The story behind Delaware County's Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument MEDIA —With Civil War monuments in the news recently, particularly those situated in the South, it is interesting to reflect on local monuments in our area. One of these, Delaware County’s Memorial to the Civil War, known as the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, features a Union soldier leaning on his rifle atop a 30-foot column and is located on the east side of the Delaware County Courthouse facing Olive Street. The story of its creation is of particular interest during these times.
Veteran Grant Kernaghan helps Upper Darby snap seven-game skid in Delco League MARPLE — One of these years Grant Kernaghan is going to hang up his spikes and glove and call it quits. The 32-year-old veteran right-hander has been in the Delco Baseball League with the Upper Darby Blue Sox since he graduated from Upper Darby High in 2006.