Real ID is coming to Pennsylvania whether residents want it or not. Real ID would function as an internal passport for domestic air travel. Congress passed the idea in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks but a number of states, including Pennsylvania, rejected opting in, according to state Rep. Stephen Barrar, R-160. He explained that the state legislature didn’t like the idea because legislators…
Pennsylvania State Police A 23-year-old man from Wilmington was charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI after he ran his vehicle into a group of bicyclists on Creek Road, south of Cossart Road on Saturday, April 13. Police identified the motorist as Mason Mitchell. According to the report, Mitchell failed to negotiate a turn at 7:55 a.m., traveled into the opposing lane of traffic…
Washington and Lee University sophomore and Unionville High School graduate Sophie Wilks ’21 has won a $4,300 Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship for a project that she is working on titled “A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Sleep Among Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).” Wilks is a biology major. “The project is run by a team of several pulmonologists at the AI DuPont Hospital for Children in…
David “Dave” Darley, 79, of Chadds Ford, Stone Harbor, N.J., and Marco Island, Fla., died Saturday, April 20 following a sudden cancer diagnosis. Born in Philadelphia to D. James and Eleanor Darley, Dave graduated Springfield Township High School, Montgomery County (‘57) and Ursinus College (‘61) before serving in the United States Air Force (‘62-’65) as an administrative officer. He retired in 1995 after working for…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors Monday night voted to go ahead with several building improvements by authorizing the spending of more than $1.35 million on the facilities. They also voted to spend more than $55,000 on kitchen equipment. Charles F. Patton Middle School will be the recipient of most of the work. The board voted to spend $714,710 for a partial roof replacement, as well…
Patterns in the stonework appear as eyes and maybe a face or two at an outdoor dining area.
3.8 million in open space preservation grants
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Bufo Bufo is a 3-year-old who greets everyone with his trademark toothy grin. He loves playing in our doggy playgroups almost as much as he loves giving affection. Bufo would be a fabulous addition to any active family. He is available for adoption for a fee you name through…
Easter is fundamentally about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Biblical Christianity claims that it isn't just a spiritual parable, but a historical reality that took place in space and time. And according to the New Testament, the resurrection changes everything (1 Cor. 15). But why believe in the resurrection? Well, that question is too big for this short article. But if you're…
A bunch of bunnies enchanted young patients, parents and personnel at Chester County Hospital on Friday, April 19, 2019. For more than a decade, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office has teamed up with the hospital to spread cheer during the Easter season. This year’s bunnies included a 5-foot-6, cuddly costumed version, a basket of stuffed animals, and Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh. Cpl. Brad…
Resident Theatre Co., the professional theatre company that brings New York Theatre to West Chester, announced three award-winning shows scheduled for its upcoming third season. RTC will produce Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret” to open the season in the fall of 2019, Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” for the holidays in December, and Christopher Durang’s “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike” to close the season…