Along the Ford

Sample ballots are out for the 2025 primary election, and, being that it’s an off-year election, the focus is on local races. Most of them, though, have candidates running unopposed or, as in the case of school board races, candidates cross-file. In Chadds Ford Township, Kathleen Goodier is running unopposed in the Republican Party primary for township supervisor. Goodier was appointed supervisor in February of…

After several years of scrutiny since the flooding from Hurricane Ida, the Brandywine Conservancy and its partners in the project released the Brandywine Flood Study. The conservancy launched the study in August 2023, two years after the storm. Flooding from Ida caused nearly $45 million in damages in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Northern Delaware. The purpose of the study was to find ways to mitigate damage…

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Road Report May 5 to May 9. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Tree trimming and removal will cause daytime lane closures on Creek Road between Wylie Terrace and Meetinghouse roads…

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Road Report April 28 to May 2. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Routine tree maintenance will force the daytime closing of Hilltop View Road between Brandywine Creek Road and 2299…

Residents of East Marlborough Township may be facing an earned income tax. Supervisors are mulling over the idea, and Supervisors’ Chairman Ellen Sosangelis told the residents during the board’s April 23 workshop that the board will take several months before making the decision about implementing an EIT. In a handout given to members of the audience, costs have risen for the township’s operations, including utilities,…

• It's said that sound bath meditation, using singing bowls and gongs, soothes and promotes deep relaxation and healing. On May 11, from 9-10 a.m., Mt. Cuba Center is offering a sound bath meditation session. The instructor is Liana Thompson, who completed the Vibration Sound Therapy Certified Practitioner training with the Vibrational Sound Association in 2019. Her passion is in helping others gently address stress…

PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from April 21 to April 25. Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Kennett Square is reporting that the Birch Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to start later this month, with a tentative…