Love endorses Murphy for supervisor

Chadds Ford Township Supervisor Deborah Love, who failed to get the Republican Party endorsement to run for another term, is endorsing Frank Murphy, the party’s chosen candidate. Citing demands in her personal life and career, Love said she is ready to move on to other challenges. She has decided to bow out graciously at the end of the year and not contest her party’s pick.…

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Congressman flashes artistic style at UHS

On hearing the name Joe Pitts, most people would think of the eight-term Republican U.S. representative serving Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District. Others might know he spent more than five years in the U.S. Air Force serving as an electronics warfare officer on B-52s, flying more than 100 combat missions over Vietnam. Fewer people, however, would know that his military experience led to Pitts becoming an…

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New logo for visitors’ bureau

The Chester County Conference Center and Visitors Bureau now has a new logo and branding campaign. A stylized “bv Brandywine Valley” in wine green and maroon is followed by the tag line: “The South of France just west of Philly.” Dana Communications, the travel marketing firm, designed the new scheme that was unveiled at Longwood Gardens on Feb. 26. Representatives from Dana said they developed…

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Police log Feb. 28

Sometime between Feb. 10 and 24, someone broke into a vehicle parked on Walnut Ridge Lane in Chadds Ford Township and stole a .25 caliber Beretta pistol. The victim is a 73-year-old Chadds Ford man. Police are asking anyone with information to call 484-840-1000. • State police from Troop K, Media barracks, said they charged an Oxford man with DUI in Chadds Ford Township. A…

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Around Town Feb. 28

• Admission to the Delaware Museum of Natural History will be waived from 9:30 a.m. - noon on Sunday, March 3, courtesy of PNC Bank. This PNC Free Sunday Morning is part of a grant from the PNC Foundation, which receives its principle funding from The PNC Financial Services Group.  The PNC Free Sunday Morning on March 3 is the second of three at the…

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Adopt-a-Pet: Malroy

Malroy is an adult American bulldog mix that was found all the way back in June and came to CCSPCA in the hopes of finding his forever home. Malroy has the right stuff to complete a family. This handsome boy is housetrained and enjoys playing with other dogs yet is gentle enough for a home with kids and cats with the right introduction. He’s come…

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Free Your Space: Take five

There are some chores and tasks that I just don’t look forward to doing. At home, these are things like washing the bathrooms or dusting. Cleaning the inside of the car. Attending to items that need mending. I avoid these, as they say, “like the plague.” I don’t have these same feelings about doing laundry or making my bed. Can you relate to this? Are…

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