Madeleine Wright

Darby Township is paying tribute to those who risked their lives to protect our country. A group of volunteers put up 69 Hometown Hero banners in the township’s Briarcliffe neighborhood ahead of Memorial Day. Each banner displays a veteran’s name, portrait, and branch of service. https://t.co/lKQc8J9Q4J

Surveillance video shows a man driving through the flooded parking lot of a dry cleaner at E. Gay St. and Montgomery Ave. in West Chester this morning. He stops when he apparently realizes the flooding gets even worse around the corner, then backs up and goes out the other way. https://t.co/OknY3WJgLi

The campus of @VillanovaU is buzzing with excitement. Students say they are thrilled that the new pontiff not only is American, but is a graduate of their university. Robert Prevost, who assumes the name Pope Leo XIV, earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from ‘Nova in 1977. https://t.co/HwqzrDZ06N

Commissioner Kevin Bethel from @PhillyPolice said the officer shot yesterday afternoon is on a long road to recovery after suffering a “significant” injury. The officer is texting family members after getting out of surgery yesterday. The FOP is asking for prayers. https://t.co/JeMHGJiRxC

Glassblower John Pomp from @johnpompstudios in Philadelphia draws inspiration from his multiracial Asian American heritage to create luxury chandeliers, lamps and tables. He says overcoming prejudice while growing up in the 1970s shaped his journey. #aapimonth https://t.co/oCAYU5qqPL

A @PhillyPolice officer is in critical, but stable condition condition at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center after he was shot in the line of duty while trying to break up a fight outside Overbrook High School. Officials say the 26-year-old officer is assigned to the 19th district. https://t.co/4OPhyTqebm

Black tape covers the word “emergency” outside Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland after the ED shut down yesterday. The rest of the hospital is set to close permanently tomorrow at 8 AM. Anger and sadness have shaken the community amid the loss of a vital community resource. https://t.co/NvlsVTIQUx

Employees are cleaning out their offices today ahead of Crozer Chester Medical Center’s shutdown planned for Friday. The emergency department closed at 8 o’clock this morning. The hospital’s parent company is bankrupt. Patients fear the void in healthcare will cost lives. https://t.co/YKeSbETlQ9

Taylor Hospital’s parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in January. A federal bankruptcy judge approved Prospect’s closure plan last week, which included shutting down Taylor Hospital. Last ditch efforts to save the hospital failed.

Lisa @lisssa0114

@MWrightReports Why is it closing?

Today is the last full day that Taylor Hospital is open. Employees are preparing for the hospital to close at 8 AM tomorrow. The mood is somber. Workers are hugging, taking pics and saying their final goodbyes. A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the closure of Crozer Health. https://t.co/Vrsobook4f

Dozens of hospital employees, elected officials and patients gathered to pray for a solution and decry the closure of Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland. Parent company Prospect Medical Holdings remains in bankruptcy. An upside down American flag hangs as a distress symbol. https://t.co/rf8bnF4MpN

After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of @MonkeyFishToys is facing a new challenge: unexpected price increases tied to international trade. https://t.co/qZsG9RW6am

Elected officials are in Chester this morning to call on the Republican majority in the Pennsylvania senate to provide full funding to support SEPTA. This comes a week after @SEPTA announced 45% service cuts and fare hikes amid a $213 million funding gap. https://t.co/TmKFLpO306

Two sisters killed in a Millville fire, Valery Mariana Cardona Gómez, 13, and Gissel Samanta Cardona Gómez, 11, will be laid to rest tomorrow. Family members say the girls were trapped when the burning duplex collapsed. Wind and hydrant problems hampered firefighting efforts. https://t.co/8tt5jbK6ys

A memorial is growing to honor the memory of two sisters killed in a duplex fire in Millville, Cumberland County. Six homes were either damaged or destroyed and 21 people now have no place to live. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. https://t.co/eyPEr6jd6t

Giant piles of ash are left behind after @ILoveThatPlace lit 40 bonfires to keep the 4,500 peach trees warm during an overnight cold snap. Peaches are among the top two most popular crops at Linvilla Orchards. Pick-your-own peach season begins June 20. https://t.co/OjXrVIV1sj

University of Pennsylvania students, faculty and staff are demanding that @Penn continue doing research, despite funding cuts from the federal government, and protect the LGBTQ+ community on campus. The White House announced $175 million in funding cuts for Penn yesterday. https://t.co/zrwKI2M8aB