June 18, 2021 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Road Report June 19 to June 25

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 June 19 to June 25. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Northbound Route 1 motorists will encounter a lane closure at various locations between Hoffman Mill Road and Route 202 on Wednesday, June 23, and Thursday, June 24, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning, and from 7 p.m. Friday, June 25, to 7 a.m. Monday, June 28, for saw cutting and concrete patching operations under a project to repair and resurface approximately six miles of Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Concord, and Pennsbury townships.

• Utility work will cause lane closures on Embreeville Road (Route 162), between Harveys Bridge Road and Cannery Road in Newlin Township, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25.

• Water main work will cause daytime lane closures on Pocopson Road between Trolley Way and Route 926 in Pocopson Township, from July 6 through Aug. 6.

• The left-hand lane of southbound Route 1 crossing the Brandywine Creek between Creek and Fairville roads is closed because of a deterioration of two structural support pedestals discovered during a recent bridge inspection. PennDOT is finalizing the rehabilitation plan to replace the damaged pedestals and deteriorated deck joints on the southbound U.S. 1 structure. Construction is expected to start within the next few weeks.

• Baltimore Pike remains closed and detoured 24/7 between Union Street and Chambers Road through the completion of a culvert replacement project scheduled for early September. Baltimore Pikemotorists will be directed to use Cypress Avenue/Baltimore Pike, U.S 1 (Kennett-Oxford Bypass) North, Greenwood Road all turns, U.S. 1 (Kennett-Oxford Bypass) South, Route 41 interchange, and Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike/Pennsylvania Avenue) South. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone.

• Route 3, Gay Street, in West Chester, will be closed during daytime hours due to utility work through July 1. Utility work will also force daytime closure of Gay Street, between Walnut and Church streets in West Chester, through July 1. Detours posted.

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Academic Achievement June 18

School & Education

• Robert Monachello, of Chadds Ford, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in biology from James Madison University.

• Amelia Giordano, majoring in health science, and Robert Monacello, both of Chadds Ford, were named to the President’s List and James Madison University.

• Stephanie Moran, of Chadds Ford, was named to Alvernia University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester. Moran studied psychology at Alvernia’s Reading Campus. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits.

• Widener University named four Chadds Ford area residents to the school’s Dean’s List for spring 2021. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students who earned a grade point average of 3.50 and above for the semester. The students are Andrew Winnick, majoring in accounting, Hope Dimario, majoring in psychology, Matthew Winnick, majoring in finance, and Nicholas DiCostanza, majoring in biology.

• Thomas Halsted Jr. and Maggie Lawrence, both of Chadds Ford, were named to the Dean’s List at Ohio University. Halsted is in the College of Business, and Lawrence is in the College of Arts and Sciences.

• Two Chadds Ford area residents earned bachelors’ degrees from Bucknell University in May. They are Alex Bolinger, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and Maura McManus, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology.

• Gregory Gardner of Chadds Ford graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business and economics degree with a major in finance and accounting from Lehigh University.

• Dakota Raymond of Chadds Ford was among the graduates recognized during the University of the Sciences’ 200th commencement celebration. Raymond graduated Summa Cum Laude with a doctorate in physical therapy. She is a member of the women’s volleyball team as well as Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society of First-Year Students; Alpha Chi, National College Honor Scholarship Society; Alpha Eta Society, National Scholastic Honor Society for the Allied Health Professionals.

• Viraj Joshi of Chadds Ford was named to the Dean’s List at Penn State University.

• Gina Lusvardi of Chadds Ford was named to the President’s List at the University of Alabama. To be named to the President’s List at Alabama, a student needs a grade point average of 4.0.

• Olivia Uknis of Chadds Ford was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Alabama. To be named to the Dean’s List at Alabama, a student needs a grade point average of 3.5 or better.

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Kennett Twp. eases into reopening

Local News Kennett, Local News

The Kennett Township office will reopen to the public beginning June 21.

But residents will have to wait a little longer to start attending township supervisors’ meetings in person. Kennett will continue virtual meetings until they can have hybrid meetings, township Manager Eden Ratliff said at Wednesday’s meeting.

The township office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the week, starting next week. It had been closed to the public since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted municipalities, businesses, schools, and more across the nation to shut down.

“Our team will be here … on a hybrid schedule,” Ratliff said. “We look forward to greeting everyone. Frankly, the citizen engagement part of our job is the most fun.”

Ratliff explained that the township staff will work both remotely and in the office, and continue to “be accessible to residents as they were before and during the pandemic,” he wrote in his administration report. “The staff continues to be appreciative of the patience, understanding, and support of the community as we have navigated the complications of COVID-19.”

Staff and supervisors talked at their June 2 meeting about the possibility of technology that would allow them to have hybrid meetings, where people could attend either in-person or virtually and participate either way. Ratliff said at that meeting the township would need upgraded technology.

“We are working with our A/V company to figure out what upgrades are necessary,” he said Wednesday.

The office is at 801 Burrows Run Road.

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Monica Thompson Fragale is a freelance reporter who spent her life dreaming of being in the newspaper business. That dream came true after college when she started working at The Kennett Paper and, years later The Reporter newspaper in Lansdale and other dailies. She turned to non-profit work after her first daughter was born and spent the next 13 years in that field. But while you can take the girl out of journalism, you can’t take journalism out of the girl. Offers to freelance sparked the writing bug again started her fingers happily tapping away on the keyboard. Monica lives with her husband and two children in Kennett Square.

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