Author: Rich Schwartzman

Digging into Archie’s Corner

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Len Strozier uses ground penetrating radar to locate unmarked graves at Archie’s Corner in Chadds Ford Township.

After years of not much more than occasional cleanup, Chadds Ford Township is looking more deeply into the history and preservation of Archie’s Corner. While there are a number of gravestones at the site, part of the project includes using ground penetrating radar to find unmarked graves. That work is being done by Len Strozier of Georgia. He calls himself a “cemeterian,” a word he…

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Wyeth at Kuerners at Brandywine Museum

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Snow Hill, by Andrew Wyeth, 1986 Wyeth Foundation for American Art. According to Karl J. Kuerner, Wyeth Told him that the people in the painting are Wyeth’s former models who are dancing in joy that Wyeth was dead.

The names Wyeth and Kuerner are virtually synonymous with Chadds Ford. Indeed, the Kuerner Farm on Ring Road inspired almost 1,000 of those iconic paintings by the late Andrew Wyeth. And now, almost 50 of those paintings are on display at the Brandywine Museum of Art. According to William Coleman, the co-curator for the exhibit, Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth,…

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Pennsbury in brief

Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors awarded a contract to Martin Paving for oil and chipping, and fog sealing six roads as part of the 2025 Road Program. There were two bids, according to township Manager Dan Boyle, with Martin being the low bidder at $164,686. The roads are Whitestone Lane, Raven Lane, Parkersville Road, Graychal Lane, Cheryl Lane, and Chadds Ford Knoll. In July, supervisors…

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Musings: Losing a friend

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Barbara Moore

UPDATE below  When I started covering the Chadds Ford area in the autumn of 2001, I had no intention of getting out into the community to make friends. No, not my style. I had the fanciful notion of being the stereotypical curmudgeon who ticked off politicians. And to a point at least, I succeeded, thank you very much. But I did make some friends nonetheless,…

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UCF board votes on design phase

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Chadds Ford resident Mark Stookey says the reason the district gave for not retaining a third party to analyze the numbers for a new school was based on what he considers a lie.

Despite the objections of more than a dozen residents, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors unanimously gave the go-ahead for the design phase of a new middle school. The board also voted to approve the budget for the next academic year. Next year’s budget calls for appropriations of $108,417,730 and includes tax increases for property owners in the district. Chester County property owners will see…

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Race for the Watershed a success

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Runners take off at the start of the 2025 5K Race for the Watershed at Newlin Grist Mill Park.

There was no sun, and it drizzled at times, but the third annual Race for the Watershed was considered a success. There were 135 runners who preregistered for the event, which for two years has raised money so Newlin Grist Mill Park can buy water monitoring equipment to monitor the water quality of Chester Creek as it runs through Concord Township. Not only did 135…

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Symphony president honored again

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(Left to Right): Wendy Bachman, PMTA board president; Dr. Timothy Blair, Kennett Symphony board president; Dr. Kevin Chance, MTNA board president; Dr. Amanda Gunderson, PMTA immediate past president.

Kennett Symphony Board of Directors President Timothy Blair has received another honor, this one from the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association. He was honored earlier this year by the Music Teachers National Association. The PMTA Distinguished Service Award came during the association’s 2025 conference, Rising Together: Building collaborative pathways to music, held June 7 at Lycoming College. A press release said the award is given to…

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Honors and hires in Chadds Ford

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Liam McKelvey accepts a copy of the resolution honoring him. With hi, from left, are Supervisor Samantha Reiner, Supervisor’s Chairman Timotha Trigg, and Vice Chairman Kathleen Goodier.

Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday honored one resident, made a new hire, and passed a new ordinance. Supervisors also awarded a two-year contract for road and property maintenance. The board honored Liam McKelvey, a Webb Road resident who attends Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. Supervisors’ Chairman Timotha Trigg read a two-page resolution recognizing him for “exemplary service, character, and community contributions.” The resolution…

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More promotions at UCF

There are more administrative moves coming to the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Tim Hoffman was already named the new superintendent of schools, beginning Aug. 1, the day after current Superintendent John Sanville retires. And now it’s time for more moves. In two separate emails, Hoffman announced that two people are up for promotions pending a school board vote on Monday, June 16. Michael Audevard, the…

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