The Chadds Ford Sewer Authority is looking to borrow $300,00 and needs the township to guarantee that loan. The matter was discussed during the Board of Supervisors work session on Jan. 22 and could be voted on in February. Supervisors’ Chairman Timotha Trigg said the loan would be from the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority to replace the Woodland Pump Station. “Originally planned for future…
• Registration is now open for the popular Summer Discovery Day Camps at Newlin Grist Mill. The camp offers history- and nature-based experiences in an engaging, inclusive, outdoor environment for children ages 4-12. Campers share unique experiences that connect and expand their interactions with each other and their community. Summer Discovery is the place where learning is fun. There are three one-week sessions beginning June…
With less than a month to go before the final vote, district residents continue to speak against the recommended plan to build a new middle school. School Superintendent John Sanville made that recommendation during a special Jan. 6 meeting. People are still upset over school district spending and they’re pointing fingers at the board and the superintendent. Eric Dietrick, of East Marlboro said East Marlboro…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police said Patrick O’Shea, 46, of Glen Mills, was arrested on charges of criminal attempt rape, criminal attempt, indecent assault, strangulation, and simple assault. The incident happened on Jan. 14 at a business in the 200 block of Route 202 in Concord Township. According to the police report, the victim was alone at the business when O’Shea entered,…
A knot on a downed tree looks like the eyeball of some large prehistoric creature.
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Madame Mim Madame Mim is 12 years old. What a pretty senior lady, with her white fur dotted with calico patches. She is also a polydactyl, which means she has six toes (just like Ernest Hemingway's cats). Madame Mim arrived as a stray, and we are giving her tons…
Kennett Square has long billed itself as The Mushroom Capital of the World, but this past autumn the capital was invaded. The attacker? Phorid flies. Kennett Mayor Matt Fetick has issued an emergency declaration and has asked the governor for help in combatting the situation. Phorid flies, about 1/8 of an inch in length, are a large family of flies with an estimated 3,500 species.…
A draft of Brandywine Conservancy’s Flood Study Report is now available online for public scrutiny. Grant DeCosta, the conservancy’s director of community services made the announcement on Jan. 16, saying there is a 45-day window for comment that will close on March 1. As previously reported, it was the devastation from Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1, 2021, that instigated the need for the study. Properties…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Tree trimming and utility pole replacement will force the closure of Webb Road between Route 1 and Atwater Road in…
• At the Brandywine Museum of Art, three exhibits are closing within the next month but three more are about to launch. Next up is a photo exhibit featuring two photographers from the 1950s. Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 includes photos of their trips across the country, traveling independently of one another. It opens Feb. 9. • There’s going to be a…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating a report of a missing person. According to police, the father of a 30-year-old woman from Aston said his daughter, Casey Glatts, was missing and, he felt, was in danger. The incident was reported on Jan. 10. It was not mentioned where she was last seen. She was entered as missing in NCIC — National…
