Joshua Brown, the Republican Party candidate for Delaware County sheriff, has withdrawn from the race. According to an email from Chadds Ford Township Republican leader Mary Kot, Brown pulled out “due to issues that occurred in his past.” Replacing Brown on the GOP ticket is Lawrence Weigand, of Marcus Hook. Delaware County Republican Chairman Thomas McGarrigle said in an email the candidate has more than…
Walter Joseph "Joe" Montgomery, 90, passed away on Aug. 15. Joe, a lifelong resident of Chester County, was born in West Grove on May 26, 1931. He graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1949 and proudly served in the United States Navy. After returning to civilian life, he worked for DuPont Co. until his retirement in 1985. In 1960, he married Janice Goodwin and…
Make room for mushrooms—the popular Kennett Square Mushroom Festival comes to town on Sept. 11 and 12, celebrating mushrooms and the surrounding community. You’ve probably driven by the mushroom houses hundreds of times and not even noticed. But behind those nondescript buildings that dot the landscape in and around Kennett Square, an economic engine is humming. Kennett Square is home to the Mushroom Capital of…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • State police arrested two men on drug possession charges in East Marlborough Township on July 30. The two were not named in the report, only that one is 20 years old from Wilmington, and the other is 19 and from West Grove. The arrest came after a traffic stop on Route 1 shortly after midnight. Police said they saw…