Thomas Stanley Vernon

Thomas Stanley Vernon died quietly on the morning of Monday, April 17. He was born in Wilmington and spent his very early years growing up in a home his father had built for the family. He moved, along with his father, to Chadds Ford where he attended Unionville schools and graduated from Unionville High School in 1979. He attended Goldey Beacom College and spent his…

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Road Report for May 13 through May 19

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from May 13 through May 19. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Gas line installation will cause daytime lane closures on Route 1 between Schoolhouse Road and Ladbroke Lane in East Marlborough…

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Business Briefs May 12: CFBA, SCCCC, BPA

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Chadds Ford Business Association President Joe Lafferty, left, presents Emily Myers, a long-time CFBA board member and the owner and publisher of Chadds Ford Live, with flowers during Myers’ last CFBA luncheon before she moves to Colorado. The lunch meeting was held at the Pennsbury Township building on May 4.

• Dennis Smith of the Pennsbury Planning Commission was the guest speaker at the May 4 Chadds Ford Business Association lunch meeting held at the Pennsbury Township building. He told the CFBA members present that the township and the Pennsbury Land Trust are working to restore the John Hope House — located to the west of the township property — and have enlisted the aid…

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