The following students from the greater Chadds Ford area earned academic recognition form their colleges and universities. • Haithm Abdou and Daphne Liang, both doctor of pharmacy students, were named to the fall 2014 dean's list at University of the Sciences. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a C and attaining an academic average…
While of course the Hebrew Bible is the central story of the Jewish people, the richness of our tradition and of our essence stems from the fact that we read it as a foundational text supporting a framework woven through with all of the other stories that we have written and discovered and learned and lived since our tradition tells us that God gave the…
At the beginning of February, we have Groundhog Day, which actually harkens back to Imbolc, the “cross quarter” day between winter solstice and spring equinox. In times before Europe was called Europe, people marked the day with bonfires of the greens they had festooned their houses with for the winter solstice. No one likes Punxsutawney Phil to see his shadow, but whether he does or…
Biographies of nearly 1,500 former Pennsylvania state senators are now available online in a searchable database, Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-9), chairman of the Legislative Data Processing Committee, announced Tuesday, Feb. 10. “This is a real treasure for students of history,” Pileggi said. “The database covers the entire history of the Pennsylvania Senate, from the first senators who served in 1791 through those whose service concluded…
At a regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 9 - truncated because of icy roads - the Pocopson Township supervisors disagreed on whether to study the township’s administration of duties. Supervisor Ricki Stumpo objected to a proposed administrative study because it included exploring the possibility of whether a township manager is warranted. Stumpo said she doesn’t favor that option. But Supervisors’ Chair Barney Leonard and Supervisor…
A Chadds Ford resident has been named to the Nemours Board of Managers - Delaware Valley. A Delaware native, Bill Dugdale is a partner with Brown Advisory in Wilmington, where he is a portfolio manager and head of business development. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Dugdale had a nearly 20-year career with Friess Associates, a Wilmington-based investment firm, where he most recently served as partner, client relationship…
The death of an 18-year-old Millersville University student from Chadds Ford on Sunday, Feb. 8, has been ruled a homicide, Lancaster County authorities said; her boyfriend is in custody. Following an autopsy on Monday, Feb. 9, for Karlie Hall, a 2014 Unionville High graduate, Dr. Wayne Ross concluded that she died "as the result of strangulation and multiple traumatic injuries," the Lancaster County District Attorney’s…
For some it was about raising money, for others, bragging rights. For everyone, though, it was all about chocolate — and the more the better. But for one Chadds Ford teenager, it was a case of third time being the charm. Elana Lindner, a 10th-grader at Unionville High School, took first place in the student division for her orange chocolate truffles in the third annual…
Chadds Ford Township is still looking for a replacement for former Supervisor Keith Klaver. Supervisors Frank Murphy and George Thorpe were unable to come up with a replacement by the Feb. 6 deadline, so the matter is now in the hands of the Vacancy Committee comprised of the two supervisors and Gail Force, the township vacancy officer. According to Township Manager Amanda Serock, the committee…
Two bills that would significantly strengthen Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law have been introduced by state Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-9), the author of the state’s current law, and state Sen. John Blake (D-22), a longtime advocate for increased transparency. “Since the new Open Records Law was enacted in 2008, the public has been given access to tens of thousands of government documents that were previously unavailable,” Pileggi…
With snow, freezing rain, and sleet in the forecast, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Superintendent John C. Sanville announced that all schools will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, so that travel can be completed during daylight hours. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board work session scheduled for Feb. 9 was also canceled. It will be made up as part of of the Feb. 17 regular…