Deadlines: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm, Call 610-915-2226 (Proofs will be provided for accuracy only, they will not be styled/formatted like the finished product) Obituaries submitted on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by email only (No proofs will be furnished. Pricing will not be available until the next business day after 10:00am by calling Dianne at 610-915-2226) Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper. Sending Procedure: Email is the preferable method for receiving Obituaries (and the only method on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), they can be sent to (Feel free to call and confirm that we've received the email) Formatting: Obituaries will continue to visually look the same as they currently do, but you will no longer be restricted in what you can say (ex. As much Family can be listed as you'd like; Wording like "Went to rest with the Lord" is now permissible) Other: There is a cost for each obituary. Pricing and payments are only available Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. All weekend and holiday submissions will be provided a cost the next business day. Exceptions: All New accounts, Out of State Funeral Homes and Private Parties will require prepayment upon approval of the obituary. Weekend and Holiday staff are not authorized to set up a new account or process payments Deadline for the above is before 4:00 PM Mon – Fri. only (Holiday schedules may vary). Prepayment required submissions will be handled on the very first business day following the weekend and/or holiday schedule. A complete name, address and best contact phone number are required upon submittal of your obituary request to set up your account. A proof will then be emailed for review but placed on hold until payment is received.
Some of the activity reported on the roads in Delaware County, according to fire radio traffic:
About 4:45 a.m. there was an accident reported in the 500 block of Conchester Highway in Upper Chichester Township, with a vehicle into a utility pole.
Fire radio reported to emergency crews that everyone was out of the vehicle and walking away from the wreck. There was also a fire hydrant reported knocked off his foundation.
The first arriving fire chief reported, "They did break the hydrant." Chester Water Authority was notified.
The second accident occurred about 10 minutes later with a vehicle into the center median on Interstate 95 north near Stewart Avenue in Tinicum Township.
There was a reported vehicle fire to contend with. Two patients were transported to Penn Presbyterian Hospital.
Earlier in the night, shortly before 11 p.m. there was a tree down across the road in the 3800 block of Gradyville Road in Newtown Township.
As some crews arrived in the area, they found a pole snapped and laying across the road on Bishop Hollow Road at Gradyville Road.
PECO was notified, plus the township road crew was alerted and there were extended closures in that area.
Power outages were reported at that time, but it's unclear how long and widespread. By 8 a.m. Saturday, there were only about 100 PECO customers without power in the county.
Then at 9:15 a.m., Tinicum police were alerted to a pedestrian struck by a transit bus on Route 291 at Bartram Avenue. Police asked for the medics to expedite.
Further and official details on all the incidents were not yet available.
Originally Published: September 28, 2024 at 9:50 a.m.
