Bernice "Bert" Coyne Boon, 91, formerly of St Michaels, Md. and Ocean Grove, N.J., died Wednesday, July 13, at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the widow of Jacob Boon Jr., who died in 2004, and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Originally from Caldwell, N.J., upon graduation from Caldwell High School she attended LaSalle College in Newton, Mass., where she received…
There’s no need for Philadelphia and Boston to get all the attention: Chester County has its own Pops Orchestra, which is poised to present its Summer Concert Series. Under the direction of Joseph Gehring, the Chesco Pops is scheduled to perform on Saturday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at Immaculata University’s Alumnae Hall Theater, 1145 King Road, Immaculata, Pa. 19345; on Sunday, July 24, at…
For many, Anson B. Nixon Park represents a hidden sanctuary of ponds, streams, fields and woodlands, tucked into a corner of Kennett Square Borough. Comprised of more than 100 acres, the park, which opened in 1993 for passive recreation, contains land in both the borough and Kennett Township and hosts a variety of activities throughout the year, ranging from concerts to soccer games. Whether you…
Edwin J. (Hap) Hoffman Jr., 73, of Landenberg, died Tuesday, July 12, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark. He was the husband of Joan Pasqua Hoffman, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. He was born on June 12, 1943 in Pottsville, to the late Edwin J. Hoffman, Sr. and Doris White Hoffman. He was a 1961 graduate of Pottsville High School. He was…
Although many who saw the multi-sensory “Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience” last summer at Longwood Gardens struggled to describe it, they didn’t hesitate to recommend it. The innovative combination of light, sound, imagery, and music created by Klip Collective of Philadelphia will return to Longwood with new installations and more striking effects on Wednesday, Aug. 3. It will run through Saturday, Oct. 29. “We…
Freedom is a priceless but also dangerous thing. A few weeks ago we celebrated 240 years of freedom from British rule. Less than a month ago Great Britain voted to be free from the European Union. Freedom is contagious. After the Brexit vote, many other countries in the European Union began discussions to host their own referendum on European membership and here in America, Texan…
The musical legacy of Chadds Ford’s Chris Sanderson will continue as Chester County welcomes hundreds of musicians and fans to celebrate traditional music at the 88th Annual Old Fiddlers’ Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 13. Known originally as the "Chester and Delaware Counties' Old Fiddlers’," the event was conceived by S. L. Anderson and organized by Sanderson, a teacher and historian whose many talents including playing…
Unless area residents have their cooking skills down to a science, they might want to participate in the upcoming “Molecular Gastronomy Workshop” at the Kennett Library. Designed to teach participants the art of creating and redefining food using scientific methods, it will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 2 p.m., at the library, 216 E. State St. in Kennett Square. A hot trend in…
Citizen-science volunteers will soon be monitoring the state of threatened water sources for millions of people under the auspices of the Stroud Water Research Center. Stroud will guide the effort through a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn Foundation. The goal is to enhance citizen-science volunteer monitoring of water quality in eight regional sub-watersheds in the Delaware River basin, said a Stroud press release.…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of July 16 through July 23. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Sweeping is scheduled on southbound I-95 between Philadelphia County and the Delaware state line. Intermittent lane closures will be…
A Newtown Square man is accused of defrauding banks out of nearly $13 million so he could finance a lavish lifestyle that included yacht captains and luxury beach homes, a federal indictment said. The indictment, unsealed on Friday, July 15, charges George Barnard, 45, with 24 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and three counts of filing a false tax return, U.S.…