Many people of a certain age are familiar with the facts of the evening of Sept. 20, 1973. A single-engine Beechcraft E18S took off from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in La., failed to clear a tree at the end of the runway and crashed, killing all six aboard. One of them was famed singer-songwriter, Jim Croce. He was 30 years old. His album “You Don’t…
Every hero and heroine in every fairy tale is beset with obstacles. In meeting challenges with persistence, the protagonist of the story achieves a happy end. And so it is with real life people too. A recent study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology describes how goal persistence “and a positive approach to challenges was … associated with lower rates of disorders” such as…
Everardo Duran-Trigueros, 60, of Landenberg, died Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was the husband of Graciela Arevalo-Nunez, with whom he shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Yuriria, GTO, Mexico, he was the son of the late Magdaleno Duran and the late Guadalupe Trigueros. He was a member of St. Rocco Catholic Church. Everardo enjoyed dancing leisure times and being…
Gerrymandering isn’t cheating. Pennsylvania law says so. Gerrymandering isn’t unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court says so. Gerrymandering means voting district maps are drawn so that the party in power gets more seats in the legislature than the number of votes would justify. And they draw as many “safe districts” as they can. Districts are “safe” if the party in power has so many voters, there…
Yolanda D'Amico Fidanza, 90, of Avondale, died Thursday, Sept. 12, at Jenner's Pond, West Grove. She was the wife of the late Alexander "Sunday" Fidanza who died in 1980 with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Prescott, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela Carulli D'Amico. She retired from Hercules in 1994, and was tax collector for New…
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 Sept. 14-Sept. 20. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Tree trimming will cause lane restrictions on Route 926 (Street Road) between Pocopson Road…
It will be up to the Chadds Ford Township supervisors to approve or disapprove a proposed hotel on Route 202 when they meet next month. The township Planning Commission voted Wednesday night to recommend the supervisors deny the plan, but also voted to recommend almost two dozen conditions should the board approve the development. Planning commissions ae recommending bodies. As such they do not approve…
• Chadds Ford Days is back, after a year hiatus. It returns this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Chadds Ford Historical Society grounds on Creek Road. This family-friendly event celebrates the history of Chadds Ford and the Historical Society is looking forward to greeting many members of our society and the community. Admission is $10…
Longtime residents of Chadds Ford Township lost a friend the other day when Janet Smith, a 38-year employee at the Sunoco station on Route 1 and Station Way Road died Tuesday, Sept. 10. She worked at the station for eight years with former owner Pete Ochmanowicz, then with new owner Jim Leader for another 30 years before she retired late in 2015. In an interview…
I met Amie Potsic at an exhibition in Philadelphia last year. Amie Potsic is one of those people who can wear a multitude of hats and still keep their lives on track. Folks may know her from her days as Executive Director of Main Line Art Center. This is just one role which has given her a platform to cultivate artists and art programs in…
Chadds Ford’s Varoon Joshi, a seventh-grader at CF Patton Middle School, was named one of the Top 300 MASTERS in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS® program. The Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS were selected from a pool of 2,348 applicants from 47 states, DC, and two U.S. territories. These competitors were evaluated by a panel of distinguished scientists, engineers, and educators and judged on creativity and originality…