Chadds Ford Township’s brand new Supervisor Frank Murphy wound up advocating a plan objected to by a longstanding supervisor. And he has another proposal in the wings. Judge Linda Cartisano conducted the swearing in ceremony during the Jan. 6 organization meeting. Murphy’s wife, Anna Marie, held the bible and his daughters were in the audience as Murphy swore to uphold and protect the US and…
UPDATED: Unofficial vote totals show Republican Frank Murphy beat out Democrat Rhona Klein for Chadds Ford Township supervisor. Figures provided by Democratic Party Chairman Rob Porter indicate Murphy received 594 votes to Klein’s 403. Porter’s figures include absentee ballots counted. Delaware County’s numbers don’t show absentees. The county’s total is 575-395 for Murphy. For Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Region C — Chadds Ford and Pennsbury…
Chadds Ford voters had a chance to hear from candidates for supervisor during a candidates’ night at Turner’s Mill last week. Candidates for various offices introduced themselves briefly, but the major focus was on Rhona Klein and Frank Murphy, the Democratic and Republican Party candidates to replace Deborah Love as supervisor. Klein and Murphy each gave a brief speech outlining their backgrounds and their reasons…
With the November general election three weeks away, the Chadds Ford Republican Party began rallying the troops behind county and local candidates during its annual luncheon. The party’s urgency to get the voters to the polls was made clear when tax collector and party executive committee member Valerie Hoxter said of the election: “It’s not going to be a squeaker, but we have to act…
Rhona Klein kicked off her campaign for Chadds Ford supervisor with a fund-raiser plus meet and greet at her home on May 29. Among the roughly two-dozen attendees was former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak who is looking to challenge U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in the 2016 senatorial election. Klein will face Republican Frank Murphy in the November general election. One of the themes brought up…
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directors ratified a tentative teachers’ contract during their May 20 meeting — and will do so again on June 10. The 7-2 vote came four days after the teachers overwhelmingly approved the plan. The reason for the second vote — to be held during the next work session — is because of a language change regarding the work schedule. Part of…
Frank Murphy, one of the three Unionville-Chadds Ford School District directors from Region C, is leaving the board effective June 17. His departure coincides with his running for Chadds Ford Township supervisor. He announced his resignation during the April 15 meeting and said later that he will not be voting on the budget for the next school year. The budget vote is the night of…
Chadds Ford Republicans endorse Frank Murphy, not Deborah Love for supervisor’s race. Love accuses the group of exclusivity, cronyism and witch hunting.