The body of an unidentified woman was found in Pennypack Park Sunday afternoon.
Police say a 60-year-old woman was found unresponsive inside the park along 8300 Frankford Avenue at 2:51 p.m. She was pronounced dead by a medic at 3 p.m.
Police don’t believe her death was suspicious. They have not yet revealed a cause however.
Planned power outages will occur in Abington, Cheltenham and Jenkintown this week as PECO enters the final stage of a construction project.
PECO officials say they invested more than $11 million in a project to enhance the local electric distribution system for more than 4,100 customers in southeastern Montgomery County.
“This work will help us continue to ensure safe, reliable and efficient delivery of electricity to our customers in Abington, Cheltenham and Jenkintown,”
Montgomery County’s PECO External Affairs Manager Suzanne Ryan wrote in a letter to customers.
Officials say the construction began in October, 2014 and is now close to completion.
“During the next several weeks, we will begin to connect the new equipment to our electric system,” Ryan wrote. “To safely complete this work, crews may need to temporarily interrupt your electric service for about four to six hours. “
A PECO spokesmen told NBC10 the planned outages should begin this week after Memorial Day and continue until June 10. Officials say they’ve notified all customers who will be affected.
Monday was a significant Memorial Day for the families of two Vietnam veterans who finally received an official honor in Philadelphia for their service nearly 50 years after their deaths.
Master Sgt. Francis G. Corcoran and Master Sgt. George L. Wilson were added to the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall during a special ceremony Monday at 12:30 p.m.
“This is the first addition to the wall in 13 years,” said Terry A. Williamson, PVVM Fund president. “It is another reminder of the toll the war took on not just members of the Armed services, but on their families as well.”
Corcoran, a Port Richmond native, and Wilson, who graduated from Frankford High School in 1948, both served in Vietnam but became ill and died in military hospitals.
Corcoran died of hepatitis on Dec. 9, 1967 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC after he was transferred from Vietnam. He was 39-years-old. Corcoran had toured in Vietnam on Nov. 25, 1966 and served with the 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. He was also a Green Beret and had served a tour of duty in Korea.
Wilson died of pancreatitis and other related illnesses on Nov. 8, 1967 in Japan after he was medivaced. He was 43-years-old. He began his tour in Vietnam on July 30, 1967, and served as an imagery analyst with the 525th Military Intelligence Group. He had previously served a tour of duty in Korea as well.
Both men were approved in 2013 by the Department for Defense inclusion at the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial and were added to Washington D.C.’s wall last May. They will become the 647th and 648th Philadelphians to be honored at PVVM Monday.
“Very privileged and honored,” said Wilson’s son, Frank Wilson. “Very long time coming.”
Corcoran’s widow Elizabeth Corcoran, who was invited to the ceremony along with his eight children, shared a similar sentiment.
“I’m proud of him,” she said. “I was thrilled because he was a soldier to the core. I’m sure he’s up there smiling that he finally made it on the wall.”
Heavy rain moving through the region as Tropical Depression Bonnie passes through is forcing cancellations of Memorial Day events.
Several towns canceled or made changes to their Memorial Day parades and celebrations ahead of the rain.
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A car crashed into a pole and brought down live wires in Philadelphia's Juniata Park neighborhood early Monday.
Firefighters, medics and PECO crews responded to the scene of the crash, at G Street and Wyoming Avenue, just after 4 a.m.
A person was trapped inside the vehicle for a brief period as rescuers worked to secure the live wires and make the area safe.
The person was out of the car by 6 a.m. and appeared not to be seriously hurt. It was unclear whether the downed wires would have a major affect on power in the area.
