Parkside Borough
SMALL but STRONG
🚧 Public Notice: Storm Sewer Replacement on Edgmont Avenue 🚧
Heads up, Parkside residents!
⚠️ Construction Alert:
Edgmont Avenue will undergo storm sewer replacement from
📅 Tuesday, July 29 – Friday, August 8, 2025
🛠️ Project Location: Between Elbon Rd & West Forrestview Rd
🕘 Work Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday
📍 Detours will be in place:
Northbound: Begins at 22nd Street (from Chester)
Southbound: Begins at Upland Road (from Brookhaven)
Please plan your travel accordingly and follow posted signage. Access will be limited during work hours, but roads will reopen daily once work concludes.
Thank you for your patience as we improve vital infrastructure for our community!
Mental Health Services Are Available in Delaware County!
If you or someone you know is struggling, help is here. Delaware County offers a wide range of mental health services, including:
✅ Individual & group therapy
✅ Crisis & residential services
✅ Support for children and adults
✅ Mobile Crisis Team & Peer Warm Line
✅ Help for those with Medical Assistance or Commercial Insurance
📞 Mental Health Office: (610) 713-2365
📧 DelcoHSA@co.delaware.pa.us
📞 Crisis Hotline: 1-855-889-7827
📞 24/7 Peer Warm Line: 1-855-464-9342
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
💛 Let’s take care of ourselves and each other. You are not alone.
Important Update: Crozer Closure and Its Impact on Parkside
Your Health, Our Priority: Council is Working to Address Crozer Closure Impact
Crozer-Keystone Health System is Closed
Crozer-Keystone Health System is Closed
Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital are closed.
Need help finding new providers? Call:
Keystone First: 1-800-521-6860
AmeriHealth Caritas PA: 1-888-991-7200
Behavioral health coverage remains unchanged.
View the July 2025 Council Meeting
View the June 2025 Council Meeting
2025-2026 New Student Registration is Open!
2025-2026 New Student Registration is Open!
Do you have a younger child at home who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2025? It’s time to register for kindergarten!
Early registration helps PDSD plan for the new school year, ensuring a smooth transition and the best experience for our incoming students. If you have a future kindergartener, we encourage you to register as soon as possible! Learn more at www.pdsd.org/kindergarten.
FOURTH QUARTER EDITION
Checkout the Fourth Quarter edition of your favorite neighborhood newsletter. Enjoy!
There will be no recycling pick-up on these dates
Wednesday, January 1st - No Recycling Pick-up.
Wednesday, January 22nd - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, May 28th - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, July 2nd - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, September 3rd - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, November 26th - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, December 24th - No Recycling Pick-up
Wednesday, December 31st - No Recycling Pick-up
Welcome to our wonderful website. Please explore the various sections for news, updates, ordinances, forms, calendar, events and so much more. Our police department also has a new website for our residents to review. Please let others know about our websites! A big shout out to our Webmaster, Theo McCleary, for all his hard work on these sites.
Our Council members are looking forward to a very productive year and hearing concerns, suggestions, or just a friendly "hello" from our residents. Please feel free to attend our meetings and meet your Council members.
Thank you,
Shirley Purcival
President of Council
Community Day 2024
FIRST QUARTER EDITION 2024
Checkout the First Quarter edition of your favorite neighborhood newsletter. Enjoy!
Unveiling Parkside Police Department's New Website
The PARKSIDER BLOG
Your favorite newsletter The Parksider is now also a blog. Stay inform with articles in real time. No longer have to wait for the newsletter for community news and events. Check it out!
Financial Reports Are Now Available For The Public
Monthly Borough Council meetings are now being livestreamed on our YouTube channel. If you are unable to attend in person you can watch live online. If you are unable to watch live, the video will be available immediately following the meeting on our YouTube channel.
Completed RTK Requests Are Now Available For The Public
Sign Up For Email Notifications From The Borough
If you previously signed up prior to February 2022 and would like to continue to receive email notification, please sign up again.
You’ll have the option to choose to receive emergency notifications only or both emergency and general notifications.
Every Week is Recycling Week!
Council voted last year for B&L Disposal to continue collecting our trash and recycling. The cost was the same for them to collect every week rather than twice a month, so you should put your recycling out every Tuesday night for pick-up Wednesday morning.