West Chester Borough snow emergency will remain in effect until 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 25. This will allow the borough to continue its snow clearing and removal with minimal interference. Snow removal operations will continue overnight Sunday, a press release said. The borough prioritizes snow removal operations based up public safety needs, impact on community facilities and resources, and traffic volume. In addition, a…
UPDATED: U-CF schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 25. John Sanville said in a broadcast phone message that despite long hours, there's no way the custodial crews can have the buildings ready. The snow has passed, but a decision still has to be made. Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Superintendent John Sanville said district schools are still scheduled to open Monday, Jan. 25, but a final…
Updated at 6:30 p.m. with snow emergency extensions The big dig-out has begun. Emergency officials in Chester County put the area’s total snow accumulation at 25 inches – and higher with snowdrifts. The National Weather Service lifted the region’s blizzard warning at 12:24 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24. Many roads in the region continue to be snow-covered, and police are urging people not to venture…
Updated at 12:30 p.m. with new information, increased snow totals Emergency management officials have strong advice for those who might want to venture out in the blizzard: Resist the urge. According to Chester County officials, at least a foot of snow fell overnight on Friday, Jan. 22, and a blizzard warning from the National Weather Service remains in effect until Sunday, Jan. 24, at 6…
Updated at 2:35 p.m. with Longwood Gardens' closing The National Weather Service (NWS) has upgraded its forecast for southeastern Pennsylvania to a blizzard warning from Friday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m., into Sunday morning, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. The blizzard warning, which includes Delaware and Chester counties, means a potential exists for severe winter weather, including falling and blowing snow, strong winds, and whiteout…
Pennsylvania State Rep. Steve Barrar, R-160, Chester and Delaware counties, is encouraging organizations that serve veterans to apply for competitive grants from the Veterans’ Trust Fund. With the $550,000 in available grants, the connection between charitable organizations, veterans service organizations and county directors of veterans affairs can be built and further cultivated. Barrar said in a press release, “Thanks to the generous people in our…
Frigid temperatures might have kept people from attending a talk on cyber safety at Kennett Middle School, but according to one attendee, that was too bad. “This is the exact information that parents need,” she said, “I wish more had been here.” The one-hour presentation, given by attorney and former Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Mark Walz, was held at Kennett Middle School on Tuesday,…
Nether Providence Township education leader Marty Molloy has announced his campaign for the April 26 special election to fill the 9th Senatorial District vacancy for Delaware and Chester counties. Molloy joins Dan Maisano, a recently-retired magisterial district judge, and state Rep. Tom Killion (R-168) in a race for the seat that was vacated by former state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, who won a judgeship on the…
Single-digit wind chills might have frozen out one event scheduled for Martin Luther King Day, but students and volunteers from several school districts, including Unionville-Chadds Ford, did their parts in warming spirits and bodies. U-CF, Kennett and Avon Grove overlapped on a number of different community service projects during the Jan. 18 remembrance of King. They provided food for the Kennett Food Cupboard, volunteered to…
For nearly four hours on Tuesday, Jan. 12, firefighters battled the Rocky Hill Castle blaze on Bullock Road in Chadds Ford Township, a fire that destroyed nearly 200 years of history, cherished family heirlooms, and the completion of an agreement of sale. Brandy Ashley, a former resident of the castle who lives nearby, said a neighbor called about 1:30 a.m. She said she and her…
An overnight blaze destroyed the almost 200-year-old home “Rocky Hill Castle” at 119 Bullock Road in Chadds Ford. An investigation into the blaze is continuing, but according to Township Fire Marshal and Concordville Fire Company Chief Tom Nelling, the cause of the fire is as yet unknown and may never be determined. “The third floor is in the basement,” he said, adding that investigators might…