In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

The cleanup has begun in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. While there were some power outages, road flooding and downed trees, the greater Chadds Ford area faired fairly well. “We dodged a bullet,” said Kathy Howley, township manager in Pennsbury Township. She said one portion of Cossart Road was closed because a tree fell, and Fairville Road was closed in two places. The east side…

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Multi-level marketing gets retail front for weight loss

Jen Moore had to lose weight. Her eating habits were bad. Working as an operating room nurse, she too often ate what was available in the break room — cookies and pastries— and she gained 100 pounds. So Moore returned to a program that she had been on before when she was in, what she called, “the best shape of my life.” That program was…

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Police log Nov. 1

• State Police from Troop K, Media barracks, are investigating a burglary at a home on Naaman’s Creek Road. According to a police report, an unknown suspect entered the property sometime between 4 and 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28. The resident, a 22-year-old woman, was not home at the time. The perpetrator entered the bedroom through an unlocked rear window, broke a six-foot tall…

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Around Town Nov. 1

• The zoning hearing in Concord Township for the Woodlawn Trustees property has been continued to 7 p.m., Nov. 13 in the municipal building. • The community conversation on bullying has been postponed to Monday, Nov. 5, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Unionville High School Auditorium. • The November meeting of the Chadds Ford Business Association will be a luncheon at noon on Thursday, Nov.…

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DelCo SCORE and Bar Association host business planning workshops

SCORE of Delaware County, in cooperation with the Delaware County Bar Association, will be conducting a series of workshops to help aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners learn how to develop a successful business plan. The workshops will be held at the Bar Association building at 335 W. Front Street in Media. Workshop I: Business Concept & Data Collection will be held Nov. 13 from 6…

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Adopt-a-Pet: Mya

Mya is a friendly and well-mannered 1–year-old terrier mix that was surrendered by her owner who had become too ill to take care of a dog.  Mya is housetrained and even knows a few commands.  She really loves people, but will need to be the only pet in a home.  Nov. 3 thru 6 is CCSPCA’s Patriotic Pooches event, and in honor of the 45th…

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Mind Matters: Storms in and out

By the time this column goes to press, “Frankenstorm” Sandy will have done her play with us and we will be picking up the pieces from our various sandboxes. I “file this report” from a Red Cross shelter at Avon Grove High School where I am a mental health volunteer. The night before I trekked here and I admit that I was anxious about how…

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Random-Lee: What I’ve learned this past year

In one of my earlier columns, I wrote about retirement and all the issues, questions and decisions I was facing as a brand spanking newly retired person. I’m still there, but really enjoyed some of the replies I got that offered advice and insight into similar personal experiences. Harry Roosevelt replied on line about the fulfilling things his “active” retirement has allowed him to do,…

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Get Real: The truth about radon gas

There’s a scene in “The Princess Bride” where the villainous Vizzini offers his adversary an invisible, odorless and tasteless poison. While his description is meant to conjure laughs, he could have just as easily been talking about radon gas. You can’t see, smell or taste radon, yet exposure to the gas can make you sick. In fact, the Surgeon General’s office has warned that radon…

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Townships gear up for storm

As Hurricane Sandy approached the New Jersey shore Monday morning, Pennsylvania Townships — already under a state of declared emergency — prepared for the massive storm. Kathy Howley, township manager of Pennsbury Township said the township’s emergency call center would be manned throughout the storm and that residents should call, the main township number —610-388-7323 — to report any emergency. In Chadds Ford Township, Township…

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