There’s still no actual plan on the table, but Toll Bros. Inc. and Westtown Township officials continue talking about the possible 300-plus-home development of Crebilly Farms. Toll Divisional President Andrew Semon told supervisors Monday evening during the board’s work session that his company is ready to submit a plan for 300 homes on the 330-acre property as a by-right development, but wants to know what…
At its Sunshine meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, the Chester County Board of Commissioners reinforced the many accolades the county has received for good health with proclamations for National Recovery Month and National Preparedness Month. Vincent H. Brown, executive director of the county’s Drug & Alcohol Services said an estimated 33,000 Chester County residents are in need of treatment. He said the ongoing opioid epidemic…
In an effort to gear up for the November election, the Chester County Board of Commissioners is seeking help from the county business community to find poll workers for elections. “Chester County has 228 precincts, and we need a small army of poll workers to make sure the voters of our county can efficiently cast their ballots,” Chester County Commissioners’ Chairman Terence Farrell said in…
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the area from noon on Thursday, Aug. 11, through 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13. Heat index values of 100 to 105 are to peak from 2 to 5 p.m. each afternoon of the heat warning, with the highest values predicted for both Friday and Saturday. However, a few isolated thunderstorms could bring temporary…
Martha King has packed a lot of experiences into her 27 years, some of which involved travel. And while travel is not unusual for a young adult from Chadds Ford, her reasons are a little different from those of others. Martha King is a lumberjack who competes in various worldwide lumberjack championships. She’s been around trees her whole life. Her parents, Rob and Katharine King,…
The Chester County Health Department is offering free work-site wellness programs for interested businesses located within the county. Through this collaborative initiative, the Chester County Health Department will guide Chester County businesses in the development and implementation of effective wellness programs, said a department press release. “The addition of a results-driven wellness program is one of the most effective ways that a business can help…
Testimony began Wednesday night in a hearing for a proposed planned residential development along Oakland Road in Chadds Ford Township. The project, known as Wonderland Farms, calls for 22 new single-family homes along the west side of Oakland at the former Goodman property, and another six twin-home buildings on the east side of Oakland. Harrier LLC, a Grace family business, is the developer. The west…
Starting at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, commuters got to enjoy the debut of 2.5 miles of Route 202, widened to six lanes. PennDOT said crews worked Tuesday night, Aug. 2, into the morning to complete line-striping and other operations for opening the rebuilt highway between the Routes 401 and 30 interchanges in East Whiteland Township, according to a PennDOT press release. The work…
Chadds Ford Township supervisors Wednesday tabled a possible special events ordinance until “we get it right,” according to Supervisors’ Chairman Frank Murphy. Ordinance 144 calls for a person or organization to apply for a permit to hold special events in the township and would establish requirements for planning events, exemptions and permit fees. Murphy said supervisors have discussed the idea for several months because “some…
At various times, Chester County has gained acclaim for being one of the healthiest, wealthiest, and happiest counties in the nation; now it can add electronic expertise to its accolades. Chester County took its place among the digital elite this week when it was presented with a Digital Counties Survey award that recognizes the most innovative digital counties in the nation. Chester County ranked 10th…
Citizen-science volunteers will soon be monitoring the state of threatened water sources for millions of people under the auspices of the Stroud Water Research Center. Stroud will guide the effort through a $2.5 million grant from the William Penn Foundation. The goal is to enhance citizen-science volunteer monitoring of water quality in eight regional sub-watersheds in the Delaware River basin, said a Stroud press release.…