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Around Town May 19

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 19, 2022

Dawoud Bey (b. 1953), Night Coming Tenderly, Black: Untitled #24 (At Lake Erie), 2017, gelatin silver print, 44 x 55 in. Brandywine River Museum of Art. Purchased with Museum funds, 2022. © Dawoud Bey, courtesy of Rena Bransten Gallery.

• Now through Aug. 31, the Brandywine River Museum of Art is showing Dawoud Bey’s Night Coming Tenderly Black. The exhibition features a selection of 10 photographs from Bey’s critically acclaimed series from 2017 that imagines the flight of enslaved African American fugitives in the mid-nineteenth century traveling along the last part of an Underground Railroad network. On view in the Brandywine’s Strawbridge Family Gallery,…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 18, 2022

Read more about the article New manager, shared goal

Matt Bauman is the new township manager for Chadds Ford Township. He’s a Desert Storm veteran and has more than 18 years working for local governments in Radnor and Tredyffrin townships, as well as with the Delaware County Planning Department.

It’s not quite as exciting as a line from an old western, “There’s a new sheriff in town,” but there is a new manager for Chadds Ford Township. And maybe as that stereotypic sheriff might say, he said “I want to make a difference.” He’s Matt Baumann, a veteran of Desert Storm, a St. Louis, Mo. native, and someone with more than 18 years of…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 18, 2022

Read more about the article Senate race too close to call

Dr. Mehmet Oz addresses members of the Chadds Ford Republican Party during a campaign event at Brandywine Prime Monday night. Oz said he felt confident about getting the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate.

A problem with the codes on paper ballots is delaying the vote count for U.S. Senate in Lancaster County. More than 20,000 votes need to be reprocessed to determine whether Dr. Mehmet Oz or Dave McCormick gets the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Currently, there’s a 1,500-vote difference — that's one-tenth of 1 percent— between the two, and the race is reportedly…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 18, 2022

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police are investigating a case of a stolen wedding ring. The ring was believed stolen sometime between April 19 and 26 from the bedroom of a 63-year-old Glen Mills woman. • Troopers from the Media barracks will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint during the Memorial Day weekend beginning May 28. A press release said the checkpoint is scheduled…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 17, 2022

Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors voted on a proposed final budget for the next school year during their May 17 meeting. The final vote to approve the budget is scheduled for June 20. The budget, if approved as is, calls for appropriations of $95.4 million with property tax rates of 30.73 mills in Chester County – an increase of 2.57 percent — and 15.98 mils…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 17, 2022

Some early morning voters in the 6th Voting Precinct in Concord Township were turned away from the polls because the wrong machine was sent to the precinct at the township building. Precinct Judge of Elections Steve Critchlow said the voting machine delivered was for the 6th Precinct in Collingdale. While initial voters were told to come back later, Critchlow said, Voters’ Services advised him to…

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 17, 2022

Shaded Bench

Early evening sun lights the fire in the leaves that shade the bench.

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 16, 2022

All UCF schools and offices will dismiss early today, Monday, May 16, according to an email from Superintendent of Schools John Sanville. The forecast is showing a severe storm — including hail, potential tornadoes, and 60 mph winds — hitting our area this afternoon. So, we’re going to err on the side of caution. It is always difficult to make a school closing decision based…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 16, 2022

William E. Swayne Jr., 82, of West Grove, died Wednesday, May 11, at Newport Meadows in Christiana. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late William E. Swayne Sr. and the late Jean Dempsey Swayne. Mr. Swayne was a maintenance man at the Kennett High School for nine years, retiring in 2001. He enjoyed watching TV, especially old cartoons, and old series…

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 16, 2022

Chadds Ford Township Supervisors’ Chairman Samantha Reiner is reminding voters that the ballot drop-box at the township building will be accessible through 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 17. The township can’t get the announcement out this morning because the Internet is down at the municipal building.

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 16, 2022

Read more about the article Adopt-a-Pet May 16

The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Jacinda In addition to being a very pretty young girl, Jacinda is super sweet. She absolutely loves being petted and sitting in your lap. In the shelter dog playgroups, she most enjoys the easy-going dogs as her companions. Come meet this very good girl at the shelter. When you…