Pennsylvania State Police • A 17-year-old motorist was cited and transported following a Dec. 31 accident on Route 1 at State Farm Drive. Police said the youth struck another vehicle while trying to merge into southbound Route 1 traffic. The accident happened at 10:44 a.m. • Police said Patricia Hackett, 45, of Chadds Ford, was taken into custody for simple assault on Jan. 5. According…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors got an earful from residents during the board’s first meeting of the year, a meeting that lasted nearly four hours. The residents told the board they don’t like how the district has been handling the long-range facilities plan. Superintendent of Schools John Sanville said, “The process has been open and transparent,” while Director Robert Sage said disagreements are normal, he…
Stephen S. Danby Sr., 97 years, of Chadds Ford, died Sunday, Jan. 6. He was born in Gradyville, Delaware County, to Arthur William and Martha Alice Westgarth Danby, both having emigrated from England, in 1921 into a family of three sisters and five brothers. Steve was a WWII combat veteran who served as a gunner’s mate in the United States Navy from September 1942 through December 1945…
While not a motel, Baldwin's Book Barn still leaves the light on for you.
• Maura McManus, Class of 2021, from Chadds Ford, was named to the dean's list at Bucknell University during the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition. • Michaela Clarkson, of Chadds Ford, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2018…
Margaret “Peggy” Lytle, 88, of New London, died Sunday, Jan. 13, at her residence. She was the wife of Donald F. Lytle, with whom she shared 67 years Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late George Reburn and the late Minnie Wilson Reburn. Peggy was a member of the New London Methodist Church. She met her husband Donald at a square…
West Chester University’s Wells School of Music announced today that the Incomparable Golden Marching Band is the recipient of the distinguished 2019 Sudler Trophy. Presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, the Sudler Trophy is known as the “Heisman Trophy of the collegiate band world.” It is awarded every other year to a college or university marching band which has demonstrated the highest musical standards…
The Brandywine Conservancy has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to be used towards the acquisition of a 569-acre natural area along the Octoraro Creek in Lower Oxford and West Nottingham Townships, Chester County. This area is a portion of the 952-acre Glenroy Farm property that spans Chester and Lancaster Counties. The Conservancy’s ultimate goal is…
Escape to a balmy oasis filled with nearly 5,000 blooming orchids during Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens January 19 through March 24. Longwood’s heated 4-acre Conservatory provides an escape from winter’s chill, featuring thousands of colorful orchid blooms displayed in extraordinary ways. In addition to the one-of-a-kind horticultural display, Orchid Extravaganza features activities and programs for the entire family, including concerts, talks, tours, OrKid Days,…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Sandy Sandy is the somewhat rare female orange tabby. This gorgeous girl lost the only home she knew for all of her five years when her owner’s health failed, so she’s a bit overwhelmed. With patience and kindness in a quiet home, Sandy can be a wonderful companion pet.…
Do you love to read? I do. Can you imagine being a book, not just a bookworm? You read that correctly, can you imagine being a book? For all that Jews are called “people of the book,” referring to our roots in the Bible’s Hebrew Scriptures, once upon a time, there were rabbis whose job was to be a book. I remember clearly the class…