Pennsbury Township supervisors schedule their Dec. 16 meeting as the night they will vote on the township’s 2010 budget. The budget, which may be reviewed at the township building, is balanced with $1,236,819 shown as estimated revenue and expenses. Included in the revenue stream is the newly taxpayer-approved open space tax of 0.79 mills. That tax was renewed by ...
Archive for November, 2009
Posted in 
Students use new technology to learn history
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 25th, 2009
Hillendale Elementary School fourth-graders used some 21st century technology to learn about 20th century history last week. With all three classes of fourth-graders assembled in the large group instruction room at the school on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 20, nine of the 69 students got to question Lecia J. Brooks about the civil rights movement. Brooks is the ...
Girl Scouts install birdhouses at Birmingham Trail
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 25th, 2009
Instead of staying out of the rain on a raw and drizzly November afternoon, five members of Girl Scout Troop 41535–and two of their leaders–spent time making some additions to the new Birmingham Trail along Meetinghouse Road in Birmingham Township. The girls took on a Bronze Award project to put up seven birdhouses along the trail. Co-leader Amy Hughes said the ...
Adopt-a-pet
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 25th, 2009
Casper is an adult neutered male domestic short hair white cat that is available for adoption through the Chester County SPCA. Casper came to the shelter on Sept. 8 as a stray. He is a very laid back kind of guy who is looking for a new lap to curl up in and has tons of love to give while receiving the love and attention he needs. If you are able to provide that ...
Girl Scouts install birdhouses at Birmingham Trail
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 25th, 2009
Instead of staying out of the rain on a raw and drizzly November afternoon, five members of Girl Scout Troop 41535–and two of their leaders–spent time making some additions to the new Birmingham Trail along Meetinghouse Road in Birmingham Township. The girls took on a Bronze Award project to put up seven birdhouses along the trail. Co-leader Amy Hughes said the ...
Students use new technology to learn history
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 25th, 2009
llendale Elementary School fourth-graders used some 21st century technology to learn about 20th century history last week. With all three classes of fourth-graders assembled in the large group instruction room at the school on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 20, nine of the 69 students got to question Lecia J. Brooks about the civil rights movement. Brooks is the ...
Giving thanks
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 25th, 2009
This is one of those first person singular editorials–a column, really–because I can only use my own experiences here, experiences that most of my readers already know. Last November there was a breakup of a romantic relationship, then in January I was laid off from my job as editor of the Chadds Ford Post. Not an easy few months time. The day I was laid ...
Police log Nov. 26
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 25th, 2009
Sometime between Nov. 20 and Nov. 23, state police report, someone stole $4,000 worth of tools and copper fittings from a plumbing contractors’ toolbox at the construction at 500 Brandywine Drive in Chadds Ford Township. This is the second theft of copper from the site in two weeks, the police report said. • A Pennsylvania State Police report said a 33-year-old ...
Blogging Along the Brandywine
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 25th, 2009
Seventy years ago, in November 1939, there were indeed two Thanksgivings–one week apart. And the diary of a Chadds Ford woman bears witness to this fact. I had never heard about this odd blip in American history until I was reading the diaries of Hanna Carmack Sanderson. Born in 1856, Hanna lived with her son Chris as tenants of Lottie Brittingham Eachus in the ...
New Life Style Section – Home and Garden
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 24th, 2009
Enter comments here
New Section – Food and Dining
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 24th, 2009
As always in CFL - Comments are invited
