Audience cheers for and against supervisors

The same people who cheered when their fellow residents were critical of Concord Township supervisors, applauded the supervisors when they denied a reverse subdivision for Concord Ventures. However, after the meeting, one resident said the board’s denial was a “pathetic” performance taken only for the sake of re-election. Attorney Marc Kaplan, representing Concord Ventures, requested the reverse subdivision to consolidate several parcels of Woodlawn Trustees…

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Glen Mills man admits bilking more than $6M

A 44-year-old Glen Mills man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 5, to wire fraud and tax evasion after bilking would-be investors of more than $6 million, said a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The release said Michael Goldner worked as an accountant for Arcadia Capital Group, Inc., a real estate investment firm he started in 2003 with three other people.  Arcadia ceased operations…

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Hoagies with beer possible at Wawa

For people who like a cold brew with a hoagie, a one-stop shop is just down the road. Concord Township supervisors approved beer sales for the Wawa at Route 202 at Naaman’s Creek Road. Supervisors held a conditional use hearing on the matter in June. The decision came during the Aug. 4 Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The board also approved an inter-municipal liquor license from…

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Adopt-a-Pet: Dream

Dream is a spayed female terrier and American pit bull mix, 5 years old. I've quickly become a shelter favorite because it doesn't look like my life was too easy before arriving at this safe haven. While no one knows my background, what they do know is that I am a sweet and gentle girl. I've quickly made friends here, but the shelter is no…

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Around Town Aug. 6

• Two exhibitions of works by Los Angeles-based conceptual artist James Welling, inspired by the work of Andrew Wyeth, will be on view at the Brandywine River Museum of Art starting Aug. 8. The exhibition “Things Beyond Resemblance: James Welling Photographs” presents a selection of 50 photographs from a five-year series centered on the life and work of the painter Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), exploring the…

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Police Log Aug. 6: Victim identified, thefts, DUIs

• Police have released the identity of a pedestrian who was struck and killed on Route 202 in the vicinity of Carrabbas restaurant in Chadds Ford Township on July 28. The victim was Jasmare Brummel, 30, from Chester. Police are not certain why she was crossing Route 202 on foot, but said Brummel had apparently just finished her shift at the AMC movie before the…

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Miriam Masten Weer of Unionville

Miriam “Mim,” “Mimi” Masten Weer, 87, of Unionville, Died Monday, Aug. 3, at Cadia Health Care, Pike Creek in Wilmington. She was the wife of William A. Weer, Jr., who passed away in 1988, and with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born on Feb. 29, 1928, in Ashland, Del., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Boyd and Florence Davis Masten. She…

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