October 2015 - Page 3 of 16 - Chadds Ford Live

Art Watch: Halloween treats on the Wine Trail

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 28, 2015

Crow Song by Siobhan Bedford

For this Halloween week, check out the fabulous "Show us Your Dark Side" exhibit opening reception at the Chester County Art Association this Thursday, October 29th from 5-8 pm, showing through November 19th. The diversity of mediums and expression make for an astonishing show, all artfully curated and hung in the Chester County Art Association's recently remodeled main Bradford Gallery. I was mesmerized by "Crow…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 28, 2015

Read more about the article Shade, not shady behavior, inspires this group

Morris Stroud II (from left), co-chairman of the conservancy's board of trustees, joins members of its Municipal Assistance Program – Rob Daniels, Beth Burnam, and Meredith Mayer – along with Virginia A. Logan, the conservancy’s executive director, to complete the planting in Chadds Ford of tree No. 35,000, part of an ambitious reforestation initiative.

A remote location – accessible only by entering a rutted, stone roadway and ignoring “Keep Out” signs. A group of individuals wearing gloves and wielding shovels. Days before Halloween, such a scene might have aroused suspicions, but the posse of more than 40 staffers from the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art did not have mischief in mind. Rather than qualifying as shady characters, these…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 28, 2015

From July 2014 through September 2015, about two-thirds of the 316 Chester County residents identified as possessing a high risk for domestic violence received preventive services, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced in a press release that Chester County leads the state in its use of the Lethality Assessment…

Posted by Press Release on October 28, 2015

As cooler air and the potential for winter weather settle into Pennsylvania, PennDOT is urging motorists to join the department’s 4,800 operators and roughly 2,200 trucks in preparing for the season. “PennDOT’s staff and equipment are working hard to be ready for winter’s arrival, and drivers are a huge part of our mission to keep roads as safe as possible this winter,” PennDOT Secretary Leslie…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 28, 2015

Yes, bankruptcy is no fun. When my business, like so many other printing and direct mail firms at the time, encountered very difficult shrinking markets and hyper-competitive pricing battles, my firm suffered. The banks that financed the expensive equipment my company needed opted not to negotiate. Why bother? I had used my own assets as collateral, and the bank knew that whatever debt remained after…

Posted by Dr. Kayta Gajdos on October 28, 2015

The “Fiddler on the Roof” story sings about “Tradition.” Perhaps the song could have carried the refrain “Transitions, Transitions!” Transitions. Transitions carry us from one place in space and time to another. They may feel un-grounding and destabilizing because they are a sort of leap before a landing. Perhaps this is why some people fear bridges or flying. A bridge is a transitional connector from…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 27, 2015

Less than a week after it endorsed Kevin O’Donoghue for supervisor in Concord Township, Save the Valley has retracted that endorsement. According to an email, the retraction stems from a recent mailing by the Concord Township Republican Party, which O’Donoghue chairs. The mailing “unfortunately succumbs to the worst kind of partisan politics. The mailer contains distortions and misrepresentations, and is a disingenuous effort to address…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 27, 2015

Fallout from the Barnard House project continued at the Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Oct. 26. Supervisors’ Chairman Barney Leonard announced that Richard Jensen had submitted his resignation as the township’s zoning official, effective in 30 days, and his resignation as fire marshal and emergency management coordinator, effective immediately. In July, Jensen was removed from an additional role – project manager for…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 27, 2015

The race for Kennett Township Supervisor just got more interesting. Recently, a local small business owner shared with the Kennett Area Democrats some disturbing information about Republican Candidate Ted Moxon. It was alleged that Mr. Moxon had filed for personal bankruptcy in November of 2004. After an extensive search through public records, it was confirmed that Mr. Moxon had filed under Chapter 7 in U.S.…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 27, 2015

Not a day goes by that a customer or a friends asks me if Wegmans is going to hurt my business, and my reply is always the same; “I sure hope not.” Over the past 20 years we have experienced the decimation of small businesses by the “big box” stores. Think about that for a moment. If you’re a baby boomer like me you can…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 27, 2015

Concerns from parents of Hillendale Elementary School third-graders have caught the attention of Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors. The board and district administrators will begin looking at making changes to add a third language arts teacher, and possibly, to change how class sizes are determined. The two third-grade classes at Hillendale are currently at the maximum size of 26 students. Parents, however, think that is…