Press Release Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh has received an appointment to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women from Gov. Tom Corbett. “I am honored to have been selected to serve with such an exceptional group of women from all over the Commonwealth,” Welsh said in a press release. “There are so many issue of importance, and I am pleased to participate in any…
Thinking of adopting a pair of cats? Consider RJ and Gideon – a duo of loving 2-year-old neutered males. RJ and Gideon’s previous owners moved to a place that didn’t allow pets, so now they are at the shelter and waiting for their chance at a forever home. RJ and Gideon are brothers and have been together since birth. Therefore, they are very bonded and…
Stolen car; thefts; DUIs • Pennsylvania State Police from Troop K, Media barracks are investigating a possible vehicle theft in which the stolen vehicle might have been used in a hit and run accident. According to a police report, a 1992 Chevrolet Suburban registered to a 29-year-old Chadds Ford man was found on Watkin Avenue in Concord Township at 10 a.m. on May 26. The…
• Birmingham Township supervisors have set 6:45 p.m., Monday, June 4, as the date for a conditional use hearing for P.J. Whelihan’s. The restaurant is located in the Shoppes at Dilworthtown Plaza and owners want to have outdoor seating. That out door seating area will affect the number of parking spaces, so Whelihan’s will have a hearing before the Zoning Hearing Board on Tuesday, June…
New book from DMNH; free Friday at BRM; hearing on Pocopson Home • Concord Township supervisors are scheduled, on June 26, to render a decision on a conditional use hearing for Terrain at Styers. Owners want township approval to get a liquor license for Terrain Café, the restaurant at the plant nursery. Opposing the application is the landlord who said the lease specifies the business…
Press Release Legislation to modernize the 51-year-old law governing Pennsylvania’s public libraries was unanimously approved by the Senate, said the bill’s prime sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi. “Strong local public libraries have been a part of Pennsylvania's culture from its earliest days,” Pileggi said in a press release. “That remains true. Libraries continue to play a vital role in our communities, and…
By Jeanne-Marie Curtis Dear Jeanne-Marie, My fiancé and I agree about getting a house first and then waiting a few years to have a baby. But we disagree about daycare. If we use my income for our mortgage, then I will have no option to stay home with my baby. Signed, Disagreeing Dear Disagreeing, You are a smart couple to talk about this.…
Debt and spending promises are unsustainable. Actor, and Philadelphia native, Will Smith, has now lent his voice to those wanting taxes raised on the wealthier members of society. “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith said in an Associated Press interview. “America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing.” He joins…