Nikolas Toocheck likes to run, both for his own sake and for a good cause. He’s run five marathons on four continents so far and plans a minimum of three more in order to run on all seven. He could become the youngest person to run marathons on all the continents. He’s only 10 years old. Nikolas is a fifth-grade student at Hillendale Elementary School and was named ...
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This is Snowdrop. She’s about 2-4 years old and came to the Chester County SPCA as a stray. We recently took her to the first annual Citizens For No Kill Philadelphia this past Saturday where she was a big hit. She craves attention and really loves belly rubs. She loves to cuddle and loves to be with people. Snowdrop is available for adoption at the CCSPCA. If you ...
An ice bridge spans the water fall at Newlin Park in Concord Township.
After five months of hearings and three more of waiting, the Chadds Ford Zoning Hearing Board ruled in favor of the township in its bid to prevent the owners of Stonebridge Mansion from hosting catered events for profit at their 681 Webb Road home. However, despite the ruling and all the time spent to date, the matter is still not settled. “We’re very disappointed in ...
Contracts, communication matters and a rebuke highlighted the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board meeting, with the board voting to renew its contract with school Superintendent John Sanville. The vote to renew the contract for another four years was unanimous, but the terms of the agreement were not. Director, and former board President Eileen Bushelow agreed to ...
• Someone shattered windows on three vehicles and illegally entered without force a fourth vehicle, each of which were parked at the Best Western on Route 1 in Concord Township on Feb. 7. Two of the victims said they didn’t find anything missing, a third said she couldn’t find her insurance or registration cards and another said sunglasses and $10 in loose change was ...
• The Chadds Ford Planning Commission will hear a request for a zoning change by K. Hovnanian Homes during its March 12 meeting. Hovnanian wants to build 114 townhomes along Brandywine Drive on a property currently zoned for a business campus. • The Bride Guide to West Chester, which showcases wedding services by West Chester businesses, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. ...
On my walk at Longwood I heard a grandmother give notice to a toddler as he tries to pick up crusty snow to throw at people. “Careful, buddy, that’s ice.” Immediately, I flashed back to the story of the 12-year-old fooling around on an overpass several years ago. He hurled a large chunk of ice at a car on the road below him. The tragic result was that the driver, a ...
President Barack Obama said in 2009 that his health care law will ensure that America’s seniors get the benefits they’ve been promised. “Don’t pay attention to those scary stories about how your benefits will be cut,” he said. But the 900,000 Pennsylvania seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage insurance plans may learn how broken this promise is turning out to be. ...
Team Cyclonz, consisting of seven sixth-graders and one seventh-grader from Charles F. Patton Middle School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district won the best Nature’s Fury Challenge Research Award 2013-2014. Team Cyclonz was recognized for, the depth and breadth of their research which included contacting professional meteorologists, disaster relief ...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 12 of our 13 Unionville High School National Merit Semifinalists are now finalists. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships in which students are entered by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test one that serves ...
