Other Times

100 Years Ago – 1920: Plans for the new First Presbyterian Church buildings to be erected on the corner of Edgmont Avenue and 23rd Street, running through to 24th Street in Chester, where approved at a congregational meeting of the church and the building committee was instructed to secure funds for the construction of the first unit – the church proper. It is estimated that the edifice will cost between $85-95,000. The parish house and manse are expected to entail an outlay of about $60,000.

75 Years Ago – 1945: The annual parade and Thanksgiving service of the John A. Watts Lodge 224and the Susan Shands Temple,

103, of the Elks Lodge, will be held in Chester Sunday, May 13. A new marching club, composed of both men and women, and organized by the John A. Watts Lodge, will have its first public appearance in the parade, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Front and Market streets.

50 Years Ago – 1970:

May is “cleanup month” in Upland and borough council and the board of health are asking residents to cooperate in the project. The board of health will inspect backyards and alleys for litter and uncovered trash cans which attract rodents. Inspections will determine if grass and weeds are kept cut.

25 Years Ago – 1995: Media Borough Council met Friday in order to move forward with the sale of the Media Water Co. Council passed three ordinances needed for defeasance of existing water revenue and general obligation bonds. Mark Stein, who serves as the borough’s bond counselor, oversaw the action which is necessary to deliver an “unencumbered asset” to Philadelphia Suburban Water. The borough expects to go to settlement with PSW on May 23 to finalize the $24 million deal.

10 Years Ago – 2010:

A community relations seminar at the Springfield

Country Club hosted by the Darby Borough Police Department was hailed as a model for police/minority relations statewide by the NAACP. Held in two sessions presented by the state Human Relations Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, the seminar focused on understanding and preventing hate crimes, as well as earning community trust. Pennsylvania NAACP attorney and 3rd Vice President Lacy Wheeler called the level of cooperation between local police departments, the state and the NAACP “unprecedented.”