Mitchell Camp, of Chadds Ford, has been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success at Kutztown University. The society is the nation's largest leadership honor society. Students are selected by their college for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction.
• Chadds Ford native Jennifer Nicole Campbell will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.2 at Neumann University on Sunday, Feb. 11 with the Delaware County Symphony. Campbell is the DCS artist in residence. Concert tickets are $15 or $12 for seniors and students but, upon presentation of a Delaware County or Montgomery County Library card, you may purchase one ticket at the regular price and then…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Brody Brody loves life and lives it like 8 years old is just a number. He can keep up with an active lifestyle and enjoys couch cuddles just as much. Brody is eager to please, and his loving personality quickly wins over everyone he meets. This sweetheart can be…
I’d like to start off by congratulating anyone who braved the Siberian temperatures last weekend to partake in First Friday activities on their fortitude. I want you on my team if we ever have to adapt to a post-apocalyptic Hunger Games-esque living situation. Now that we’re back to a balmy just-above-freezing temperature, we can resume activity as usual. In Kennett, Mala Galleria opened for First…
During a six-minute long meeting in which only one member attended in person, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors passed a proposed preliminary budget for the 2018-2019 academic year. The board held the meeting at 8 a.m. today in the district office. Board President Jeff Hellrung was the only director in the room. All other directors participated by phone. Hellrung said the early Wednesday morning…
Pennsylvania State Police • State police from the Avondale barracks said they arrested a 31-year-old woman for assaulting her 68-year-old parents. No names were released, but the report said the altercation was due to alcohol consumption. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on Jan. 7 in East Marlborough Township. • A 79-year-old man told state police that an unknown black man stole a wallet…
Leigh Anne McKelvey was named executive director of CASA Youth Advocates, nonprofit that recruits, trains and supports volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the Delaware and Chester County child welfare systems. McKelvey succeeds Anne Shenberger, who led the organization through a financial and structural turnaround during her nine-year tenure. Shenberger will continue her involvement with the organization in…
WSFS Financial Corporation, the parent company of WSFS Bank, announced in a press release a series of actions resulting from the enactment of H.R. 1, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and other decisions that will impact earnings for the fourth quarter of 2017. These actions include writing down a deferred tax asset, the planned surrender of bank-owned life insurance policies, realizing…
Hadley Presents a free book discussion with acclaimed local author Mark Bowden Sunday January 14 at 2 p.m. Bowden, author of best seller Black Hawk Down, will read a passage from his book, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam. Karl Marlantes of the Wall Street Journal has called this book “an extraordinary feat of journalism.” https://youtu.be/TlIA9549T9Q The website for Hue 1968…
**Update** Unionville-Chadds Ford, Kennett Consolidated and Garnet Valley School Districts are closing early today, January 8. Chester County government offices to close at 1 p.m. today. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a statement regarding a light wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across a portion of the area during the afternoon and evening today. A light wintry mix of…
Winter might be harsh on the skin but it can be easy on the eyes.