September 20, 2014 - Chadds Ford Live

Pileggi talks state issues with BPA

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 20, 2014

Left to right State Senator Dominic F. Pileggi, Delaware County Councilwoman Colleen P. Morrone, BPA President Lisa Dort, and Chairman Concord Township Board of Supervisors Dominic Pileggi

Liquor store privatization and public pension reform aren’t likely to become law anytime soon in Pennsylvania, but an extraction tax for the natural gas industry will probably happen next year. The predictions came from State Sen. Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, who offered insight into the waning days of the current legislative session as well as an outlook for 2015 during a Sept. 17 dinner…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 20, 2014

Margaret Lafferty McConnell, 84, of Kaolin, died Friday, Sept.r 19, at Season’s Hospice at Christiana Care in Newark. She was the wife of Raymond F. McConnell, Sr., who died in 1997, and with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, and a lifetime resident of Kaolin, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Mary Kelly Lafferty. She was the…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 20, 2014

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Sept. 22 through Sept. 28. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Line painting will require a lane closure on Kaolin Road at Ewart Road in New…