PennDOT can’t stop the Brandywine Creek from rising, but engineers say they can improve the crossing at Route 926. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been talking for years about replacing the bridge at Route 926 and it appears the agency is prepared to actually get to work by this time next year. Engineers from Gannet Flemming, the company contracted by PennDOT, addressed an audience…
The heavy rain on April 30 and overnight into May 1 did what such rains often do, force the Brandywine Creek to spill its banks and flood Routes 1 and 926. Crossing the creek into or out of Chadds Ford Township was not an easy task for the impatient. Getting into Chadds Ford from Kennett Square took two-and-a-half hours that Thursday morning and at least…
The Chadds Ford Business Association gathered Thursday, May 1 for what member Peter Wells described as an “extremely remarkable summary of an extremely complicated subject.” Patrick J. Gavin, chief operating officer of Crozer Keystone Health System, shared with the CFBA an update of the Affordable Care Act and how it affects us as members of the local community. Prior to the introduction of the Act…
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• No injuries were reported, but one driver was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign following a May 2 accident on Route 202 near Pyle Road. Police said Mark Hurford, 44, of Chadds Ford, was driving west on Pyle when he tried to turn left onto Route 202 south, but failed to yield the right of way. He then struck vehicle driving…
• The May 7 meeting of the Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors has been postponed to Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in the township building. According to township solicitor Hugh Donaghue, there was a scheduling problem resulting in only one supervisor available for the regularly scheduled meeting. • The Chadds Ford Historical Society is holding its annual Spring Yard Sale Saturday, May 10,…
Volunteers in Birmingham Township are in the final states of their preparation for the May 17 and 18 re-enactment of the Battle of Brandywine. Cannon, cavalry and infantry will do mock battle at Sandy Hollow, some of the same ground where actual combat took place on Sept. 11, 1777. In that battle, upwards of 26,000 troops took part. It was the largest land battle of…
Concord Township supervisors approved the cell tower request by AT&T during the board’s May 6 meeting. The board also approved a request for a grant for a feasibility study on the Rails to Trails network. The cell tower will go up on 725 Smithbridge Road near Temple Road. As previously reported, it will be 140 feet tall and will be able to handle three other…
In the U.S., traffic accidents involving commercial motor vehicles resulted in more than 32 thousand deaths and over two million injuries in in 20111. In an effort to improve highway safety, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has called for new regulations for medical examiners who conduct physical examinations for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. Understanding the New Interstate Safety Regulation During a driver’s physical…
Co-optation has always been the way of capitalism. And so it goes for Mother’s Day, which actually had its American origins with Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation for Peace in 1870. Not meant to be a florist’s dream or a restaurateur’s nightmare, Mother’s Day for Julia Ward Howe was a response to the horrible carnage of the Civil War. She called upon mothers to…
