At a time of myriad changes for the Kennett Library – ranging from the selection of a new name to explorations into a new building – its relatively new board has another one: a search for a new director. Board president Thomas Swett announced on Thursday, Sept. 1, that Donna Murray, the current director, announced her resignation in a private meeting with Swett on Thursday,…
A hearing for a planned residential development on Oakland Road in Chadds Ford is continuing. A second session for Wonderland Farms was held during the Chadds Ford supervisors’ Aug. 31 workshop and was continued to Sept 28. Wonderland Farms is a residential development planned for both sides of Oakland Road on the Baldino, Goodman and Lenz properties near Brinton’s Bridge Road. It calls for 23…
Come meet all the wonderful animals available now for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. All featured pets are “Name Your Price” adoption fee until Monday, Sept. 5. Not ready to adopt? Then sponsor a pet and provide a safe place for our companions to rest until they find their forever homes. Help us give them a second chance at a fresh start. JARRED My name is Jarred. I am an awesome,…
The Kennett Library has been named the recipient of a grant from CCRES Educational and Behavioral Services that will benefit young learners. The $3,600 award will fund the purchase a second AWE Early Literacy Station (ELS). This is the second time the Kennett Library has received grant funding from CCRES, said a library press release. The ELS is a 20-inch, all-in-one, touchscreen computer preloaded with…
• The Clydesdale Horses are returning to deliver their favorite adult beverage to downtown West Chester on First Friday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. Restaurants and shops will be open late, so browse through lots of great sales around town, grab a bite to eat, and then watch as the fuzzy-footed giants clippity-clop along Gay and Market Streets. In addition, treasures of all…
The new “Share the Road” registration plate designed to help fund bicycle safety is now in stock and being shipped to interested vehicle owners, PennDOT announced on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The new plates were authorized by Act 36, referred to as the David Bachman Act, which was enacted in June in memory of a PennDOT employee who served as the department’s first bicycle-pedestrian coordinator. All…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls has announced the appointment of a new executive director. Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, who has been serving as the CCFWG’s director of programs, will assume the post immediately, according a CCFWG press release. Sanchez, who has several years’ of experience in the Chester County nonprofit community, raised the caliber of the CCFWG during her tenure as program director.…