Parents call for masks optional

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As Brian Sharts addresses the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board arguing in favor of continuing mask mandates, people in the audience hold signs calling for an end to mandatory masking. Sharts was the only person to speak in favor of the mandate. Others urged for a mask-optional policy.

On a night when school board directors were to discuss possible changes in masking policy, two dozen residents spoke out against mandatory masking. One mother told the Unionville- Chadds Ford School Board directors that she brought her 10-year-old son to the Feb. 14 work session even though it was his birthday. That was his choice, she said. He wanted to go to the meeting because…

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Linda R.  Creighton of Landenberg

Linda R. Creighton, 64, of Landenberg, died Saturday, Feb.12, at the Temple University Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Ruth Faulkner Crossan of Avondale and the late David Crossan. Linda was the CEO of ELE Global Associates in Landenberg. She worked on the weekends at Fran Keller’s Eatery in Kennett Square, where she enjoyed socializing with the customers. She was a member…

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CFES Art Show turns 73

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Red Tulips by Rick Phillips

Chadds Ford Elementary School will present its 73rd annual Art Show and Sale from March 18 through March 19, 2022. We are excited once again to host the time-honored event at Chadds Ford Elementary School. There is no admission fee for this event. This year’s Featured Artist is Rick Phillips, and our Donating Artist is Stephen Brehm. The event will showcase more than 60 local…

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Police training exercise in Kennett Twp.

If you’re driving through Kennett Township today and see emergency response vehicles and police in tactical gear, don’t panic. And if you hear what sounds like shooting, don’t panic. It’s a training exercise, according to Kennett Township Police. That’s the message from the police department, which sent out an email to residents advising them of a live training scenario at Spar Hill Farm, on Burnt…

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