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until the next business day after 10:00am by calling Dianne at 610-915-2226) Obituaries received after Deadline will not be published in the following edition of the paper.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.
Springfield Township police provided more details Saturday of a sergeant's rescue of a driver during a fiery accident.
The officer who made the rescue at State Road and Collins Drive was Sgt. Patrick McKenna, a 24-year-veteran. He was treated at Crozer Chester Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
The driver, a 43-year-old Ambler man whose name was withheld by police, suffered injuries to his legs and was transported to Crozer Chester as well. Police didn't say whether he remained there on Saturday.
Springfield Sgt. Dave DiTrolio said the call came in at 4:54 a.m. Friday for a vehicle crashed into a pole.
DiTrolio gave this further account:
McKenna found a 2005 Lincoln Town Car crashed against a traffic signal light standard and found the driver inside to be unconscious. Smoke from the engine area was billowing.
McKenna was unable to open either of the two front doors. He was able to enter the vehicle by the driver side rear door and began to pull the driver out of the vehicle.
As he did this, a fire started in the engine compartment. McKenna was able to pull the driver from the vehicle as flames engulfed the vehicle.
Assisting officers Alex Fiore, Jon Sweeney and Sean Clifton, arrived and provided medical assistance to the driver until paramedics arrived and took over treatment.
Springfield Fire Company arrived to extinguish the fire and provide security to the site, which was dangerous due to leaking, combustible vehicle fluids.
The Lincoln had been travelling north on the Media Bypass (Route 1) prior to the collision.
The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by township police.
