Gearing up for round two of hurricane relief

The local road warriors who orchestrated a large relief effort for Hurricane Harvey victims hadn’t even entered the state of Texas with 68,000 pounds of donated supplies before receiving a flood of new questions: What about Florida? Ron Giacinto, a captain with the West Chester Fire Police and a volunteer at Good Will Fire Company No. 2, said he knew before arriving in San Patricio…

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Around Town Sept 21

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Bike the Brandywine is Saturday, Sept. 30.

• State Rep. Steve Barrar, R-160, Chester/Delaware, is hosting a free paper shredding and drug take-back event on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon at his district office, 1 Beaver Valley Road, Chadds Ford. The office is located at the intersection of Route 202 and Naamans Creek Road. Residents of the 160th District will be able to shred up to three packing boxes of materials using the onsite…

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Adopt-a-Pet Sept. 21

The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Mio The big, the beautiful, the bold, meet Mio. This outgoing 3-year-old lives life on his terms. He’s living large in the shelter’s front lobby room, where he hopes his gorgeous looks land him a family who will love him forever.  Mio’s adoption fee is “pay what you want”…

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