The Chester County Health Department will conduct a mosquito control treatment spray in portions of Thornbury and Birmingham townships on, Sept. 13 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The rain date for this event is Wednesday, Sept. 14, also from 7:30 to 11. The Health Department conducts mosquito control treatment in areas with high levels of mosquito activity and where multiple mosquito samples have tested positive…
PennDOT 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. 10 through Sept. 17. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Drivers on Route 202 in Birmingham Township will experience lane restrictions in both directions between Brinton’s Bridge Road and…
Residents of Kennett Square and Kennett Township got their first glimpse of an economic study that could change the landscape of both municipalities. The Kennett Region Economic Development Study, conducted by the RBA Group, is being finalized, but residents had the chance to hear some of the recommendations during a public meeting at the American Legion Hall in the borough on Thursday night. Once the…
For more than four decades, a Chester County detective has enjoyed a successful law-enforcement career that might never have happened in today’s world. Det. Harold "Butch" Dutter, who will retire on Friday, Sept. 9, after 43 years as a police officer, acknowledged that his path to law enforcement didn’t follow a standard route. It was neither a childhood quest nor a family tradition. “I was…
This week, the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business group launched The Giving Back Program, a new community service initiative aimed at helping to make the community a better place. The program kicked off the initiative by helping to sort medical supplies with community member Project C.U.R.E. at the Chamber’s new headquarters in West Grove. "We are thrilled to see The Giving Back…