Life isn’t always a straight line from birth to school to a lifelong career. For many, there’s at least one U-turn. And it was one of those U-turns that led Emily Pisano to become the new assistant township manager for Chadds Ford. “I was shocked,” Pisano said while explaining the turn away from her degree in fashion merchandising to working for local governments. ...
Archive for June 14th, 2022
Budgets, sleep, and a principal at UCF
The die is cast for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors to vote on next year’s budget. Directors also need to appoint a replacement director for Mabel Yu, but they appointed a new high school principal during the June 13 work session. School board members also set Oct. 17 for their vote on changing the school start times for students. The proposal calls ...
Hank’s hearing continued again
Tomorrow night’s scheduled zoning hearing for Hank’s Place has been continued again, according to restaurant owner Katie Young. She said the new date is next Wednesday, June 22 at 7 p.m. Hank’s Place was destroyed in the Sept. 1, 2021, flood, and owners Anthony and Katie Young want to rebuild. The Historical and Architectural Review Board gave a thumbs up for the ...
Photo of the Week: Swamp Thing

At a quick glance, a piece of log looks as if it’s something that crept out of a 1950s-style monster movie. The Swamp Thing of Chadds Ford.