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Municipal Government

Details of severance package for Upper Darby’s Rongione spur new debate

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023
Todd Shepherd

Upper Darby’s council president says he’s not entirely convinced former CAO Vincent Rongione left voluntarily.
By Todd Shepherd

Municipal Government

Call me mayor, maybe? Upper Darby officials battle over interim mayor

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023
Linda Stein
1

Officials in Upper Darby disagree whether or not there is sufficient oversight of township operations during Mayor Keffer’s leave of absence.
By Linda Stein

Municipal Government

Power struggle emerges in Upper Darby in wake of mayor’s DUI charges

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023
Todd Shepherd

With Mayor Barbarann Keffer in a rehab clinic, can she be present enough to govern?
By Todd Shepherd

Municipal Government

Judge grants state receiver greater powers in Chester

February 2, 2023February 4, 2023
Linda Stein

Receiver Michael Doweary will gain more responsibility in the troubled Delco city.
By Linda Stein

Municipal Government

Delco Dem scrubs Keffer endorsement from website

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Todd Shepherd

An endorsement from Mayor Keffer was removed from a campaign website less than a day after Keffer’s DUI arrest.
By Todd Shepherd

Municipal Government

Upper Darby administrator Vince Rongione steps down, ending months of controversy

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Rongione was the center of a months-long political drama in one of the largest municipalities in the commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd

Municipal Government

Thom Nickels: City Council’s proposed sprinkler ordinance looks to be costly and ineffective

January 6, 2023January 16, 2023
Thom Nickles
6

The bill sponsored by Mark Squilla and Katherine Gilmore Richardson would impose massive costs on city residence without adding much to anyone’s safety.

by Thom Nickels

Municipal Government

Tim Hartman: Columbus in a box

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
Tim Hartman
1

Political cartoonist Tim Hartman on the only thing in Philly Jim Kenney can be bothered to “protect.”

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Delco taxpayers can’t afford the county’s spending binge

October 12, 2022October 11, 2022
Wally Nunn
1

Spending has skyrocketed since the Democrats took over the County Council in 2020. When federal Covid funds run out, they’ll raise taxes to keep paying for it.
By Wally Nunn

Municipal Government

Beth Ann Rosica: Where does hate really live?

October 6, 2022October 7, 2022
Beth Ann Rosica
4

Chester County has fallen into the same pattern of hate-filled behavior as is happening across the country.
By Beth Ann Rosica

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Paul Davis: My Q&A with Kathryn Canavan, the author of ‘Killer In The House: 10 Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb’

Paul Davis: My Q&A with Kathryn Canavan, the author of ‘Killer In The House: 10 Days of Terror in a Pennsylvania Suburb’

schedule April 16 2026
ink_pen Paul Davis

I first interviewed journalist and author Kathryn Canavan in 2021 when my Crime Beat column appeared in Philadelphia Weekly.  I […]

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