The Chester County Health Department has been notified of the county’s first confirmed case of Zika virus by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a county press release said. This case involves a Chester County woman, who was not pregnant and who had recently traveled to an area affected by mosquitos carrying the Zika virus. The patient was not hospitalized and has recovered,…
Representation and parking dominated the hour-long Kennett Square Borough Council meeting on Monday, June 20. Council voted unanimously to appoint residents to the new 11-member Advisory Commission of Latino Affairs. During previous meetings, council members expressed interest in having a group that would provide counsel on matters that impact the borough’s Latino community, which now makes up more than 50 percent of the population. Borough…
The Chester County Historical Society has announced the outcome of a national search for a new president. Elizabeth M. Laurent, who has served as director of historic resources at Girard College in Philadelphia since 2008, will assume the CCHS’s top leadership post on July 25, according to a society press release. “We are delighted to have selected from a national field of candidates a history-museum…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, together with over 80 community leaders, nonprofit agencies and Chester County citizens, recognized its 2016 grant award recipients last week. The annual Grants Celebration was held at the Gables at Chadds Ford. This year, 23 agencies were awarded funding, totaling a quarter of a million dollars, according to a fund press release. For a list of organizations…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors have passed the 2016-2017 school year budget, a plan that calls for a tax increase that’s slightly less than originally proposed. Less for Chadds Ford Township property owners, that is. A proposed final budget that was agreed upon in May called for an increase of 3.06 percent for Delaware County property owners. However, board President Vic Dupuis said he was…
The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s 19th District Senate seat has challenged his opponent, state Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19, to a series of debates hosted by local news outlets and the League of Women Voters. In a press release, Jack London extended the invitation, along with a list of more than 25 potential dates, to Dinniman, who has held the seat since 2006. Reached for comment,…
Mary “ Betty” Bennett, 88, of West Grove, died Sunday, June 19, at Season’s Hospice at Christiana Hospital. She was the wife of Clifford “Kip” Bennett, who died on June 18, and with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer S. and Mary Walker Montgomery. Betty was a billing clerk for Kennett Dental in…
Clifford “Kip” A. Bennett, 87, of West Grove, died Saturday, June 18, at Season’s Hospice at the Christiana Hospital. He was the husband of Mary “Betty” Bennett who died on June 19, and with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Horace D, Sr. and Elsie Brandenberger Bennett. Kip was a bus driver for the…
The sky’s the limit when the ever-expanding Chester County Balloon Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this coming weekend. Organizers say the eagerly-anticipated event has experienced incredible growth the past few years, offering a host of family-friendly activities. It will return to New Garden Township’s Flying Field in Toughkenamon, starting on Friday, June 24. In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers of Annonay, France, made the first successful…
After three years in Painters Crossing shopping center, Farmers’ Road is making a detour. The restaurant that opened in 2013 and offered what owner Courtney Rozsas called “better for you, farm-fresh fast food,” is closing on Saturday, June 25. It’s the second Chadds Ford restaurant to close in less than two weeks. Rozsas said in an email sent through Sevag Public Relations of Lancaster, “We…
