Murphy takes the Ford, Daniels the board

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…

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No Q&A at candidates’ night in Chadds Ford

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…

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Sestak helps kickoff Klein campaign

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…

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