PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Road Report April 28 to May 2. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Routine tree maintenance will force the daytime closing of Hilltop View Road between Brandywine Creek Road and 2299…
Residents of East Marlborough Township may be facing an earned income tax. Supervisors are mulling over the idea, and Supervisors’ Chairman Ellen Sosangelis told the residents during the board’s April 23 workshop that the board will take several months before making the decision about implementing an EIT. In a handout given to members of the audience, costs have risen for the township’s operations, including utilities,…
• It's said that sound bath meditation, using singing bowls and gongs, soothes and promotes deep relaxation and healing. On May 11, from 9-10 a.m., Mt. Cuba Center is offering a sound bath meditation session. The instructor is Liana Thompson, who completed the Vibration Sound Therapy Certified Practitioner training with the Vibrational Sound Association in 2019. Her passion is in helping others gently address stress…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating the case of a fatal one-car crash in Chadds Ford Township early Easter morning. A 17-year-old woman from Brookhaven was killed when the car she was in crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 at approximately 3:37 a.m. The driver, a 19-year-old man from Media, was taken to Paoli…
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted to spend almost a quarter of a million dollars on facility upgrades during the April 21 board meeting. Directors voted unanimously on four projects. Board members voted to convert the high school auditorium's house lights from dimmable 500-watt incandescent bulbs to dimmable 50-watt LED lamps. Director Rashi Akki explained that the new lights are easy to care for.. Switching…
Penns Woods Winery will need to wait at least until June before learning whether Concord Township will approve an expansion. The winery took its land use application to Concord’s Planning Commission Monday night, but no decision was reached after a two-hour-long discussion. Planning Commission Chairman Mark Elser requested that the applicant give the extension to allow the commission time to review all documentation and to…
A bale of turtles takes advantage of a rare sunny afternoon at Anson B. Nixon Park.
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Diesel A shelter is no place for a senior dog. Meet Diesel. This handsome 12-year-old is looking for a soft place to land and shine in his golden years. Could he be the one for your heart and home? Diesel is dog-friendly and enjoys calm dogs like himself. Please…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from April 21 to April 25. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Kennett Square is reporting that the Birch Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to start later this month, with a tentative…
Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday honored members of the Kennett Regional Fire Department for their rescue of a 15-year-old trapped in a burning house. The fire was at a home on Jacobs Way on Saturday, Nov. 9, and the youth was trapped in an upstairs bedroom. Supervisors’ Chairman Aaron McIntyre, who is also on the EMS Commission, was able to view a body…
Kennett Square and the Square Roots Collective have a question: How do residents want the borough to spend $100,000? The borough and SRC are partnering up on a project, “Kennett Decides.” SRC and Chatham Financial have kicked $50,000 each to fund the project, but want input from Kennett residents and representatives from other Kennett organizations, such as Kennett Collaborative and Casa Guanajuato, on how best…
