January 17, 2018 - Chadds Ford Live

Planners shoot down Concord Ventures

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 17, 2018

Opponents of the Concord Ventures proposal tailgate before the start of the Concord Planning Commission meeting.

Concord Township Planning Commission members voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend that township Council deny a residential development plan proposed by Concord Ventures. Council is expected to hear the matter Jan. 30. The proposal for a 60-acre site in an R-PRD zoning district along Route 202 at Watkin Avenue near the Delaware state line — part of the Woodlawn Trustees property — calls for 29…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 17, 2018

Connor M. King, 23, of Lincoln University, died Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Christiana Hospital in Newark. Born in Burlington, Vt., he was the son of Kevin J. and Amy (Zyber) King. Connor was a 2012 graduate of Avon Grove High School. He loved the outdoors and spending time with his family. Connor was a gifted person who cherished thoughtful conversations, had natural talents in…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 17, 2018

Matthew Maffei, aka “Uncle Matt,” of Aston, was sentenced today to 90 years in federal prison for his manufacture of sexually explicit images of the 7-year old daughter of his childhood friend, and the transportation, receipt, and possession of child pornography. The Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg, USDJ in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, also imposed lifetime supervised release, a $20,000 assessment pursuant to the Justice…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 17, 2018

All Unionville-Chadds Ford schools and offices will operate on a two-hour delay today Jan. 17. Though main roads are mostly wet, a delay allows our municipalities the opportunity to treat secondary roads. The delay also brings students in after the rush hour and after most of the snow is through our area. Office staff should also follow the two-hour delay.

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 17, 2018

Pennsylvania State Police • State police from the Media barracks have accused Charles Proctor Latane, 61, of Upper Darby, with aggravated assault after he became combative with troopers who were assisting a motorist. According to the report, the troopers stopped to aid a motorist who was walking into traffic. Latane became combative, and one trooper received a minor laceration. The report said police found a…