Building Community One Story at a Time 6,290 stories and writing on Thank you for reading Chadds Ford Live and for your support the past seven years. We've come a long way from when Rich Schwartzman and I decided to rescue local news reporting when The Chadds Ford Post went out of business. Since then, we expanded our news coverage when Kathy Brady Shea joined…
• Philadelphia radio personality Jerry Blavat was the guest emcee at last week's fundraiser for the Glen Mills-Thornbury Rotary at Penn Oaks Country Club last Saturday. This was the third time for the event. Blavat was the emcee all three times. Last year's oldies dance raised $5,000 for the Rotary chapter's projects. • The Brandywine River Museum of Art is offering Tempera Tours at the Andrew Wyeth Studio on…
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…
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…
The 2016 Earth Day Music Event brings together people, food, music and beer for the benefit of The Garage Community and Youth Center in Kennett Square and Anson B. Nixon Park. Saturday, April 23rd the doors open at 5 p.m. for an evening of music. One of the evening highlights of the evening will be the selection of the winner of the “Dogs of Kennett…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…