Chadds Ford in brief

Chadds Ford Township voters will not be voting at Calvary Chapel for the June 2 primary election because of COVID-19. Township Supervisors' Vice Chairman Samantha Reiner said Delaware County is actively looking for a new facility for the primary. She later said it was only for the June 2 election and that Calvary is willing to be the township's polling place for the general election…

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Frank De Vries Jr. of Glen Mills

Frank De Vries Jr., 95, of Glen Mills, died Sunday, May 3. He was born in Passaic, N.J. in 1925. He was the last of three children to Mr. Frank De Vries and his wife, Cornelia (nee Sweetman). Frank received the sacrament of Holy Baptism at the Dutch Reformed Church in Passaic. Later affirmed it through confirmation at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Philadelphia in…

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Police Log May 6: Strangulation

A report from the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department said Dana A. McKelvey, 36, of Lincoln University, was charged with strangulation, simple assault, and harassment following a physical altercation. The incident happened on Monday, April 28, at 2:23 p.m., in the 1600 block of Baltimore Pike, in New Garden Township. The victim, who had fresh red marks around his throat and neck, said that…

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