BROOMALL–Loomis Elementary School their their 5th annual pajama drive for the Pajama Program, which delivers warm sleepwear and nurturing books to children in need. The school collected 321 pairs of pajamas, 440 books, and $1,050 to donate to Hurricane Sandy victims along with numerous items. In addition, Barnes & Noble donated many books, Mel's Pharmacy donated $100 and Joe’s Pizza teamed up with the school for their pajama party kick-off party. The children and staff wore their favorite pajamas to school and all the newly donated pajamas and books were on display in the cafeteria.
BROOMALL–With all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season it’s easy to forget that less than two months ago parts of our region were devastated by “Superstorm Sandy.” But as Broomall resident and Devon Prep sophomore Michael Knudson learned recently, “It’s not even close to being over.” Knudson drove two hours on a recent Saturday morning to volunteer in Sea Bright, NJ, the southern half of a barrier beach which is the Sandy Hook Peninsula. The small town in Monmouth County is a little more than an hour from New York City. And like many of the beach towns in New Jersey, Sea Bright …
BROOMALL–Though some may have moved and recovered quickly from Hurricane Sandy, others are still living in the aftermath of Sandy's wrath. And Worrall Elementary School has not forgotton. On Nov. 30, Worrall School Librarian Gerardine Palmer set up collection bins at the main office to send relief supplies and donations to the Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department in Queens, New York. Palmer's daughter, Megan, also volunteered to deliver the donated items. According to Palmer, the donations were disbursed to residents of Breezy Point, New York, who are not expected to get power back on …
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Marple Newtown residents can now drop off Hurricane Sandy donations at Liberty Gas Station, 3710 West Chester Pike, in Newtown Square. A member of the Newtown Square Town Watch Facebook group posted the following message: Help People Who Have Lost Everything at the Jersey Shore! Collection location: Liberty Gas Station, located at 3710 West Chester Pike Newtown Square PA 19073 (at Bishop Hollow Road) will be collecting for people in need at the NJ Shore. The distribution and shelters are in desperate need of the following supplies:New & gently used clothing, cold weather …
BROOMALL–A Marple resident on the 2900 block of Dogwood Lane addressed the Marple Township Board of Commissioners at Tuesday night's meeting in regards to the number of days the power had been out on her entire block. According to the homeowner, the power was out for five days during Sandy but about 16 homes on the 2900 block of Dogwood Lane has seen spurts of power outages at five-days at a time as well as random, miscellaneous one- or two-day power outages. "I'm one of three families with small children and the other half of the block is actually retired and several eldery people on my …
BROOMALL–In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Russell Elementary School is pulling together to help those in need. Russell has partnered up with Island Heights Volunteer Fire Co. 1, who are in desperate need of the following items: Medical supplies (bandaids, ointment, alcohol, peroxide, etc.) Handwipes Chapstick T-shirts Toothbrushes Toothpaste Mouthwash Shampoo Sweat pants Protein bars Gift Cards to: Target, Kmart, Cosco, BJS and Walmart Personal checks can be made out to the Dick Gabriel Hurricane Memorial Fund St. Pius X School parents Helen Molloy and Patrizia Rizzi–who also has children at …
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe …
Editor's Note: The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team via The Chester County Emergency Services Dept. As Hurricane Sandy made its way towards the Delaware Valley and east coast, the State Animal Response Teams (CARTs) located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties prepared to assist local residents and their pets. The County Animal Response Teams (CARTs) mobilized equipment and called on their experienced volunteers to set-up temporary animal shelters for residents who needed to evacuate their homes. Working with the …
BROOMALL–From the arrival to the end of Sandy's rampage in Newtown Township, the Newtown Township Police Department received a total of 135 emergency calls for service during the storm. The 135 calls were made between 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. The following is a list of some of the larger number of calls that were received by Newtown police: 32–Road hazard (trees and wires down) calls 24–Fire call (assist the fire company with wires on fire) 17–Alarm calls 11–Miscellaneous reports 7–Medical emergencies 3–Motor vehicle accidents 2–Criminal mischief 1–Theft 1–…
As residents across the Delaware Valley resume their daily lives and pick up the pieces post Hurricane Sandy, Marple and Newtown townships will also resume their normal leaf collection schedules on Monday. Though Marple township did send out limited trash collection crews last Monday and Tuesday during the storm in order to prevent potential storm sewer blockages, the normal leaf collection schedule will resume on Monday. Leaf collection will be picked up this week for residents living in wards 5, 6, and 7 in Marple Township. In addition, Marple Township will be collecting debris–post …
BROOMALL–From the arrival to the end of Sandy's rampage in Marple Township, the Marple Township Police Department received a total of 160 emergency calls for service during the storm. The 160 calls were made between 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. The following is a list of some of the larger number of calls that were received by Marple police: 54 – Calls for wires/trees down 46 – Fire calls 39 – Alarm calls 15 – Medical calls "The biggest number of calls we received was for wires or trees that were down or blocked roadways," said Marple Police Chief Tom Murray. In …
Marple Newtown Patch readers chimed in and shared their frustrations of the power outages after Hurricane Sandy by tweeting us, adding Facebook comments, and commenting on our site. To those that shared with us, we've added your streets into the map above. Take a look and see what other neighborhoods in the Marple Newtown area are still without power. Are you still without power? What street, neighborhood, and town do you live in? Tell us in the comments. More than 850,000 PECO customers lost power due to Hurricane Sandy. According to PECO, that's one out of every two customers who lost …
Hurricane Sandy caused wide-spread damage along the East Coast and locally, causing power interruptions to more than 850,000 customers, or roughly 1 out of every 2 PECO customers—making Sandy the most damaging storm in company history, according to PECO's website. PECO workers–with a crew of about 3,500 out on the scene–had restored service to more than 625,000 customers by Thursday morning. As of Thursday morning, 225,000 PECO customers were still without service. In Delaware County, 9,000 customers were still without power, as of 4 a.m. Thursday. Here are the latest outage numbers for …
NEWTOWN SQUARE–The clean-up and repairs had already begun Tuesday afternoon at a home on the 4100 block of Meadow Lane in Newtown Township after a very large tree, uprooted and fell on top of the home Monday night during Hurricane Sandy's highest winds. Homeowner Marie Toglia was wrapped in a blanket watching workers cut up the large tree and wrapping her home in tarp so the continued rain from Sandy would stop flowing into her second floor. Toglia was at home with her husband, Mark, and teenage son Monday night waiting out Sandy when the front yard tree came crashing into her home around 8 p…
Fallen trees and wires were seen all across Delaware County during Superstorm Sandy. Here are just a few of the photos Patch and our readers captured Monday and Tuesday.
BROOMALL–Thousands were without power across the state, including thousands in the Marple Newtown area, according to PECO. The Broomall McDonald's on West Chester Pike and Sproul Road also faced their own power outage during Hurricane Sandy. Patch caught up with the Broomall McDonald's crew Tuesday afternoon as they were throwing out spoiled food from their refrigerators and freezers. According to restaurant manager Jerry Harvey, the restaurant is expected to have a new shipment in by 8 a.m. Wednesday. The restaurant will reopen soon after it has been resupplied, said Harvey.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a number of fallen trees and wires have been noted around Marple Newtown. The following information has been provided by Marple and Newtown township officials and PennDOT. The following roads in Marple Township will be closed until further notice due to downed trees (all major intersections are operable due to back-up generators): North Sproul Road near Kent Road–Opened Sproul Road between Church Lane and Marple Road–Opened Paxon Hollow Road by Paxon Hollow Country Club between Worthington Drive and Pine Tree Drive–Opened Mary Lane by Rose Hill Road–Opened…
The American Red Cross worked with local and county governments to set up 14 shelters in the suburbs and the city of Philadelphia. All together the Red Cross reports 619 people and 53 pets were sheltered from the storm in five Southeastern Pennsylvania locations: DELAWARE COUNTY East Lansdowne Elementary 14 people Showalter S & D 10 people Ridley Middle School 17 people PHILADELPHIA West Philly High School 243 people, 8 pets Roxborough High School 55 people, 6 pets Samuel Fels High School 81 people…
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As we hunker down to ride out Hurricane Sandy, we want to make sure that Marple Newtown stays connected. For live updates during the storm, be sure to download our App for your smartphone or tablet and 'like' Marple Newtown Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can send us messages through social media and email at marplenewtown@patch.com, and comment on this story and we’ll make sure the information is added here to this story. If you notice wires down or a tree across the road, please alert authorities and then let us know so we can spread the word quickly. You can comment right …
