Township Commissioners Offices - 267-536-1003 or
1004
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Commissioners' offices are in their homes.
See the Abington Township Calendar for further information.
Treasurer / Tax Office - 267-536-1024
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Waste Water Treatment Plant - 215-884-8329
Fitzwatertown Road, Abington, PA 19001
Community Development Office - 267-536-1021
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Fire Marshal's Office 267-536-1000
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Teletype Reference Service
(for the hearing disabled) 215-572-1483
Recycling and Refuse Division 215-887-0780
Fitzwatertown Road, Abington, PA 19001
Public Works - 267-536-1034
2201 Florey Lane, Roslyn, PA 19001
Free mulch when available can be picked up from 7:30
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Public Works Yard.
Hazardous materials must be disposed of at Montgomery
County Hazardous Waste sites. Call 610-278-3618
for more information.
There is no 24-hour Recycling Drop-off Center.
Police Department (Records and Information) - 267-536-1082,
1083, 1084, 1085
1166 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Parks and Recreation Office - 215-576-5206
515 Meetinghouse Road, Abington, PA 19001
Activities include workshops, trips, picnics, day
camps, etc. See the Activities Guide posted under
"Departments" in the Parks &
Recreation section.
Alverthorpe Park - 215-884-6538
Jenkintown Road & Forrest Avenue, Jenkintown,
PA 1 9046
Tennis courts, basketball courts, boat rentals, a
wading pool, miniature golf, par-3 golf, ice-skating,
playing fields, picnic shelters, a
bike pike, camping and fishing are available seasonally
to residents of Abington Township.
Ardsley Community Education Center - 215-576-1630
2828 Spear Avenue, Ardsley, PA 19038
Facilities include equipment for indoor and outdoor
sports, games, and recreation, lounges for relaxing,
TV rooms, a reading room, and a darkroom. Call for
information on programs such as Tae Kwon Do classes,
creative theater workshops, children's safety workshops,
women's self-defense classes, babysitting workshops,
and meeting rooms. Facilities are open to all Abington
Township residents.
Parks
Ardsley Park - 215-576-5213
Jefferson Street & Maple Avenue, Ardsley, PA 19038
Facilities include tennis courts, basketball courts,
playing field, soccer field, and playground.
Baederwood Park - 215-576-5213
Highland Avenue, Abington, PA 19001
Playground and ice skating.
Briar Bush Nature Center - 215-887-6603
1212 Edge Hill Road, Abington, PA 19001
Bird observatory, nature trail, environmental center;
and gift shop.
Call for information on summer day camps (age 4-14)
as well as trips to area attractions.
Conway Park - 215-576-5213
Jefferson Avenue, Ardsley, PA 19038
Playing and soccer fields.
Crestmont Park - 215-576-5213
Old Welsh Road & Cummings Street, Willow Grove,
PA 19090
Tennis court, swimming pool, basketball courts, ice
skating, playing field, and playground.
.
McKinley Park - 215-576-5213
Jenkintown Road & Cadwalader Avenue, Elkins Park,
PA 1 9027
Basketball court, playing field, and playground.
North Hills Park - 215-576-5213
Pine & Central Streets, North Hills, PA 1 9038
Playground and playing field.
Penbryn Park - 215-576-5213
Egerton Street & Houston Avenue, Glenside, PA
19038
Tennis courts, swimming pool, basketball courts, soccer
fields, and ice skating.
Rockwell Park - 215-576-5213
Stratford & Rockwell, Willow Grove, PA 19090
Playing fields and playground.
Roslyn Park - 215-576-5213
Fernwood & Maple, Roslyn, PA 19001
Tennis courts, playground, basketball courts, playing
fields, soccer fields.
Roychester Park - 215-576-5213
Corinthian & Cleveland Avenues, Abington, PA 19001
Basketball courts, ice skating, tennis courts, playing
fields, playground.
Rubicam Avenue Park - 215-576-5213
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Basketball court, playing fields, and playground.
Pools
The following are outdoor township swimming pools;
pool tags must be purchased for membership and can
be used at either pool. A limited number of memberships
are also available to non-residents.
Crestmont Pool - 215-659-9840 or 215-659-5259
Reservoir Road and Rubicam Avenue
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Penbryn Pool - 215-884-8907
Mount Carmel & Egerton Avenue,
Glenside, PA 19038
Public Libraries
Services include lending books and multimedia items,
children's story hours, public Internet access, delivery
to the homebound, Adult
Literacy and ESL programs, rental of two community
rooms, practice exams for standardized tests, among
others.
Abington Free Library - 215-885-5180
1030 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Roslyn Branch - 215-886-9818
2412 Avondale Avenue, Roslyn, PA 19001
SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
Services include buses, trains, and subways in Philadelphia
and
the surrounding areas, as well as a high-speed railroad
line between center city and the airport. SEPTA also
provides many services for senior citizens; senior
citizens can call for information on how to ride SEPTA
for free during off-peak hours. The following is a
list of local train stations.
For more information on train or bus schedules and
stops, please call: Transit Info (6 a.m. - midnight
daily) 215-580-7800
Train Stations
Ardsley - no telephone
Jenkintown Road and Tyson Avenue
Crestmont - no telephone
Rubicam Avenue near Rockwell Avenue
Elkins Park - 215-580-6887
Park and Spring Avenues
Glenside - 215-580-6703
Easton Road and Glenside Avenue
Jenkintown-Wyncote - 215-580-6838
Greenwood and West Avenues
Meadowbrook - no telephone
Mill Road and Lindsay Avenue
Noble - no telephone
Old York Road and Rodman Avenue
North Hills - 215-580-6898
Station and Mount Carmel Avenues
Roslyn - 215-580-6888
Easton and Susquehanna Roads
Rydal - no telephone
Susquehanna Road and Washington Lane
Willow Grove - 215-580-6825
Old York and Davisville Roads
Special Transportation Services
Abington Link - 267-536-1004
1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
Weekday bus service throughout Abington Township.
Free service for senior citizens, disabled (with
doctor's certification and Abington Township card), and those less than 51 inches tall. Others pay $4
per ride.
TransNet Shared Ride Program - 542-RIDE
Union Meeting Corporate Center
980 Harvest Drive, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422-1955
Reduced taxicab fares for senior citizens. Any Montgomery
County resident 65 years or older is eligible; residents
60-64 years of age are also eligible under a more
limited program. Special door-to-door service is available
for passengers whose physical or mental condition
prevents them from reaching the entrance of their
destination independently. Passengers in wheelchairs
will receive assistance in a lift-equipped vehicle;
if the passenger wishes to travel in a vehicle not
specifically equipped for wheelchairs, the passenger
must have someone at both ends of the trip who can
transfer them into their seat and store the wheelchair
in the trunk.
Transportation to Senior Adult Activity Centers -
215-885-7650
100 Edge Hill Road, Glenside, PA 19038.
