• Meet Alfred D. ‘Fred’ Hagen, the Renaissance Man From Norwood

    Meet Alfred D. ‘Fred’ Hagen, the Renaissance Man From Norwood

    Alfred D. “Fred” Hagen is a modern-day renaissance man, a carpenter born in Norwood and raised in Delaware County who is among the nation’s most successful corporate builders. He has created sprawling residential developments, corporate headquarters, hospitals, industrial facilities, airports, and museums nationwide. Locally, his company, Hagen Construction Inc., helped complete many prestigious projects, from…

  • Local Woman Is A Head of the Popcorn Game at Citizens Bank Park

    Local Woman Is A Head of the Popcorn Game at Citizens Bank Park

    If you visit Citizens Bank Park you’re bound to see a woman balancing a tub of popcorn boxes on her head. That’s just Samantha DiMarco of Norwood, a park vendor who wanted to take some of the boredom out of her job, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. DiMarco, 26, sells popcorn to supplement…

  • Norwood Man’s Christmas Spirit Includes Holiday Display, Candy Canes and Charity

    Norwood Man’s Christmas Spirit Includes Holiday Display, Candy Canes and Charity

    The tiny yard that borders St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood is lighting up the night on Chester Pike with 400 lit-up Christmas lawn decorations, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. You can see Colvin’s Winter Wonderland for free, but donations to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Prospect Park are gratefully accepted by…