William H. Underwood Sr., 85, of Oxford, formerly of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, at Ware Presbyterian Village. He was the husband of Berta Schwoegler Underwood, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, he was the son of the late Harvey C. Underwood, Sr. and the late Helen M. Mowery Underwood. He was a Lab technician at the…
10! – De-clutter your family room by choosing 10 catalogues or magazines to recycle. 9! – Lighten up your bookshelves by selecting nine books to donate to your local library. 8! – Make room for your new holiday clothes. Go through your closets and drawers to see what you still love and still fits, and remove eight articles of clothing to donate to your local…
Judith A. DeMaio, 66, of West Grove, died on Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late James DeMaio, who died in 1990. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Jessie Craig Moorhead. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and being with her family. Mrs. DeMaio is survived by one son, James DeMaio, III of…
James Edward “Jim” Phreaner, 64, died suddenly in his Birmingham Township home on Dec.17. Jim was a devoted husband, son, father, friend, and neighbor. Jim had recently retired from a 41 year career as an IRS agent, much of which was spent performing large corporate audits in Wilmington. In recent years, he devoted his time to family and extensive volunteer work in his community. Jim was born…
Cardboard boxes, emptied of the ornaments they held, stay strewn around the Christmas tree as I write this: the memorabilia of forty plus years join new LED lights to mark the “season merry and bright.” Not so. Christmas is always the push of Light against and into the Darkness. The national tragedy of the deaths of twenty children and seven adults in the Newtown, Connecticut,…
It is with great sadness we announce the loss of our friend and colleague Jim Phreaner. Jim died suddenly at his home on Monday with his wife, Linda, at his side. Jim started writing for Chadds Ford Live as part of his retirement life after a career with the IRS. He chose to join our staff because of his love of his community and his…
Former Chadds Ford tax collector Bruce Prabel last week told supervisors that the township has lost more than $740,000 in revenue since 2007. He said the loss stems from a failure to properly collect two business related taxes. Prabel pointed the finger at Berkheimer Associates, the company contracted to collect the Local Service and Business Privilege taxes when they were initiated in 2007. “I believe…
• A Chadds Ford man had money stolen from an account and wired to another that was fraudulently opened in his name. The second account was then emptied of all money, police said. The theft happened sometime between Oct. 8 and Nov. 23. • State police allege that Amber Reneen Dowling, 19, of Philadelphia, stole from the Target store in Concord Township. According to a…
• Work has started on the Harvey Run Trail that will connect the Brandywine River Museum and Conservancy with Chadds Ford Township property. Township Open Space Committee Chairman Deb Reardon said there’s no firm completion date yet, but she’s hoping people will be able to use it by the beginning of summer. • Effective Monday, Dec. 17, state Rep. Stephen E. Barrar, R-160, moved his…
The Pennsbury hydroelectric mill off of Fairville Road sits in sunshine on a late autumn morning. The mill no longer produces electricity on a regular basis, but it has served as a classroom for elementary school students.
Last week marked the third anniversary of my father’s death and I feel sadder today than I did three years ago when he died at 89. Not because I miss him more with the passing of time but because I think I finally started to have an emotional bond with him this year, long after any possibility of sharing my new insights with him or…