Aston Township Times – December
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Senior Assistance with Leaves
ATTENTION ASTON SENIOR RESIDENTS
If you are in need of assistance with leaves on your property, the township has established a program to help! Please contact the Aston Township Building at 610-494-1636
Winter Fun Festival & Christmas Tree Lighting
Friday, December 6th, 2013 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the Aston Township Community Center.
This year’s event, presented by the Aston Township Parks and Recreation Committee will have a theme of “An Old Fashioned Christmas” and will include:
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Children MUST be accompanied by an Adult
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
We will be collecting Canned Goods & Non-Pershables at this event to benefit Neighbors Helping Neighbors at this event.
Please give generously this holiday season.
Download the flyer to help us promote this event
Food Collection & Santa Day
December 14th 2013 @9 a.m.
Aston-Beechwood is partnering with the Neighbor’s helping Neighbor’s group in a canned goods and non-perishables collection (non expired). If you will not be home and would like to participate please leave donation in a bag on your doorstep. We will start collections at the station, 793 Mount Road, on December 1st until December 20th .
ABA Holiday Toy Drive
The Aston Business Association will be collecting toys for needy families here in Aston. An unwrapped toy or gift card from Walmart, Target or Giant Food Store can be dropped off during business hours at one of the following locations:
Cocco’s, Rick’s Sheds, Iron Workers Bank, Aston Township Building, Aston Community Center, Aston Beechwood Firehouse.
DROP OFF DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 13th.
Our Neighbors Helping Neighbors program feeds needy families all year long. Non-perishable food can be dropped off during business hours and the Aston Community Center.
PA Silver Jacket Team – Flood Preparedness
The Pennsylvania Silver Jackets team has developed a list of resources and a comprehensive website to provide Pennsylvania residents and business owners with the best resources for information related to flood preparedness and response. The site is divided into three sections: Before the Flood/General Information, During the Flood, and After the Flood. Each section contains some of the most frequently asked questions regarding floods and provides links to resources that can answer those questions.
Senior Services
Center for Life Long Learning
Fall 2013 Course Offerings
Programs for 50+ Learners in the Aston, Brookhaven and Concord Communities.
Historical Society Speaker
The Aston Township Historical Society will host Nancy Webster, Delaware County historian and professor, on Thursday September12th at 7 PM at the Aston Township Building on Pennell Road. She will kick off the year’s celebration of Aston’s 325th anniversary as a township with a talk on the early settlement of “Ashton” and what daily life was like here for the first generation of settlers. Did they pay taxes? Were there Native Americans here? What activities occupied those first families? Nancy herself is a descendant of the Dutton family, whose early home is in Aston and whose name is on a prominent local road . Ms. Webster has taught at Neumann and Drexel Universities and currently teaches at Swarthmore College. Come hear the former regional planner describe the life of the very first Astonians! Free and open to the public.
Mosquito Spraying 9/19
The PA Department of Environmental Protection’s West Nile Virus control program will conduct an Ultra Low Volume (ULV) mosquito adulticide spray in portions of Aston Township, Brookhaven Borough, Chester Heights Borough, Chester Township and Upland Borough in Delaware County. Residential and recreational areas within this treatment area will be sprayed to control adult mosquitoes. This is a result of high trap counts and the identification of positive mosquito pools in the area.
Operations will take place in the evening hours of Thursday, September 19, 2013 provided that weather and environmental conditions remain suitable for the operation. If weather conditions or other unexpected events cancel or delay this spray operation, then a rain date is scheduled for the following night. The PA Department of Environmental Protection will perform the work using truck mounted spraying equipment with the business license BU2626 visible on the equipment. The product used will be Duet applied at a rate of 1.23 ounces per acre. This product is designed to provide quick knockdown and effective control of adult mosquitoes. Treatment will commence at approximately 20:00 and conclude by 23:00 hours.
The below links have more information about the spraying:
http://www.westnile.state.pa.us
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/blackfly
September History Celebration
Please join your fellow Delaware County residents and participate in the upcoming Delaware County Council History Celebration. There are three events that will happen in the month of September featuring the historical spots throughout the county. The flyer can be found here Delco History Month Flyer . We’ll see you there!
