At this month’s Tavern Talks on Thursday, April 20th from 7 to 9 p.m., come experience the atmosphere of an 18th century tavern! Celebrate the tavern as an integral part of 18th Century culture by discussing the politics of the day with Ben Franklin portrayed by living historian Rob DeVitis. Try your hand at traditional Colonial games, sample historic tavern fare and more! Featured participants…
DuPont today announced it will make a substantial donation of significant works of art from the DuPont collection and the Hotel du Pont to the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum and Hagley Museum & Library. The donated artwork includes important pieces by three generations of the Wyeth family, Frank Schoonover and Edward Loper, among other renowned artists. Additional artwork will be donated…
Robert L. Marcellus, 89, of West Chester, died Saturday, March 18. Born in Philadelphia, in 1927, he was the son of the late Giancinto (Jesse) and Edith (nee Buckley) Marcellus. Bob was a veteran of the US Army; serving honorably in WWII. He was a union carpenter for 50 years. Bob enjoyed hunting and was a member of the Mountain Spot Hunting Club. He was…
• State police from the Media barracks are investigating a burglary in Concord Township. A report said someone entered a home through an unlocked door on Marlborough Lane sometime between 2 and 4 p.m. on March 8 and stole two pieces of jewelry. • Michael Anthony Scandle, 26, of Brookhaven was charged with drug possession in Concord Township on Feb. 20. Police said Scandle was…
Leon Samuel McCreary Jr., 60, of West Chester, died Saturday, March 18, at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Md. He was the husband of Terri Bottomley McCreary, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, he was the son of the late Leon Samuel McCreary Sr. and the late Catherine DiFilippo McCreary of Avondale. Leon was a 1974 graduate…
Chester Water Authority is planning a right lane closure on northbound East Cypress Street/Baltimore Pike between Cope Road and McFarlan Road in Kennett Township, on Wednesday, March 22, through Friday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for water main installation, PennDOT announced today. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through this area. The work schedule is dependent on the weather.
As was indicated by their discussions during last week’s workshop, Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Directors this week authorized spending more than $540,000 on building improvements. Directors also voted to spend an additional $230,000 for buses and agreed on a resolution in opposition to a state proposal that would eliminate property taxes from school funding. The building improvements include carpeting and security door hardware for Hillendale…
The big art weekend event this week is 68th Annual Chadds Ford Art Show, held at Chadds Ford Elementary School this Friday, March 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturday March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Friday opening is for adults only and is always a very fun party with donated delicious appetizers served by students and staff on cleverly made…
Firefighters from seven different companies responded to a fire in an outbuilding on Hill Girt Farm off of South Creek Road in Pennsbury Township Monday afternoon. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but owner HG Haskell said there were no injuries. Responding to the fire were units from Longwood, Concordville, Kennett, West Chester, Avondale, West Grove and PoMarLin fire companies. South Creek…
fRobert M. “Toby” Abernethy Sr., 83, of Kennett Square, died Friday, Mach 10, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. He was the husband of Marie Marenco Abernethy, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late Julian C. and Margaret Christy Abernethy. Toby served as a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 before starting…
Jeffrey Mark Phillippe, 38, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, March 15, in Chadds Ford, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on his way to work. Born in West Chester, he was a son of Mark and Margaret (Laffey) Phillippe. Jeffrey was a 1996 graduate of Kennett High School and attended Penn State University and West Chester University. He was an inventory specialist for…