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…
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…
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…
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…
Long before Little League pitching phenom Mo’ne Davis made her mark with the Taney Dragons, the KAU Kings created an even more local sensation. Hundreds of area residents turned out last August as a convoy carrying the Eastern Regional Senior League Baseball champs returned home from Bangor, Maine, where they were runners-up in the World Series – second out of 17,400 teams that competed in…
Gentle Brutus is a 9-year-old neutered male Cane Corso mix. He's an intelligent boy and very obedient! He knows "sit," "lay down, "come," "stay" and "wait." He walks nicely on the leash and is house trained. Brutus has nothing but love to offer and he enjoys spending his day near his people. He also previously lived with children and loves to play with them. Brutus…
The pond at the entrance to Ringfield along Ring Road in Chadds Ford Township.
On Saturday, Sept. 6th, Nikolas Toocheck became the youngest person in the world — according to available records — to complete a marathon on all seven continents with his final run in Asia. True to his word, 11-year-old Nikolas ran all seven continents to raise money and awareness for Operation Warm in his campaign “Running the World for Children,” and he did it in less…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that streaming video from its more than 700 traffic cameras is now available on 511PA. PennDOT recently upgraded its 511PA website and mobile application to allow for the continuously streaming footage. Previously, the site and mobile application were limited to providing real-time conditions using still images that were refreshed every five seconds. “Our 511 system puts travel information at…
With few exceptions, Newlin Township operates as tranquilly as its rolling, bucolic landscapes, part of the revered Cheshire Hunt Country. But roiling tempers dominated the discussion of a proposed ordinance to regulate horse boarding and riding schools at Monday night’s supervisors’ meeting. In the works for more than a year, the proposal — and the attendant struggle to craft it — has been watched by…
• Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a 30-year-old man in the Friendly’s restaurant at Painter’s Crossing shopping center in Chadds Ford on Sept. 8. The incident happened about 9:35 a.m. Police described the suspect as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a thin build and a thin patchy beard. He was wearing…