Chick-Fil-A expansion OK’d

Concord Township Council Tuesday night approved the Chick-Fil-A expansion plans for its restaurant at Route 1 and State Farm Drive. Council also agreed to a settlement with the trampoline park Sky Zone over back taxes. Tyler Prime, the attorney for Chick-Fil-A, said during a conditional use hearing last month that the township’s Planning Commission had already recommended approval for the expansion that includes constructing a…

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Police Log April 7: Stolen smokes, sneeze causes crash

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks Someone stole four cartons of Newport cigarettes from the Wawa on Route 202 in Chadds Ford Township on March 25. Police said the estimated value of those four cartons is $354. Avondale Barracks • Police said Catherine R. O’Brien, 22, of New London, was cited for her part in a two-vehicle crash in which a 17-year-old from Kennett Square was…

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The Mushroom Festival is back

  After a year off because of COVID-19, the annual Mushroom festival returns for its 36th year in Kennett Square. The 2021 festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 and 12, according to an announcement from the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival Committee. This year’s theme is Rooted in the Community, to celebrate the Kennett Square mushroom industry and surrounding community. “We are excited…

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