Public safety trumped historic preservation for a demolition permit, and a commercial, mixed-use development moved closer to fruition during a nearly 2 ½-hour Kennett Square Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6. After listening to a recommendation from Andrew J. Fronig, who chairs the borough’s Historic Architecture Review Board (HARB), Borough Council ...
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David M. Weigand of West Chester
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 7th, 2016
David M. Weigand, 77, of West Chester, died Friday, Sept. 2. He was the beloved son of the late Frederick and Florence (nee Moore) Weigand; the husband of the late Joan Ann Weigand (nee Kreitzberg); father of James B. Weigand (wife Marie Weigand) and Steven E. Weigand (wife Vanessa Canac); grandfather of Brian, Kevin, and Rose. In lieu of flowers, contributions can ...
Art Watch: Walker in solo and collaboration
Posted by Lele Galer on September 7th, 2016
The buzz this week is all about local abstract figurative painter Brett Anderson Walker who has two explosive gallery shows opening this week in West Chester. Opening at The Chester County Art Association in their main Allinson Gallery, Brett has a large selection of his figurative paintings as well as sculptural works. This is a solo show that will be on exhibit ...
CFBA kicks off new season
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 7th, 2016
Members of the Chadds Ford Business Association kicked off their 2016-2017 season of meetings, activities and luncheons with a social hour at Brandywine Prime on Sept. 6. During the meeting, Phyllis Recca announced the publication of her second book, "Chadds Ford Then and Now, II." The association also announced it has a new and improved website with graphics ...
Op/ed: Test costs shortchanging schools
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 7th, 2016
While school funding is in crisis and property taxes continue to rise, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) since 2008 has signed contracts for over 741 million dollars for PSSA and Keystone testing. All of this money went to one company, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), who received three contracts, two of which had no-bid extensions. While all this ...
Police Log Sept. 7: Retail thefts, flying drywall, accidents
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on September 7th, 2016
• Two people face retail theft charges after they tried to leave Wegmans in Concord Township with a cart full of unpaid merchandise. State police identified one of the suspects as Fatima Deborah Moore, 34, of Wilmington. The other suspect was not identified, but was described by police as a black male. The report said the two put items into the shopping cart, then ...
