PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Feb. 22 through March 1. The department recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Motorists on Route 926 in both directions in Birmingham, Westtown, and Thornbury townships, between Creek Road and Route…
Information leading to the arrest of whoever spray-painted a racial slur at the entrance to Lincoln University will earn a $1,000 reward, which is being offered by Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry. On Thursday, Feb. 19, security officials at Lincoln, located in southern Chester County, discovered that someone had spray-painted the slur on a sign…
After a couple hours of shuttle diplomacy in district court, the parties involved in a theft case against the former executive director of the Tick Tock Early Learning Center appeared headed for a resolution. The preliminary hearing for Jackie H. Maas, 60, of East Marlborough Township, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20, was delayed by a series of conferences and paperwork exchanges that occurred among the…
Whether it’s the President detailing the State of the Union, or the governor opining on the State of the State, such annual addresses seldom generate the kind of excitement one could find Thursday night in Kennett Square at the Market at Liberty Place. David B. Myers, president of Historic Kennett Square, began the “State of the Downtown” presentation by highlighting some of the accomplishments of…
On a frigid Monday evening, Feb. 16, a 17-year-old male had the misfortune to experience a flat tire in the 9000 block of Gap Newport Pike, but that turned out to be the least of his problems, said New Garden Township Police. When officers responded at 8:19 p.m., they found the teen barely conscious; he had injuries to his face and knuckles and his clothing…