It was a busy Saturday in the Chadds Ford area. The Chadds Ford Township Civic Association held its spring road cleanup in conjunction with the township’s recycling day. Almost two-dozen volunteers came out on a chilly morning to pick up trash from township roads. (See top photo.) Pennsbury Township held its annual Yard Sale and Pocopson Elementary School held its annual Art and Garden Sale,…
Updated at 12:30 p.m. with arraignment information A Chester County Prison correctional officer had been on the job less than half a year when he began illicitly supplementing his income, authorities said, adding that his drug-smuggling scheme was even shorter-lived. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest on Monday, April 7, of Douglas Keck, 45, of Pottstown, the correctional officer; four inmates –…
Kelly Ann Keating, 28, of West Grove, died suddenly Tuesday, April 21, at her home in West Grove. Born in Wilmington, , she was the daughter of Donald F. and Kimberly (Wilson) Keating. Kelly attended Avon Grove schools. More recently she was a cash services representative for Sunoco APlus of West Grove. She adored her dog LuLu. Survivors include in addition to her parents, her…
On Tuesday, April 28, starting at 6:15 p.m., Concord Elementary School will be the site of informational picketing and a rally organized by Garnet Valley teachers, according to a press release. Teachers and education professionals, along with parents, plan to display informational signs and pass out literature to raise awareness about the fact that they have worked the school year so far with an expired…
West Chester University has been ranked No. 21 on a list of top values in public colleges, according to rankings from Consumer Digest published in the magazine’s June 2015 issue, a university press release said. The magazine used data from College Board and the Department of Education’s College Navigator to determine the top 227 public institutions. The formula they used to narrow the field further…
Friends Association for Care & Protection of Children will be hosting its second annual “A Night at the Opera” concert on Map 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. to benefit the families and children at Friends Association in West Chester. The evening will feature arias from operas performed by Friends Association’s executive director Catherine Friedman, soprano accompanied by piano. A graduate of Westminster Choir College…
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…
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…
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…
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 April 26 through May 3. The department recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Route 842 in West Marlborough, East Marlborough, Newlin, Pocopson, and East Bradford townships will require lane restrictions on…
The interminable pain of losing a loved one to violence drew about 200 people to the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County’s 24th Annual Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service on Thursday, April 23, where they heard words of comfort, hope and challenge. The annual remembrance of Chester County homicide victims and law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty coincides with National Crime…