Kennett fires top cop
Posted by Monica Fragale on February 6th, 2020
Kennett Township supervisors voted Wednesday to fire the township police chief, who was investigated by the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office for a sexual assault allegation but ultimately not charged, and who was the subject of an internal township investigation as a result. The supervisors also voted to make the police department’s second-in-command, Read More »
Conflict and open space in Concord
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 5th, 2020
On a night when Concord Township Council announced the acquisition of more land for open space, a former council member made not so veiled allegations of impropriety by the council’s president. Councilman John Crossan formally announced the township bought the Carilla property, a site of slightly more than two acres at 886 Naamans Creek Road. A development of four ...Read More »
Chadds Ford in brief
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 6th, 2020
Chadds Ford Township Supervisors Wednesday night announced two appointments and a hearing for later this month. Current vacancy officer and former township secretary Gail Force was appointed as township treasurer at a rate of $21 per hour. Tammy Maciolek, the assistant to the manager, was named the emergency management coordinator at a rate of $2,500 per year in ...Read More »
Otto’s to go double-decker parking
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 4th, 2020
Otto’s BMW in Birmingham Township wants to add a little more inventory parking and is planning to go double-decker. The dealership went before the township Board of Supervisors Monday night to get conditional use approval to install 19 double-decker parking units to take the place of 21 current employee parking spaces. Those spaces are against a retaining wall at the ...Read More »
Around Town Feb. 6
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 6th, 2020
It’s about food and brew at Newlin Grist Mill. On Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., food historian Marc Meltonville will give a talk titled, “Hearth to Home: A History of the English Kitchen,” in which he will discuss how the kitchen as we know it developed and evolved over time. Pre-registration is suggested for the lecture, which is $6 per person for Newlin Grist Mill ...Read More »
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Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 5th, 2020
Troop K Media Barracks • Ashley N. Waltz, 31, of Wilmington, was cited for following too closely after an accident on Route 202 in Concord Township on Jan. 27, police said. According to the report, Waltz rear-ended another vehicle near Hillman Drive but tried to flee. An uninvolved motorist witnessed Waltz driving erratically and was able to get the license number, ...Read More »
Posted by Constance McBride on February 4th, 2020
"Drift" by Dennis Beach at The Art Trust
In February we celebrate love, and several venues are featuring works about love this month. The Art Trust Gallery at Meridian Bank in West Chester opens this Friday Feb. 7th with a new exhibition that is all about a love for nature. “Shades of Gray” features artists Leah Wells, Roderick Hidalgo and Dennis Beach. Wells is obviously inspired by nature and our ...Read More »
Adopt-a-Pet Feb. 3
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 3rd, 2020
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. King Lear King Lear may have a regal name and the fetching looks of royalty, but he wants you to know he’s really a simple, go-with-the-flow kind of guy. He’s a dog of the people, loving with everyone he meets. He has lived with young kids, and he does super in the ...Read More »
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 1st, 2020
Women’s Suffrage Procession in Washington D.C., March 3, 1913. George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress
Fighting for rights and equality under the law is never easy and can be life-threatening. Two new exhibits at the Brandywine River Museum of Art focus on two such struggles. Votes for Women: A Visual History, runs through June 7 and Witness to History: The Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein runs through June 14. Amanda Burdan, who curated Votes for Women, is ...Read More »
Posted by Dr. Kayta Gajdos on February 1st, 2020
I sit at a college in Massachusetts, staring out the window at a stand of lodgepole pines. Students, staff, tread the paved walkways cleared of snow. I am here because a young woman athlete named Grace died in a car crash. Some of her rowing crewmates are still in a Florida hospital, hopefully healing from their injuries. The local Boston papers have reported sudden ...Read More »
Everything you need to know about the coronavirus
Posted by Crozer Keystone Staff on January 30th, 2020
Coronavirus has been a fixture in the news cycle since the start of the new year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes its spread and the ongoing investigation as an “emerging, rapidly evolving situation.” Within the last 24 hours, nearly 6,000 cases had been confirmed by the World Health Organization across 16 countries, including five in ...Read More »
Business Briefs Jan 31
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 31st, 2020
• Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery of Kennett Square was recently awarded a Gold Medal at the 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of North American wines in the world. More than 65 judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluated nearly 6,700 wines from more than 1,000 wineries this year and Galer Estate’s 2018 ...Read More »
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Posted by Charles Laudadio on January 31st, 2020
I understand that baby boomers are growing (I am one at 74) and downsizing. Many new condos are being built to accommodate them. Read More »
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