"Our Brandywine Roots" opened the First Friday to a packed crowd of art admirers, at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square. Featured painters include Mark Dance, Karl Kuerner, Robert B. Dance, Robert Dionne, and sculptor Alejandro Lemus. Two of the artists represent another Brandywine tradition of families of artists, father Robert and son Mark Dance. This is the last gallery show for Stella Scott, who has…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Dec. 9 through Dec. 15. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. • Hannum Avenue, between Washington and Wayne streets, in West Chester, will be closed 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
Before we even get into the core message of this article, be sure to check if your business is even obligated to provide a break to your employees under federal or state law. In many jurisdictions, there is no legal mandate forcing an employer to provide workers over the age of 18 any breaks whatsoever. In other states, such as Delaware, state law covers “meal…
Patricia Ferry Richardson, 89, of West Grove, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 3, 1928, and was preceded in death by her husband William Kealy Richardson, her grandson, Peter Francis Luebbert, her brother Dennis Ferry and her sister Virginia Ferry. Patricia graduated from Mansfield State Teacher’s College and obtained her master’s degree from Columbia University. Patricia will be…
This week, Congress voted on an important issue that will have serious implications for all Americans: tax reform. Headlines on the pros and cons of the GOP tax plan abounded, and the issue was top of mind for many of us across the nation. Yet the same cannot be said for the hundreds of thousands of DREAMers whose lives and futures are still on the…
After 27 months of bureaucratic back and forth, Chadds Ford Township supervisors finally gave final approval for the Hillman Drive extension on Dec. 6. Once built, the full loop road around the intersection of Routes 1 and 202 will be complete. The build would take up to nine months once started, according to Chuck Olivo, the engineer who developed the plans for The Henderson Group,…
• Santa will be making his rounds this weekend and next courtesy of Longwood Fire Co. Longwood is escorting Santa on a company fire truck, beginning 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 when Santa visits East Marlborough Township. At 9 a.m. Sunday, he heads to Pennsbury. The following weekend, Dec. 16 and 17, Longwood will take Santa to Kennett and Pocopson townships, also beginning at 9…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Talon Talon may be 8 years old, but he’s proof age is just a number. Talon is chipper and loves to play, plus he’s eager to please so is easy to train. Talon enjoys people big and small, so he’d be a nice fit for a home with kids.…
M. Bernice Edmondson Little, 94, of Landenberg, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the wife of the late Kirby Lane Little, who died in 1999, and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Mount Hope, W.Va., she was the eldest daughter of the late Charles Blaine and the late Retha (Stansberry) Edmondson. She attended school in Lansing,…
Concord Township Council voted last night to amend previously granted conditional use approval so the Wawa on Naamans Creek Road can sell wine. But the council voted to prohibit mini-casinos in the township. The votes were 5-0. Council members also adopted a budget with a slight tax increase for fire protection. Concord granted conditional use approval to Wawa for beer sales in the summer of…
The Barra Foundation has announced that Kennett Area Community Service is a recipient of a 2018-2019 Barra Award. KACS joins 43 nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region that will each receive $50,000 in grant funding. Barra awardees are nominated by their peers in the social sector and are then invited to submit an application to the foundation. The application questions focus on the organization’s…