All tagged 2020/05

Parks are priceless: Don’t cut conservation funding

The Pennsylvania State House recently passed HB1822, which aims to cut conservation funding until Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 disaster declaration expires. This bill will slash funds for programs like the Growing Greener Program and the Keystone Fund that preserve and maintain our priceless open spaces. Without these funds, these state programs will struggle to maintain the parks, playgrounds, and farmlands near and dear to us.

For the past bunch of weeks, I have been doing shifts at the Co-op, assembling people’s emailed orders. It’s been fun. There’s a great sense of camaraderie between volunteers and the amazing Co-op staff, and it’s been good to feel useful. I’ve also learned a lot about the amazing variety the Co-op offers in its small space — things I never knew were there! For those of you who use the service, though, there are a few things you could do that would make all of our lives better.

Gift baskets for Chester grads

The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office is helping Chester High School and STEM Academy build community support for their Senior Gift Basket Project. The baskets are a token of appreciation for everything they had to accomplish in order to graduate from high school and overcome immediate circumstances.

Bear (2005-2020)

As man’s best friend, I have lived all over town: on Yale Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, and for the last three years on Haverford Avenue. You might think moving among three residences in the same zip code would be a challenge for a family pet, but it didn’t feel that way to me. The town was my constant.

What the Co-op needs to survive

I ask the three groups who are opposing the Co-op’s sale of beer and wine to withdraw your opposition. Patrick Flanigan, the Pastuszek family, and Rodney and Deborah Swaney: You are holding the Co-op hostage, forcing it to divert resources that the business cannot afford to waste fighting you in court.

Food donations appreciated

It’s not easy being a restaurateur these days of pandemic lockdowns and stay-at-home mandates. But one Swarthmore restaurant has been using the occasion to send meals to those in need in Chester. Occasionally Yours is making regular deliveries to the food pantry at Chester Eastside, Inc.