Local News Chadds Ford Archives

Honors and hires in Chadds Ford

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on June 12, 2025

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…

Liberty Tree ceremony at battlefield park

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on June 3, 2025

The Liberty Tree near the Gilpin House at the Brandywine Battlefield park.

Politicians, Masons, Sons of Liberty, Daughters of the American Revolution, and history lovers gathered at Brandywine Battlefield Park for a ceremony in honor of the Liberty Tree. America 250 PA organized the event as part of the run-up to the 250th anniversary of independence. As part of the run-up, the group is in the process of planting 67 Liberty Trees in Pennsylvania, one in each…

New ordinance considered in Chadds Ford

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 29, 2025

Chadds Ford Township supervisors are considering a new ordinance that would allow fire companies to recover some funds after responding to emergencies. After the ordinance is advertised, the board is expected to hold a hearing and then vote on it during the June meeting. “This ordinance is intended to grant fire companies operating within the township the authority to seek reimbursement for the reasonable costs…

Memorial Day in photos

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 26, 2025

Boy Scout a Troop 31 bring in the colors to start the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Chadds Ford.

Memorial Day ceremonies continued Monday at Brandywine Baptist Church in Chadds Ford Township, and Kennett Square had its annual parade. In Chadds Ford, former Army Capt. Michael O’Shaughnessy, a veteran of the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, gave a brief history of Memorial, of how it can be traced to just after the Civil War. O’Shaughnessy said activities to honor the fallen had been…

Board OKs conservancy plans

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 19, 2025

An architect's rendering of what 6 Station Way Road will look like after renovation.

The Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors last week approved several proposals from the Brandywine Conservancy as it continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida. Those approved proposals include a consolidation of 11 parcels, the demolition of six buildings that can no longer be used, and the renovation of 6 Station Way Road. The lot consolidation, a reverse subdivision, will bring the 11…

No decision on Calvary expansion

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 8, 2025

Phase III, the proposed addition, is circled.

Calvary Chapel must wait another month before it learns whether the Chadd Ford Planning Commission will recommend approval for the chapel’s planned expansion. For background, Calvary Chapel received approval for the church at 500 Brandywine Drive in 2008 and was opened in 2009 after getting land use and conditional use approval. The bureaucratic process took five years because of continuances. The church was before the…

Chadds Ford declares emergency

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 8, 2025

With the closing of Crozer Chester Hospital, Chadds Ford Township supervisors officially declared a state of emergency in the township. The vote came during a special meeting of the board on Wednesday, May 7. “I did declare a state of emergency last week because of the closure of Chester Crozer Hospital, which is really putting a cramp in our emergency services,” said Supervisors’ Chairman Timotha…

Davis tract preserved

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 14, 2025

The main house on the Davis Tract, where N.C. Wyeth once lived and worked, will become the headquarters for the North American Land Trust, according to NALT President Steve Carter.

It’s official. The Davis Tract, a 16-acre property that was once the home of N.C. Wyeth is now preserved and will become the headquarters for NALT, the North American Land Trust, which now owns the property, but Chadds Ford Township will hold the permanent conservation easement. In addition to N.C. Wyeth, the property was later owned by Walter and Shirley Winther who owned the former…

New building OK’d for Painters Crossing

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 10, 2025

The approved new building includes a fenced area for outdoor dining.

After months of working with the Chadds Ford Planning Commission, The Henderson Group received approval for a new building at Painters Crossing shopping center. Township supervisors granted land use and conditional use approval for a 15,000-plus square foot building in the southeast corner of the shopping center, the area closest to the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. As has been reported since the fall,…

Movement on Walkable Chadds Ford

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 27, 2025

Chadds Ford Township supervisors announced Wednesday that the bidding process for Walkable Chadds Ford is underway. Timotha Trigg, the supervisors’ chairman, said during the board’s March 26 workshop that the project has been advertised and that bidders have five weeks to submit their bids through April 17. When bids are received, PennDOT will begin the award process, followed by a preconstruction meeting, which will lead…