The art history and legacy of Chadds Ford goes beyond the names of Wyeth, Kuerner and Scarborough. The name Wells is also part of the legacy. Wells? Yes, Wells, as in Peter Scoville Wells. Wells is a Chadds Ford resident whose grandfather was Royal Lacey Scoville, a Pittsburgh stockbroker and bond trader who became the illustrator and writer of the snake book, "The ...
I’m back! The dog didn’t eat my homework, but I moved and got married and sort of left this space open during the insanity. Sorry—my bad. So, I’ve recently discovered a rather well kept shopping secret that until now was not available to those of us living in the more affluent areas of Chadds Ford and the greater Brandywine Valley. Lean closer and I’ll tell ...
Quite a while ago, I attended a meeting in Delaware in which the presenters were an entire family who had undergone the severe depression and suicide attempt of the father years before. They were to enlighten the audience about how they managed their journey through father’s battle with mental illness. As a psychologist and family therapist, I was astounded at ...
Momma is an adult spayed female domestic short hair cat that is available for adoption through the Chester County SPCA. Momma came to the shelter as a stray on August 3. Her finders believe that her previous owners moved and left her behnid. Momma is a sweet and affectionate girl who enjoys attention. She also enjoys laying in laps and kneading with her paws. If you ...
Much of the news regarding WikiLeaks and its latest release of sensitive to classified documents got me thinking of the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. My encounter with the plane came in the spring of 1970 when I pulled temporary duty to Okinawa. It was part of a three-month tour for my bomb wing. Some planes and personnel went to Anderson Air Base on Guam while the ...
• Pennsylvania State Police are looking for two people in connection with a robbery at the Acme in the Concordville Towne Center on Nov. 26. Police said a white male with a black mustache and a black female fled the scene in a tan Chrysler Town and Country after the pair allegedly stole a purse from a 60-year-old woman from Glen Mills. The victim was loading ...
Seventeen people were killed and 348 others were injured in the 1,101 crashes investigated by Pennsylvania State Police during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday driving period, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced. Pawlowski said 79 of the crashes to which troopers responded from Nov. 24-28 were alcohol-related, including six crashes involving one or more ...
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