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On Tuesday September 3, 2024 a meeting was held at the Community Center for the Aston 5th ward residents in Pennell Manor that will be directly affected by the development 104-106 Pennell Road. known as Star Hill.  The developers were there to answer questions for residents as well as Commissioner Bowden, Township Manager, Assistant Manager, Township Solicitor and Engineer. During the meeting a presentation was given and those in attendance had been informed it would be available for view on the Township website, the presentation and site plan are located below. Presentation Site Plan [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

Please see the below message from Joe Connolly from SEPTA: As ridership on Regional Rail continues to grow, particularly on weekends, SEPTA is restoring 123 trains – 99 weekend trains and 24 weekday trains – when new fall timetables go into effect this Sunday, September 8. On the Media/Wawa Line, the increased service will allow for the restoration of full hourly weekend train service – adding 12 trains to Saturday and Sunday schedules for a total of 36 inbound and outbound trains. With the increased weekend service, six (6) inbound trains (toward Philadelphia) and six (6) outbound trains (toward Wawa) [...]

PECO will be upgrading and installing new equipment to modernize and enhance the local electric grid.  This project is part of PECO’s Reliability & Resiliency Plan to invest $1.36 billion through 2025 on targeted reliability-focused infrastructure investments. These accelerated investments will help strengthen the local electric infrastructure to better withstand more frequent and damaging storms, deliver enhanced reliability for our customers, and enable the adoption of clean energy resources. This plan is part of the company’s overall system investment of approximately $6 billion during the next five years across our electric and natural gas systems to inspect equipment, complete targeted system [...]

With our area continuing to be in a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Wednesday, we would like to remind residents that the Community Center is always available to be used as a cooling and charging location.  Plan for ways to keep yourself and your family members cool during this extended stretch of dangerous heat. Review the symptoms of heat illness, the appropriate responses and note the critical differences between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate!!! The James W. McGinn Community Center hours are as follows:  Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Friday and Saturday 10:00 [...]