warriors Watch that kept traffic clear from Philadelphia International Airport down I-95 to the Blue Route to his home on Lewis Road.

May, who serves in the Special Forces with the Army Reserves, was returning from his third tour in Afghanistan.

May’s street was decorated with American flags placed curbside starting at Thompson Avenue by neighbors who had been informed of his homecoming as part of a celebration organized by  Alan Shooster and Rick Megaro. On his front yard were dozens of them, some of whom had prepared a barbecue of hot dogs and soda and beer along with other treats. It should be noted that May missed his first flight and his arrival came at nearly 9 p.m. The delay didn’t seem to affect the crowd.

Members of Heroes’ Welcome held signs and carried flags and applauded.

The greeting was a complete surprise to the Colonel. May spent nine months in Afghanistan this time according to his wife Denise, who along with daughter Katy greeted him at the airport.

She said she will shoot him in the foot if he is ordered back.

Among the greeters was Ruby, the puppy he and Denise adopted while he was on leave. Ruby was a replacement for Trooper, the blind yellow Labrador retriever the Mays adopted 10 years ago, said Robin Shooster. Trooper died while May was overseas.

Thank you for your service Colonel. Welcome home.

Col. May Welcome Home

Mailbox Will Be Back On Brookside Road

The mailbox that had long graced Brookside Road in Springfield, Delaware County, is just temporarily gone.

According to the Lansdowne Post Office that now oversees Springfield mail delivery, the box will be returned to  “near the stores” but not to its original place in front of the former post office building.

21 Homes Sold In Springfield

21 Homes Sold In Springfield — There were 21 homes sold in Springfield, Delaware County, Pa. in April.

The most expensive was 808 Lorraine Drive  which went for $785,000 on April 30.

The least expensive was 358 Powell Road, which went for  $174,900 on April 19.

Hat tip Springfield Patch

 

21 Homes Sold In Springfield