North and southbound lanes on Route 202, between Dilworthtown and Oakland roads, are closed this afternoon and are expected to remain closed until 7 p.m. or later. Shortly before 7 a.m., a car struck a utility pole on the northbound side, across from Keenan Auto Body South, between Cavallo Auto Body and the Sentinel Motel. The pole was leaning into the roadway, and several wires…
Chadds Ford Township is teaming with Concord in its examination of pedestrian access and connectivity around the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. Supervisors Wednesday night voted to support Concord’s application for a grant to study gaps in sidewalks Township engineer Mike Schneider said the scope of the project is good and will look for areas that need to be connected. Concord Township voted to…
Concord Township Council members Tuesday night approved a series of resolutions that OK’d a new hotel and the application for several trail-related grants. At least one of those grants has an implication for Chadds Ford Township. Engineer Nate Cline said the township wants to look at the possibility of sidewalks and other forms of pedestrian access around the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. Concord…
The second round of testimony in the Concord Ventures hearing in Concord Township was a two-hour long session of one witness detailing compliance with ordinances. Attorney Marc Kaplin, representing the developer, questioned Ben Crowder for two hours regarding the developer’s compliance with various elements of township codes. Crowder is an engineer with Bohler Engineering and project manager for the Concord Ventures project. Kaplin admitted the…
Due to the severity of the winter storm, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit on several roadways in the region. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: • Interstates 76, 95, 476, 676; • U.S. Routes 1, 30, 202, 422; and • State Routes 63, 100…
Since 1998, Operation Warm, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing brand new winter coats to children in need, has gifted more than 2.5 million coats. Due to the expansion of giving efforts across the U.S., Operation Warm has launched its first ever ‘Volunteer Brigade,’ a highly trained force to give more coats to kids in need. This past year, Operation Warm was able to give…
From Concord Township: As a result of the last two snow storms, the county is offering volunteer tree work assistance to private property owners in Delaware County. If you are interested in the county assistance for tree work needed on your property as a result of the storms on March 2 and 7, please email the township immediately and by no later than Monday morning at 9 a.m. Please…
Chadds Ford Township will not appeal the court decision that dismissed the township’s complaint against Pettinaro Construction and Concord Township. Chadds Ford has been fighting the planned widening of Ridge Road for more than a year. Widening the road to six lanes for one-quarter of a mile is part of the commercial development at Ridge and Route 202 in Concord. But that stretch of road abuts…
The March 7 snowstorm has forced a postponement of the regularly scheduled meeting of the Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors.The meeting will now be held 7 p.m., Thursday, March 8 at the municipal building. Supervisors are expected to announce their decision on whether to continue challenging the Pettinaro commercial development planned for Ridge Road at Route 202.
Kennett Square Borough Council Monday night unanimously approved a resolution asking the state and federal legislators to take stronger action against gun violence. While the vote was unanimous, some residents disagreed. According to Wayne Braffman, council member and chairman of the Kennett Area Democrats, he got the resolution from Downingtown. He then shared it with Andrew Anton, a candidate seeking the Democratic Party's nomination to…
Due to the forecasted snow storm tonight into tomorrow, Delaware County Government Center and Courthouse and other county offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7. Update: Concord Township, Garnet Valley School District and the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District have also announced they will be closed March 7. Update: Kennett Consolidated School District has also closed school for March 7 and Kennett Square Borough is under a snow emergency.