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Candidates address CF GOP

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 8, 2023

Candidates, from left are Jeff Jones, Dawn Getty Sutphin, and Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski.

Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski, running for Delaware County District Attorney, took aim at the incumbent DA, Democrat Jack Stollsteimer when she spoke to the Chadds Ford Republican Party Saturday. She said crime in the county is up more than 25 percent. “Why am I running? Because the policies that have been enacted by this district attorney are not working. Delaware County Prison has its lowest population in…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 4, 2023

It was a light agenda for Concord Township Council Tuesday night. • Council recognized residents Mary Alice Peeling and Randy Ehman for their time as members of the Rachel Kohl Library Board. They each have served three, three-year terms. Council members also recognized Girl Scout Troop 5607 for getting a Bronze Award for building a play area for goats, Goat-Topia at the former dog park…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 26, 2023

Read more about the article DA to thieves: Stay away

Delaware County Chief Detective Jim Nolan, left, and District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer check out the interior of Wegmans before meeting with store management.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer has a message for would-be thieves coming into DelCo, “You will be prosecuted.” He specifically singled out theft rings from Philadelphia: “If they think they can steal and only get a citation from the District Attorney’s office, we don’t do that in Delaware County. If you steal from our retailers, if you steal from anybody who sells products here…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 21, 2023

Concord Township residents and the owner of Penns Woods Winery must wait until November to learn whether the Zoning Hearing Board OKs a request for a special exception. The winery wants to replace its 1,400-square-foot barn with a 4,500-square-foot structure. The proposed new building would have 2,500 square feet of storage space and an additional 2,000 square foot deck for wine tasting. Many residents, especially…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 6, 2023

No date was set, but members of Concord Township Council Wednesday night granted a conditional use hearing for Wegmans to change its alcohol sales hours. The grocery store was granted conditional use approval in 2015 to sell beer and wine from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. But now Wegmans wants those hours…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on August 2, 2023

Concord Township Council Tuesday authorized the spending of $1 million of ARPA funds and granted conditional use approval for a liquor license transfer and outdoor dining for a restaurant. The township has more than $1.88 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (COVID money) and councilmembers selected seven projects on which to spend $1.145 million of the funds. Council President Dominic Pileggi said the remainder…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on July 12, 2023

Concord Township Tuesday night conducted one conditional use hearing, rendered a decision in another, and became a member of Bird Town Pennsylvania. • A conditional use hearing held before the regular meeting was held for Del Pez Concordville, LLC, to allow for a liquor license transfer and outdoor dining. The company has several restaurants in Delaware and wants to open at the site of the…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on June 11, 2023

Read more about the article Pie times in Concord

The winners are, from left, Andrew Novasitis, Kiki Coll, and Laurie Harrison. Andrew took first place with his Bourbon chocolate chip pecan pie. Coll came in third with her, Harrison won in the best appearance category for her queen bee apple pie. Not pictured is Wesolowski, who came in second with her cherry pie.

Concord Township’s Parks and Recreation Committee provided some tasty fun Sunday with a pie-baking contest. There were 19 entries and people who wanted a slice with ice cream got some, as long as they made a donation to the Rachel Kohl Library. The pies were already baked so the June 11 contest at the township park was pretty much a matter of eating and judging.…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on June 7, 2023

The applicant for a planned automated carwash at the southeast intersection of Routes 1 and 202 must wait another month before learning if the plan can go forward. Plans call for a 30,000-square-foot, automated carwash with vacuum stations to go into the area behind the Comfort Inn and the old Exxon gas station. Concord Township Council held a conditional use hearing for the proposal by…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 24, 2023

UPDATE: Concord has amended its announcement saying 1,500 Veolia customers in Bethel Township should continue boiling their water. End Update. Water service is back on in Concord Township, but customers should still boil water until further notice. Concord announced a water main break at 3:06 p.m. after the main at Route 202 and Beaver Valley/Naamans Creek Road was struck during some work by PennDOT. The…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3, 2023

Read more about the article Concord in brief

A new self-storage facility is planned for 366 Wilmington-West Chester Pike. Concords Township Council approved the plan during its May 2 meeting.

• Concord Township Council voted to approve a plan for a self-storage facility to be built at 366 Wilmington-West Chester Pike north of Smithbridge Road near McComb Avenue. The approval, granted during the May 2 meeting, came with multiple conditions, including one to keep trucks off McComb, a private road. There was no formal presentation during the council meeting, but the facility, as planned, will…