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 ...
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 Herbalife and she lost 31 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
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 ...
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 presidential election, all dog ...
The Barndywine Creek still rushes 24 hours after Hurricane Sandy blew through.
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 bad the drive would be. I ...
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 ...
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 ...
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