Wednesday, October 30, 2019

DINOSAUR: Another relic from the past


I received an updated credit card in the mail the other day, and it just didn't look official. When I took out the old one from my wallet, I realized why: credit cards no longer have raised numerals on them. The reason is obvious: when was the last time you saw a clerk using an imprinter -- that sliding device that embossed your credit card number on a receipt? I think the last manual transaction I ever conducted was at a restaurant circa 2010, when their electronic system was temporarily down. I remember it only because the transaction never showed up on my credit card statement.

LANCASTER COUNTY: The Pa. Renaissance Faire

When Dearest Partner suggested that we visit the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, I rolled my eyes, assuming it would be full of the Dungeons & Dragons crowd and people who argue about Elvish grammar. Humor me, he said; so I went.
That was in 2017, and we had so much fun that we've returned every October since. This year we even got dressed up, D.P. in a peasant costume and me in a beaded dress I bought for $6.50 at the Avondale Goodwill.
The "Ren Faire" is just a hoot and a utopia for people watching. If you're looking for a place where people of all ages, colors, sizes, sexual preferences, political viewpoints, and ethnicities are welcome and everybody gets along, visit the Ren Faire next summer. It was endearing to see a burly, tattooed guy dressed as a Viking marauder, carrying his little son on his shoulders. We saw a guy in chain mail painted to resemble a Flyers jersey, a Wizard of Oz troupe, the Three Musketeers, a Civil War soldier, several Plague doctors, lots of monks, knights, fairy maidens and wenches, and a pope who was a dead ringer for the current incumbent. Even the undead showed up: a couple dressed as Jack Skellington and his girlfriend Sally participated in the afternoon costume contest.
We especially liked the falconry show, the archery exhibition (featuring a semi-automatic crossbow invented in China 2,500 years ago), and the jugglers (the amazing Paolo Garbanzo juggled four lighted torches while standing on a ball!).
We also had an interesting conversation with a security/first aid guy, who said problems arise only when (1) the heat is bad (many of the elaborate costumes are heavy) and (2) people imbibe too much beer.
Perhaps the most touching moment of the day was when a woman asked us to take a photo of her with her young grand-daughter. She said she'd brought her kids to Ren Faire when they were little, and was delighted to continue the tradition with the next generation.

WEST MARLBOROUGH: Taking care of the cemetery

Thanks to the interest and generosity of a West Marlborough resident, two massive and mostly dead oak trees were cut down on Oct. 29 at the old Mount Olive AME Church cemetery on Upland Road. The worry was that if the trees fell, they could disturb some of the graves. 
At least six African-American Civil War soldiers are buried in the abandoned cemetery. The last burial there was in 1944.
 
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Flags mark the graves of African-American veterans.
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The two huge trees were cut down on Oct. 29.
The headstone for Civil War veteran John Dorsey and his wife Rebecca.

PENN: Another 55-plus community

A reader asked me what's being built on the property just west of Jennersville Hospital. It's going to be a 55-plus community called Big Elk. The developer is Ryan Homes. It looks like they're in the earthmoving stages of the project now, as well as installing infrastructure.
I checked the minutes of the Penn Township board of supervisors since the beginning of 2018, and they provide little detail about the development other than noting that the developer completed an environmental impact study required by the state. There's no information yet on Ryan's website about the size of the project or the price of the houses.

Monday, October 28, 2019

LENAPE: The bridge is getting a new life

We took a break from running weekend errands and swung by the Lenape Bridge over the Brandywine to check out the renovations. It was fascinating. So far the workers have removed the road surface, paving and fill of the 107-year-old bridge all the way down to the stone arches as part of a $3.4 million renovation project. The bridge is expected to reopen by summer 2020.
Workers have so far removed the paving and fill of the Lenape Bridge.

AVONDALE: Be Here brewpub will be here soon

The old National Bank of Avondale building on Pennsylvania Avenue, empty since the health food store closed its doors, is being converted into the Be Here Brewing Company. The opening of Avondale's first-ever brewpub is expected by year-end.
According to its Facebook page, the brewpub is "founded on the belief that all towns should have central places for both local residents and visitors alike, where they can eat, drink and socialize. Someplace both cozy and fun where we can forget about the stress of the future and burdens of the past. Too often we don't live for the moment."

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The Be Here brewpub in Avondale is expected to open by the end of 2019.

CHURCH: An interfaith service of gratitude

I enjoy visiting different churches and experiencing the settings that people consider conducive to reflection and worship, from the unadorned simplicity of Quaker meetinghouses to the stained glass, marble, woodwork and statues at the freshly renovated St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Kennett Square. And members of many local churches will be coming together for an interfaith Thanksgiving service at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Route 202, West Chester, from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 17. The "service of gratitude in song, prayer, and word" will be followed by "light refreshments and outreach family activity." The event is sponsored by the West Chester Religious and Spiritual Council, and all are welcome.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

NEWLIN: The Mason-Dixon line

Todd Babcock will be discussing the history of the Mason-Dixon Line at a meeting of the Newlin Historical Society at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Liberty Lodge at the KOA Campground on Route 162, Embreeville. All are welcome. Dues to join the group are for individuals, $10 for one year or $28 for three years, and for families, $14 for one year or $39 for three years.
For more information visit the society's website at newlintwphistory.org/.
 
 

EAST MARLBOROUGH: The Bread Ladies

Lovers of homemade baps, brownies and bread will be relieved to learn that the Bakers at Red Lion (aka the Bread Ladies) are baking once again. Oven problems forced them to close last weekend, but they've been fixed, and Barbara and Nancy will be back in business this weekend. The beloved little bakery is at the corner of Route 926 and Doe Run Road.

JENNERSVILLE: Another supermarket sells alcohol

The Jennersville Giant will soon be selling beer and wine, just like the Kennett Giant and the Avondale Acme. Renovations just started this past week in the corner of the store near the produce section. It will be interesting to see if whether this has any impact on the nearby State Store on the other side of the Jennersville shopping center.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

JENNERSVILLE: It's now just rubble

They've finally razed that long-vacant building on Old Baltimore Pike in Jennersville, across the street from the Jennersville McDonald's. It used to house a florist shop and then a consignment shop but has been sitting empty and exposed to the elements since it was heavily damaged by a fire. For the past several months there's been a big "X" spray-painted on the west side. It took a demolition crew only a few hours to tear the building down, leaving only broken bricks and charred timbers.

KIDS' SONGS: The farmer or the dog?

Two kids' songs formed part of this week's soundtrack for me.
Friday morning, during an important board meeting, I received an urgent text from my brother: In the song B-I-N-G-O, is Bingo the name of the farmer or the dog? Apparently this debate was raging at his workplace, and he thought that I, as a copy editor, could provide some useful input.
I told him to get back to work.
We ran into him the next day, and he said the argument had quickly spread throughout the entire office and he and his coworkers spent most of the day researching how the song was depicted in YouTube videos and cartoons.
The conclusion was that Bingo is, in fact, the dog's name.
(For some guaranteed amusement, run the question by a friend or family member and just watch them start singing the song.)
Later in the week, Dearest Partner encountered a man making slushies at Wawa for himself and his wife. The guy's wife studied the icy, oddly colored mixture and opined that it resembled "greasy, grimy gopher guts." D.P. said the phrase took him back to his boyhood, but it was new to me. Echoing my brother and his colleagues, we looked it up. The gross lyrics, sung to the tune of "The Old Gray Mare," consist of a litany of similarly disgusting offal, with each verse ending in "But I forgot my spoon!" Pretty funny stuff.

GLEN MILLS: A tasty Indian dinner

Wow, did we have a terrific dinner on Saturday at Shere-E-Punjab in Glen Mills, an Indian restaurant tucked away in the Concordville Town Centre shopping center on Route 1. We got there at about 5:30 and several booths were already taken. The food arrived very quickly, first my lamb masala and garlic naan and then the sizzling platter of salmon, shrimp and chicken that Dearest Partner ordered. My lamb dish was wonderful, with a terrific tomato and onion sauce, perfect spiciness level and the unusual touch of fenugreek leaves (I've always loved the taste of fenugreek). The waiter kept our drinks filled throughout dinner, which I always appreciate during a spicy meal.
We will definitely be back. There's lots more on the menu to try.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Apathy in inaction

While shopping this weekend we encountered a laconic youth named Kevin who personified the stereotype of a slacker employee.
I was paying for my stuff when a stink bug crawled across the edge of the checkout counter.
"Eww, a stink bug!" I said, pointing to it.
The clerk turned to his coworker. 
"Kevin!" he said. "There's a stink bug."
Kevin replied, with an utter lack of animation, "Whaddya want me to do about it?" It was the rhetorical equivalent of a shrug. 
Dearest Partner, realizing no one else was likely to take any action, flicked it onto the floor and squished it.

CHILD REARING: Entertainment at the Acme

Regular readers know I'm a Giant shopper as a rule, but I popped into the Avondale Acme on Sunday because it's closer and I needed to pick up just a few vegetables for our crockpot supper. It was busy, and I observed a few scenes that made me smile.
One mother was teaching her son to select peppers. She allowed him to choose any color, and he picked a bright orange one, carefully weighed it and put it in a plastic bag.
In the next aisle, a mother was patiently explaining to her daughter that the snack she wanted was exactly the same as the regular kind but was more expensive simply because there was a picture of a princess on the box. This did not dissuade the young girl from wanting the princess snacks anyway. The woman reminded me so much of my own dear mother, an excellent consumer who rarely fell prey to marketing gimmicks.

POCOPSON: Pumpkins and cider

If you've left your autumn decorating until the end of October, Barnard's Orchard on Route 842 east of Unionville still has plenty of pumpkins, gourds, and ornamental kale for sale. We stopped by on a rainy Sunday and, after a little browsing around the yard, spotted a wonderful pumpkin with a distinct bump on the side that will serve as a perfect nose. We also liked the strange-looking pumpkins with barnacle-like growths on them.
And even if you already have your Halloween pumpkin, be sure to purchase some of Barnard's wonderful apple cider, which I think is the best around.
Pumpkins at Barnard's Orchard

Friday, October 18, 2019

PESTS: Stink bugs and lanterflies

So the spotted lanternfly is getting all the press as the destructive pest du jour, but I've still been busy battling stink bugs. They're getting a tad apathetic as the temperature drops, which makes them easier to suck up with my handy Bugzooka vacuum device. And, thankfully, their numbers are much reduced from their peak seven or eight years ago.
A West Marlborough neighbor reports seeing spotted lanternflies so thickly clustered on one of her trees that she couldn't even see the trunk. I've seen only a few here, including one in my living room. Fat cat Tina immediately swatted it with her front paw and then crushed it on the floor. Extra tuna treats for Tina!

Thursday, October 17, 2019

KACS: Restocking the shelves

What a way to start a term in office! Two weeks after Lynn Majarian became board president of Kennett Area Community Services, the organization's food cupboard suffered a Sunday morning electrical fire. They had to throw out half their inventory of food and shut down temporarily for a thorough cleaning.
The group put out a call for help to replenish their stocks, and it was widely shared on social media.
When I stopped by the group's headquarters at 136 West Cedar Street, Kennett Square, to drop off my donation, Lynn and other volunteers were standing on the curb accepting donations and loading them into a rented storage pod, which she said was quickly filling up. As a stopgap measure they were handing out Thanksgiving-meals-in-a-box and $25 Giant gift cards to clients until operations returned to normal.

REGRETS: Getting rid of that ink

A shrewd friend of mine is taking a course in laser tattoo removal, which I think will be a true growth industry. Apparently it takes between five and ten laser treatments to completely remove a tattoo, depending on the density and type of the ink that was used.
Is it painful? The site I checked assured worried consumers that if they were tough enough to get inked in the first place, they'll certainly be able to manage the removal process. They compared the discomfort of a laser to a rubber band snapping on your skin.

SCOUTS: Pasta for a good cause

As always, we enjoyed Boy Scout Troop 24's spaghetti dinner in the basement social room of Kennett Friends Meeting. The sauce and meatballs are so tasty, and there's a whole table of yummy desserts to choose from. Plus, the money goes to a great cause. This autumn's dinner, held Oct. 12, even featured some entertainment: a one-man band, a fellow playing both an accordion and a kick drum. 

SCARVES: Photos you can wear around your neck

Unionville photographer Beth Harpham is launching a new venture: she's printing her exquisite images of nature, horses, birds and local scenes on silk scarves, priced at $85. Beth's philosophy: "I try to capture ephemeral, fleeting moments, the light and the dark, flights of fancy and landscapes, both external and internal. Inspiration comes from nature and the creatures that inhabit my world, my backyard and the places I travel."
You can see her work at rubythroatedsparrow.com. She also takes commissions.

DATED: An old church and a new one

At the Red Rose Inn intersection I was behind a car with a bumper sticker for the Christian Life Center, "Est. 1726." This date confused me, as I knew that the CLC is in fact one of those new, large, nondenominational churches that seem to be thriving mightily while some more traditional churches are struggling for their very existence.
I learned that the CLC is in fact the lineal descendant of the New London Presbyterian Church, which was founded in 1726. New London's brick building on Route 896 is still used for weddings and funerals, but the congregation meets at the CLC, just over a mile away.

DINING OUT: Keeping signmakers busy

The restaurant shuffle continues. A Mexican restaurant, Los Chavelos, is moving into the former site of the Brown Derby in Toughkenamon. The Longwood Family Restaurant (formerly Hugo's) has closed its doors. And the Byrsa Bistro is returning to downtown Kennett, just across State Street from where it was formerly located. It's moving into the space where the Sunrise Café (and before that Harrington's Coffee Company) used to be.

Friday, October 11, 2019

FAIR: Animals on display

Hats off to Unionville Community Fair president Bonnie Musser and her team for presenting a truly awesome Fair this year. It helped that Saturday was a perfect autumn day.
On Saturday afternoon we got a chance to visit with the goats, alpacas and llamas and had a long talk with the goats' owner. When she said "kids," I couldn't tell if she was referring to the young goats or her own children.
We also got to watch the Dairy Cattle judging. Per protocol, the young men and women who were showing their cows were dressed in white shirts and white jeans and put the spotlessly clean cows through their paces as the judge, in jacket and tie, watched carefully. At the end of his inspection, before announcing the results, he told the youths that he realized his mere 10 minutes of assessment was reflecting the hard work and long hours that they had put in all summer.
 

PARADE: The light brigade

Registration is open for the Kennett Square Holiday Light Parade through downtown Kennett, which this year will start at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. The Google Docs registration form can be accessed through Facebook.
Although it's been in existence for only a few years, this parade has become hugely popular with parade-goers and participants. It's called the Light Parade because the participants decorate their floats, trucks, tractors, hay buggies, and just about every kind of vehicle you can think of with seriously impressive displays of lights. Some bring their own generators. Bragging rights are at stake.

FLOWERS: Late bloomers

Here it is, mid-October, and I'm still getting enough flowers from the cutting garden to fill every vase in the house. True, the snapdragons are finished, and the sunflowers have gone to seed, but the zinnias, dahlias, celosia, blue salvia, cosmos and ageratums are still going strong. It could be that I didn't plant the garden until very late because of the wet spring. Also, many of this year's flowers (the purple ageratum and the pink, maroon and yellow celosia) were welcome volunteers from last year and didn't appear until later in the season.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

IDIOMS: Lost in translation

A charley horse, one of those sudden muscle cramps in the calf, woke me from a sound slumber the other night. I was sure it was induced by an especially grueling workout, and at the Y the next day I wanted to whine about it.
A lot of the people in this particular gym class speak only a little English, so I asked a bilingual fellow how to say "charley horse" in Spanish. "Carlos caballo," he said. "But I don't think anybody's gonna understand that!"

HUNT CUP: An autumn tradition

It's time to buy your parking pass and start planning your tailgate picnic for the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup on Sunday, Nov. 3. This year marks the 85th running of the event, which is a hugely popular autumn event for horse racing fans and people who like a good party (or both!). The course is west of Newark Road, between Routes 926 and 842.
The event is held rain or shine. Last year the carriage parade was cancelled due to muddy conditions, and who can forget the year the port-a-potties were upended by ferocious winds?
Gates open at 10:30 a.m., with the junior hunt cup race at 11:30 and the carriage parade at 1 p.m. Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds will parade at 2 p.m. and there will be a sidesaddle exhibition at 2:30 p.m. The Lewis C. Ledyard Memorial Race starts at 1:30 p.m., the Arthur O. Choate, Jr. Memorial is at 2:15 p.m., the Hunt Cup at 3 p.m. and the Athenian Idol (the flat race) at 3:30 p.m. Visit www.pahuntcup.org for more information.

NEW BOLTON: Robotic imaging

As part of the New Bolton Center's First Tuesday lecture series on equine topics, veterinarians Dean Richardson, Barbara Dallap Schaer and Kate Wulster will be discussing "Robotic Imaging: Pioneering the Future" at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 (Election Day) in New Bolton's Alumni Hall. Registration is recommended at https://firsttuesdaynbc.eventbrite.com.

KENNETT SQUARE: Haunted history tour

Kennett Square's history will be brought to life during a "haunted history" walking tour of the downtown area from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. I've been a guide for this tour in the past and it is good fun, with costumed actors and actresses along the route describing their strange lives and fates. Meet at the corner of State and Broad Streets. The organizers are asking for a donation of $5 per person, free for kids 12 and under. Tours will leave every 15 minutes, with the last one leaving at 6:45 p.m. More information is available at historickennettsquare.com.

NEW GARDEN: History of Lyceum Hall

The 167-year-old Lyceum Hall will be open from noon to 4 p.m. October 19 as part of New Garden Community Day in New Garden Park on Route 41. Members of the township's historical commission will be there to answer questions, and at 3 p.m. they'll give a presentation on the history of the building and how they have restored it over the past few years. On display will be artifacts from earlier uses of the building, which included a school, a refuge for runaway slaves, a township building and a polling place.

Monday, October 7, 2019

POCOPSON: Contact the folks in DC

One of the Pocopson Township supervisors was kind enough to contact me after seeing my item in last week's column about the unpredictable traffic jams caused by the railroad cars shuffling back and forth across Route 926 at the Brandywine Creek. The problem is aggravated by the fact that the Route 52 bridge over the Brandywine is closed for repairs.
The supervisor, who asked to remain nameless, told me that the township is well aware of the situation. The supervisors have met with the railroad's owner, who explained that the siding behind Pocopson Hardware Store is the only place the entire length of the railroad where cars can be formed into trains.
And there is no set schedule for when the trains are formed; it just depends on when they have enough cars.
Nor can they make up the trains at nights or on weekends, because (1) it would be dangerous for the workers and (2) the railroad is a 9-to-5 operation.
The supervisors did ask the owner if he could avoid the back-and-forth shuffling during the start and end of the school day, and he said he'd "do the best he could."
Also, the supervisor told me, the hands of township and state officials are tied because the railroad is a federally regulated utility. The supervisor urged irate residents to contact their federal elected officials, because they are the only folks who have any clout in this situation. 

Friday, October 4, 2019

UNIONVILLE: Fire company open house

The Po-Mar-Lin Fire Co. is hosting its annual open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 at its station on Route 82 in downtown Unionville. You'll be able to watch the highly trained, dedicated Station 36 volunteers demonstrate their firefighting and rescue expertise. I remember how enthralled the kids and adults at last year's event were when the firefighters showed how efficiently they can cut apart a car and extract a trapped accident victim. There will also be food trucks, raffles, music and flu shots.

THE FAIR: Terrific entries

For years I've run the Youth Baked Goods competition at the Unionville Community Fair, and this year we had the best entries ever. My dedicated volunteer judges took two hours on Thursday morning to assess all the cakes, cupcakes, brownies, candy, muffins and cookies. I got to be the tie-breaker on a few occasions when the quartet couldn't reach consensus. I also pulled rank to sample a rich, moist yellow cake with chocolate icing and peanut butter frosting between the layers. It may have been the best cake I've ever had. Best-of-show honors went to an elementary school girl's ginger snaps that were not only professional-looking but delicious. I take some pride in my ginger snaps, but these were light-years better.
The vegetables and the canned goods contests had impressive numbers of entries this year. In fact, even after my judges had finished, the canned goods judges were still at work, sampling the array of jams, preserves, marmalade, relishes, pickles, preserved fruits, and sauces.
Students from Longwood's professional gardening programs judged the vegetable, flower and house plant contests and carefully pored over the entries, inspecting for insect damage, non-uniform entries and other flaws.
The classroom exhibits were charming. We especially liked an adorable display of woodland creatures made from pine cones and acorns, and "The ABCs of Agriculture" by the London Grove Friends Kindergarten.
It was great to catch up with all of my Fair friends. And the renovated barn looks great: no leaks!

Thursday, October 3, 2019

CONFUSED: Mistaken identity

Before the Carlisle cross-country race on Saturday, it was quite a task to locate the Young Relative and his father amidst hundreds of leggy youths, many sporting gold jerseys and headbands, and athletic-looking fathers, many sporting sunglasses and baseball caps.
"Oh, look!" I'd say to the Dearest Partner, pointing to a likely candidate. "There he is!"
Then we'd get closer, and of course I was wrong. I came really close to hugging one middle-aged guy I thought was my brother.
My repeated errors greatly amused the Dearest Partner. The next day, when we were driving through Wilmington, I saw an odd sight on the sidewalk.
"That man," I said, "is carrying a cat in a milk crate."
"Are you sure it's not a dog?" asked the D. P.
"No, it's definitely a cat!"
"Are you sure it's not your brother?"

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

WEST MARLBOROUGH: Funding emergency services

To pay its "fair share" of ambulance and fire company expenditures, West Marlborough taxpayers' yearly contribution will need to jump from its current $17,000 a year to between $52,000 and $106,000.
That was the stark conclusion presented to township residents by the township's EMS Task Force on October 1.
The task force, comprising Phoebe Fisher, Clipper LaMotte, Nancy Truitt, Jake Chalfin and Hugh Lofting Sr., has been working since July 2018 to examine the budgets and activities of the emergency service providers that cover the township: Avondale Fire Company, Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company, Modena Fire Company, and Medics 93 and 94. They devised a "fair share" formula with three components: the assessed property value, the call volume and the population for each municipality.
The task force noted that under state law, townships must fund emergency services.
Mr. LaMotte said that even though funding volunteer companies is expensive, costs would skyrocket if paid emergency responders are ever needed to replace volunteers. "It's in our best interest to keep [volunteer companies] healthy," he said.
Several residents expressed their frustration that most of the accidents take place on state-maintained roads that they believe could be made safer. For instance, PennDOT will not approve the installation of guardrails along the notorious hill on Route 82 near Dupont Road.
Mr. LaMotte reminded the residents that the bulk of the companies' expenses are fixed and go toward maintaining the capacity to handle emergencies. Those fixed costs do not vary according to the number of calls.
Others thought it was unfair for West Marlborough residents to pay for accidents involving "outsiders." Some said car insurance companies should cover emergency services (Dr. Fisher said some do but the payment is inadequate).
The next step is for the township supervisors to review the recommended formula and analyze its tax implications.
State Rep. Christina Sappey attended the meeting and said the funding of emergency services is a statewide problem. "Your township has done more than a lot of municipalities," she told the audience.  
Amid the sobering numbers, there were moments of levity in the evening, which was attended by about 40 residents and representatives from local fire and ambulance companies. Before her talk, Dr. Fisher, a pediatric anesthesiologist, said, "My usual job is to put people to sleep" but hoped it did not carry over into her presentation. And at the end of the evening, the task force members were presented with boxes of Marlboro Mushrooms and a "key to the township," which Supervisor Bill Wylie said entitled them to a ride on the township road grader.
Supervisor Bill Wylie (left) presents Clipper LaMotte and Phoebe Fisher with the "keys to West Marlborough" and boxes of Marlboro Mushrooms. Photo courtesy of Clayton Bright.


Tuesday, October 1, 2019

PENNSBURY: The supervisors explain

Thanks to an alert reader, we now know why the Pennsbury Township supervisors allowed the clear-cutting of a wooded lot along Route 1 at Chandler Road: they were ordered to do so by the state.
Initially the township tried to enforce its strict rules against tree cutting. However, the family that owns the land filed a complaint with the state attorney general arguing that they had filed a logging/land use permit for the property and had obtained approval from the county's Conservation District. The attorney general agreed, meaning the landowners didn't have to abide by the township ordinances and didn't even need to obtain a permit. The supervisors decided against pursuing legal action.
There is still no word on what will be done with the newly cleared land.
You can read the full story about the dispute in the township's fall newsletter on the township website (www.pennsbury.pa.us).