Sewer leak in Chadds Ford

A broken force main sewer line in Chadds Ford Township caused a minor traffic slowdown along Route 1 Saturday night, but sewer service in the village was not interrupted. What was initially reported as a light trickle earlier in the day increased to the point where sewer water bubbled up along the southeast corner of Route 1 and Creek Road. Township Manager Amanda Serock began…

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Letter to the Editor: Barrar is a man of action

A couple of weeks ago, I sent state Rep. Stephen Barrar an email requesting that he try to exert influence on PennDOT to elevate the priority to repair the terrible pot holes (“caverns”) in certain Pennsylvania roads in and around Pennsbury Township: (1) Route 926 between Pennsbury Township and Route 3, in particular the bridge across the Brandywine where a wheel could get lost; Parkersville…

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Francis Xavier O’Sullivan of Kennett Square

Francis Xavier O’Sullivan, 79, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, April 22, at his home in Crosslands. He was the husband of Roberta Jane Pecherski O’Sullivan with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Teaneck, N.J., he was the son of the late Samuel and Winifred (Carroll) O’Sullivan. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and…

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