By Michelle Legaspi Sanchez Girl power is not a force to be reckoned with. Here in Chester County, and around the nation, we recognize that our mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, friends and neighbors can affect change in their very own communities. As a non-profit committed to improving the lives of women and girls, Chester County Fund for Women and Girls strives to empower organizations like…
• Lauren Amanda Mcbride of Chadds Ford has been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the spring 2017 semester. Mcbride is majoring in marketing. To be named to the Dean's List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale. • Kelly A. Denton, Kyle J. Goodier, Meghan Nicole Mcbride and Jason D. Smiddy, all from Chadds…
I hope you had safe and great Independence Day weekend! This 4th of July week, our hometown heroes are hard at work fundraising to rescue children from one of the biggest problems in America child poverty. We still need your help to raise $20,000. Your support will help Firefighters from around the country provide new USA-made coats to children in need. Today, you can make…
Chadds Ford Township could be pulled into litigation between Concord Township and Pettinaro Construction Co. In responding to a complaint filed on behalf of Pettinaro's Ridge Road Development, Concord Township's solicitor Hugh Donaghue has termed Chadds Ford an "indispensable party." If the court agrees, the suit could either be dismissed outright or Chadds Ford could be joined to the case. According to Judge Spiros Angelo,…
Lois Helene Morris (nee Brooks), 87, of West Chester, formerly of Broomall, died Saturday, July 1, Born in Philadelphia, in 1930, she was the beloved daughter of the late Irvin and Gertrude (nee Eckert) Brooks. Lois graduated from Bartram High School. She then worked as a secretary at Haverford College and Bell Telephone. Lois retired in 1987 from State Farm Insurance Company after 31 years…
• A 49-year-old woman from Kennett Square was arrested for DUI on Route 926 in East Marlborough Township on Sunday, July 2. State police said the woman, who was not named in the report, had recently switched places with the passenger who had been driving because she believed the other person was intoxicated. Police found marijuana and a marijuana vape pen in the vehicle. The…