September 29, 2015 - Chadds Ford Live

Pocopson ponders pigeons – and more

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 29, 2015

Pocopson Township residents can now review the revised floorplan for the Barnard House, which is being renovated for use as a township building as well as the home of the Kennett Underground Railroad Center.

At a two-hour-plus meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, the Pocopson Township supervisors heard discussion on issues that ran far afield from the Barnard House, which has dominated several recent meetings. Supervisors Ricki Stumpo and Georgia Brutscher were joined electronically by Supervisors’ Chairman Barney Leonard – participating through Skype. They made recommendations involving pigeons, cats and dogs, and a drainage easement. Lloyd Pettit, who lives on…

Posted by Press Release on September 29, 2015

Chester County has earned the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year beginning 2015, one of only three counties in Pennsylvania to receive the honor, a county press release said. Awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada, the accolade is presented to government organizations that have “pioneered efforts to improve the quality of…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 29, 2015

Ernest S. Goss, 58, of Coatesville, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of Marjorie “Midge” Brockett Goss, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was a son of the late Samuel L. and the late Elinor (Cook) Goss. He was a computer technician working for DecisionOne at DuPont Corporation…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on September 29, 2015

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors voted to appoint Michelle Lafferty as the new principal at Unionville Elementary School effective Jan. 26. Lafferty, a teacher at UES, was appointed to replace Clif Beaver, who transferred to Pocopson Elementary School after Andrew McLaughlin retired at the end of the last school year. In nominating Lafferty for the position, School Board Director Jeff Hellrung said the process…

Posted by Lele Galer on September 29, 2015

Read more about the article Art Watch: Gallery Walk to 25 locations

Flight by Teresa Haag

Gallery Walk West Chester this Friday is charged up with art shows in 25 locations, including Clay Days at CCAA and Murder of Crows at The Art Trust West Chester's 25th Annual Gallery Walk is charged up with art shows in 25 locations throughout the town from 5-9 pm this Friday, October 2nd. The Chamber of Commerce for Greater West Chester organizes this event twice…