Updated at 8:30 p.m. Monday with airport information A witness described hearing the engine of a Piper PA-28-140 sputter, recover, sputter again, and then bank left before disappearing after its takeoff from Brandywine Airport in West Goshen Township on Sunday, March 29, about 1:30 p.m., officials said. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, March 30, National Transportation Safety Board Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will resurface the Route 52 (Lenape Road) bridge over the Brandywine Creek in Pocopson and Birmingham townships, Chester County, this week to provide motorists with a smooth riding surface. To repave the stone-arch structure safely and quickly, the Route 52 Bridge will be closed and detoured from Wednesday, April 1 at 6 a.m. to Friday afternoon, April 3. Detours will…
Limited seats remain for the culminating event of the Community Read initiative at Longwood Gardens — a program in its second year that is designed to inspire people to pick up a good book, to read for pleasure and enlightenment, and to start a conversation. This year’s selection, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, will continue discussion about…
Kelli Kahn, first grade teacher at Pocopson Elementary School, has been named as one of 15 finalists for the 2015 Citadel Heart of Learning Award for Teacher Excellence, She was selected from the almost 2,700 total nominations received this year. The Citadel Heart of Learning Award program was created in a joint effort by Citadel and the Chester County Intermediate Unit to recognize, honor and…
I am writing to share how inspired I have been by Admiral Joe Sestak’s 422-mile walk across Pennsylvania, after announcing his candidacy for Senate. He truly wants to “walk in the shoes” of all Pennsylvanians, and he’s been meeting with people of all walks of life, outlining his concerns and truly listening. This is the kind of attitude and energy that will make him an…