Leon J. DiMedio, 92, formerly of Chadds Ford, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Leon was the son of John & Rose DiMedio and brother to Rosalie A. Lovell (DiMedio), brother in law, Ed Lovell and the late Rita DiSabatino & Marie DelGrande. Leon owned and operated Enterprise Printing for more than 40 years. Leon was a veteran of WWII where…
Chadds Ford Township Supervisor Frank Murphy will chair the township Board of Supervisors again in 2020. He and fellow Supervisor Noel Barbone voted to elect Murphy as chair during the state-mandated reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Murphy has served as supervisors’ chairman since 2015. Supervisor Samantha Reiner was appointed vice-chairman. She was not on hand for either of those two votes because of a prior…
Because of anticipated inclement weather, all after school activities will end at 5 p.m. for Unionville-Chadds Ford and Kennett Consolidated school districts. As of 12:54 p.m., there was no word from the Garnet Valley School District.
Mitch Lyons was a popular local artist and educator. His wife Meredith Wakefield is now keeping his legacy alive by managing his estate and continuing to show his art. The Delaware Art Museum (DAM) has an exhibit entitled, “Mitch Lyons: The Hand Translated.” The show marks the 50th anniversary of Lyons’ development of the clay monoprint technique. The show, which opened last October, was mounted…
The National Weather Service and AccuWeather are both calling for a strong chance of snow later today. Precipitation will start as rain, then change to snow around 5 p.m. and continue to midnight. The weather service is calling for up to three inches of snow; AccuWeather is saying one to two inches.
Sheep graze along Hillendale Road in Pennsbury Township on a Monday morning.