Burglars strike in Chadds Ford, take guns, computers

Pennsylvania State Police from Troop K, Media barracks, are investigating two burglaries that happened on Sept. 10 in Chadds Ford Township. Details are sketchy but, in one incident, three firearms were reported stolen from a home on Heyburn Road. Police said an unknown suspect gained access to the home sometime between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., ransacked the place and stole the weapons. In a…

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Hospitals prep for virus

As hospitals across the country are reporting incidences of a severe respiratory illness caused by Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), the Chester County Health Department wants residents to have preventative information that could help limit an outbreak in this area. According to the Health Department, a number of cases have been suspected regionally, but none has been confirmed. In the meantime, health officials want residents to have…

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Roadwork for the week of Sept. 15

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Sept. 15 through Sept. 22. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Cypress Street in the Borough of Kennett Square is scheduled for continued work on a…

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Local artists display at Exton Square Mall

Reaching for new heights, two area artists have partnered for “Celestial Spheres Shining,” an exhibit at the Exton Square Mall gallery of the Chester County Art Association. Katee Boyle, a Chadds Ford native, and Lele Galer, a West Chester resident who writes an arts column for Chadds Ford Live, showcase their individual perspective in what is billed as a  “widely exploratory, mixed-media show.” The show’s…

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Residents oppose hotel, loop road

The Henderson Group wanted to hear concerns that Chadds Ford residents might have about a Hilton Hotel and the completion of the loop road. Henderson got an earful. The Henderson Group owns the Chadds Ford Business Campus and, as previously reported, wants to build a restaurant and a Hilton Hotel on the former Gakis property off of Dickinson Drive at Route 1. Henderson is also…

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