Chadds Ford Township now has a new fire marshal as well as a new codes officer, vacancy officer and a returning roadmaster. Supervisors named Michael Daily, a Chester Township police officer and longtime volunteer firefighter as fire marshal. The township had been using Fred Field, Concord Township’s fire marshal until late last year. The fire marshal reviews developers’ plans, inspects public buildings, advises residents of…
Battle plans are being made in Birmingham Township — re-enactment battle plans, that is. Township supervisors and members of the Recreation, Parks and Open Space Committee are continuing to develop plans for a Battle of Brandywine re-enactment tentatively planned for Sandy Hollow Park in the spring of 2014. Members of the committee told supervisors during their April 1 board meeting that they are still looking…
• The next hearing for the proposed Wegman’s development is scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, April 25, at the township building. • Supervisors awarded the contract for renovating the Concord Community Center to Ellis Construction, of Chester. Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic Pileggi said the $216,000 total cost would be paid for through grants from Delaware County. • Pileggi announced that the board had approved a request…
Break-ins, theft in Chadds Ford, Concord and Pennsbury • Police are investigating a break-in at Lice Lifters in Chadds Ford Township. A report said someone pried open the front door with what investigators think was a crowbar about 3 a.m. on April 1. The suspect tried, but failed to gain entry into a filing cabinet, police said and nothing was discovered to be missing. •…
• “Native Boy,” a film about a boy on a quest to capture the sun, premiers April 6 at Ambler Theater. It was written by two brothers from Pocopson Township. Harry Roosevelt wrote the short film and his brother Ben Roosevelt composed the music. A catered gathering to meet the cast and crew in the theater will begin at 4:30. The screening will be at…
Meet Checker, a young adult mixed breed dog that has been with CCSPCA since August awaiting the arrival of his forever family. Checker is very smart and loving, but he’s also playful and energetic. He will need an experienced dog owner with time to continue with his training that CCSPCA volunteers have started with Checker. Checker gets along with other dogs with a similar energy…
Cattle graze leisurely in a field at Brintons Bridge Road and Route 926.
Twenty-five years ago, I wanted to introduce meditation and mindfulness to my colleagues and clients. While there were a cadre of psychotherapists interested in these practices, the mainstream of psychotherapy looked askance at such “goings on.” Now? The words meditation and mindfulness are bandied about from health newsletters to self help books, and advances in medicine and in particular neuroscience have validated the benefits of…
To better meet the growing needs of the community, the comprehensive team of the Crozer-Keystone Regional Kidney Transplant Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center is now seeing patients at Crozer Brinton Lake, Crozer-Keystone’s outpatient facility in Glen Mills. Specifically, patient consultations as well as pre-and post-transplant care will take place in the surgical specialist suite within the Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center, 500 Evergreen Drive. The Kidney…
The spring market is here with a good number of buyers and low inventory. Buyers realize that home prices are still low, but the historically low mortgage rates may not last beyond this year. A good home in a solid location with a realistic listing price will attract multiple buyers and offers. Home buyers can make their offers stand out from the rest through one…
It never ceases to amaze me what a few people can do when they set their minds to it. About a year ago I became acquainted with a few local zealots in West Chester who had bonded together out of common concerns and formed a non-profit organization called Uptown! Entertainment Alliance. They had decided that their “perfect town” was missing two things: a waterfront and…