Throughout the several decades that Saint Anthony of Padua in Wilmington owned and operated Saint Anthony’s in the Hills as a 137-acre playground for inner-city children in New Garden Township, the legacy of Father Roberto Balduccelli became embedded in the Avondale fieldstone of the
By Chris Barber Contributing Writer
A three-quarters moon broke through wet clouds just one hour before the huge lighted mushroom dropped onto Kennett Square’s town center on New Year’s Eve.
Many of the several hundred revelers at the event rejoiced with the respite from the rain that threat-
ened their comfort. For others, it made little difference to them, because they were prepared to celebrate the arrival of 2023 regardless of the weather.
Kathi Lafferty, the event’s chairperson, said she and her committee took the daylong gloomy conditions in stride.
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park.
Now, through the township’s efforts to re-brand the property in conjunction with a two-phase development plan, Father Balduccelli and all he accomplished there will be heading into the future, beginning with a new name: New Garden Hills.
“Beginning in June of this year, we began to take a hard look at what we wanted to do with our vision of Saint Anthony’s, and we knew that it would never be the township’s intention to just slap on a new coat of paint and put up a sign that said, “Under New Management,’”
said Mike Buck, the township’s Parks & Open Space superintendent.
“Our efforts were designed to project a more cohesive image of the park, but without losing its characteristic identity. As we began to make our transition to what is now
The Avon Grove School Board recently approved a one-year contract extension with the Avon Grove Educational Support Professionals Association.
The current collective bargaining agreement expires on June 30, 2023. The contract extension will be in effect from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
“The board is very excited to enter into this contract extension with the association,” said School Board President Bonnie Wolff.
“The extension is beneficial
for the district, the board, the Avon Grove community and our support staff members.”
To maintain a competitive compensation plan within the region, the contract extension includes hourly wage increases for support staff, while remaining fiscally responsible with forecasted annual cost increases below the projected Act 1 Index. All other contract terms will remain unchanged.
At the Dec. 15 board meeting, Superintendent
M. Christopher Marchese, Ed.D. thanked the Board of School Directors for providing the support staff members with a competitive compensation plan.
“The approval of this extension is indicative of the commitment of the board, the association and our staff members to the education of our students. We continue to be grateful for their dedication to AGSD,” Marchese said. “Thank you to all who contributed to this process.”
The new inductees will be celebrated during the Jan. 21 banquet in Kennett Square
By Steven Hoffman Staff WriterFive local players who shined on the baseball diamond will be inducted into the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association Hall of Fame when the 2023 banquet takes place on Saturday, Jan. 21. Ben Davis, a former major leaguer and Phillies TV broadcast analyst, will serve as the guest speaker for the event, while Dick Vermeil, the NFL Hall of Fame coach, is the special guest.
The five inductees this
year are Charles Crosson, Jr., Doug Compher, Matt Johnson, Evan Breisblatt, and Anthony Buckwash.
The banquet takes place at 6 p.m. in the Red Clay Room of the Kennett Square Fire Company. Tickets for the banquet and dinner are $45, and can be purchased at Burton’s Barber Shop on State Street in Kennett Square.
Baseball fans will enjoy listening to Davis talk about the Philadelphia Phillies’ thrilling run to the 2022 World Series. Now that the calendar has flipped to 2023,
Phillies fans are already dreaming about the possibility that Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler, and new arrival Trea Turner will bring the World Series trophy to Philadelphia for a third time in franchise history.
Davis previously served as the guest speaker at the banquet in 2018, and everyone enjoyed his stories from his playing career. Davis was a highly touted catcher coming out of Malvern Prep, and he was selected second overall in the 1995 draft by the San Diego Padres. He played for
the Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Chicago White Sox between 1998 and 2004.
After returning to the Minor Leagues for several seasons, he made a bid to make it back to the majors as a pitcher before retiring from professional baseball in 2011.
Soon after his retirement, Davis began working for NBC Sports Philadelphia and has worked in several roles as a broadcaster and analyst for the Phillies ever since.
Vermeil is a legendary and beloved figure in Philadelphia sports, having
coached the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons. He was a special guest at last year’s banquet as well.
Baseball has a long and rich history in Chester County, and the Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association has been shining a spotlight on the best players and coaches in the area.
Crosson was a talented athlete at Unionville High School. On the baseball diamond, he was a standout pitcher. On the basketball court, he was a point guard.
He was a part of the 1955
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the dance team couldn’t come because of their costumes,” she said.
Former Mayor and community activist Leon Spencer enlivened the evening as the master of ceremonies. Routinely popular and enthusiastic, he maintained a lively connec-
tion with the audience as he moved from spectatorto-spectator asking their experiences at the event and thanking them for coming.
Spencer exclaimed heartily when they told him
they had arrived from afar, and, to a young child who said he loved football, “In six or seven years I’ll be announcing you from the press box,” he said.
Spencer announces
Kennett High School’s home football games.
This was the 10th annual mushroom drop, which Lafferty has dubbed, “Midnight in the Square.” It simulates the nationally rec-
ognized ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Lafferty came up with the idea for the event to honor the crop that has earned Kennett Square its nickname, “Mushroom Capital
of the World.”
The Nichols family of Bob’s Crane oversees the mushroom and the crane that lowers it. The family was on the scene en masse, as usual, to make sure the landing pad was safe while
also providing the crowd with a chance to be up close. During the last decade, the event has seen cold, rain and all kinds of weather as well as crowds that vary from thousands to a few hundred when condi-
tions decline. Even when the recent COVID-19 pandemic severely limited public gatherings two years ago, Lafferty held a limited version of the event at the sprawling borough property on South Broad Street.
On Saturday, the Funsters band brought joy and enthusiasm to the crowd throughout the evening. When the mushroom finally descended at midnight, the band followed up with a rousing version of “Sweet
Caroline” as the spectators gathered at the fenced landing to touch it.
There were also vendors with coffee and souvenirs, and many visitors came dressed with holidaythemed garbs.
Lafferty was the longtime chairperson of the annual and very popular Mushroom Festival as well. She also owns and runs the mushroom-themed Mushroom Cap shop on State Street in the borough.
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New Garden Hills, the township wanted to incorporate existing design and cultural elements of what used to be Saint Anthony’s in the Hills.”
‘Father Roberto Drive’As part of the re-branding, New Garden Hills will include the addition of a signage monument made of Pennsylvania bluestone and reclaimed wood that will welcome visitors at its Limestone Road entrance. The new look will also see modified facsimiles of various design elements that have been in the park since it was owned by Saint Anthony of Padua, as well as the re-naming of several roads throughout: Father Roberto Drive; Isaac Jackson Lane, named for a former caretaker for Saint Anthony’s and home owner in the park;
Lafferty Lane, named for a prominent family and landowner in the vicinity of the park; and Marvel Pit Lane and Yellow Clay Lane, in recognition of the natural elements found in the park.
The process of re-branding and re-naming of the park was done through the cooperation of Chris Robinson, a member of the township’s Friends of the New Garden Trails and Open Space Review Board, and members of the Historical Commission that included Dr. Margaret “Peg” Jones.
“The new name – ‘New Garden Hills’ -- connotes a rebirth of the property’s former 50-year use as a nature park for family and kids as well as the township’s commitment to preserve land and public access to it,” Robinson said. “The ‘New’ brings with it the historic and natural features of the ‘Hills’ -- the reclusive woodlands, the kaolin
clay ponds, the imaginative structures of St. Anthony’s nature park for urban folk, a former swimming hole for township residents during the early 19th century, the 18th century stone house, and remnants of a stone barn.”
Renaming these roads, Buck said, was a very challenging part of the rebranding process.
“For emergency response purposes, we were required by the county to come up with addresses and street names for the interior park roads,” he said. “We received a 26-page Excel spreadsheet that contained nearly 1,200 exiting county street names, and the names that we would select couldn’t start with the first four letters of any existing road or have the same last five letters.
“It was like finding a needle in a haystack, but through a small miracle, four of the five names we came
up with were available and approved, immediately.”
Purchased in 2018 from St. Anthony of Padua in Wilmington, the township has spent the last few years collaborating with YSM, a York, Pa.-based engineering firm and township residents to develop a master plan that envisions the park as both a paradise of nature trails and open space and a home for recreational activities.
Currently in Phase I of the project, the township is taking down hazardous structures throughout the park that include a caretaker home at the park’s Route 7 entrance; a gazebo and fencing; a shed at the park’s northern area near Route 41; several components at the miniature golf course; a paddle boat rental shack; all buildings, fencing, gateways and light posts
throughout the park’s aviary; a creekside mosquito oasis structure north of the park’s Greek amphitheater; a day camp building and a puppet theater; and several hazardous trees throughout the property.
In consultation with Natural Lands Trust, Phase I will also design and construct a 1.5-mile nature trail that is expected to open to the public in the fall of 2023 and include expanded parking areas. The project will also include the development of a picnic area and a playground in the northeast quadrant of the property near Route 41, which is scheduled to open in 2024.
Robinson sees the new trail as a key connector to existing township trails.
“Conceivably, the New Garden Hill Trail will connect to the township’s trail system via walkways in adjacent residential communities, through trails on the middle school property
and multi-purpose trails to the commercial/residential establishments in White Clay Point,” he said.
“As a community, we really have a lot to be excited about when it comes to the recreational opportunities and the health and wellness component that New Garden Hills will offer,” Buck said. “I’m confident that this rebranding effort will ignite a renewed new sense of ownership and pride in what the township is accomplishing, and reigniting interest to join our committees that will be critical to on-going park maintenance and community engagement.
“I think that having a longterm vision alongside our master plan will allow us to better engage with new partners and establish funding opportunities for future park development.”
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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Unionville team that won the Southern Chester County League and the District 1, Class B PIAA Playoffs.
He played baseball for the U.S. Navy Base Team where he competed against Johnny Podres. Podres went on to have a long and accomplished career in the major leagues and then an even longer career as a pitching coach.
As an adult, Crosson was still quite the athlete. He ran 17 marathons and qualified for the Boston Marathon seven times, participating in that event five times. He still plays golf, currently shooting in the high 70s or low 80s.
Like Crosson, Compher was a standout baseball player for Unionville High School. He was a First Team All-League selection in the Southern Chester County League in 1983 and 1984.
Under coach Rick Woodland, he helped lead Unionville to two league championships
and two district semifinals. He played third base at Unionville. He also played Kennett American Legion ball and was an all-star selection.
Compher also played football and basketball. He went on to play first base and third base at Lafayette College and then played in the West Chester Adult League from 1986 to 1993.
Johnson’s abilities on the baseball field earned him a Minor League tryout with the Phillies organization.
He was a center fielder and pitcher. He played Kennett American Legion ball and was part of a team that
won a championship in the Southern Chester County Babe Ruth League. He was an All-Catholic selection in the State of Delaware and was selected for the Blue and Gold All Star Game in Delaware in 1982.
He was a graduate of Salesianum High School and West Chester University. He now teaches at William Penn High School.
He went on to coach Little League baseball for 10 years, served as a Salesianum JV baseball coach, and was also a hitting instructor for youth leagues.
Breisblatt played for the Great Valley Little League
from 1983 to 1990. He was a shortstop and pitcher on the 12-year-old Bob Jones Memorial Championship with KAU. He was also on the team that won the 15-year-old District and Regional Championship.
At Unionville High School, he earned nine varsity letters and was a three-time varsity captain. He was selected as the Male Athlete of the Year in 1992.
He was also a two-time AllChester County selection as a defensive back and a twotime first team all-Del-Val football team.
On the basketball court, he scored 1031 career points
and is third in scoring alltime at Unionville.
He was an All-League selection as a pitcher from 1990 to 1992. In 1992, he posted an earned run average of 1.31 and compiled a 4-0 record. He played with a number of other Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association hall of famers in the Kennett American Legion.
Buckwash played baseball in many different leagues during his lifetime, including URA, KAU, Babe Ruth, American Legion, West Chester Adult League. He was a standout baseball player for Unionville High School.
He is a retired educator who taught physics and was an assistant principal and principal in the Coatesville Area School District.
The Kennett Old Timers Baseball Association was established in 1974 to preserve the baseball legacy in Kennett Square and the greater Southern Chester County by a group that included Howard Lynn, Bat Burton, Donald McKay, Donnie Davenport, Lou Manfredi, John Moynihan, Gordon Farquhar and Joe Husband. The organization has continued under the direction of longtime president Bob Burton.
The nursing program at Cecil College will open the application process for the Fall 2023 semester on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Entrance into these programs is once a year.
The 2023 nursing application is for students interested in the Registered N urse (RN) associate degree, students holding a
Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate seeking an RN associate degree, or students seeking the LPN certificate.
Required pre-requisite courses necessary to apply to the nursing programs include freshman composition, anatomy & physiology I and lab, completion of a mathematics course above
MAT-097, and a passing grade on the KAPLAN exam. Due to the academically challenging course content and rigor of the programs, it is recommended students complete as many pre-requisites as possible before being accepted into the program.
Required pre-requisite courses for LPN certifi-
cate students seeking an RN degree are freshman composition, anatomy & physiology I and lab, completion of a mathematics course above MAT-097, and a passing grade on the KAPLAN exam.
The 2023 nursing application will be open from Jan. 10 through March 3. The KAPLAN exam is open
from Jan. 17 through Feb. 24. Applicants will need to make an appointment with the Math Lab and Testing Center to take this test, which is available online.
All nursing programs at Cecil College have limited enrollment, selective admission, and require specific admission criteria. Receipt and evaluation of
official college transcripts indicating a minimum 2.5 GPA is mandatory. Upon conditional acceptance, applicants will be informed of the procedures for the background check and drug screening.
To learn more about the Cecil College nursing program, contact Amanda Horn at ahorn@cecil.edu.
It is a rare moment when this newspaper assumes the role of a cheerleader, and rarer still when it toots the proverbial horn of the place it occupies in the pecking order pantheon of journalism, but what recently transpired in the newsroom of one of our brethren deserves the entirety of this editorial.
In an article published on Dec. 26 edition of The New York Times, George Santos, the Republican U.S. Representative-elect who was elected this past November to represent parts of Long Island and Queens, confirmed to the newspaper that he had not graduated from college or worked at two major Wall Street firms, as he had previously claimed. Further, Santos had falsely claimed that he had a familyowned real estate portfolio of 13 properties.
The New York Times has been quickly praised for its investigative reporting on the Santos story, but they are merely just another shark in the media feeding frenzy that has swallowed this story whole in the week since it was published. In fact, The Times and every other media source now on the case was scooped back in September by The North Shore Leader, a weekly newspaper that has been a valued source of news for the past 70 years to the residents of the North Shore of Long Island.
In an article written by Contributing Editor Maureen Daly, The Leader cracked open the truth behind Santos’ fraudulent act that refuted his claim of having assets of $11 million; in a financial disclosure report filed in September, The Leader wrote that Santos had no assets over $5,000, and had no bank accounts, no stock accounts and no real property. Because of The Times article, Santos is now under investigation and in the glare of public scrutiny, but it took a small newspaper with a 20,000 circulation and a staff made up of mostly retirees and part-timers to crack the story – four months before it became a national headline.
The breadth of The North Shore Leader’s achievement is further magnified when you consider they likely do not have access to the full media arsenal commonplace to big city dailies. Instead, their entire editorial staff is made up of an editor, a contributing editor and five reporters – an infinitely tiny team charged with the responsibility of providing hyper local coverage of a wide swath of the Gold Coast of Long Island.
And yet, they defeated NYT, the Gray Lady, the recipient of 132 Pulitzer Prizes that owns the mantle of being widely considered as the newspaper to the world, with diligence, care and determination. There is very little fanfare in quiet victory. Persistent professionalism does not warrant applause. Community journalism is the hybrid of both, achieved story by story and with no room for self-congratulatory pomp and circumstance. This newspaper knows all of this to be true; like The North Shore Leader the Chester County Press is a vehicle of information whose focus is laser-pointed on a particular dot in the wide universe.
It is a smallish dot, but it is our dot to cover, and when we read of another member of this brotherhood of weekly newspapers following the dot of its circulation with excellence, it is a testament to the lasting meaning, value and importance of community journalism.
Bravo and brava to the staff of The North Shore Leader.
It is that time of year when many of us promise ourselves we’ll go to the gym more, or learn a new language, or take up a musical instrument, or any number of other worthy goals. But this year, when making New Year’s resolutions, why not also consider some financial ones?
Here are a few to consider: • Don’t let inflation derail your investment strategy. As you know, inflation was the big financial story of 2022, hitting a 40-year high, and while it may moderate somewhat this year, it will likely still be higher than what we experienced the past decade or so. Even so, it’s a good idea to try not to let today’s inflation harm your investment strategy for the future. That happened last year: More than half of American workers either reduced their contributions to their 401(k)s and other retirement plans or stopped contributing completely during the third quarter of 2022, according to a survey by Allianz Life Insurance of North America. Of course, focusing on your cash flow needs today is certainly understandable, but are there other ways you can free up some money,
such as possibly lowering your spending, so you can continue contributing to your retirement accounts? It’s worth the effort because you could spend two or three decades as a retiree.
• Control your debts. Inflation can also be a factor in debt management. For example, your credit card debt could rise due to rising prices and variable credit card interest rate increases. By paying your bill each month, you can avoid the effects of rising interest rates. If you do carry a balance, you might be able to transfer it to a lower-rate card, depending on your credit score. And if you’re carrying multiple credit cards, you might benefit by getting a fixed-rate debt consolidation loan. In any case, the lower your debt payments, the more you can invest for your long-term goals.
• Review your investment portfolio. At least once a year, you should review your investment portfolio to determine if it’s still appropriate for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. But be careful not to make changes just because you feel your recent performance is not
what it should have been. When the financial markets are down, as was the case for most of 2022, even quality investments, such as stocks of companies with solid business fundamentals and strong prospects, can see declines in value. But if these investments are still suitable for your portfolio, you may want to keep them.
• Prepare for the unexpected. If you encountered a large unexpected expense, such as the need for a major home repair, how would you pay for it? If you didn’t have the money readily available, you might be forced to dip into your long-term investments or retirement accounts. To prevent this, you should build an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses — or a year’s worth, if you’re retired — with the money kept in a low-risk, liquid account.
These resolutions can be useful — so try to put them to work in 2023.
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Plan’s
Chester County department leaders and partners met recently to review and prioritize long-term and short-term steps that must be taken to achieve the County’s Climate Action Plan goal of reducing greenhouse gases. The Climate Action Plan, adopted in October 2021 by the Commissioners, calls for the county government’s facilities and operations, as well as the Chester County community as a whole, to cut emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
The County’s Sustainability Director, Rachael Griffith, who presided over the meeting, said the county must lead by example to achieve such an ambitious goal.
Griffith noted, “I am consistently impressed by the leadership within each department here, and am so thankful for the widespread support for improving our operations and facilities in alignment with the Climate Action Plan.
“The policy ‘stars’ are aligning around sustainability and greenhouse gas
reduction initiatives, and Chester County wants to be in a strong position to take advantage of resources, collaborate with partners, and provide leadership. This meeting was the first step in really institutionalizing the Plan and making sure we are actively working to implement it,” added Griffith.
In 2023, some of the top initiatives Chester County
government will invest in include:
• Working toward converting a portion of the county’s fleet to electric vehicles and installing EV charging stations at some county facilities;
• Investigating how to economically acquire electricity from renewable energy sources;
• Facilitating resourcesharing and collaboration between municipalities interested in advancing sustainability goals;
• Hosting a Sustainability Summit where sustainability experts can network and share information;
• Furthering projects at county facilities related to recycling, waste reduction, and reforestation through an employee committee, Go Green Chesco.
The vision of the Climate
Action Plan is to “reduce Chester County’s contribution to global climate change and equitably improve the health and well-being of the community by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through government leadership and collaboration; mitigating impacts of climate change through resiliency and planning; and transitioning to clean and sustainable energy generation.”
The primary sources of greenhouse emissions come from buildings and energy, transportation and land use, waste management, and agriculture, food, and forestry.
For more information on Chester County’s Climate Action Plan, visit: https://www.chescoplanning.org/Environmental/ ClimateAction.cfm
ambitious goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percentCourtesy photo County leaders review and sort actions that support the Chester County Climate Action Plan.
KATS, the Kennett Amateur Theatrical Society, will present the 2023 British Panto—The Magic Lamp – A•Ladd•In Trouble
Is it Aladdin, Princess Peach Blossom, the evil sorcerer Abanazar, or someone else? KATS, Inc.
invites audiences to enjoy the second-longest running British Pantomime
in America. The performances will offer toe-tappin’ and knee slapping good-old-fashioned fun in January. Boo the villain, cheer the heroine…and help sing “The
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) recently recognized 17 county officials as graduates of the CCAP Academy for Excellence in County Government. Included in recognitions were Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell and Chester County administrator Bobby Kagel.
The CCAP Academy is a certificate training program specifically designed for county officials and leadership in home rule counties. Participants complete required courses in leadership, management and decision-making; county legal issues, today’s trends in county government; county functions and responsibilities; county financial management; risk management, p ersonnel and labor relations; personal development; and also attain elective credits by attending courses covering a wide range of topics.
CCAP and the Academy
are committed to training informed and responsible public officials to give Pennsylvania’s counties the leadership needed to deal with the challenges of today’s county government. The Academy for
Excellence is a voluntary program that began 25 years ago. Commissioner Maxwell and Bobby Kagel join the 160-plus county officials who have graduated from the program since its inception.
Silly Song” with the rest of the audience. There is lots of audience participation in this thinly-veiled children’s fairytale, loaded with local commentary, British humor and some
outrageous costumes for good measure. It will be jolly fun for the whole family.
The performances take place at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 and 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. on Jan. 21. Tickets are $15 for adult and $5 children ages 12 and under.
All performances will take place at Kennett High School.
December 17, 2022 was set aside as the National Wreaths Across America Day to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and teach children the value of freedom. The organization’s mission is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and more than 3,400 other locations across all 50 states, at sea and abroad.
The Chester County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution participated in the event by laying over 650 wreaths at the Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery in West Chester. The ceremony included keynote speaker Brian K. Carickhoff, Specialist 4th Class U.S. Army and president of Operation Honor Guard. Dr. James Serum, president of the Board of Directors for the Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, gave the opening remarks. Don McKay, board member of the cemetery gave an overview of its history. Ceremonial wreaths were laid for each branch of the military. DAR members, scouts from troops #4348, #4237 and #22, along with local citizens helped place the wreaths at veteran gravesites.
The Daughters of the
American Revolution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit, non-political service organization that honors both men and women whose sacrifices made our country free. Members are direct descendants of a patriot who furthered the cause for American inde-
pendence. They may have fought, swore an oath to the new nation or provided supplies or financial support. The organization promotes patriotism, education, and historic preservation within our communities.
Visit www.dar.org to learn more.
LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) recently took Escalera students from Avon Grove High School to nearby universities and colleges to learn about opportunities beyond high school. The students learned about the different benefits each school has to offer and the ways they can assist in creating the foundation for their future success.
UnidosUS Escalera program at LCH is an afterschool program for high school students to ready them for life after graduation and future careers with support, friendship, and community. This program teaches students life skills and ways of navigating secondary education. LCH supports the students with the tools they need to make informed decisions and sets them up for success.
Students traveled to Delaware County Community College (DCCC), West Chester University, and Millersville University. During the visits, students toured the universities, learned about the requirements for enrollment, and heard about different scholarship opportunities.
They were informed about the dual enrollment program at DCCC which allows students to acquire college credit while still in high school. The students also learned about the Millersville College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). CAMP is a program intended to support students from migrant and seasonal farm working family backgrounds with retention services and first year assistance.
LCH CEO Ronan Gannon said, “LCH sup-
ports our community’s foundation in health and beyond. The UnidosUS Escalera program allows us to support our youth by providing information about opportunities beyond high school. We are grateful for the support of Millersville University, West Chester University, and Delaware Community College.
“LCH extends our gratitude to Hockessin Friends Meeting for their support for transportation assistance for the students.”
LCH Health and Community Services is a diverse, dynamic health care and patient services team that is dedicated to helping adults, teens, and children to stay healthy.
LCH believes in quality, integrated, person-centered care that supports health and well-being for all. Founded in 1973, LCH has been changing lives
UnidosUS
for almost fifty years.
LCH accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance. LCH evaluates its patients to determine their eligibility for discounted services. Its sliding
scale discounts are based on patient’s income and family size. LCH doesn’t turn anyone away due to inability to pay. For more information, visit www.
LCHcommunityhealth.org.
Diana Williams, 76, of Oxford, passed away on Dec. 30, 2022 at Twin Pines Health Care Center in West Grove.
She was the wife of the late Ralph M. Williams, Sr., with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.
Born in Chester, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Winfield C. and Anna M. Booth Toy.
She was employed with Oxford Area School District as a cafeteria worker.
Diana enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and collecting turtles.
She is survived by one son, Ralph M. Williams, Jr. (Victoria) of Oxford; one daughter, Maureen WilliamsHughes (Jeffrey) of Quarryville; three grandchildren, Kyle Williams (Chelsea), Kelsey Lam (Steven) and Cameron Williams (Kaitlyn); six great-grandchildren, Carter Williams, Kaylee Williams, Kenzie Williams, Madeline Lam, Oliver Lam and Parker Lam; nine siblings, Jean Demetratos, Donald Toy, Louise Howarth, William Toy, Joanne Hedger, Marjorie Mairarono, Michael Connors, Sheron Panarello and Patrick Connors.
She was preceded in death by five siblings, Joyce Lovelace, Annette Cowan, Jack Connors, Joseph Connors and Winfield C. Toy.
Services will be private.
Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Howard G. Minckler, of West Grove, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 5, 2022 at the Chester County Hospital. He was 69.
He was the husband of Linda Mains Minckler, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage. He was born in Burlington, Vt. and eventually settled in West Grove.
He was a printer for various employers.
Howard was a member of the New London Baptist Church, and was the director of Manna Ministries, and he also volunteered at the Luther House.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Jonathan Minckler, one stepson, Rodney Blevins, three sisters, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by three brothers and one stepson.
Services will be held at a later date.
To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove.
In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to New London Baptist Church Manna Ministries, 226 Pennock Bridge Road, West Grove, Pa. 19390.
Frances “Fran” (Giannetti) DeMillion, age 85, passed away in Paoli, Pa on Dec. 24, 2022.
Fran was born on Nov. 29, 1937 in Monessen, Pa.
She is survived by her daughters Marcy DeMillion and Joan DeMillion, and sons John DeMillion and Barry DeMillion, as well as sisters Kathy Breakwell, Patty Fishman, and brother Jim Giannetti.
Fran is preceded in death by her husband John Louis “Corky” DeMillion, mother Angela Giannetti, and father Frank Giannetti.
Fran was known for her passion for conservation and preservation of open spaces, wildlife, nature, and historical areas. Always active in outdoor activities such as birding, hiking, bicycling, and cross-country skiing, she also loved museums, theater, reading, and traveling. Fran was a dedicated and valued volunteer at Longwood Gardens and the Winterthur Museum, and often inspired family and friends to share in her numerous and varied interests. A lifelong bibliophile and professional librarian, she treasured her hometown and local libraries in Monessen and Kennett.
A Catholic Requiem Mass for Frances DeMillion was held at Saint Patrick Catholic Church on Jan. 2.
A Celebration of Life took place at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, one of her favorite spots where she regularly volunteered.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Frances’s name to the following, which represent some of her most passionate interests:
• The Kennett and Monessen Public Libraries: kennettlibrary.org/donate/ or monessenlibrary.org/donations.
• American Bird Conservancy: abcbirds.org/donate.
• Natural Lands Trust: natlands.org/support/donate.
• Open Land Conservancy of Chester County: openlandconservancy.org/donate.
• Tyler Arboretum: tylerarboretum.org/tributes-memorials.
• WHYY TV/Radio: whyy.org/support.
Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., (484-734-8100).
To view the online obituary, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.
who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Gallo previously worked as HR director for Lancaster County and Lancaster General Health
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline have named Michelle Gallo, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, the new director of human Resources for Chester County.
Gallo comes to the county from Lancaster County Government where she served as the HR director since March of 2021. She previously spent nearly 12 years with Lancaster General Health which is now part of Penn Medicine.
Moskowitz said, “We are fortunate to have Michelle join us in Chester County
because she brings a wealth of human resources knowledge and experience that will benefit current and future county employees.
“Our employees are the bedrock of county government and ensuring they are treated equally, fairly, and with respect is of utmost importance. We have complete confidence that Michelle is up to the task.”
“Michelle’s extensive experience gives her the tools to navigate the ins and outs of county government, and now Chester County will reap the rewards of that experience,” said Maxwell. “Running a large
human resources department requires strong business acumen as well as excellent people skills, both of which Michelle possesses.”
Gallo will oversee a department of 17 employees, which administers benefits to 2,400 county employees, actively recruits talent, develops wellness and training programs, and ensures the county complies with workplace safety regulations.
Kichline said, “Human Resources has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Today our employees work in-office, remotely, or in some hybrid versions, and
that requires a leader like Michelle who is able to ensure Human Resources practices and policies evolve along with the workforce. She understands the importance of building a workforce and future leaders who reflect our community. The qualities Michelle brings to this job put Chester County in a solid position to meet the needs of our employees today and tomorrow.”
Gallo graduated from Millersville University with her undergraduate degree and an MBA. She is married with a teenage daughter and enjoys listening to audiobooks.
Joan Scarlett Winebrenner passed away at the age of 82 on Dec. 15, 2022 while in the home of her son and his family in McLean, Va. With her family close by, she peacefully succumbed to the pancreatic cancer that she had been fighting for the past three months.
Joan was born in Chester County on Nov. 20, 1940 to Anne Exton Stone and William Joseph Scarlett. The eldest of four children, Joan was a loving and generous older sister who was revered by her younger siblings, Elsie, George, and Elizabeth. The family home was Rockinghorn, a beautiful farm that the family adored.
Joan attended Kennett Consolidated schools through ninth grade and then attended the George School in Bucks County until her graduation in 1958.
An ardent Phillies fan, she would go into Philadelphia to cheer on Richie Ashburn in person as often as she could. Also a passionate Nittany Lions fan, Joan fostered dedication to these two teams with her own children and grandchildren. Oh, how the family hoped for a World Series Championship for her this fall!
With her extended family and many Kennett friends, Joan spent part of each summer “down the shore” in Ocean City, N.J. The summer of her George School graduation, she met the love of her life, Wirt Shriver Winebrenner, Jr. of Hanover, Pa. The two continued their courtship in the Boston area while Joan attended Endicott Junior College in Waverly, Mass., and Wirt attended law school. She graduated in 1960 with a degree in early-childhood education. Joan and Wirt were married that June and began their married life in Boston, where Joan enjoyed her work as a librarian in the Harvard Law Library.
During Wirt’s early law career in Hanover, Pa., Joan began her lifelong calling to be the best mother in the
world with the birth of her first two children, Anne and Wirt III (Peter). In 1965 the family embarked on a new career and life at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pa., and Joan and Wirt welcomed their third child, Jonathan.
During their 30-plus year affiliation with Mercersburg Academy, while Wirt worked as an administrator, English teacher and college counselor, Joan fostered a strong sense of community with everything she did. She was a role model for other faculty wives and a nurturing guide to generations of teenagers. It was second nature to her to be a listening ear and an affirming presence no matter what joys or challenges the youth were going through. She cooked countless meals for student clubs and birthdays, opened her home to colleagues, students, and their families from near and far, took charge of decorating the school Chapel each December for the Christmas Candlelight Service, sang in the Chapel Choir, and was a proud member of the Mercersburg Area Community Chorus.
It was also at Mercersburg that Joan pursued a career that was dear to her heart, serving as a teacher and ultimately director of the Mercersburg Area Preschool in Lemasters, Pa. During her 17 years with the school, she was instrumental in moving it to a new location, growing the enrollment and staff, and transforming the institution into a beacon of early childhood education. Working from before sun-up until long after sundown, Joan brought vision, dedication, and love to more than 600 Mercersburg area preschoolers and their families, giving the children an incredible foundation to their subsequent education.
In 1994 Joan’s first grandchildren arrived, and thus Joan became Nana. In the following years, Shriver, Mary Kate, Madeleine, Maxwell and, finally, Annie would cherish the many occasions they spent assisting her with cooking and baking, especially around Thanksgiving; going for walks, playing on the beach, trying to beat her at games, and doing jigsaw puzzles. Most of all, beyond all other things, the advice, counsel, and unqualified support that Nana
Margaret “Peggy” Ann (Campbell), Osborne, of Avondale, passed away peacefully on Dec. 25, 2022 while surrounded by her family at home. She was 79.
She is survived by her husband, Odell Osborne, Sr., with whom she shared 62 years of marriage and children Odell “Jack” Osborne Jr. (Donna), Timothy Osborne (Michael McGrath), and Glenna Jordan (Scott Speer). Peggy leaves behind five grandchildren, Daniel Osborne (Kim), Eric Osborne, Jessica Casello (Matthew), Cody Jordan (Cynthia), and Rebecca Jordan and six great-grandchildren.
She was born in West Chester, Pa. on Jan. 6, 1943 to the late Forrest and Esther Campbell.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Osborne and four brothers, Robert Campbell, Forrest Campbell, Jr., Walter Campbell, and Howard Campbell.
She is preceded in death by her siblings, Eva Lake, Judith Campbell, and John Campbell.
She retired from Kennett Consolidated School District after 32 years as a librarian technician. Afterwards, she spent another ten years and retired from QVC.
She was known for her infectious smile and love of her family. She was devoted to her family and making memories on family vacations to the Outer Banks. She loved bird watching and visiting lighthouses. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was her favorite and it will always remind her loved ones of her.
Funeral services were held on Jan. 3 at Kuzo Funeral Home Inc. in Kennett Square and interment was held at New Garden Friends’ Cemetery.
Her memory will live on with her family and friends.
Online condolences may be made at www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
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gave each of them will be sorely missed but always honored.
In 1996 Joan and Wirt moved to Lewisburg, West Virginia. They bought their first house on Highland Circle in Lewisburg, where Joan became a center of neighborhood life and enjoyed wonderful camaraderie with a group of friends who provided her constant love and joy. She took great pride in the care of their home, particularly the yard and gardens, where she waged an endless war against the moles in the summer and the fallen leaves every autumn.
Joan was an avid reader, an incredible cook and surprisingly a wickedly competitive ping pong player. She was a great lover of dogs throughout her entire life and enjoyed nothing more than long dog walks in the beautiful places she lived. Later in her life, she picked up watercolor painting and brightened spirits of many friends and loved ones with her painted greeting cards, landscapes, and portraits.
Most of all, Joan’s passionate and enduring pastime was keeping in touch with family and a wide circle of friends. She had the knack for establishing trusted friendships wherever she moved or worked; she excelled at maintaining old bonds even as she constantly added new ones. Quiet and unassuming, with her cheery, ready humor; sharp, dry wit, and unfailingly compassionate insights, Joan was a bright spirit in the lives of so many.
Joan is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wirt, her daughter Anne (Dale), her sons Peter and Jonathan (Rebecca), her grandchildren Shriver, Mary Katherine, Madeleine, Maxwell and Annie, her sister Elsie Anne Scarlett Gerard, and many other family and extended family including Lisa Winebrenner, Dorothy Scarlett and Carol Smith. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Elizabeth and brother George.
The family looks forward to celebrating her life at a memorial service at a later date.
Ivan H. Witt Jr., a resident of Oxford who formerly lived in Havertown, Pa., died on Dec. 22, 2022 at Christiana Care Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 74.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ivan H. Witt, Sr., who died when Ivan was an infant, and his beloved mother, Enis (Monterastelli) W. Best and her husband Frederick J. Best.
Van graduated in 1966 from Havertown High School where he excelled in wrestling. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in June of 1968. He served until he was medically discharged in May of 1970. Upon his return home, Van enjoyed listening to Phillies games on the front porch, taking and developing photographs, and listening to classic 1970s music.
Van remained in his family home until 2016 when he suffered a stroke and moved to Oxford to be near his mother at Ware Presbyterian Village. While at Ware, he continued to enjoy listening to Phillies games and watching classic black-and-white movies.
He is survived by an aunt, Sally Witt of Buffalo Grove, Ill. Additionally, he is survived by his family, Tim and Dale Kerns of Rising Sun, Md. and their children, his lifelong friend, Brian Quinn, as well as several cousins living throughout the midwest.
He was buried at Indiantown Gap Veterans Cemetery with full military honors on January 3, 2023.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to a veterans program in your community.
Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, January 19 th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale No. 23-1-13 Writ of Execution No. 2015-07056
DEBT $332,403.08
Property situated in the NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being
BLR # 60-2-93.8
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VS DEFENDANT : RICHARD
WANNEMACHER, JR. A/K/A RICHARD WANEMACHER and NANI WANNEMACHER A/K/A NANI SHIN-WANNEMACHER
SALE ADDRESS: 800 Sunrise Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844856-6646
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 12p-28-3t
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, January 19 th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the
Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale No. 23-1-19 Writ of Execution No. 2021-06386 DEBT $90,682.41
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situated in the Township of West Sadsbury, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a corner in the Limestone Road, a corner of land now or late of Earl Crawford; thence leaving said road by said land, South eighty-eight degrees and fifty-six minutes West; one hundred and twenty feet to an iron pin a corner of said land, being on the east side of a twenty foot wide alley; thence along the east side of said alley, North one degree four minute West, thirty-six feet to an iron pin; thence along the south side of another alley, twenty feet in width, North eighty-eight degrees and fifty-six minutes East, one hundred and twenty feet to a corner in the Limestone Road; thence along in said road, South one degree and four minutes East; thirty-six feet to the place of beginning.
CONTAINING fifteen and seven- tenths perches of land, be the same more or less, by a survey of January 8, 1957, by Jerre P. Trout (registered Engineer)
PREMISES BEING KNOWN AS: 642 NORTH LIMESTONE ROAD, PARKESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 19365
BEING Uniform Parcel Identifier No. 36-5-78.
TITLE TO SAID PREMISES IS VESTED IN ELWOOD RONALD GRAY and MARCELLA GRAY A/K/A MARCELLA C. GRAY BY A DEED DATED June 1, 1961 AND RECORDED JUNE 2, 1961 IN DEED BOOK
C33, Page 201.
ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN WEST SADSBURY TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY MADE BY J.W. HARRY, C.E., OCTOBER 20, 1945, AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A SPIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIMESTONE ROAD, A CORNER OF REMAINING LAND OF THE GRANTOR HEREIN AND DISTANT 282.96 FEET SOUTHWARDLY FROM A STAKE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OF H. DONOVAN QUEEN, MEASURING ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE LIMESTONE ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE LIMESTONE ROAD SOUTH ONE DEGREE FOUR MINUTES EAST, ONE HUNDRED FEET TO A SPIKE ANOTHER CORNER OF REMAINING LAND OF THE GRANTOR HEREIN; THENCE LEAVING SAID ROAD AND ALONG SAID LAND PASSING OVER A STAKE ON LINE SIXTEEN AND SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS FEET FROM THE LAST MENTIONED POINT SOUTH EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES FIFTY-SIX MINUTES WEST, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FEET TO A STAKE ANOTHER CORNER OF REMAINING LAND OF THE GRANTOR; THENCE STILL ALONG THE SAME NORTH ONE DEGREE FOUR MINUTES WEST, ONE HUNDRED FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE STILL ALONG THE SAME PASSING OVER A STAKE ON LINE TWELVE AND EIGHTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS FEET FROM THE NEXT MENTIONED POINT NORTH EIGHTY-EIGHT DEGREES, FIFTY-SIX MINUTES EAST, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING TWELVE THOU-
SAND SQUARE FEET OF LAND MORE OR LESS.
PREMISES BEING KNOWN AS: 614 NORTH LIMESTONE ROAD, PARKESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 19365
Being Uniform Parcel Identifier No. 36-5-79
TITLE TO SAID PREMISES IS VESTED IN MARCELLA GRAY A/K/A MARCELLA C. GRAY AND ELWOOD RONALD GRAY BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 17, 1960 AND RECORDED ON MAY 31, 1961 IN DEED BOOK C33, PAGE 47.
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situated in the Township of West Sadsbury, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a new survey made by J.W. Harry, C.E., October 20, 1945, as follows:
BEGINNING at a spike in the middle of Limestone Road, a corner of remaining land of the grantor herein and distant 282.96 feet southwardly from a stake at the south west corner of land of H. Donovan Queen, measuring along the middle of the Limestone Road; thence along the middle of the Limestone Road south one degree four minutes east, one hundred feet to a spike another corner of remaining land of the grantor herein; thence leaving said road and along said land passing over a stake on line sixteen and seventy-five hundredths feet from the last mentioned point south eighty-eight degrees fiftysix minutes west , one hundred twenty feet to a stake another corner of remaining land of the grantor; thence still along the same north one degree four minutes west, one hundred feet to a stake; thence still along the same passing over a stake on line twelve and eighty-seven hundredths feet from the next mentioned point north eightyeight degrees, fifty-six minutes
east, one hundred twenty feet to the place of beginning.
CONTAINING twelve thousand square feet of land more or less.
PREMISES KNOWN AS 606 NORTH LIMESTONE ROAD, PARKESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 19365
TITLE TO SAID PREMISES IS VESTED IN MARCELLA GRAY A/K/A MARCELLA C. GRAY BY DEED FROM MARCELLA C. GRAY DATED OCOTBER 6, 2004 AND RECORDED OCTBER 20, 2004 IN DEED BOOK6312, PAGE 2266.
BEING Uniform Parcel Identifier No. 36-5-80
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 12p-28-3t
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, January 19 th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale No. 23-1-23
Writ of Execution No. 2022-01502 DEBT $80,961.31
SALE ADDRESS: 300 Village Road, Cochranville, PA 19330
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, PC 215-572-811
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 12p-28-3t
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, January 19 th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale No. 23-1-27 Writ of Execution No. 2019-00303
DEBT $218,039.23
ALL THOSE CERTAIN LOTS OR PIECES OF GROUND SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF KENNETT SQUARE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA:
TAX PARCEL NO.: 6204 00390000
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential property
PLAINTIFF: Finance of America Reverse, LLC VS
DEFENDANT: KAY LYNN COOPER A/K/A KAY L. COOPER A/K/A KAY LYNN COOPER LUTSKY
SALE ADDRESS: 616 Millers Hill, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 855-225-6906
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 12p-28-3t
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, January 19 th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
Sale No. 22-4-134
Writ of Execution No. 2020-03164
DEBT $145,079.15
Property situated in the LOWER OXFORD TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being
BLR# 56-7K-9
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-OPT1, Asset
Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OPT1 VS DEFENDANT: John Higgins
SALE ADDRESS: 4651 Forge Road, Nottingham, PA 19362
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844856-6646
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 12p-28-3t
POCOPSON TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Pocopson Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Pocopson Township Municipal Building, 664 South Wawaset Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382, on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter:
Application of James Guinan and Meghan Guinan seeking a variance from the 100 foot setback requirement for swimming pools under Zoning Ordinance Section 250-94.A(3) so as to allow a 40 foot setback; and seeking a special exception from the 15% maximum impervious coverage limit under Zoning Ordinance Section 250-19.C(3), so as to allow 20.4% coverage, both so as to allow for the construction of a residential swimming pool, spa, pool deck, pool equipment pad and stormwater infiltration facilities on property located at 3 Taylor Chase Lane, West Chester, PA (UPI #63-4167.2A) in the Township’s RA - Residential and Agricultural zoning district.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings; or if you wish to participate remotely, please contact Susan Simone at 610-793-2151 to discuss how Pocopson Township may best accommodate your needs. Edward M. Foley, Solicitor Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP 8 pt 213 East State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348 12p-28-2t
ESTATE OF MARILYN M. CROSSAN, DECEASED. Late of New Garden Township, Chester County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JANET L. GIFT, EXECUTRIX, c/o Denise A. Kuestner, Esq., 1818 Market St., Ste. 2430, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: DENISE A. KUESTNER, LANGSAM STEVENS SILVER & HOLLAENDER, LLP 1818 Market St., Ste. 2430, Philadelphia, PA 19103 12p-28-3t
ESTATE OF TANYA MARIE WALSH, DECEASED. Late of East Nottingham Township, Chester County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ELAINE S. REIFSTECK, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Mary Ann Plankinton, Esq., 3711 Kennett Pike, Ste. 100, Wilmington, DE 1807, Or to her Attorney: MARY ANN PLANKINTON, GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, P.C., 3711 Kennett Pike, Ste. 100, Wilmington, DE 19807 12p-28-3t
Estate of Daniel E. Cosenzo, Jr., Late of East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Deceased, LETTERS of Administration in the estate of the
above-named Daniel E. Cosenzo, Jr. having been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Christopher Cosenzo, Administrator, C/O Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, 2078 E. Locust St., P.O. Box 381 , Oxford, PA 19363 610-932-3838 12p-28-3t
PENNSBURY TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Pennsbury Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Pennsbury Township Building, 702 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, on Monday, January 23, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter:
In Re: Application of 519 Baltimore, LLC seeking special exceptions for permission to change one nonconforming use to another under zoning ordinance Section 162-2203.C2; and to enlarge a building housing a nonconforming use under Section 162-2203.B; a variance from the prohibition against more than one principal use of a property under Ordinance Section 162-702.A; and variance from Section 162-1204-a of the Rt. 1 Corridor Overlay District; and variances from the restrictions against a commercial sign in the R-4 Residential District under Ordinance Sections 162-702 and 162-2100 et. seq. so as to allow a commercial sign; including variances so as to allow one externally illuminated free-standing business sign on property in the R-4 Residential District, including Sections 162-2102.B; Section 162-2103.E.6.a.; Section 1622105; and Section 162-2107.c.1. all on property located at 519 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA (UPI # 64-3-48.25) in the Township’s R-1 Residential Zoning District.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Kathy Howley at 610-388-7323 to discuss how Pennsbury Township may best accommodate your needs. Edward M. Foley, Solicitor Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, 213 East State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) is proposing to collocate antennas at a center height of 149-ft behind a 153-ft antenna screen wall on a 145ft water tank near Red Lion right-of-way (ROW), Kennett Square, Chester County, PA 19438 (39 52 39.4 N 75 40 48.2
W). Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Project 6122011763 - MH c/o EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, mholtkamp@ebiconsulting.com, or at (785) 760-5938. 1p-4-1t
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oxford Borough Council will conduct a public hearing at a special meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at Borough Hall, 1 Octoraro Alley, Oxford, Pennsylvania, to hear the following:
THE CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION OF ENOX LAND, LP. The property is UPI No. 6-75, which totals approximately 63 acres, located at 451 West Locust Street. The subject parcel is owned by the Applicant and is located in the PD-1 Planned Development District of the Borough. The Applicant seeks conditional use approval pursuant to proposed §27-1333 (Age-Restricted Residential Community) and §27-2009 (Conditional Use Procedures and General Standards) of the Oxford Borough Zoning Ordinance to permit the proposed development of the subject
parcel as 101 age-restricted residential dwellings and associated improvements, and any other such relief deemed necessary by Borough Council. If you wish to participate in this meeting and are a person with a disability requiring an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate, please contact the Borough secretary at (610) 932-2500 to discuss how your needs may best be accommodated.
OXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, P.C.
Stacey L. Fuller, Solicitor 1p-4-1t
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at a public meeting scheduled on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, commencing at 7:00 p.m., to be held at the Borough Building, 1 Octoraro Alley, Oxford, Pennsylvania, will conduct a public hearing to consider and possibly enact an ordinance amending the Borough Zoning Ordinance regarding age-restricted residential community, a summary of which follows. The full text of the ordinance may be examined at the Chester County Law Library, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania and the Borough Building at the above address during regular business hours. Copies of the ordinance may be obtained at a charge not greater than the cost thereof.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD TO ADD REGULATIONS RELATED TO AGE-RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
SECTION 1. Amends Part 4, PD-1 Planned Development District, §27-405, Uses Permitted as Conditional Uses, subsection 1 to add new subsection D “Age-Restricted Residential Community, in accordance with the terms of §27-1333 of this Chapter,” as a use permitted when approved as a conditional use by Borough Council.
SECTION 2. Amends Part 13, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, to add new §27-1333, Age–Restricted Residential Community, which establishes standards and criteria for agerestricted residential communities, when approved by Borough Council as a conditional use; states that an age-restricted residential community shall comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq., with requirements and restrictions to be clearly set forth in the homeowners’ association documents for the community, which shall be subject to review and approval of the Borough; and includes provisions governing the following: Types of Dwellings Permitted; Tract Area; Minimum Frontage; Impact studies; Common Ownership; Sewer and water facilities; Density; Area and bulk regulations; Common open space; Architectural standards; Utilities; Lighting; Signs; Parking; and Additional development regulations.
SECTION 3. Provides for the severability of unconstitutional or invalid provisions of the ordinance.
SECTION 4. Repeals ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Provides that the amendment shall be effective as by law provided.
If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend the aforementioned meeting and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, please contact the Borough (610-932-2500) to discuss how your needs may best be accommodated.
OXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, PC, Stacey L. Fuller, Solicitor 1p-4-1t
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at a public meeting scheduled on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, commencing
at 7:00 p.m., to be held at the Borough Building, 1 Octoraro Alley, Oxford, Pennsylvania, will conduct a public hearing to consider and possibly enact an ordinance amending Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, and Chapter 27, Zoning, of the Borough Code, a summary of which follows. The full text of the ordinance may be examined at the Chester County Law Library, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania and the Borough Building at the above address during regular business hours. Copies of the ordinance may be obtained at a charge not greater than the cost thereof.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 22, SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD REGARDING DEFINITIONS, STREET WIDTH, SIDEWALKS, TRAILS, IMPACT STUDIES, AND LIGHTING; AND CHAPTER 27, ZONING, OF THE CODE REGARDING DEFINITIONS, PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY CENTER, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, ACCESSORY USES, AND COMMON OPEN SPACE.
SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Borough of Oxford as follows:
A. Amends Part 3, Definitions, §22-301, Definitions and Word Usage, to revise the definition for the terms dwelling or dwelling unit, and mobile home; and to add the following terms and their accompanying definitions: tract, tract area, recreation land, trail, multi-use arterial trail, bikeway, local/collector trail, trail cartpath, and trail shoulder.
B. Amends Part 7, Design Standards, §22-702, Street Standards, subsection 3(A) Minimum street right-of-way and cartway widths, as follows: amends the standards for “Minor Street” to require a 34 feet minimum cartway width if there is parking on both sides of a minor street and a 30 feet minimum cartway width if there is parking on one side of a minor street; and amends the standards for “Permanent Cul-de-sac” to require a 34 feet minimum cartway width if there is parking on both sides of a Permanent Cul-de-sac and a 30 feet minimum cartway width if there is parking on one side of a Permanent Cul-de-sac.
C. Amends Part 7, Designs Standards, §22-703, Block Standards, subsection 4, Sidewalks, subsection A, to require sidewalks along both sides of all streets.
D. Amends Part 7, Design Standards, §22-709, Public Use and Service Areas, subsection 1, Open Space and Recreation Lands and Facilities: Residential Applications, to add new subsection J, Trails, which sets forth requirements and standards for the establishment and maintenance of trails, including trail routes and functions, plans and maps, maintenance of trails, trail easements to the Borough, use of trails, trail widths, trail construction, trail maintenance, and timing of trail installation.
E. Amends Part 7, Design Standards, to add new §22-710, Impact Studies, to set forth requirements for and elements of a Traffic Impact Study, Fiscal Impact Study, and Environmental Impact Study.
F. Amends Part 7, Design Standards, to add new §22-711, Lighting, which includes the following sections: Purpose; Applicability; Criteria; Plan submission; Plan notes; Compliance monitoring; and Streetlight dedication.
SECTION 2. Amends Chapter 27, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Oxford as follows: A. Amends Part 1, General Provisions, §27-202, Definitions of Terms, to revise the definitions for dwelling or dwelling unit, mobile home, and tract; and to add the following terms and their accompanying definitions: tract area, community center, recreation land, trail, multi-use arterial trail, bikeway, and local/ collector trail.
B. Amends Part 12, General Regulations and Applicability, §27-1211, Parking Regulations, subsection G, Nonresidential Parking Requirements, sub-
section (7) to add “Community center” use and minimum offstreet parking requirement of 1 space/100 square feet of gross building area.
C. Amends Part 12, General Regulations and Applicability, §27-1213, Landscaping, regarding the location of existing trees and disturbance and/or removal of trees greater than or equal to 6 inches in caliper which are deemed by a certified arborist to be healthy and non-invasive.
D. Amends Part 12, General Regulations and Applicability, §27-1215, Lighting, to require outdoor lighting for safety and personal security for uses that operate during hours of darkness where there is public assembly and/or traverse, including but not limited to residential, commercial, industrial, public recreational, and institutional uses; and to require streetlights for all proposed public and private road intersections, in accordance with the provisions of §22-711.
E. Amends Part 13, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, §271302, Accessory Uses, Buildings, and Structures, subsection 2, Location, subsection B(1) to add hot tub as an accessory building or structure intended for active use that shall be located no closer than 10 feet from any side or rear property line.
F. Amends Part 13, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, §27-1317, Common Open Space Design, Ownership and Maintenance, as follows: amends Subsection 1, Applicability, to exempt “age-restricted residential communities which shall comply with the provisions of §27-1317.4”; amends Subsection 2, Common Open Space Design, subsection C, to replace the reference to “pedestrian or bicycle paths” to “trails” and to require a minimum of 20 feet for the narrowest dimension; and adds new subsection 4, Age-Restricted Residential Community, which sets forth requirements for common open space and provisions for recreation lands and facilities and trails, in accordance with the terms of §22-709.1(J).
SECTION 3. Provides for the severability of unconstitutional or invalid provisions of the ordinance.
SECTION 4. Repeals ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Provides that the amendment shall be effective as by law provided.
If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend the aforementioned meeting and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, please contact the Borough (610-932-2500) to discuss how your needs may best be accommodated.
OXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, PC, Stacey L. Fuller, Solicitor 1p-4-1t
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at a public meeting scheduled on Monday, January 23, 2023, commencing at 7:00 p.m., to be held at the Borough Building, 1 Octoraro Alley, Oxford, Pennsylvania, will conduct a public hearing to consider and possibly enact an ordinance amending the Borough Zoning Ordinance regarding certificates of use and occupancy, a summary of which follows. The full text of the ordinance may be examined at the Chester County Law Library, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania and the Borough Building at the above address during regular business hours. Copies of the ordinance may be obtained at a charge not greater than the cost thereof.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27, ZONING, PART 2, DEFINITIONS, SECTION 27-202, DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; AND PART 20, ADMINISTRATION, SECTION 27-2003, CERTIFICATES OF USE AND OCCUPANCY, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD. SECTION 1. Amends Chapter
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27, Zoning, Part 2, Definitions, §27-202, Definitions of Terms, to add the following terms and their accompanying definitions: temporary access certificate and temporary use and occupancy certificate.
SECTION 2. Amends Chapter 27, Zoning, Part 20, Administration, to replace §27-2003, Certificates of Use and Occupancy, with new §27-2003, Certificates of Use and Occupancy, and sets forth the conditions and/ or events which require the issuance of a certificate of use and occupancy, in addition to, and not limited by, any requirements of Chapter 5 of the Code; prohibits use or occupancy of any building, other structure, or land prior to the issuance of a use and occupancy certificate pursuant to §27-2003.A and, where applicable, issuance of a Highway Occupancy Permit by the Pa. Dept. of Transportation; requires a residential rental property to comply with the
permit requirements of Chapter 5 of the Code, which eliminates the requirement for a certificate of use and occupancy, except as required in §27-2003.A; sets forth the procedures for the issuance of certificates of use and occupancy by the Code Enforcement Officer following inspection and satisfaction of the certificate requirements, or, alternatively, the issuance of a temporary use and occupancy certificate or temporary access certificate, as provided in §27-2003.F; requires that a certificate of use and occupancy be granted or refused within 15 days after the Code Enforcement Office has received the written notification of completion of construction or within 15 days of notification of an intent to occupy or use premises or land; sets forth the procedures for issuance of a temporary use and occupancy certificate for a building, structure, and/or land by the Code Enforcement Officer, which includes prohibition of temporary uses prior to
the issuance of a temporary use and occupancy certificate, issuance following inspection of a property incident to the resale of the property that reveals a violation but no substantial violation, issuance of a temporary access certificate following inspection of a property incident to the resale of the property that reveals at least one substantial violation for the purpose of authorizing the purchaser to access the property for repair, and issuance of a temporary access certificate or temporary use and occupancy certificate in accordance with the terms of the Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act, 68 P.S. §1081 et seq.
SECTION 3. Provides for the severability of unconstitutional or invalid provisions of the ordinance.
SECTION 4. Repeals ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. Provides that the amendment shall be effective as
by law provided.
If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend the aforementioned meeting and require auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, please contact the Borough (610-932-2500) to discuss how your needs may best be accommodated.
OXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, PC, Stacey L. Fuller, Solicitor 1p-4-1t
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Spero Demetri Ferentinos was awarded the highest honor from the Boy Scouts of America—the Eagle Scout rank.
A ceremony was held on Oct. 17 at Troop 31’s Court of Honor in Chadds Ford.
Troop 31 is in the Lenni Lenape District of the BSA Chester County Council.
Spero’s Eagle Scout service project was completed at the Kennett Square YMCA. He raised funds and then designed, constructed, and filled with soil, five cedar garden beds to be used
by the Montessori School for organic gardening.
Spero is a senior in the class of 2023 at Unionville High School. During his four years, he has been on the Unionville football team, swim team, and the lacrosse team. He plays URA basketball and is a member of the National Honor Society. Spero has been working as a lifeguard for the last three summers. He looks forward to attending college and majoring in computer science in the fall of 2023.
Cecil College’s paramedic program is often regarded as one of the best training programs in the region. Recently, the program reinforced that belief when 100 percent of the graduates passed the National Registry Paramedic Psychomotor Exam to acquire their licenses. The unprecedented class passrate of this challenging exam is a source of pride and celebration for the college and the paramedic Class of 2022.
Taking the exam this year were 15 students who have completed the extensive 14-month program. The program combines classroom studies and clinical rotations, which equals more than a 40-hour-a-week obligation.
“This is an incredible accomplishment by a group of highly dedicated students who want to serve their communities,” said Robert F. Muller, program director of the Cecil College Paramedic Program. “Other community colleges in Maryland offer paramedic training, but what makes our program distinctive is the smaller class size combined with the level of engagement our clinical partners provide us.”
Cecil College’s paramedic students perform clinical work at Christiana Care/ Union Hospital, Nemours Children’s Hospital, and Christiana Care Hospital, Newark campus. These partners provide the students with access and exposure to emergency rooms, surgical
theaters, and intensive care units. At the same time, the local first responders’ services, such as Cecil County Department of Emergency Services and Singerly Fire Company provide field internships for the students to ride along in the ambulances.
“Another uniqueness of our program is the investment in time the instructors have with the students and the exposure to a wider range of best practices and innovative healthcare,” said Muller. “Because Cecil County is a rural community, students benefit from the county’s EMT system and the integration of the county’s EMS volunteers, which makes our program a more comprehensive system
for the students work and learn.”
The students in the Class of 2022 come from Cecil County, West Grove, Prince Georges County, Carroll County, and Wilmington.
Career opportunities for licensed paramedics can be divided into three categories: 911 Emergency Services, Commercial EMS Ambulance Services, and Community and Integrated Healthcare Services.
The 911 Emergency Services involve going to people’s residences to provide emergency services, while Commercial EMS Ambulance Services provide medical transportation between medical facilities. The Community and Integrated Healthcare
Services are designed as a proactive treatment to help keep people from needing to go to the hospital.
“The demand to fill positions in these careers is high. There is a huge void between the number of new paramedics coming out of school and the number of openings available,” said Muller. Currently, there are approximately 100 new paramedics in Maryland this fall, with more than 150 projected openings. According to Muller, making this shortage of trained professionals even more critical is the number of retirements expected in the next ten years.
The paramedic license is part of the medical field’s stackable credential system. Individuals can start with
the EMR certificate, add the EMT credential, followed by the paramedic license, then go into critical medicine, community paramedic, flight paramedic, and more.
This year’s ceremony was bittersweet for the graduates as one of their classmates died just before entering the clinical portion of their program. Trevor Garrison McNabb passed unexpectedly at age 22 following his shift as an Emergency Medical Technician with the Singerly Fire Company in Elkton last year.
“On their testing day, when they got their results, they were all talking about how Trevor should be there with them. He was their guardian angel for getting through this program,” said Muller.
