Chadds Ford Township supervisors approved the 2025 budget Wednesday night with no increase in township property taxes. There was a change in the former Business Privilege Tax, however, and the budget had to be readvertised because of that change. The name Business Privilege Tax is gone and is replaced by a Business Registration License. Additionally, the BPT had been $100 per year but the BRL…
• Longwood Gardens remains in festive holiday spirits. Ring in the New Year with musical treats around every corner. Enjoy outdoor musicians, the historic organ, and more on New Year’s Eve. Recorded organ music begins at 2 p.m. but live entertainment kicks in later at 4 p.m. with Galena Brass performing outside at the East Conservatory Plaza and Duly Noted Quartet outside of the Peirce-du…
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks Police arrested a 23-year-old man from West Grove for DUI in East Marlborough Township on Nov. 7. The driver was not named in the report, but police said they initiated a traffic stop after seeing the car swerving on Route 1 just south of Newark Road shortly after midnight. The driver showed signs of drug impairment, police said, and he…
Concord Township has closed its conditional use hearing for a carwash on Conchester Highway, but no decision will be released for another month or two. As previously reported, Dave Kelleher of David Auto wants to open a detailing shop and a carwash on a 5.32-acre site at 830 Conchester Highway, across from Evergreen Drive. Concord’s Zoning Hearing Board granted a special exception for the detailing shop…
A Kennett Township resident poses for a candid after-lunch photo shoot.
This is an update on a missing person report. At approximately 10:10 a.m. on Dec. 16, the Pennsylvania State Police Media station was contacted by the Delaware State Police to report that they located Vito D’Amore and his black 2017 Ford Edge. D’Amore, 86, had been reported missing from Glen Mills, Concord Township, on Dec. 11. D’Amore was found deceased. There were no signs of…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Duke Meet Duke. This 8-year-young handsome gentleman is ready to settle into furever with you! He is a senior sweetheart with so much love to give. He can’t wait to find a loving family of his very own who will welcome him into their home and heart so that…
Pennsylvania State Police from the Media barracks are searching for a missing 87-year-old Concord Township man. The report didn’t identify the missing person by name, only by age, but said the man is white, diabetic, very hard of hearing, and without his medication. It was reported that he was operating a black Ford Edge, bearing Pennsylvania registration WR6829A. The man reportedly left his Fox Den…
The Chadds Ford Business Association is calling it quits at the end of the year. CFBA President Joe Lafferty made the announcement at the group’s final meeting held at Antica on Dec. 12. “We are shutting down the association at the end of the year,” Lafferty said. “It’s unfortunate, bittersweet, and Mary [Marines, the CFBA secretary, and the only other board member] and I got…
PennDOT has announced the following weather-dependent road projects that could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area from Dec. 16 to Dec. 20Motorists are urged to allow extra time traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • Manhole repairs will cause daytime lane closures on E. Market Street between Darlington Street and Woodbine Aly through Jan. 31. •…
• If the two model train displays at the Brandywine Museum of Art aren’t enough, model train lovers should check out the Garden Railway at Longwood Gardens. Longwood considers the display “a fanciful blend of horticulture, engineering, and lighthearted fun awaits guests of all ages with this very special display located outdoors near the Beer Garden.” The display is on view until Jan. 12, during…
