•Lily Reardon of Chadds Ford graduated with a degree in marketing from James Madison University during commencement exercises in May 2026.
•James Breen of Chadds Ford graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania on May 9 with a Master of Education in Assessment, Curriculum, and Teaching, Integrative STEM Education.
•Gray Anastacia Quick of Chadds Ford was named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.
•Chadds Ford resident Spero Ferentinos has been named to the Dean’s List at James Madison University for the spring 2026 semester. Students who earn Dean’s List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899. Ferentinos is majoring in business management.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from June 8 to June 12. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.
•Road repair will cause periodic overnight lane closures on Route 1 between Concord Road and Conchester Highway in Concord Township through June 12.
•Utility installation will cause daytime lane restrictions on E. South Street between Church Ally and Park Avenue in Kennett Square from June 8 through June 22.
•Sidewalk and curb construction will cause daytime lane closures on Creek Road between Route 1 and Upper Bank Drive in Chadds Ford Township through July 20.
•Roadway reconstruction will cause lane shifts on the Conchester Highway between Chelsea Parkway and Cherry Tree Road in Upper Chichester from July 21 through October 15.
•Roadway construction will continue next week on Route 1 between the Kennett Oxford Bypass and Greenwood Road in Kennett and East Marlborough townships through Friday, July 31, motorists should expect daytime lane closures in both direction as crews will mill and overlay Route 1; construct a third travel lane on certain sections of the road in each direction and use existing shoulders and right turn lanes to create a third lane for the rest of the corridor; build sidewalks along the north side of Route 1 from Schoolhouse Road to the Longwood Village Shopping Center entrance; eliminate the left turn movement from Orchard Avenue onto Route 1; install two new Dynamic Message Signs; and upgrade five signalized intersections
•Overhead utility work will cause daytime lane shifts on Cypress Street between E. Cypress Street and Ways Lane in Kennett Township, on Cypress Street between 660 E. Cypress and Ways Lane, Route 1 between Ways Lane and Fairville Road in Kennett, Pennsbury, and East Marlborough townships, and on Route 52 between E. Baltimore Pike and Wedgewood Drive in Kennett and Pennsbury townships through June 10.
•Intersection reconstruction will cause a full 24/7 closure of Bethel Avenue between Conchester Highway and Cherry Tree Road through late 2026. Detours to be posted.
•Kennett Square is reporting that the Birch Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to end in the spring of 2026. During this time, Birch Street will experience rolling road closures where one or both lanes of traffic may be closed for a few hundred feet at a time. In general, the road will be open to local traffic, and road closures will be minimized as much as possible. When both lanes of traffic need to be closed for construction activities, access will be available on both sides of Birch Street, from South Broad Street and South Walnut Street.
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
• James Breen of Chadds Ford graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania on May 9 with a Master of Education in Assessment, Curriculum, and Teaching, Integrative STEM Education.
