Margaret Cool Jewitt of Kennett Square

Margaret Cool Jewitt, 94, of Kennett Square, died of natural causes on July 20, at Kendal-Crosslands in Kennett Square. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, David Willard Pennock Jewitt. Margaret is survived by her brother, Stuart H. Cool and his wife, Anne, of Walnut Creek, Calif.; her son, Joel Jewitt, his wife Christine, and grandchildren Will and Catherine of Redwood City, Calif.; as…

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Conservancy celebrates Farm to Table

Conservation work meets the dinner table during the Brandywine Conservancy’s Farm to Table event on Wednesday, Aug. 9, celebrating 50 years of protecting open space and clean water in the Brandywine Valley. The evening will be hosted by H.G. Haskell III, of SIW Vegetables, and the food will be prepared by Chef MacGregor Mann of the Millstone Café at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Guests will dine…

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Local road update

Chadds Ford Township has announced that Heyburn Road, between Route 1 and Tally H Drive will be closed today, July 24, for emergency repairs. Concord Township announced that Glasgow Inc. will begin road work today with milling on Clayton Park Drive and Green Creek Lane. It is anticipated that Swan Lake Drive, Levi Run, and Lockhart Drive will begin on Tuesday. Glasgow will notify affected residents.…

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