Gala dinner to ‘pop up’ at Brandywine museum

The secret’s out: This year’s location for Brandywine in Black is the Brandywine River Museum of Art – a locale in keeping with the elegant fundraiser’s beneficiary – and a limited number of seats are still available. “The Brandywine Conservancy's River Museum, along with the programs they support on art, culture, conservation and open space, are directly in line with programs we love to support…

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Regional task force to focus on elder justice

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, March 30, the launch of 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces, including one in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. These teams will bring together federal, state and local prosecutors, law enforcement, and agencies that provide services to the elderly, to coordinate and enhance efforts to pursue nursing homes that provide grossly substandard care to their residents, according to…

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IRS scam alert

The Pennsylvania State Police has received numerous complaints from victims who have been contacted via the telephone and instructed to pay money to individuals claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The callers give the victims instructions to send funds via MoneyGram, Western Union, and via cash deposits at banks. The suspects then transfer the funds outside of the United States. Suspects are known to target elderly people.…

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Sanderson brushes up for show

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Artist Carrie Barcomb, of Media, paints a scene at the Kuerner Farm. Her work, along with a dozen other painters will be on display and for sale at the Sanderson Museum, from noon to 4 p.m., on Saturday, April 9.

Folks at the Christian Sanderson Museum are brushing up for an Artisan Showcase and Sale scheduled for Saturday, April 9, from noon to 4 p.m. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say the artists are brushing up. A dozen artists have been painting scenes on the property at Painter’s Folly on Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township, and spent a sunny March 30 morning…

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Darlington to showcase student artists

The Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township is presenting the Annual 7th District Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, according to a Darlington press release. The Congressional Art Competition allows area high school students to showcase their artwork and receive juried feedback from professional artists. Winners from each district around the country will attend a ceremony in Washington D.C. and have their…

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Input on Kennett area’s future sought

Kennett area officials want to remind residents that the next meeting on the Kennett region’s economic development strategy and implementation plan will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the American Legion building. Mark Keener and Todd Poole, the consultants for the study, will host this community workshop, and the public will be invited to provide feedback on the desired future of…

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Marcia K. Tarra , formerly of West Chester

Marcia K. Tarra , 71, of Millsboro, Del., formerly of West Chester, died on March 25. Born in 1944 in Chester, she was the youngest daughter of the late John A (Smitty) and Mary Kaminski. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Moylan, PA (1962) and attended Goldey-Beacom College, Wilmington. She worked 20 years as manager of Penn Wood Elementary cafeteria in West Chester.…

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Anne M. Boswell of West Chester

Anne M. Boswell (nee DiNardo), 96, of West Chester, formerly of Havertown, died March 26. Born in South Philadelphia in 1919, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Elvira (nee Coya) DiNardo. Anne graduated from South Philadelphia High School. She was a member of the garden club and enjoyed traveling. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert B. Boswell; the loving mother…

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George A. Nolan of Greenwood, formerly of Chadds Ford

George A. Nolan of Greenwood, S.C., formerly of Chadds Ford, died in a skiing accident on Saturday, March 19, in Telluride, Colo. He was 69 years old. George was born March 14, 1947 in Coatesville, and raised in Willow Grove. He was the oldest child of George A. Nolan Sr. and Dorothy Malamon Nolan, who both died when George was in his early teens. He…

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Police Log March 30: Cash, car, iPad found; money stolen

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, reported that loose currency was found on Cheyney Road in the vicinity of Mill Race Place on March 25. For more information, contact Cpl. Haines or Cpl. R. Malone at 484-840-1000. • Police also recovered an abandoned, stolen vehicle on Route 1 at Evergreen Drive on March 29. The recovered vehicle was reported stolen out of Wilmington.…

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