•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 Dec. 24 through Dec. 30. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. • Utility installation will force lane closures on S. High Street — between Price and Lacey streets — in West Chester…
Laurie Anne Sicko-Szoke, 59, of Kennett Square, died Saturday, Dec. 24 at Pembrooke Health & Rehabilitation Center in West Chester after a battle with renal failure and multiple myeloma. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., and raised in Niskayuna, N.Y., she was the beloved daughter of the late John and the late Laura (Eycleshimer) Sicko, and step daughter of the late Suzanne (Randals) Sicko. Laurie graduated…
Chadds Ford Township supervisors have decided they want a roundabout for the intersection of Hillman Drive and Evergreen Place. Board members made the announcement during their Dec. 28 workshop. There was no official vote taken, but all three supervisors, Frank Murphy, Samantha Reiner and Noell Barbone agreed they had reached a consensus. That decision allows The Henderson Group to develop a fully engineered plan for…
• On New Year’s Eve, UPTOWN! Entertainment Alliance will host a grand opening celebration for its new theater. “The Celebration of the Century,” will showcase the restoration of the historic Armory building at 226 N. High Street. Featuring what has been dubbed the most entertaining party/dance band in the land, New Street HEAT, the party will additionally spotlight some of Uptown!’s future in-house programming throughout…
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, Jan. 2. 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. LB Happy Holidays. My name is LB. I am…
State police have identified the body of a man found dead in a house fire in Concord Township as 61-year-old Edward Patrick Henasey. Henasey’s was found after firefighters and police responded to a house fire in the 800 block of Naaman’s Creek shortly before 8 a.m. on Dec. 27. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the state police Fire Marshal Unit.
• State police from the Media barracks said Jason Scott McCaskill, of Concord Township, was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop at Route 202 at Summit Street in Concord Township on Dec. 10. • Sometime between 8 p.m. on Dec. 23 and 7 a.m. on Dec. 24, someone stole two Target gift cards and a bag of presents from a car parked in the…
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a house fire in Concord Township. An unidentified man was dead in the house. A release from Troop K, Media barracks, said the fire broke out at the home in the 800 block of Naaman’s Creek Road shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday. Assisting at the scene were Delaware County CID, the county medical examiner and the Concord Township fire marshal.…
The blacksmith’s shop at Newlin Park is a relic of an era long gone. The hammer and anvil are quiet now, and the forge and fire are cold except for an occasional demonstration.
Jean M. Zunino, 73, of Avondale, died Saturday, Dec. 24, surrounded by her family, at the Chester County Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph L. Zunino who died in 2008, and with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary D’Annunzio Lattanzio. Jean was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, reading and…
The thermometer drops below freezing and a fresh blanket of new fallen snow covers your driveway. It’s time to head out with your snow shovel to clear a path. However, before you bundle up to keep warm for the task at hand, make sure you’ve taken all the necessary precautions to protect your heart as well. There’s a sharp spike in heart attacks and other…