The sheep are losing their winter wool, and the public is invited to an event that promises a sheer spectacle. Chester County Park’s annual Sheep & Wool Day will be held Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Springton Manor Farm in Glenmoore. The highlights of the day’s festivities typically include the yearly shearing of the herd, which takes place ...
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Parachute proves hazardous in New Garden
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 20th, 2015
An exploding parachute doesn’t typically make the list of hazards for a township employee, but it proved to be one on Monday, April 20, at 8:42 a.m. in New Garden Township. A 25-year-old worker was sorting materials collected during the township’s weekend spring-cleaning event when an explosion occurred, said Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson. The man, whose name has ...
National Weather Service issues tornado watch
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 20th, 2015
Updated at 10:30 p.m. to extend the tornado watch The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the region, including Chester and Delaware counties until midnight on Monday, April 20. A threat of severe afternoon thunderstorms could generate strong wind gusts and hail along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, forecasters said. Severe thunderstorms ...
Residents appeal Beaver Valley decision
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 20th, 2015
Concord Township residents have appealed the supervisors’ decision to grant preliminary plan approval for the Vineyard Commons project that would develop 230 acres in the Beaver Valley area. Eileen Mutschler, John Michel and Diana McCarthy filed an appeal with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Friday, April 17. All three own residential real estate on ...
At Pocopson, teacher’s puppy love prevails
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 20th, 2015
Proof that the Pocopson Elementary School staff can keep a secret: A first-grade teacher was the last one in her building to learn that she had received a prestigious honor last month. Kelli Kahn said she was just catching her breath after rushing her students to a safety assembly when she heard what everyone else already knew: The safety topic was a ruse. The whole ...
