Chester County Press 08-03-2016 Edition

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Covering Avon Grove, Chadds Ford, Kennett Square, Oxford, & Unionville Areas

Volume 150, No. 31

INSIDE Zunino to retire as Kennett

Square police chief

Officials laud his extraordinary service to the community during a distinguished 40-year career By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Edward Zunino took an Solve a murder in oath to protect and serve Kennett Square...1B the Kennett Square community and now, more than 40 years later, he is retiring as police chief after a lawenforcement career that was defined by his dedication and hard work. Mayor Matthew Fetick announced on Aug. 1 that Zunino had turned in a letter stating his intent to retire. “Chief Zunino has been an incredible public servant Restoring a cemetery and an exemplary chief of with historic roots...2B police,” Fetick said. “It has been my privilege to work closely with the chief for the past six years, and I have

Vice President Biden dines in Kennett Square...5A

A new book at Chadds history...11A

Photo by Richard Gaw

Police Chief Edward Zunino is retiring after more than 40 years of service to the Kennett Square community.

always been impressed not only with his professionalism but his commitment to

reached.

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Stewart

Hanna

of

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earshot of the White Clay Creek. Opinion........................7A His home on Auburn Road Police Blotter.............10A – where he was born and raised and still lives – is tucked quietly between the crevices of nature and waterway, and from his back yard, he can listen to the faint gurgling chorus of the creek as it flows by. When Obituaries...................3B

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By John Chambless Staff Writer

Calendar of Events.....11A Landenberg has spent the

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public safety. He worked tirelessly to solve crime, lead the department, and serve the community. Whatever was asked of the chief, he willingly did.” Zunino was known to do whatever it took to ensure public safety and to keep the police department working properly, whether that meant covering a shift on Christmas morning because a patrolman couldn’t make it in to work or going out at 1:30 in the morning to make sure the town was safe after the remnants of a hurricane moved through the area. Borough council president Dan Maffei thanked Zunino for his service to

Racing against time

Photo by John Chambless

A local family facing Duchenne muscular dystrophy is pleading for FDA approval of a drug that has so far slowed the progression of the disease in their young sons. For the story, see Page 1B.

Aquatic life East Marlborough’s discovered dead Jane Laslo steps down in White at final meeting Clay Creek

Photo by Stewart Hanna looks Although there is speculation that the fish kills were Ford caused by a toxic spill, no final determination has been

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he was a child, the creek was less a design of nature and more of a companion to him, and he hiked along its banks, cooled the hot summers off his back and, with his fishing pole, discovered where the biggest fish were all hiding. When he got older, the creek took on another role in Hanna’s life – that of party host, where he and his friends and family would go kayaking, canoeing, and have picnics and barbecues. Continued on Page 2A

the board examined details of several new construction projects, including a proposed townhouse development on Schoolhouse Road. Attorney John Jaros was representing the developer for the property, which covers 39.8 acres and will eventually include a maximum of 150 townhouse units. The board considered a list of requirements for the development one by one, including specifications that

At her last Board of Supervisors meeting as Township Manager, Jane Laslo found out that there will be a permanent reminder of her service to East Marlborough Township placed in Unionville Park. Reading a proclamation at the beginning of the meeting, board chairman Richard Hannum, Jr., Continued on Page 3A noted that Laslo has been Township Manager since 1977, and announced that a bench engraved in her honor will be placed in the nearly completed Unionville Park, a project she helped guide to completion. Hannum said he’s looking forward to seeing the bench installed, and Laslo smiled and replied, “Well, I might be sitting on it.” Stepping into the Township Manager position in September will be Laurie Prysock, who is currently Photo by John Chambless the Assistant Township Board of Supervisors chairman Richard Hannum, Jr., Manager. presents outgoing Township Manager Jane Laslo with At the Aug. 1 meeting, a proclamation in her honor on Aug. 1.

Production company developing video series about Kennett Square By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Earlier this year, the four founding members of Make Productions – David Daniel Pierce, Matthew Pearsall, Kyle Hutchison and Ben Moore – made a ten-minute film entitled “Letters and Cigarettes.” Shot mostly in downtown Wilmington, the film, written and starring Pierce, is about something lost and something gained, seen from the life of a young man looking to make his way in the world. Visually, it’s a short and simple stunner of a first effort, put together from scratch by a group of young men who have known each other since they were

Photo by Kristy Siciliano

The Make Produtions team shoots a segment of “Moe Train Eats: Kennett Square” a three-episode video series hosted by Monty Wiradilaga, that will be broadcast on Podcast, Youtube and social media beginning this fall.

students at the Delaware Military Academy. The film then led to an investor who saw it, and quickly realized that the the talents of Pierce, Pearsall, Moore and

the tract will maintain at least 55 percent open space, will have on-street parking as well as a lot with at least 60 parking spaces, and that the buildings will be held to the township limit of 35 feet, or three stories. Board member Bob Weer had questions about the turning radius for emergency equipment on the development’s cul-de-sac roadway, and suggested that

Hutchison should not go unnoticed, nor be limited to just making short films. “Ben had been filming movies since he was about 12, Matt was into directing,

Neighbors and friends you don’t need

and Kyle and I were both into writing,” Pierce said. “We had this idea one night that we should not just use Make Productions to make films, but to use it for anything creative.” Six months ago, Make Productions launched itself as a Wilmington-based company, and in the process, became a mission of collaboration that will bring photographers, graphic designers, film editors and writers all under one roof, to create videos, visual artistry, social media promotion and advertising, as well as coverage of special events. In the short life of the company, Make Productions has already produced

This week’s Chester County Press contains the county’s list of those properties whose owners have failed to pay property taxes and are subject to sheriff sales. Tens of millions of dollars of unpaid property taxes have caused those honest citizens who paid their taxes on time to subsidize the county, municipalities, and school districts who add 5 to 8 percent to anticipated millage to make up for this shortfall. The State Legislature has not changed the

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