During the last week in February, police departments throughout Chester County participated in Highway Safety Law Awareness Week, said a press release from the Chester County District Attorney’s Office Highway Safety Project. The PennDOT initiative, which ran from Feb. 23 to Feb. 28, was designed to draw attention to overlooked rules of the road: The “Steer Clear Law” reminds drivers to move over or slow…
This spring the Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition of new work by Shelley Spector. The Philadelphia-based artist creates a site specific installation consisting of sculptures from reclaimed wood and textiles, furniture parts and other recycled materials. Some of the free-standing works resemble trees, while others are suspended from the ceiling. Spector’s work explores ways in which basic symbols, motifs, and patterns are…
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 March 8 through March 15. 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 Brandywine Creek Road and…
John Francis Forlino II, 65, of Oxford, died Tuesday, March 3, at Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was the husband of Nancy Galati Forlino, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Chester, he was a son of the late John F. and the late Mildred Irene (Goodchild) Forlino. John was a 1971 graduate of West Chester University. He was an industrial designer…
The frantic parents of Cayman Naib, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Newtown Square who has been missing since about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, are pleading for his safe return. They have set up a Facebook page called “Find Cayman,” circulated his photos, and organized searches. The Shipley School teenager was last seen walking west on Church Road around 6:45 p.m. on a cold, rainy,…
The 2015 West Chester Souperbowl was held on Jan. 30, hosted by the Westtown Goshen Rotary Club (WEGO) and the Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club at the Good Will Fire Company in West Chester. To kick off the evening’s program, the West Chester Sunrise Rotary Club presented Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children with a check for $1,400. The grant will be used…
A rumble will rock Unionville High from Thursday, March 12, until Saturday, March 14, but it’s no cause for concern. Emboldened and inspired by the lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, a talented group of students will face off as Sharks and Jets in a production of “West Side Story.” Originally staged on Broadway in 1957, the award-winning musical focuses on the rivalry between the Jets and…
A 2007 Kennett High graduate will mark a serendipitous homecoming of sorts when an established downtown business celebrates a creative reincarnation on Friday, March 6. STATE & UNION, whose name identifies its location, represents a collaboration among Mike Cangi, the Kennett grad; Brian Linton, a classmate at Temple’s Fox School of Business; and Doug Harris, a leader in Kennett Square’s renaissance and the former proprietor…
On a brutally frigid January night, a posse of volunteers spread out across Chester County, searching for residents in need of appropriate shelter. The effort, part of a national initiative called the Point in Time Count, found that 615 people were experiencing homelessness in the county on the night of Jan. 28 and early morning of Jan. 29, according to a report compiled by the…
The first public presentation of a proposed master plan for a walkable Chadds Ford Village is set for March 18. In preparation for that presentation — to be held 7:30 p.m. at the Chadds Ford Historical Society — the steering committee reviewed a draft of that plan two weeks ahead of time. Some of the recommendations include possible zoning changes, adding a traffic light at…
The Chadds Ford Elementary School PTO is gearing up for the 66th annual Art Sale and Show, scheduled for Friday and Saturday March 20 and 21. Last year’s donating artist, Shawn Faust, is this year‘s featured artist and the donating artist is Ana Delia McCormack. Faust said his favorite piece for this year’s show is one he calls “Pony in Birches.” “It’s been referred to as…