NEWTOWN SQUARE–Those delectable coconut balls rolled in cinnamon are a tradition for many in the area and beyond in the Philadelphia region. An Irish celebration wouldn't be the same without popping one of those sweet treats on St. Patrick's Day, or any other day throughout the year. You've probably seen them in supermarkets like Acme, Giant and Superfresh as well as Deals in Media and Swiss Farms, that half-pound box of Oh Ryan's famous Irish potatoes can't be missed. Patch tracked down the origins of these delicious delights, only to discover local Newtown Square chocolate shop Christopher …

Two men were arrested, charged and arraigned in connection with multiple felony burglary counts, Marple Township Police say. Daniel Eberly, 27, of Claymont, Del. and Gregory Karamedas, 68, of Wilmington, Del. were each charged with 10 counts of burglary, according to police. Marple Township Police Lt. Matthew Richter said Eberly and Karamedas are suspected to be involved with multiple burglaries in Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester counties and additional charges are likely. Along with Marple Township, nearby Newtown, Upper Providence and Middletown townships have all seen a string of …

A man stole an undisclosed amount of money from the Citizens Bank branch located on the unit block Woodland Avenue, according to Springfield Township Police. Patrolman David DiTrolio, with other officers, responded and the investigation showed that the man entered the bank, handed the teller a note demanding cash from the drawer and implied that he had a weapon, police said. The teller handed the man the cash and he fled on foot, police said. Read more about the bank robbery, including a description of the man, here on Springfield Patch. Two Media banks were robbed in separate incidents in …

Editor's note: The story below contains language some readers might find upsetting. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Monday the arrests of two men in separate domestic assault cases. Ernest Manerchia, 57, of West Chester, is a police officer in the City of Chester, Delaware County, and a member of the SWAT team. According to the DA, on the evening of Jan. 11, Manerchia slapped his wife and began to strangle her before she broke free and hid in the bathroom.  Manerchia was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police and charged …

"Sunny High" at 298 South Aberdeen Avenue in Wayne is on the market for $3.95 million. The home sits on more than five acres, has six bedrooms, five fire places and an elevator. Read more about "Sunny High" and view more photos, here on Radnor Patch.        

RADNOR TWP.—Ashley Ryan Hareford, 20, of Grottoes, Virginia, will be charged with multiple felonies including Involuntary Deviant Sexual Intercourse, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Exposure and Corrupting the Morals of a Minor, District Attorney Jack Whelan announced Monday. Hareford has been extradited back to Pennsylvania and was in the custody of Radnor Township Police Department Monday. “This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Whelan said. According to police, Hareford and a 13-year-old Garrett …

Rather than Halloween, this year Phoenixville Area School District’s elementary school students will celebrate a “fall festival,” The Pottstown Mercury is reporting. According to the paper, at Thursday’s school board meeting, superintendent Dr. Alan Fegley explained that the district decided to ditch the holiday for a host of reasons, among them a sensitivity to the diversity of its student body and the “controversy surrounding the religious connotations of Halloween.” Read the full article on Phoenixville Patch. Each elementary school in the Rose Tree Media School District, however, plans to…

Main Line Restaurant Week returns Monday, offering frugal foodies a chance to experience some of the Main Line's best foods at a discount. From Sept. 24 to 30, diners can enjoy prix fixe menus from participating restaurants, priced at $20, $30, $40 or $50 per person. Harvest Seasonal Grill and Wine Bar - $30 per person, 549 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Glen Mills The Gables at Chadds Ford  $30 per person, $15 for lunch; 423 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford Legal Sea Foods - $30 per person, $20 for lunch; The Court at the King of Prussia Mall, 690 W. DeKalb Pike, King of Prussia   Click here to …

SPRINGFIELD TWP.—On Oct. 30, 1985, Sylvia Seegrist, of Springfield, opened fire in the Springfield Mall parking lot and then proceeded inside. Once inside, she killed a 2-year-old child and two men, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Many others were wounded before, John Laufer, a local graduate student, managed to confront and stop Seegrist until a security guard was able to handcuff her.  After being apprehended, Seegrist's only explanation for her actions was, "My family makes me nervous," according to TruTv. Mental Illness Sited Seegrist, then age 25, had been diagnosed with paranoid …

Five managers and owners of the Nifty Fifty's restaurant chain, including two Springfield residents, are charged with tax evasion and conspiracy to commit tax evasion, the FBI announced today, May 16. Defendants Brian Welsh, 48, and Joseph Donnelly, 49, both of Springfield, Leo McGlynn, 52, of Swarthmore, Elena Ruiz, 46, of Drexel Hill and Robert Mattei, 73, of Del Ray Beach, allegedly constructed a long-running scheme that cheated the Internal Revenue Service by failing to properly account for more than $15 million in gross receipts, according to an FBI press release. Authorities allege the …

When preparing to look perfect on your wedding day you might think you need to lose 10, 20, or maybe even 30 pounds and begin to map out how you might accomplish this goal. A majority of brides-to-be know well in advance that they will be walking down the aisle in a beautiful wedding gown and start to modify the decisions they make when buying and preparing foods. That’s why it’s so important to understand what a healthy diet looks like for the bride-to-be in your life.  Recently in the news, a diet called the K-E Diet has been featured. Basically, this extreme form of the Atkins Diet has a …

NEWTOWN SQUARE–A fifth-grade teacher at St. Anastasia's School got a surprise of a lifetime when her boyfriend of almost five years proposed to her outside the school Friday afternoon. A few of the St. Annies fifth graders helped Jeff Elko, of Media, propose to his girlfriend and their teacher, Nicole Nolan, of Havertown, just before lunch in the school's courtyard. Elko had the students hold up a sign that read, "Miss Nolan, Will You Marry Jeff?" Read more about the marriage proposal and watch the video here on Marple Newtown Patch. Just for full disclosure, Jeff Elko is Media Patch Editor …

NEWTOWN SQUARE–Billboards have been a hot button issue in Newtown Township for some time now but Edgmont Township residents may not be aware of what is happening right down the block. An alternative billboard proposal was presented at Newtown's Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday. Thaddeus Bartkowski III, owner of Bartkowski Investment Group (BIG) and Catalyst Outdoor Advertising, presented the alternative.  Bartkowski's alternative proposal includes: trading out the three aerial billboards–measured at approximately 60 feet high–along West Chester Pike/Rt. 3 (at the locations of Meineke, …

BROOMALL–Marple Police released a statement on Tuesday night involving a vehicle crash and one pedestrian killed. According to police, the crash occurred Tuesday night at 6:46 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Sproul Road in Broomall near the Broomall Wawa. An unidentified female was crossing Sproul Road when she was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound on the road, said police. The female was pronounced dead at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Read more about the crash, here on Marple Newtown Patch.

SPRINGFIELD–Students were locked in their classrooms at Cardinal O'Hara High School as police searched the school for a former employee who went missing, the Delaware County Daily Times and Philly.com reports. According to the report, Pennsylvania State Police located the man at his home in Pennsbury Township, Chester County. Marple, Newtown, Springfield, Media, and Upper Providence police departments on scene and conducted a thorough search of the premises, the Times' report states. On Friday afternoon, Marple Township Police Chief Tom Murray released a statement regarding the morning's …

An 18-year-old Havertown teenager who was struck and killed by a SEPTA train in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 11, has been identified as Brendan Seward. Seward was scheduled to attend Delaware County Community College this fall semester, according to Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School's principal administrative assistant Marge Roccio, where Seward was a graduate. Haverford Township Police Department issued a press release Sunday that they were at the Overbrook station of the SEPTA Route 100 high speed line at 2:30 a.m. after a train struck an 18-year-…

NEWTOWN SQUARE–A Newtown Square man, who hired a transvestite prostitute via Craigslist, had his car stolen by the same man, who then tried to sell it back to him, according to a recent release from the Newtown Township Police Department. Newtown police received a report of a theft from the unit block of Main Street in Newtown Square. The victim told police that he had advertised on Craigslist and subsequently hired a male prostitute, dressed in women's clothing. The victim later discovered that someone had entered his home overnight and removed a 19-inch television, several credit cards, a …

In case you missed it late Tuesday night, click here to get a full recap on all the Media Patch Election results.  But don't forget our neighbors. Some of our neighboring Patches had some interesting races too. There were no surprises in Marple Newtown Patch where both Marple and Newtown municipal races were uncontested. But the GOP swept the Marple Newtown School Board race. The Republicans won across the board in Springfield Township. Click here to get all the Springfield Patch results.  Let's not forget about Haverford-Havertown Patch. Click here to view their results.

Two Radnor teens waiting for the school bus were struck by a car Monday morning. The two Radnor High School students were in critical and stable condition Monday afternoon after being struck head-on by a car at 634 Conestoga Road, a home between Sproul Road and Radnor Avenue. Read more about the crash here on Radnor Patch.

A crowd of about 50 people waited in line just before dawn Oct. 12 in anticipation of Walmart's grand opening at the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center. After a brief ribbon cutting ceremony, the store was doing business shortly after 7 a.m. An invite-only open house was held on the eve of the grand opening. Walmart charitable donations were presented to recipients Oct. 11. The 120,000 square-foot store will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Read more about the grand opening on Marple Newtown Patch here.