• Emi Arai of Chadds Ford was named to the Dean's List at Lehigh University in the spring 2024 semester. Dean's List status is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. • Julia Thomson of Chadds Ford graduated from the University of Scranton. Thomson earned a Bachelor of Science degree…
Pennsbury Township will receive $1,875,000 to purchase a 100-acre addition to the adjacent Pennsbury Township Park for passive public recreation including hiking and birdwatching. The property supports a diversity of natural resources including woodlands, meadows, and part of Rising Run, which flows into Brandywine Creek. Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the awarding of nearly $6.7 million in open space…
• Concord Township and Newlin Grist Mill are again teaming up to support healthy waterways with the second annual “Race for the Watershed: 5K Trail Run & Duck Race,” taking place on Saturday, June 15 at Newlin Grist Mill. This event is a fundraiser to help raise money to preserve and protect the watershed in the park at Newlin Grist Mill. Funds raised will go…
Unionville High School freshman Liam Krausz is heading to a national rowing competition with his team from the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association. According to a press release, the members of the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association’s (WYRA) Under 17 men’s “four”, a five-person sweep boat, comprised of four rowers and a coxswain, burst from the back of the pack in the 1,000-meter final of the 2024…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • Police said Anthony Yantz, 37, of Pottstown, was arrested on shoplifting charges, according to state police. The report said Yantz stole more than $300 worth of merchandise from Target on Hatton Drive in Concord Township on May 5. • State police from the Media barracks are investigating the reported theft of $8,000 worth of merchandise from LuluLemon in Concord…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors voted to spend almost $1 million on facility upgrades during their May 20 meeting. The board approved upgrades to the main office HVAC at Chadds Ford Elementary School. The total cost for the upgrade is $165,429. That breaks down to $44,233 to Seiberlich Trane Energy Services and $121,196 for Oliver Heating and Cooling. Included in the project is the installation…
Even the geese seem to like the unexpected break in the cloud cover and the appearance of the sun.
Rabbi Yudi Gerber, of Chabad of Aston, led a group of volunteers filling food boxes for the needy on Monday. A half-dozen people met at the Rachel Kohl Library to fill more than two dozen boxes, and then take them to the various families that signed up. According to Gerber, the efforts are through the Jewish Relief Agency. Recipients don’t have to be Jewish to…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Cookie Cookie is a good name for this sweet, sweet, 5-year-old girl. She has come to us from a hoarding situation, but that hasn't dampened her spirit one bit! Cookie is very affectionate, with a loud and ready purr. She also really enjoys a nice brushing. Please meet lovely…
Galleries are, at their core, empty vessels. White (usually, though that is becoming more colorful, happily) walls, large spaces, ready to be adorned with a multitude of artworks in every style imaginable. The beauty of a gallery is that each has its own calling, to celebrate and tell a story previously unheard. Werring Contemporary, the newest gallery on the Brandywine art scene, brings a point…
The 2024 Kennett Square Juneteenth Planning Committee has announced a multitude of programs throughout June to celebrate Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865, the last group of enslaved Black Americans were freed by the Union in Galveston, Texas. White enslavers and local government officials in Galveston refused to tell the enslaved Black population the Civil War was over and they were free. Union troops were brought…
