Enough is enough. That was the sentiment of the Chester County Commissioners when they announced at their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, that they will immediately cease remitting funds collected by county row offices on behalf of the state for the duration of the state budget impasse – a sum that averages $4 million a month. In a prepared statement signed by all three commissioners,…
The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors spent the bulk of its meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, discussing a developer’s request to amend the township’s zoning code. Michael Pia Jr. of Walnut Street Development Partners appeared with his attorney, J. Charles Gerbron Jr., as well as John D. Snook, a senior advisor for the Brandywine Conservancy. Pia plans to develop a 16.6-acre tract with a mix…
Many area nonprofits depend on donations to survive, a fiscal precariousness that has been exacerbated this year by ripple effects from the state budget impasse. As a result, institutions that typically benefit from state grants, either directly or indirectly, are hoping that the public will help fill the gap this year on Tuesday, Dec. 1, also known as #GivingTuesday. Designed as a prelude to the…
When a Kennett High student got a part-time job at Rubenstein’s a decade ago, she had no inkling of the impact the family-owned, office supply company would exert on her life. For starters, Sandy Tapia, now 26, met another employee, Luis Ortiz, who’s now 30, and they’ve been a couple ever since. Then in August, they added a business partnership to their relationship, opening S&L…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 28. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Route 162 in Newlin Township between Brandywine Creek Drive and Route 82 will be subject to lane restrictions for…
For more than 2½ hours, the Tuesday night meeting of the Kennett Public Library Board covered a sweeping range of topics that included a review of the library’s new website, concerns about its Adult Literacy Program, and an upbeat update on efforts to purchase a building site for a new library in the borough. But strong divisions surfaced during discussion of one of the last…
More than a decade ago, stakeholders for the Kennett library recognized that the well-used Kennett Square institution had outgrown its space, but the path to building a new facility has proven daunting. Among the obstacles, the library board became a revolving door; Pocopson Township, one of the eight municipalities the library serves, stopped its financial support; Kennett Township, the library’s biggest funder, flirted with withholding…