Michael Strain will be the new general manager at Concord Country Club, the club said in a press release. He also knows the area, having lived in Kennett Square and played at Concord several times as a pro. Strain has extensive experience in club management, having served most recently as the General Manager/COO at Dunwoody Country Club in Atlanta, Ga. There he led the Club…
Pennsbury Township opened a conditional use hearing Wednesday night for the owners of the Gables Restaurant to possibly have a bed and breakfast. The B&B would use two adjacent structures next to the restaurant. Those two structures are a stone house and a carriage house at 1301 Brinton’s Bridge Road, on the corner of Brinton’s Bridge and Route 1. The stone house — the former…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Feb. 24 through March 1. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Utility construction will cause daytime lane closures on Route 1 between Greenwood Road and Orchard Avenue in East Marlborough Township…
• Longwood Gardens is offering a creative arts class, Capturing Blue Poppies, with online and onsite components. The Himalayan blue-poppy (Meconopsis‘Lingholm’) is one of Longwood’s most photographed flowers. The flower’s coloration is one of the most elusive hues to capture in a photographic image. The cost of the course is $179 for non-members. The fee includes all-day admission to the Gardens on the day the…
Peter G. Martelli Sr, 63, of Toughkenamon, died Monday, Feb. 19, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the husband of Denise Daddezio Martelli, who died in May 2023, and with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Anthony “A.J.” Martelli Sr, and the late Anna Shaw Martelli. Pete was a…
Nancy Jean Caudell, 85, of New Albany, Pa., died Friday, Feb. 16. Her husband, Hobert Caudell, to whom she was lovingly devoted, died on March 14, 1990. Born on May 7, 1938, in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Philena Moore. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Tamara Caudell of New Albany, Pa., and her son, Michael (Deborah) Caudell of…
As anticipated from last week’s work session, Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors approved a middle school trip to Europe and some facility upgrades. The approvals came during the Feb. 20 regular school board meeting. The proposed European trip will have students visiting Rome and Pompeii in June of 2025. The requested dates are June 17-24, but there is a flexible travel window of June 14-27.…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks State police from the Media barracks arrested four people in connection with a retail theft at Lulu Lemon in Concord Township. The four suspects, all from Philadelphia, were identified by police as Tanya Little,22, Bilgis Rawls, 18, Briell Hargrave, 19, and Mikhail Bowers, 19. According to the report, the four grabbed handfuls of clothing from the racks inside Lulu Lemon…
The footbridge at Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square.
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Lulu Lulu is a mature 6-year-old girl. She is friendly and oh-so-pretty. She likes attention and affection. She is easy to leash and walk. She appears potty trained. She is responsive to treats, which is great for any additional training needed. Come on over today to meet Lulu. You…
The connections between the Brandywine Valley and Maine are well-known and centuries deep. It has been only strengthened by recent partnerships, such as the creation of the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Study Center in 2022, which is housed in two staffed research centers at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine. But those connections exist for…