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 Nov. 24 through Nov. 30. PennDOT recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Traffic signal installation on Union Street in Kennett Square will require lane closures at South…
In January 2012, a Chester County team conducting an annual homeless count found Gabriel in a makeshift shanty outside Kennett Square. In addition to his deplorable living conditions, he was battling alcoholism, diabetes, frostbite and gangrene. The 48-year-old agreed to accept help, and for several months, he appeared to be rebounding. Then he abruptly returned to the cobbled-together compound he had formerly called home, devastating…
Joanne Meredith, 72, of West Grove, died Thursday, Nov. 20, at Jenner’s Pond. Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Anna Coleman Meredith. cher at the Academy of Hair Design in Wilmington, and after that she was a fraud analyst at Discover Card in Wilmington, for 18 years, retiring in 2008. Joanne enjoyed going to the beach, Bingo, bowling,…
State police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 45-year-old East Marlborough Township resident facing hundreds of child-pornography charges. Police said after determining that Jeffrey M. Ball was sharing images of child pornography on the Internet, investigators executed a search warrant on Sept. 16 at Ball’s residence, seizing several computers. A forensic examination resulted in the discovery of images and videos depicting child pornography,…
Anselmo S. Aschiero, 90, of Christiana, formerly of Avondale, died Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville. He was the husband of the late Joan Pia Aschiero who died in 1987 and with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Mongardino, Asti Italy he was a son of the late Francesco and Rina Aschiero Anselmo owned and operated his own mushroom…
The Board of Directors of the Business and Professional Organization of Western Delaware County presented a $500 check to Hannah Burella for the American Diabetes Association. The presentation was made at the monthly meeting of the BPA held at Brandywine Prime Wednesday November 19. Eight year old Burella opened the program last month with her story of her life as a diabetic. https://chaddsfordlive.com/2014/10/21/president-ebola-upstaged/
The Pacific Ocean represents the last stop for indigestible garbage. Upon arrival, refuse that isn’t biodegradable coalesces to form an island. Estimates of the island’s magnitude range from the dimensions of Texas to half the size of the United States. What’s a woman to do? A good start was finding a like-minded spirit. Vicki Otmani was working out at Rocky Run YMCA when she met…
Diana Wynn Woods, 45, of Cochranville, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. She was the wife of Herbert Woods, with whom she shared 27 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William and the late Lucille (Mains) Wynn. Diana was a Manager in the electronics department at Walmart in Parkesburg for more than 10…