Gloria is a very sweet adult coonhound mix that is available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. Gloria was found as a wandering stray dog in need of some TLC, as she was almost totally bald due to a form of non-contagious mange. Thankfully, after a month of treatment at the SPCA, Gloria’s mange has cleared up and she has re-grown most of her fur to be back to ...
A common gynecologic condition that affects women of childbearing age isendometriosis. This disease occurs when the tissue on the inside lining of the uterus, the endometrium, grows abnormally on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, the bladder, or other organs. Although the abnormally growing endometrial tissue still responds to the hormonal changes that occur throughout a ...
The 63rd annual Chards Ford Elementary School Art Sale and Show is coming up Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. For those who have never attended, we suggest doing so this year. Betsy Wyeth began the tradition in 1949 when her son Jamie was a student at CFES. It’s an event that needs to be experienced as the gymnasium is turned into a giant art gallery featuring ...
Pennsylvania’s new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 8, making texting while driving a primary offense carrying a $50 fine. “Your most important job when behind the wheel is to focus only on driving. Most people would never close their eyes for five seconds while driving, but that’s how long you take your ...
• DUI charges were pending against a 42-year-old Concord Township resident. State police said Kelly Brian DeFeo was stopped at 1:15 a.m. on March 3 for traffic violations and was found to be under the influence. • State police reported the theft of a bicycle from a garage on Tally Ho Drive in Chadds Ford Township. The incident happened sometime between 11 p.m. on ...
The many rapidly flowing streams in southeastern Pennsylvania were logical places for settlers in the 1700’s and 1800’s to build grist mills, using the power of running water to turn wheels and grind corn and wheat into flour. In 1864, as the Civil War raged in neighboring states, George Brinton built Hoffman’s Mill at a well-traveled crossroads near present day ...
Birmingham Township hasn’t been a member of the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway Commission for more than a year, but that didn’t stop the commission’s chairman from addressing township supervisors on March 5. Michael Lane, a Pennsbury Township resident wants Birmingham to rejoin the group, but said his aim was simply to let supervisors know that the group will be ...
Local favorite artist Paul Scarborough will, once again, be the featured artist at the annual Chadds Ford Elementary School Art Sale & Show. Scarborough isn’t sure of the exact number of times, but said he’s been the featured artist six or seven times since first getting involved in 1974. The artist is pleased with what he’s seen over the last 38 years of ...
Janet L. Grant, 74, of Chadds Ford, died Monday March 5 at Riddle Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of William J. Grant “Bill” with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Westfield, she was a daughter of the late Ralph L. Huyett and Margaret I. Rohrbach Huyett. Janet was a 1959 graduate of West Chester University where she earned a degree in music education. ...
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