Kennett Twp. to sue Moore

Kennett Township supervisors will sue former township Manager Lisa Moore and her significant other to recoup some of the $3.2 million Moore is alleged to have embezzled. An April 30 press release announced the civil action against Moore and Brian Gore, the latter of whom received medical benefits from the township after Moore allegedly “created a phony marriage to defraud the township, resulting in medical…

Read MoreKennett Twp. to sue Moore

Five-county area remains closed

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today said 24 counties in the state may move from the red to the yellow zone and may partially reopen next Friday, May 8. However, the five counties in the Philadelphia region — Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery will remain under the governor's stay at home order. Counties, where restrictions will be reduced, are the more rural counties of Bradford,…

Read MoreFive-county area remains closed

Masks decontaminated in DelCo

Read more about the article Masks decontaminated in DelCo
Battelle’s Vivian Smith gives a brief explanation of how N95 masks are decontaminated.

An Ohio-based company will be decontaminating N95 protective masks in Delaware County. Personnel from Battelle, based in Columbus, Ohio, were setting up Friday morning, May 1. They hoped to begin work in the evening. Vivian Smith, a principal research scientist biologist with Battelle, said each of the four decontamination units could handle 10,000 masks at a time. The protective gear is placed in the cleaning…

Read MoreMasks decontaminated in DelCo

Roadwork for May 2-May 8

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of May 2-May 8. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • PECO Energy is planning lane closures for Route 52 (Lenape Road) —between Lenape Farm…

Read MoreRoadwork for May 2-May 8