Archive for October 8th, 2019

Traffic advisory for Route 1

PECO Energy is planning a single lane closure on northbound U.S. 1 between Orchard Avenue and Ladbroke Lane in East Marlborough Township, Chester County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for road restoration, PennDOT announced today. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work area because backups and ...

 
 

Kennett wants input on budget

Kennett Township supervisors will soon begin the budget process, and the new township manager wants to hear from residents about what they think the priorities should be. “The budget is a statement of the priorities of the township,” Eden Ratliff said at the Oct. 2 supervisors’ meeting, his first official one as township manager. “The priorities of the township ...

 

Op/ed: Funding essential for community health centers

Health care is a top issue on voter’s minds and with good reason. Everyone seems to have a story about how difficult it is to see a doctor, fill a prescription, or access affordable care. Congress is debating a lot of fixes, but one solution they should focus on has already been making a difference for more than 50 years: community health centers. Health centers care ...

 

Letter: Support Cardamone

I am writing to ask readers to support Andrea Cardamone for judge of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas on election day, Nov. 5. Andrea is one of only two candidates in the race (along with Charles Gaza) who was rated “Qualified” by the Chester County Bar Association. She is the only candidate in the race endorsed by all three major law enforcement ...

 

Toll offers new plan for Crebilly

***UPDATE: The Oct. 14 hearing date has been canceled. The first hearing before the supervisors will be in November. End Update.*** Toll Bros. has presented another plan to Westtown Township for the development of Crebilly Farm, and it isn’t much different than the one the township denied almost two years ago. And the plan comes even while Toll and the township are ...

 

Art Live: ‘Present Tense 2019’

Craft will be front and center in Philadelphia later this week. American Craft Council (ACC) is coming to town and CraftNOW is hosting its conference "Present Tense 2019." Leaders in the field from around the country will assemble from Wednesday, Oct. 10th to Saturday, Oct. 12th at the Loews Hotel. If you have an interest in works made of natural materials like clay, ...

 

Photo of the Week: Abandoned

The old NVF facility on Creek Road in Yorklyn, abandoned and overgrown, seems an apt place to host a spooky Halloween tour.