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Chester CountyPRESS
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Covering Avon Grove, Chadds Ford, Kennett Square, Oxford, & Unionville Areas
Volume 150, No. 23
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
60 Cents
Pop-up alchemy: Kennett Square The Creamery Borough officials, library leaders explore opens in Kennett Square new building options Could the borough’s administration offices and the library be housed in the same state-of-the-art facility? Kennett Square officials are about to take another look at the possibility By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Officials from Kennett Square Borough and the Kennett Library are once again exploring the possibility of having one state-of-the-art, multi-use facility located in Kennett Square Borough to serve as the home of the borough’s administration office, the
library, and, perhaps, the police department. At the June 6 council meeting, council president Dan Maffei read from a prepared statement from the borough and the library announcing that library leaders are undertaking a planning initiative to analyze the community’s needs. “The Borough of Kennett Square and the Kennett
Library have been meeting to discuss a vision for the new library,” Maffei said. “During these discussions, the idea emerged to comPhoto by Kelli Cohee bine the library and borough The opening of the Creamery in Kennett Square last facilities. We are happy to weekend drew hundreds. announce that the library is By Richard L. Gaw in Kennett Square, as conabout to undertake a planStaff Writer tractors floated in and out ning initiative to determine of what once served as the the needs of the commuOn the afternoon after former headquarters of the nity as they relate to a new the opening weekend of Eastern Condensed Milk Continued on Page 3A the Creamery beer garden Continued on Page 2A
Students get soaked for a good cause as ALS hits home at Unionville High School
Photo by John Chambless
The water splashes the crowd after a chant of ‘UHS fights ALS!’
By John Chambless Staff Writer
For dozens of Unionville High School students, it was a good way to mark the The sunny, hot afternoon end of one of the last days of June 2 was a good day of the school year. And it to splash in some icy water. was a very good day for the
Muscato family. Just as classes let out, Elizabeth Muscato and some friends had set up a table in front of the school and filled coolers with icy
water in preparation for an ALS Bucket Challenge to raise money for the ALS Association. Standing quietly to the side was her husband, Charles Muscato,
Oxford Area High School holds its 136th commencement By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Olivia Cannon, the valedictorian of Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2016, challenged her classmates to overcome their failures, face their fears, and work harder than they have ever worked during her speech at the school’s 136th commencement on June 3. Cannon recalled how, as a sophomore, she heard so much talk about how difficult the AP chemistry class was. The coursework was indeed challenging, Cannon explained, but she worked hard and was not afraid of the challenge. She managed to earn an A and was glad
that she faced the challenge of the class, even though she knew that she could have failed. “Failure teaches you what you need to succeed,” Cannon said. “Be brave in the face of failure because, if you are, you will succeed.” Cannon’s words of wisdom came during a fastpaced, 95-minute ceremony filled with fond remembrances and hopeful glances toward the bright future that awaits the 295 graduating seniors. Christopher Dormer, the principal of the high school, lauded the students for their accomplishments. “The Class of 2016 has achieved much,” he said,
who was diagnosed on Feb. 1 with ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease which attacks nerve cells in the Continued on Page 3A
Small boroughs are obsolete By Uncle Irvin The borough, or town center, form of municipal government was created by William Penn 200 years ago. Long ago, small boroughs became obsolete
Photo by Steven Hoffman
Alexandria Tzanakis, Julia Koehler, Jordan Bove, Emma Wilkinson, Jocelyn Golly, Kayla McKee, Mary Thomas, and Mackenzie Smith.
explaining that they colDormer, who was recently lectively earned more than named the assistant super$1.7 million in scholarships intendent of the Norristown Continued on Page 4A and grants.
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