Roadwork for June 15-June 21

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 June 15-June 21. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Bridge demolition will close Smithbridge Road in Concord Township between Concord Road and Bethel Road/Station…

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Kennett to celebrate Underground Railroad

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were free — over two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had become official. Kennett Square’s annual Juneteenth Celebration, on Saturday, June 15, honors the heritage, human…

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William J. Lattanzio Sr. of Kennett Square

William J. Lattanzio Sr., 80, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, June 12, at Penn Medicine Hospice, West Chester. He was the husband of Mary Davis Lattanzio with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Robert V. Lattanzio Sr. and the late Mary D’Annunzio Lattanzio. He was a mushroom grower, retiring in 1981. Bill enjoyed…

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The Human Resource: Building a strong culture, part 1

As a change management consultant leading leadership teams and practice partners down the path of achieving their desired short- and long-term goals I often encounter executives who have lost touch with reality. When asked to describe the culture of their firm they provide these illustrious views of the perfect magical world of rainbows and unicorns and how wonderful everything is and how amazing their culture…

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