PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from June 17 through June 23. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Vegetation management will continue on various roads through the end of the month. Roads include Route 202 between Oakbourne and…
• Madison Jenkins of Chadds Ford was named to the University of Mississippi's Spring 2023 Honor Roll lists. Jenkins, majoring in finance, was named to the Chancellor's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00. • Julianne Bukovacz and Matthew Pulcinella, both from Chadds Ford, were named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg. • Gina Lusvardi…
• United Way of Chester County has announced the appointment of Kari Sullivan as the new director of Resource Development. Her background includes expertise in fundraising, workplace campaign management, mobilizing volunteers, disaster relief, and immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts. Her responsibilities will include leading the organization's fundraising initiatives and working closely with donors, corporate partners, and community leaders to build sustainable funding streams. •…
• The next exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art opens this weekend. Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature opens June 17 and runs through Sept. 24. Stella is considered a pioneering modernist in American art and is recognized primarily for his dynamic Futurist-inspired paintings of New York, in particular Coney Island and the Brooklyn Bridge. Through these majestic works—which emerged beginning in 1913—Stella established his reputation…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks During last weekend’s Sobriety Checkpoint, troopers from the Avondale barracks made five DUI arrests, one drug possession arrest, and issued 11 traffic citations. • Police said they arrested a 62-year-old woman from New Castle for shoplifting at the East Marlborough Township Walmart on June 7. No details of what was taken were released, nor was the woman identified. • On…
Christopher David Millard, 58, died peacefully at home on Friday, June 9, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Kristi Roberts Millard with whom he shared 41 years of his life and 36 years of marriage. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. to David J. Millard (deceased) and Barbara Dietrich Rizzo, Chris moved to Houston, Texas during his teenage years graduating in 1982…
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District administration continues recommending all-day kindergarten starting in the 2025-2026 school year. School Board directors will be voting on that and the next school budget next Monday. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Michael Audevard reviewed the results of a survey the district ran from May 16 to May 20 in which 88 percent of the 554 respondents said they were in…
The lure of the Brandywine is strong when the sun is bright and the air is warm; a great way to spend time with friends.
Inflation is taking a bite out of everyone's budget but according to KACS, the Kennett Area Community Center, increased costs are forcing some people to make tough choices: “Do I buy food or medicine? Pay this month’s rent or utilities?” And even KACS needs help. According to a press release, an increasing number of Chester County residents are looking for help with food, utilities, rent,…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Tempest Tempest is a lovely young 3-year-old female kitty with beautiful green eyes and did wonderfully in a foster recently. They report that she loves her chin and back rubbed, and has the best conversations, If you meow at her, she’ll answer back. Tempest is a wonderful girl who…
Concord Township’s Parks and Recreation Committee provided some tasty fun Sunday with a pie-baking contest. There were 19 entries and people who wanted a slice with ice cream got some, as long as they made a donation to the Rachel Kohl Library. The pies were already baked so the June 11 contest at the township park was pretty much a matter of eating and judging.…