Former Chadds Ford tax collector Bruce Prabel remains concerned over the collection of Business Privilege and Local Services taxes. Prabel made a two-hour presentation to the Board of Supervisors during a special meeting on Dec. 13 and he followed up with another presentation during the Jan. 7 meeting. Prabel said the late fees charged by Keystone Collections, the new agency collecting the two taxes, are…
Chadds Ford Township has a new manager, at least on an interim basis. Supervisors hired Judy Lizza following last month’s resignation of Joe Barakat. Lizza is a former manager in Upper Chichester. Before that she worked for state Rep. Stephen Barrar. She was first hired on Dec. 17 and the interim appointment was reaffirmed during the Jan. 7 organizational meeting. Her salary is $1,470 per…
• Someone stole 100 gallons of diesel fuel from two front end loaders parked at Glen Eagle Square sometime between Dec. 21 and 29. Anyone with information is asked to call Tpr. Brian L. Richardson at 484-840-1000. • Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the theft of a wallet containing $690. The theft happened sometime between 1:30 and 2 p.m. on Dec. 29 behind Cosi, in…
• Concord Township supervisors are scheduled to a conditional use hearing on Jan. 15 for the proposed Wegman’s market near Applied Card Way. The session begins at 7 p.m. • The Delaware Museum of Natural History commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with special activities highlighting African Americans' contributions to the field of natural history at African-American Champions of Nature on Monday, Jan. 21. It’s…
La La is a sweet and gentle cat who is available for the special adoption fee of $25. Although she is declawed, La La was found outside as a stray cat in August. Thankfully, she was brought to CCSPCA to be kept safely indoors while she waits for her forever home. La La has a wonderful, loving personality and is sure to be a lap…
A little dusting of snow along the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford.
Well, December 21, 2012, has passed and we’re still here. However, I wonder if 12, 12, 2012, or 12, 21, 2012, won’t be an end of the world as “we know it.” In other words perhaps we are ready for a transformation of consciousness. Why not? Christmas this year came just days after the massacre of innocent children in Newtown, Connecticut. Not that there aren’t…
While the warmer months are generally regarded as the time for home sellers to get their property ready for sale, marketing the home in winter and early spring is just as important. Homebuyers are out looking for homes 12 months a year in the Chadds Ford area and there’s no reason to drop the ball on sprucing up a home January through March. Here are…
In my immediate family, we no longer give gifts for the holidays. The boys are all grown up and far away, and I no longer know what they need or want, what size they wear, what products they use. Instead, we do a simple gift exchange, orchestrated by our systems engineer son, with each of us buying one gift for one family member. Simple, easy,…