Collingdale
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Joseph Passaretti, 1 of Delaware County’s Oldest Veterans, Remembered
Joseph Passaretti of Collingdale served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in Africa and Europe, receiving a Purple Heart and numerous other medals. Passaretti, considered one of Delaware County’s oldest World War II veterans, has died at the age of 106, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. He passed away on New…
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Collingdale’s Bulk Foods Delco Latches on to Dubai Chocolate Bar Craze
A new chocolate bar from Dubai is all the rage on TikTok and it’s putting pressure on one Delaware County company to keep up with demand, writes Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The creamy, pistachio butter-filled bar has a crunch effect delivered by a toasted, shredded phyllo. It comes from an Emirates-based chocolatier. Justin…
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Over 300-Years-Old Collingdale Tree Taken Down After Contracting Fungal Infections
A Penn Charter-era red oak that had existed in Collingdale for hundreds of years was taken down Thursday and Friday after it was diagnosed with two fatal fungal diseases, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. The huge oak was six feet across and 228 inches around. It stood at the corner of Clifton and…
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Delco Couple Turns Pickle Cravings into Award-Winning Business
Delco Dills started out as a way for Collingdale husband and wife Lee and Elaine Lawley to satisfy their own pickle cravings, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. Now, they make nine different varieties of pickles, plus Pickled Jalapeno Peppers and Spicy Pickled Green Beans for stores throughout Delaware County and beyond. Lee likes…
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Son of Famous Figure in American History Finally Gets Headstone for His Burial Plot in Delco
Aaron Burr, the U.S. vice president who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, had two children of color with Mary Emmons, an Indian servant from Calcutta. One of them, abolitionist John “Jean” Pierre Burr, had been buried in an unmarked grave in Delaware County, in Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, after being relocated there…
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