All Unionville-Chadds Ford schools will be closed today, Wednesday, Feb. 7. Offices will open at noon. Given the timing and nature of this storm, the district feels the safest course of action is to close for today. The district will provide an update on the status of after school and evening activities by 1 p.m. Garnet Valey and Kennett schools are also closed today.
An open letter from Unionville-Chadds Ford School Superintendent John Sanville: As you probably know, the parade for our World Champion Philadelphia Eagles will be held on Thursday, Feb. 8, starting at 11 a.m. Millions of fans are expected to be there — decked out in green and cheering wildly — to welcome home our gridiron greats. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that many fans want to…
February may have started off on a bummer note with the groundhog (aka dirt rat) seeing its shadow and thus condemning everyone to six more weeks of winter, but there’s plenty to entertain while you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the daffodils. Chinese New Year is coming up, and it’s the Year of the Dog, arguably the best animal, period. Delaware Contemporary will be celebrating…
* Winter weather advisory in effect from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST Wednesday. * Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch, and ice accumulations of a light glaze are expected. * Portions of central and northern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia metropolitan area are included in the forecast. * Precipitation is expected to begin as snow late…
The largest privately-owned nature preserve open to the public in Southeastern Pennsylvania just got even bigger with the addition of 20 acres of rare habitat. Natural Lands, a regional land conservation organization, announced that its ChesLen Preserve, in Newlin Township, expanded to 1,282 acres when the organization purchased land from an adjacent neighbor. ChesLen was the vision of philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, whose 2007 donation…
If your child or spouse or parent had a mental illness, addiction or developmental disability, would you want them in jail or somewhere that could help them get better? County jails and taxpayers dollars are increasingly being used to detain pre-trial offenders and house inmates who suffer from such issues; the majority of which do not pose a public safety risk. Simply stated, county jails…
Whether it was God's will for the Eagles to win the Super Bowl or not this year, there is no doubt that starting with their quarterback and going down the line of Nick Foles, Chris Maragos, Zach Ertz and others know that the only thing that lasts forever is the Word of God. "The Grass withers, the flowers fade, but the Word of our God…
While you may often hear scary stories about heart disease affecting those around you, it doesn’t mean you have to let the fear of it control your life. You can Lower your risk for heart disease with these simple steps that you can make a part of your everyday routine. “Many people might think they have no control over their heart disease risk if they…
A group of geese becomes a plump when on water. In Anson Nixon Park, this plump forms a free-form flotilla with all the effort below the surface.
Is social media making us antisocial? Consider this: According to a stunning new study presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science by University of Michigan researchers, today's teen are 40 percent less empathetic than those of 30 years ago, and college students who hit campus after 2000 have empathy levels that are 40 percent lower than those who came before them.…
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 Feb. 3 through Feb. 9. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. • Barrier installation continues to cause indefinite lane closures on Brandywine Creek Road, between Green Valley and Powell roads,…