The citizens’ group that hoped to change Concord Township from a township of the second class to a township of the first class has lost. Concord First member Dan Levin said in an email on Tuesday, Oct. 6, that the state Supreme Court denied the group’s petition for relief. “I guess this is the end. I’m not even sure our latest filing was considered on…
Birmingham Township supervisors are taking no formal stance on participating in the Brandywine Creek Greenway project – not yet, anyway. Greenway project participation was on the agenda for the Oct. 5 supervisors’ meeting, but no one representing the project attended the session. Supervisors’ Chairman John Conklin still commented. He said the Brandywine Conservancy — which is spearheading the project — is looking to get more…
Kick off your Columbus day weekend with the sweeping historic images of N.C. Wyeth. Never before seen together, seventeen N.C. Wyeth paintings will be on exhibit at Chester County Art Association at 100 Bradford Avenue in West Chester, October 10-18. These paintings illustrate pivotal moments in American History, brought to life in these paintings that accompany poetry by American poets including Walt Whitman, and Henry…
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Kennett Square is about to turn purple. In an effort to raise consciousness, purple ribbons will adorn multiple county municipalities, representatives of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County told members of Kennett Square Borough Council at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 5. Mayor Matt Fetick read a proclamation expressing the borough’s support for the vigilance and dedication needed…
For many area residents, the Dilworthtown Inn Wine Festival has become a much-anticipated rite of fall, following the weekend of Chester County Day, another beloved October ritual. On Sunday, Oct. 11, more than 1,500 grape aficionados are expected to gather to help crush cancer at the 24th Annual Dilworthtown Inn Wine Festival. Held on the grounds of the historic restaurant in Birmingham Township, the festival…
Robert L. Regester, 83, of Kennett Square, died Friday, Oct. 2, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George Ellsworth Regester Jr., and Edith Vernon Lear. A lifelong resident of Kennett Square, he was a 1949 graduate of Kennett High School, earned a bachelor’s degree at West Chester State Teachers’ College, a master’s degree at…
Barbara Townsend Mansfield Porter died Saturday, Oct. 3 at the age of 76, surrounded by family. She was born and raised in Chesnut Hill, and graduated from Springside Chesnut Hill Academy and Centenary College. Loved by many, Barbara will be remembered as an avid equestrian, animal lover, breeder of Italian Greyhounds, accomplished fisherwoman, needlepoint artist, and antiquarian. Her home in Lewes, Del. received the Award of…