March 7, 2017 - Chadds Ford Live

Serial child rapist sentenced

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 7, 2017

A board shows Hugh Taussig-Lux's crimes and ages of his victims.

A 20-year-old man from Media was sentenced to up to 27 years in prison for multiple sexual assault charges involving a dozen children, some as young as 12 years old. Authorities believe, however, there are more victims. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan announced the sentencing of Hugh Taussig-Lux during a press conference at the County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Taussig-Lux pleaded guilty on Feb. 24…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 7, 2017

Jessica M. Prigg, 28, of West Grove, died Friday, March 3, at her residence. Born in Newark, she was the daughter of the late James T. Prigg Jr. and the late Cheryl Erickson Prigg. Jessica enjoyed shopping, dining out, going to the beach, her dogs Odie and Odessa, and being with her family and friends. She is survived by two brothers, Jason Prigg, her twin…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on March 7, 2017

Mary Teale Battin, 88, of Kennett Square, died Feb. 27 at the Crosslands Retirement community. Born April 24, 1928, in Des Moines, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marcella (Stearns) Teale. She and her mother moved to Buffalo, N.Y. in 1941 where she resided until 1950. In Buffalo, Mary attended the Buffalo Seminary and graduated with a scholarship to Swarthmore College.…

Posted by Lele Galer on March 7, 2017

Read more about the article Art Watch: Wow the senses

Omega by Paul Santoleri, Main Line Art CenterOmega by Paul Santoleri, Main Line Art Center

Three great shows are opening this Friday, March 10th, and it might be a difficult choice for art lovers! The 8th Annual Radley Run Art Show start this Friday night at the beautiful Radley Run Country Club in West Chester. Church Street Gallery in West Chester opens a new solo show with phenomenal landscape painter Stefanie Lieberman. In Haverford, the Main Line Art Center has…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 7, 2017

In a brief 30-minute meeting Monday, Birmingham Township supervisors voted to have the Brandywine Conservancy design plans for the former Cacchio property on Birmingham Road. The board also agreed to have the township engineer recommend a structural engineer to examine the barn on the site to determine whether it’s safe before the township decides what to do with the property. The board also reaffirmed a…