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New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials
New Local Income Tax Coming To 4 Communities In PA County: Officials Four Delaware County communities are imposing a new local earned income tax in 2025, according to tax officials. Upper Darby and Upper Providence townships and Ridley Park and Aldan boroughs will join other communities in the county that already collect the tax, Keystone Collections said in a Thursday, Nov. 13 news release. This is a 1 percent tax assessed to residents regardless of where they work and to nonresidents who work in the community, according to Keystone Collections, the officials responsible for collecting the tax. The tax becomes effective on Wednesday, Jan. 1, when the four …

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by Merriell Moyer
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Delco Dad Dies 2 Days After Son's Birth, Loved Ones Say Delco Dad Dies 2 Days After Son's Birth, Loved Ones Say
Delco Dad Dies 2 Days After Son's Birth, Loved Ones Say Friends and neighbors have raised nearly $100,000 to benefit the family of Roosevelt Castro.  The Ridley Park dad died on Wednesday, Feb. 7, just two days after he and his wife Marlegnne welcomed their infant son, Roosevelt Axel, said loved ones on GoFundMe.  "This page is to support our dear friend Marlegnne Castro navigate postpartum and care for her family in a time of tragedy," wrote campaign organizer Diana Perez. "The profound grief experienced by loved ones cannot be adequately articulated." In addition to his newborn and his wife of 14 years, Castro is survived by his 2-…

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by Mac Bullock
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Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (TRIBUTE) Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (TRIBUTE)
Longtime Police Officer In Maryland Daniel Stickney Jr. Dies Unexpectedly (Tribute) A Maryland police department is mourning the loss of a longtime brother in blue. Daniel Stickney Jr., who spent the last 15 years working for the Rising Sun Police Department in Maryland, died unexpectedly  on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to a GoFundMe campaign for his family and his obituary. He was 49 years old. The Ridley Park, PA father, who spent 25 years working in law enforcement, was remembered by the Rising Sun PD as being "witty and kind." The Town of Rising Sun & the Rising Sun Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death of Police Cpl....…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death
Garbage Truck Crushes PA Sanitation Worker To Death A sanitation worker is dead after being hit by the truck he was working on, according to authorities.  It happened around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Ridley Park, borough police said in a statement.  The employee, 31-year-old Frank Daniels, was on the 200 block of West Hinckley Avenue when he was struck and fatally injured, said police and sanitation company JP Mascaro and Sons.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that they are investigating the death and noted that JP Mascaro and Sons has no past OSHA inspection history.  The compan…

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by Mac Bullock
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DelCo Bertuccis Worker Won't Battle Cancer Alone DelCo Bertuccis Worker Won't Battle Cancer Alone
DelCo Bertuccis Worker Won't Battle Cancer Alone Sean Scandle is your typical 24-year-old.  When the Ridley Park native isn't working a shift at Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizza in Springfield, he's usually in Philadelphia studying business at Temple University to pursue his dream of entrepreneurship, loved ones say.  But Sean was recently diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a relatively aggressive cancer that attacks the lymph nodes and has spread to his lungs.  Now, his community is stepping up to ensure he won't fight alone.  "Sean is the gold standard for what makes a great employee," wrote Mike Marino, ge…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say
Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say An argument between a husband and wife turned into a deadly car accident on Thursday, Sept. 8 in Delaware County, authorities said. Officers responding to a crash found a 43-year-old man lying face down next to the left front tire of a Ford F-150 on the curb on West Sellers Avenue in Ridley Park around 8:30 p.m., borough police said. The unidentified man at the time was breathing, but unconscious, police said. He was then brought to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "The incident started as a domestic argument between husband and wife subsequently turning into an ac…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police Probe Labor Day Weekend Shooting In Ridley Park Police Probe Labor Day Weekend Shooting In Ridley Park
Police Probe Labor Day Weekend Shooting In Ridley Park Ridley Park police were investigating a shooting that happened over Labor Day weekend. The shooting broke out in an apartment on the 100 block of N. Swarthmore Avenue sometime around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, they said. Further details surrounding the incident were not immediately shared. This story is developing. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges A Delaware County pair was charged with making and uploading videos and photos of child pornography, authorities said. Matteo T. Arriaga, 20, of Ridley Park, was initially charged in January after posting 271 videos of lewd content, including a 23-second video clip recorded on his phone in a Snapchat message thread with a person identified as “Gia," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Following that discovery, investigators seized four Apple iPhones, two laptop computers, a custom PC, and two external hard drives, they said. Further investigation led detectives t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway
Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway Elizabeth Elyce Jalloh has a name with a story to tell. "Elizabeth" is an homage to her mom Charlotte Fatoma's grandmother, whom she says is beautiful, kind and caring.  The baby's middle name is after the 911 dispatcher, Elyce Rivera, who coached Fatoma through the entire delivery over the phone on the side of Pennsylvania's Interstate 476 in late October.  Fatoma and her baby met Rivera for the first time early this week on the "Today Show." There, Fatoma asked Rivera -- whom she describes as being "patient, kind and angelic -- to be her new daughter's godmother. "There w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Jabz Boxing Invites Delaware County Residents to Enter the Ring Jabz Boxing Invites Delaware County Residents to Enter the Ring
Jabz Boxing Invites Delaware County Residents to Enter the Ring Jabz Boxing, a boxing-inspired, circuit-style workout studio is opening at Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center in Delaware County. The franchise's owners signed a lease agreement for a new location between Drexel Hill and Havertown on Wednesday. With a focus on developing fitness rather than fighters, the fitness center will host classes led by nationally-certified coaches. The local franchise is run by two women and Jabz enthusiasts. Owner Shannon Crowley, is a Temple and Cabrini University graduate with more than a decade of experience in teaching and eight years as a business owner. Christi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Unbelted Girl, 12, Dead, 5 Others Injured In I-95 Crash In PA, State Police Say Unbelted Girl, 12, Dead, 5 Others Injured In I-95 Crash In PA, State Police Say
Unbelted Girl, 12, Dead, 5 Others Injured In I-95 Crash In PA, State Police Say A 12-year-old girl died and four children were injured when the minivan they were riding in overturned on I-95 in Delaware County Saturday, authorities said. The crash occurred when the driver, Cynthia Yvette Rodriguez, 27, lost control around 11:30 a.m. on the northbound side near Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Rodriguez and the girl -- of Ridley Park -- were both ejected. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene while Rodriguez was hospitalized with serious injuries, police said. Meanwhile, another woman, 34, and four children ages 10, 9, 6 and 2 months, suffered…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Interboro High School Grad, DelCo Native David MacIntosh Dies, 36 Interboro High School Grad, DelCo Native David MacIntosh Dies, 36
Interboro High School Grad, DelCo Native David MacIntosh Dies, 36 David Samuel MacIntosh of Ridley Park, formerly of Norwood, died on March 12, 2021. He was 36 years old.  MacIntosh's obituary remembered him as someone who was "happy-go-lucky, generous, kind, an avid reader and Stephen King fan."  He graduated from Interboro High School in Prospect Park, his obit says. He is survived by his fiancée, Erin McDermott; his parents Samuel and Joyce (née Cabry) MacIntosh; his grandmother Joan MacIntosh, and his devoted pets Herbie, Tully, Stevie, and Elvira; his siblings Jason and Molly Biddle, Michelle and Thomas Johnson, and Sam and Mia MacInt…

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by Nicole Acosta