It may seem anticlimactic at this point, but the race for the 160th legislative District is over. Republican Craig Williams defeated Anton Andrew to succeed Steve Barrar as state representative. Williams released the following statement: “My opponent graciously called to concede the race, for which I am quite thankful. We both extended our hands in bipartisan ...
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Beatrice Everson Cope
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13th, 2020
Beatrice Everson Cope, beloved educator, writer, playwright, and mother, died Wednesday, Nov. 4. She was 95. Beatrice was born on Dec. 20, 1924, in Stoughton, Wisc. to Arthur and Stella Everson. At the height of the Great Depression, her father abandoned the family on Christmas day when she was 12. Beatrice grew up in Stoughton, Wisconsin with her Norwegian ...
Patricia Nilan Konitzer of Kennett Square
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13th, 2020
Patricia Nilan Konitzer, 80, of Kennett Square, died Nov. 4 of complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, unrelated to COVID-19. She was surrounded by her loving family who gently escorted her into eternal life. For the last year of her life, she had been living with her son, Patrick, in Ringtown, Pa., two hours north of Kennett Square. Born Nov. 7, 1939, in ...
Timothy Todd McFalls
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13th, 2020
Timothy Todd McFalls died at home Nov. 11, at age 57 as a result of a cancer diagnosis he received just six months ago. He is survived by his wife, Theresa; children Morgan (Amanda), Devin (Randi), Anthony, Daniel, and Kristin. He also leaves sisters Jenny, Heather (Tom), Kristyn (Pat), and a brother, Jack (Pauline). Tim was a man who gave his all to whatever he was ...
Marathon budget meeting in Kennett
Posted by Monica Fragale on November 13th, 2020
Kennett Township staff spent almost five hours Thursday reviewing potential budget cuts and tax increases for an online audience that reached 89 people at one point. The four-hour, 55-minute meeting was the latest in a series of budget meetings since September. The township supervisors are slated to approve a preliminary budget at their Nov. 18 meeting. No decision ...
DelCo officials urge masking
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 13th, 2020
While saying they don't want to institute another lockdown, that was the veiled implication during a press conference with Delaware County officials, Thursday afternoon. County Council called the presser to discuss a spike in COVID-19 cases in the county. "We really want to avoid a lockdown, and we're really pleading with everyone to help us avoid it," said Jeanne ...
Road report for Nov. 14 to Nov. 20
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on November 13th, 2020
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 Nov. 14 to Nov. 20. 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 weekday lane closures on ...
