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NWS puts region in crosshairs of blizzard

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 22, 2016

Updated at 2:35 p.m. with Longwood Gardens' closing The National Weather Service (NWS) has upgraded its forecast for southeastern Pennsylvania to a blizzard warning from Friday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m., into Sunday morning, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. The blizzard warning, which includes Delaware and Chester counties, means a potential exists for severe winter weather, including falling and blowing snow, strong winds, and whiteout…

Barrar announces grant opportunities

Posted by Press Release on January 21, 2016

Pennsylvania State Rep. Steve Barrar, R-160, Chester and Delaware counties, is encouraging organizations that serve veterans to apply for competitive grants from the Veterans’ Trust Fund. With the $550,000 in available grants, the connection between charitable organizations, veterans service organizations and county directors of veterans affairs can be built and further cultivated. Barrar said in a press release, “Thanks to the generous people in our…

Speaker offers tips on kids’ cyber safety

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 20, 2016

Frigid temperatures might have kept people from attending a talk on cyber safety at Kennett Middle School, but according to one attendee, that was too bad. “This is the exact information that parents need,” she said, “I wish more had been here.” The one-hour presentation, given by attorney and former Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Mark Walz, was held at Kennett Middle School on Tuesday,…

Nonprofit exec joins 9th District Senate race

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 19, 2016

Nether Providence Township education leader Marty Molloy has announced his campaign for the April 26 special election to fill the 9th Senatorial District vacancy for Delaware and Chester counties. Molloy joins Dan Maisano, a recently-retired magisterial district judge, and state Rep. Tom Killion (R-168) in a race for the seat that was vacated by former state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, who won a judgeship on the…

Volunteers warm a cold MLK Day

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 18, 2016

Single-digit wind chills might have frozen out one event scheduled for Martin Luther King Day, but students and volunteers from several school districts, including Unionville-Chadds Ford, did their parts in warming spirits and bodies. U-CF, Kennett and Avon Grove overlapped on a number of different community service projects during the Jan. 18 remembrance of King. They provided food for the Kennett Food Cupboard, volunteered to…

Antiques, pending sale’s agreement in ruins

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 13, 2016

The side of Rocky Hill Castle in Chadds Ford is shown in its past winter splendor. On Tuesday, a fire gutted the interior and severely compromised the stone exterior walls. Photo courtesy of Brandy Ashley

For nearly four hours on Tuesday, Jan. 12, firefighters battled the Rocky Hill Castle blaze on Bullock Road in Chadds Ford Township, a fire that destroyed nearly 200 years of history, cherished family heirlooms, and the completion of an agreement of sale. Brandy Ashley, a former resident of the castle who lives nearby, said a neighbor called about 1:30 a.m. She said she and her…

Fire destroys 200-year-old Chadds Ford home

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 12, 2016

An overnight blaze destroyed the almost 200-year-old home “Rocky Hill Castle” at 119 Bullock Road in Chadds Ford. An investigation into the blaze is continuing, but according to Township Fire Marshal and Concordville Fire Company Chief Tom Nelling, the cause of the fire is as yet unknown and may never be determined. “The third floor is in the basement,” he said, adding that investigators might…

U-CF to consider program cuts

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 12, 2016

No specific proposals were made, but the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District administration will look at possibly cutting or changing some programs so that next year’s budget can be enacted without the need to go to a referendum for tax increases. As discussed during the Jan. 11 school board work session, the proposed preliminary budget calls for tax increases beyond the Act I limit. The state-mandated…

CFHS applauds history of outgoing director

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on January 9, 2016

Nadia Barakat (left), outgoing executive director of the Chadds Ford Historical Society, poses with Ali Rhodes, a CFHS board member, during Barakat's farewell tribute.

For seven years, Nadia Barakat infused the Chadds Ford Historical Society (CFHS) with her passion and commitment in a variety of roles, culminating in her most recent stint as executive director. On Thursday, Jan. 7, a mix of staff, board members, and volunteers assembled at the CFHS Barn Visitors’ Center to bid her farewell as she embarks on a new chapter, one that will involve…

Loop road meeting planned

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 6, 2016

Chadds Ford Township supervisors have scheduled Feb. 24 for another public meeting on the proposed Hillman Drive extension, the fourth and final leg of the loop road around the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. The date was set during the Jan. 5 Board of Supervisors’ meeting after a long discussion on the controversial segment of the loop, which would be at the southwest corner…