West Shore Theatre restoration begins, with reopening slated for late 2021
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Renovations have started at the West Shore Theatre in New Cumberland. This file photo is from January 7, 2019.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.comPENNLIVE.COM
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Just like they remember doing when they were kids.
Movies – and much more – will be coming back to this Cumberland County community now that renovations have begun at the historic West Shore Theatre.
The Friends of the West Shore Theatre group announced Wednesday they have now received in grants and donations roughly $1.6 million of the $2 million required to complete renovations of the theater, located at 317 Bridge Street, New Cumberland.
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A preliminary rendering of the community center by the architectural firm Buell Kratzer Powell. (Courtesy of Upper Darby Township)
Upper Darby has received a $1 million grant from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to fund the first phase of a new community center to serve the state’s sixth-largest municipality.
“We’re just really excited that we got the awards … This might be one of the first projects that’s purely of this administration, which is really exciting,” Mayor Barbarann Keffer said.
The grant will go toward the feasibility phase of the project, during which the township will work on planning for and design of the prospective new center, as well as gauging community interest and evaluating costs. When construction is eventually completed, the facility will replace an older multipurpose building at 7000 Walnut St. Local officials hope that it will bring revitalization to the area.
During municipal councilâs Jan. 11 meeting, which was available for live streaming,
Joseph Consolmagno, who represents Ward 1, announced the award from the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
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The football field at the Bethel Park Community Center will receive artificial turf. Harry Funk
The municipality applied for the grant, administered by the Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, to be used toward major renovations to athletic fields at the Bethel Park Community Center. According to information provided to the state, the baseball field will be removed, and construction includes installing turf on the existing football field, along with a new splash pad, playground, grandstands and bathroom.
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Clarks Ferry Tavern receives $500,000 grant for renovations
Updated Jan 09, 2021;
Posted Jan 09, 2021
The north side of the Clarks Ferry Tavern in Duncannon shows the historic stone work and two distinct sections of the building that dates to the late 1700s. (Jim T. Ryan photo)
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The Historical Society of Perry County was awarded a $500,000 grant of state money last week to go toward ongoing renovations and preservation of the Clarks Ferry Tavern in Duncannon.
“We’re tremendously grateful because this is a shot in the arm,” Glenn Holliman, president of the historical society, said about the grant’s help in renovating the historic tavern.