Upper Darby
Upper Darby is a home rule township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is the sixth‑most populous municipality in the state. It is highly diverse, showcasing thriving cultural, business, and transportation hubs around 69th Street. It is known for its historic venues and vibrant multi‑ethnic community.
Address: 100 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082
Phone: (610) 734-7625
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West Goshen Man, Pioneering Educator Who Helped Forward Adult Learning in Region, Dies at 85
West Goshen Township resident Eugene Kray, a pioneering educator who helped forward adult learning in the region, has died at the age of 85, writes…
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To Help His Family, WCU Football Player Tackled 60-Hour Work Weeks and Full Slate of Classes
To help his family during the pandemic, Isaiah Bruce, a running back on the West Chester University football team, worked 60-hour weeks while tackling a…
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‘Mean Girls’ Musical Arrives in Philly, Stars Bishop Shanahan Grad
Mean Girls, the musical that features Bishop Shanahan High School graduate Mary Kate Morrissey, has arrived in Philadelphia and will run through Dec. 1, according…
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to Honor Jim Croce’s Legacy
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will honor the legacy of famous guitarist Jim Croce by formally marking the barn in Lyndell where he wrote…
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Pop Music Icon to Receive Historical Marker in East Brandywine
The renowned burglary of an FBI office in Media and former Lyndell resident Jim Croce, an Upper Darby native, are two of the 18 subjects…
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Property Taxes Increased More Than 40 Percent in Last 10 Years in These Local Municipalities
Property taxes in Chester County have increased by an average of 28 percent over the last 10 years, adding around $1,387 to homeowners’ annual bills,…
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NPR: Phoenixville Native Learned to Fix Cars Because She Couldn’t Find a Female Mechanic
Phoenixville native Patrice Banks, owner of the successful Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby, didn’t always know her way around fixing a car, writes Terry…
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FROM DELCO: Upper Darby Native Tina Fey Turns Her Hit Movie into Broadway Musical
Fans of the hit movie Mean Girls will soon get the chance to enjoy it as a Broadway musical, thanks to the efforts of its…
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Upper Darby Native the Only Penn State Player to Win College Football’s Heisman Trophy
Upper Darby native John Cappelletti is the proud owner of two football distinctions at Penn State. He’s the only player whose number has been retired,…
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ESPN Takes Notice of Phoenixville Native and Her Delaware County Girls Auto Clinic
Patrice Banks of Upper Darby’s Girls Auto Clinic is making a career in car mechanics more attainable for women with her free monthly workshops at…
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With Its Signature Sauce-on-Top Pizza, Pica’s Ready for West Chester Debut
Renowned in Upper Darby and beyond for its upside-down, sauce-on-top pizza, Pica’s Restaurant is now turning West Chester upside down in anticipation of the opening…
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Malvern Prep Hires Monsignor Bonner Grad as New Head of School
Malvern Prep has chosen Rev. Donald F. Reilly, the leader of an Augustinian prep school in Atlantic County, N.J., as its new head of school,…
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Chester County Leadership – Marty Shane
In a couple of days E. Martin Shane, affectionately known as “Marty” to just about anyone who knows him, will begin serving his sixth, six-year…


























































