Discussion about the state budget impasse – with emphasis on trying to avoid one in the future – dominated a short Sunshine meeting of the Chester County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 8. The commissioners reviewed a resolution urging the General Assembly and administration to “restore funding for human services programs to historic levels,” as well as ...
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Mary Ellen Chandler Clemens of Kennett Square
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 8th, 2016
Mary Ellen Chandler Clemens, 91, of Kennett Square, died March 5. She was predeceased by her husband, H. Donald Clemens, Jr., with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was a daughter of the late George D. Chandler, Sr. and the late Alta (Hagerty) Chandler. She graduated from Drexel University in 1941, and was employed as a secretary until ...
Richard “Rick” Bonifacino of Kennett Square
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 8th, 2016
Richard “Rick” Bonifacino, 57, of Kennett Square, died Sunday, March 6, at his home. Born in West Chester, he was a son of the late Frederick and the late Marie (Odorisio) Bonifacino. Rick was a jack-of-all-trades, lending a hand and the shirt off his back to friends and family whenever they needed him. For many years, he worked in the family mushroom business and ...
Getting ready for Freddy’s
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 8th, 2016
Birmingham Township supervisors Monday night granted conditional use approval for a Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. The restaurant is planned for the site of a former gas station and convenience store on Route 202 at Old Wilmington Pike, across from Penn Oaks Drive. According to township solicitor Kristin Camp, the conditional use hearing was needed to ...
Police: Traffic stop leads to arrests, heart woes
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 8th, 2016
Updated at 2:15 p.m. Flashing lights filled the parking lot of the Westtown Village Shopping Center during the morning of Tuesday, March 8. More than half a dozen police cars, including vehicles from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional, West Goshen Township and Birmingham Township police departments, responded slightly after 11 a.m. Birmingham Township Police Chief ...
Photo of the Week: A Bridge to Fantasy
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 8th, 2016
The digital darkroom makes a mundane image something more interesting.
Drums to rock UHS for regional competition
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 8th, 2016
For a consummate entertainment experience, it’s hard to beat a full day of competitive music from the region’s finest indoor percussion ensembles. Thirty-two groups will face off at the Winter Guard International (WGI) Regional “Sport of the Arts” show on Saturday, March 12, at Unionville High School. One of the day's highlights is expected to be Unionville's ...
Clivia to captivate at Longwood Gardens show
Posted by Press Release on March 8th, 2016
Hundreds of perfect clivia blooms and lectures on growing, cultivating, and hybridizing clivia will grace Longwood Gardens as the North American Clivia Society hosts its annual show on Saturday. March 12, and Sunday, March 13. During the North American Clivia Show, Longwood Gardens will introduce the newest clivia from its respected breeding program, Clivia miniata, ...
