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Police chief tells officer that his April 13 crash was caused by seizure By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
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The Chester County Press has learned that the April 13 vehicular crash involving a police vehicle driven by Kennett Township Police Chief Albert J. McCarthy and another vehicle was caused by a seizure he had at the time of the accident, a fact McCarthy admitted to the officer who reported the crash.
Through information provided to the Chester County Press by State Police Avondale, McCarthy told State Trooper Erick Baker of the State Police that he suffered from a seizure that was caused by a previous brain injury, which he said contributed to the collision of his 2015 Ford Taurus Kennett Township police vehicle with a 2006 Honda Accord driven by Michael S. Hammon, 51, of
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By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Four of the five Oxford School Board members whose terms are expiring in 2015 are seeking nominations to return to the board in the upcoming Primary Election. The district is transitioning to a system where three of the nine seats on the board are atlarge seats with voters across the entire district electing those representatives, while the other
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Kennett Square at approximately noon on Hillendale Road. The public information police report said that McCarthy was following the vehicle ahead of him too closely, and at a rate of speed that led to McCarthy’s vehicle colliding with Hammon’s vehicle. Both vehicles proceeded to the intersection of Hidden Pond Drive and East Hillendale Road, before they both stopped.
Hammon sustained a minor injury but did not require EMS transportation. McCarthy was uninjured in the accident, and a family member picked him up from the scene. Although McCarthy was not charged in the accident, the primary violation was identified as “VC 3310(A) Following Too Closely.” It was announced at the April 15 Kennett Township
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Robert Clarke was joined by family and community members for his swearing-in on April 25.
New police headquarters opens in East Marlborough as Clarke is sworn in By John Chambless Staff Writer The public got its first look at the new Police Operations Center at the East Marlborough Township Building on the morning of April 25 as newly
appointed Chief of Police Robert Clarke was sworn in. Board of Supervisors chairman Cuyler Walker administered the oath of office to Clarke, who was flanked by family members, township supervisors, Continued on Page 4A
six seats will remain divided among the three election regions in Oxford. There are two at-large seats up for grabs in the upcoming election, one of them currently occupied by school board president Donna Arrowood. Arrowood, a Democrat, is one of three candidates seeking two of the at-large seats, the others being Becky Fetterolf, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination, and Robert Tenga, who has cross-filed. When
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By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Avon Grove School Board voted to approve a proposed final budget of $84.7 million at the April 23 meeting. Superintendent Dr. Christopher Marchese and business administrator Daniel Carsley made a presentation about the budget, updating the community about the spending plan as it has evolved over the last few months. Carsley said that the $84,794, 292 total budget includes spending increases of about $3.1 million over the current year. Nearly half of that
increase—approximately $1,485,000—can be attributed to the state-mandated increase in the district’s contribution to the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) fund. As of right now, a 2.4 percent tax increase would be needed to balance the budget. The millage rate would increase by .660 mills, from 27.499 mills to 28.157 mills. Even with the tax increase, the district must dip into its fund balance for about $2.9 million to balance the budget. Carsley said that if the district does use $2.9 million from the
Festival awards $80,000 in grants to 47 local organizations By Carla Lucas Correspondent The Mushroom Festival Spring Gala is a time to celebrate the people and organizations that make the annual September fungi celebration the huge success it has become. It’s also the time of year when the Mushroom Festival board honors the work of many local nonprofits and presents the annual grants. On April 17, the Red Clay Room was the site of the Spring Gala. The event was orga-
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Representatives of the 47 organizations that received Mushroom Festival Grants at the Spring Gala.
nized by Mushroom Festival board members Gina Puocci, Jen Basciani, Anita Swayne, Michelle Gazdik, and Anita D’Amico. “The Spring Gala is always
voters head to the polls on Tuesday, May 19, they will be voting for no more than two candidates for the two at-large seats. Incumbent Howard Robinson has cross-filed and is the only candidate on the ballot for his seat in Region I, which includes Upper Oxford Township, Lower Oxford Township East, and Oxford Borough East. In Region II, which includes West Nottingham Township, Continued on Page 9A
Avon Grove School Board approves proposed final budget of $84.7 million
Mushroom Festival’s Spring Gala celebrates its 30th anniversary
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Board of Supervisors meeting that McCarthy was placed on administrative leave from his duties. The board also voted 3-0 to appoint Kennett Township officer Lydell Holt as the acting interim police chief for the township. The township will also hire two part-time police officers. McCarthy’s administrative leave was identified as
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very symbolic for the Mushroom Festival,” said Randy Lieberman, president of the Mushroom Festival’s board of directors, in his opening remarks, “because it concludes the past year’s activi-
ties and acts as kick-off for the upcoming year.” The 2015 Mushroom Festival, slated Sept. 12 and 13, will be the 30th time a Mushroom Continued on Page 2A
fund balance, that would leave an unassigned fund balance of $16,454,855, with more than Continued on Page 9A
A SECOND STATE POLICE COVER-UP? By Uncle Irvin Details of Kennett Township Police Chief Albert McCarthy’s second ramming of another motor vehicle that occurred on April 13 are slowly -- very slowly -- starting to come out. So far, the State Police from the Avondale barracks who investigated the incident saw fit to discharge McCarthy free and clear, with no citation, just like in the first incident two years ago. We know that in the first incident, police did not facilitate an immediate medical opinion of McCarthy’s state of mind. In the second incident, the State Police were told by McCarthy at the scene that the crash was caused by a seizure related to a previous brain injury. Records indicate that the state trooper did not insist or request an immediate medical opinion. In both instances, regardless of the cause, McCarthy rammed a vehicle in front of Continued on Page 7A
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State Rep. John Lawrence and his wife, Becky, meet the Mushroom Festival’s mascot, Fun Gus, who paid a visit to the Spring Gala.
State Sen. Andrew Dinniman honored RoRo Ferranto with a Senate of Pennsylvania Citation for her exemplary work in the community. He also presented the Mushroom Festival with a citation congratulating it on its 30th anniversary.
Anita D’Amico presented RoRo Ferranto with flowers after announcing her as 2015’s Honorary Chairperson. Board president Randy Lieberman and Gale Ferranto, RoRo’s daughter, look on and lead the room in a standing ovation.
the Buona breaded fried mushroom booth at the Mushroom Festival is a perennial favorite. The company also sponsors the annual National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship at the festival and supplies the product that is devoured at the event. Gale Ferranto spoke on behalf of her mother RoRo. “My mother was diagnosed with ALS last year,” she said. “It has taken her voice, but not her energy, spirit and enthusiasm.” She read her mother’s words, concluding, “It makes me very proud to walk Tommy Lafferty leads the guests in a toast to the start of the The Spring Gala was festooned in red and white, including the street at the festival and Mushroom Festival’s 30th year. Festival coordinator Kathi these mushroom-shaped arrangements. see what this event has become. Lafferty, Randy Lieberman and Jen Basciani join the toast. Thank you for tonight, as it is an honor for me to associate with tory occasions, and tonight is defined by a kaleidoscope of Mushroom Festival’s honorary all of you!” extra special because it kicks happy memories, supportive chairperson. Since 2000, the first year the Continued from Page 1A off our 30-year anniversary,” partnerships and an endur“It is only fitting to bestow Mushroom Festival saw a profFestival has filled the streets of Lieberman said. “The past ing relationship with the this title on RoRo, who along it, it has invested some of the Kennett Square. 30 years for the Mushroom Borough of Kennett Square. with two others (attorney Frank proceeds back into the com“Anniversaries are always Festival have been fantastic in The Mushroom Festival has Felcetti and reporter Carol munity in the form of grants, wonderful, magical, celebra- so many ways. It has been endured the test of time and Berzon) started the Mushroom helping hundreds of local nonis now a nationally known Festival back in 1985,” said profit organizations over the event.” board member Anita D’Amico last 15 years. In total, slightly At this year’s Spring in introducing Ferranto. “I more than $700,000 has been Gala, RoRo Ferranto was asked Ro what she thought given back to the community in announced as the 2015 of what that little festival Mushroom Festival grants and she started 30 years ago had donations. At this year’s Spring Gala, 47 become, and she responded that this was always her dream local organizations received a total of $80,000 in grants: for the festival.” Adult Care of Chester County Ferranto received a standing ovation to honor her and her received funds for replacement chairs for patient use at the SCC accomplishments. Ferranto served on the Adult Day Care Center. ALS Association received Mushroom Festival’s board for its first 15 years. She also funds to purchase devices to worked to raise the funding that will help ALS patients to for painting Kennett Square’s stay healthy and active through water tower with “Mushroom the Augmentative Assistive Capital of the World.” She’s the Technology Program. The Arc of Chester County founder of Buona Foods, and
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received funds to enhance their ABBLE program, which addresses the needs of 2-yearolds with autism. Avondale Fire Co. No. 1 received funding for video surveillance cameras, a security system upgrade, at the fire house. Bournelyf Special Camp received funds for transportation costs associated with field trips for canoeing, hiking, and other activities at their annual summer camps for special-needs youth. Camp Dreamcatcher received funding which will allow two HIV/AIDS-impacted youth to attend their summer therapeutic camp. Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America received funding to send atrisk youth participating in a scouting program to National Youth Leadership Training and/or STEM Camp. Chester County Women’s Services received funding to purchase baby supplies for atrisk parents participating in the Family Movement Program at Kennett Square’s satellite center. Delaware Zoological Society received funding to purchase supplies for the Brandywine Zoo’s touring program. The Domestic Violence Center received funding to support the Kennett Square Satellite Office. Family Promise of Southern Chester County received funding toward the purchase of blow-up beds for hosting
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families in area churches as part of their new Southern Chester County emergency shelter initiative. Friends Home in Kennett received funding to bring wi-fi connectivity to Linden Hall, the skilled nursing facility. This will benefit their patients and visiting families. Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve received funds for supplies to construct a 30-foot bridge for access to the new Tri-State Marker Trail. Good Neighbors received funds to purchase reusable, metal, portable ramp components for handicapped access to their clients’ homes. Head Start received funds to purchase book bags and school supplies for their preschool students transitioning to kindergarten. Historic Kennett Square received funds to present the annual Memorial Day Parade. JAM Daycare received funds to purchase equipment and storage for their Pedaling On Project, a new riding skills area at their daycare. Jonathan Beech Memorial Concert received funds to cover a portion of the costs of putting on the eighth annual concert. Kennett After Prom received funds to provide entertainment for the After-Prom. The Kennett After-School Association received funds to provide after-school transportation to students participating in the After-the Bell Program. Kennett Area Community Service received funding to help with costs associated with renovating the property next to the current KACS building.
Kennett Area Park Authority received funds to produce the 2015 Free Summer Concert Series at Anson B. Nixon Park. Kennett Area Parks and Recreation Board received funding toward new bleachers at Herb Pennock Park, and for program expenses for the annual KAPRB Kids Cross Country Race. Kennett Area Senior Center received funds to go toward the purchase of a new information technology system at the senior center. Kennett Education Foundation received funding for the Promising Proven And SMART educational grants for educators and students in KCSD. Kennett Fire Co. No. 1 received funds toward the purchase of needed equipment for larger vehicle rescue. Kennett Symphony of Chester County received funds toward the commission of a world premiere orchestral piece and educational outreach project for their 75th anniversary celebration. Lighthouse Youth Center received funds to purchase laptop computers, ink, paper, and network security for their Homework Assistance Program. Longwood Fire Company received funds to upgrade the patient-safety rails and mattresses on their primary ambulance stretchers. Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County received funds to purchase books and supplies for their Healthy Start Program benefiting new parents and child health.
Meals on Wheels received funds to provide hot nutritious meals to residents at Luther House in Jennersville. Operation Homefront PA/ DE/NJ Field Office received funds to supply urgent financial support to military families and veterans, and funds for their back-to-school and/or holiday gifts program event for families. Oxford Arts Alliance received funds to purchase art stools, tabletop easels, and materials for community art classes. Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center received funds toward the costs associated with the agency’s strategic planning process. Paws for People received funds to purchase incentives, such as small toys and T-shirts, for children participating in the PAWS for Reading program. Quest Therapeutic Services received funds for veterinary and dental care for therapy horses. Reins of Life received funds for veterinary care services for their therapy horses. Smart Drive Foundation received funds to purchase Fatal Vision Goggles: Marijuana Impairment Experience to add to the hands-on programming of Smart Drive’s B 4 I Drive outreach program for seventh, eighth and ninth grade
students. Southern Chester County Emergency Medical Services received funding toward the purchase of a new Paramedic Responder. Spanish Health Ministry received funds to cover transportation costs associated with providing translation and interpretation services at their client’s medical appointments and home visits. The Garage Community & Youth Center received funding for the purchase of program supplies for Kennett Square and West Grove Garage afterschool programming. Tick Tock Early Learning Center received funds to purchase new size-appropriate tables and chairs for use by students. Unionville Chadds-Ford Education Foundation received funds toward the purchase of a mechanism that will automate the greenhouses used as part of a garden-based learning program in the Consumer Science curriculum in Patton Middle School. Wings for Success received funds to purchase clothing and undergarments for their clients at their new Kennett Square site. Kennett YMCA received funds to purchase program materials and supplies, plus fund field trip, admissions and busing, for the Kennett Square Borough Youth
Summer Camp program. Young Moms received funds to purchase program supplies and office supplies for their monthly meetings for teenage mothers. Youth Community Forward received funds to provide transportation for their 4-H Summer Camp students and
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families to attend the 4-H Chester County Fair. Each year the Mushroom Festival also makes a donation to the charity of choice of the previous year’s honorary chairs. Terry and Rich Forte, the 2014 honorary chairs, chose A Hero's Welcome to receive the donation this year.
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Borderland Vineyard in Landenberg kicked off its 2015 season of events this past Sunday afternoon with their official planting party. Make plans to attend the “Come to Your Senses” party on May 16-17 at Borderland, which promises to be a full day of sensory and wine aroma fun. Borderland Vineyard is located on 332 Indiantown Road in Landenberg. For more information, visit www.borderlandvineyard.com, e-mail info@BorderlandVineyard.com or call 215-436-9154.
Kennett Square couple receive Humanitarian Award Frank and Marie Janton (center) of Kennett Square received the Presidential Humanitarian Award from Neumann University on March 28 at the University’s annual scholarship gala. Dr. Rosalie Mirenda (left), Neumann’s president, and Tony Mirenda, her husband, presented the awards. Longtime supporters of the University and the Delaware County Symphony, the Jantons were recognized for their dedication to the arts and education.
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to invite people out to see it,” Walker added with a smile as a cold wind whipped through the crowd. “We thought it would be spring by now.” To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
Anytime Fitness holds event May 1 and 2 West Chester Anytime Fitness is the sponsor and the official training center for the Blue Cross Broad Street Run. On May 1 and 2, the facility will be hosting hundreds of runners, health and wellness exhibitors. The run, which draws 40,000 participants, is the largest ten-mile race in the country
and is larger than the Boston and Chicago marathons. The event is managed by the City of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation and will celebrate its 36th anniversary in 2015. The run takes place on the first Sunday of May, beginning at Broad and Olney streets, and winds through neighbor-
hoods on Broad Street, finishing at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. There will be $10,000 donation made in the name of Anytime Fitness to the Parks & Recreation Department to help fund the Health & Wellness Program. Everyone is welcome to support this event. Call Anytime Fitness at 610-692-6400.
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Chester County launches Volunteer Chesco Web pages highlight volunteer opportunities through Chester County government The Chester County Commissioners unveiled Volunteer Chesco at this week’s Commissioners’ Meeting, a webpage on the Chester County website detailing all volunteer positions available through county departments. The introduction of the new web pages followed the presentation of a proclamation by the Commissioners for Volunteer Appreciation Week. The services provided by individuals
police officers and other township officials. The new facility, long delayed and much discussed over the past several years, was placed in the parking lot behind the townshkip building late last year. It replaced a trailer that had deteriorated, lacked toilet facilities and was not ADA compliant. The new double-wide trailer is twice the size of the former building and fully accessible, and holds a locker room, an office for Clarke, storage area and a conference room, and a reception and office area. There is also a holding area for handcuffed suspects. “I just want to thank the supervisors for appointing me to the position, and having faith in me to do the job,” Clarke told the crowd. “I look forward to working with everybody and working with the other chiefs.” Walker said, “In his prior
capacity, the chief was instrumental in arranging for this new facility for the police department. I have to say we’ve known for several years that the prior accommodations were inadequate. The prior one was half this size and, most importantly, it did not have all the electrical and internet connections it needed. “There was some consideration of the best location for it,” Walker continued, “and that ended up extending the process. But a decision was finally made late last summer, and the trailer was here, but not fully fitted out, at the end of the year. The police department has been operating out of the new facility for a couple of months, but during that time they’ve been getting all the equipment in place and all the facilities up and running. We are very proud of the fact that it does meet all of the ADA requirements, which was a critical priority. “We waited for what we thought would be nicer weather
who volunteer through Chester County departments currently save taxpayers more than $1 million a year. Volunteer opportunities currently available through Chester County departments range from clerical and administrative roles, tutoring for basic computer skills, tasks at the Chester County and Henrietta Hankin Libraries, internships with Adult Probation, the Health Department and Human
Services Departments, insurance and tax counseling for our Office of Aging Services, animal rescue through the Department of Emergency Services, and the observation and recording of rainfall for the Chester County Water Resources Authority. To review the full list of volunteer opportunities and register your interest, go to www.chesco.org and click on Volunteer Chesco.
The threat of Lyme Disease will be in the spotlight on May 3 in Crossan Park (91 Parsons Rd., Landenberg). The Lyme Awareness Walk will benefit the non-profit Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Registration begins at noon, and the walk will begin at 1 p.m. Walkers are welcome to bring their leashed dogs to participate in the community event. There will be free T-shirts and dog bandanas for the first 50 registrants. Participants can form
teams, and there will be prizes for “Most Creative Team” and the team which raises the most money. For more information, visit www.lymepa.org, call 610-3887333, or e-mail lkrausskiernan@ gmail.com.
Avon Grove Memorial Day Parade set for May 23 The 17th annual Avon Grove Memorial Day parade will be held on Saturday, May 23 to honor all U.S. veterans and to express gratitude to the men and women serving in all branches of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice. The parade starts at 9 a.m. in the Avon Grove High School parking lot. All participants
should report to the starting spot no later than 8:30 a.m. The parade proceeds up State Road to Prospect Avenue and will end up at West Grove’s Memorial on Exchange Place. This year’s program includes guest speaker Lawrence Davidson, the director of veterans affairs for Chester County, state representative John Lawrence, and West Grove mayor Steve Black, as well as the award-winning Avon Grove High School Marching Band. The band will perform under the direction of Rebecca Staznik.
The parade would not be possible without the support of the community, including local businesses, the Avon Grove Lions Club, the West Grove Fire Company and surrounding fire companies, local boroughs and townships. The Parade Committee includes Dominico Ruffini, Hank Detering, Tom Muller, John Ruggini, Vicki Dash-Slesinski, and Gary Hicks. Contributions to support the event can be sent to the Avon Grove Memorial Fund, 104 Rosehill Avenue in West Grove. Call 610-869-3002 for more information.
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Local News Young Leaders help out at township building to mark Earth Day By John Chambless Staff Writer On April 22, young volunteers from the Jennersville YMCA dodged rain showers to help spread mulch at the Penn Township Building as part of their continuing service to the township. The Young Leaders Club, which is supervised by Elicia Bollenbach, the youth and camp director at the YMCA, has volunteered since 2014 to clean up and beautify the township building grounds in April and May. They’ve mulched, planted flowers and trees, and helped beautify the adjacent Penn
Township Park. To mark Earth Day on Wednesday afternoon, the group bundled up against plunging temperatures and a cold rain to cover the four traffic islands in the township building’s parking lot with a much-needed layer of mulch. The Young Leaders also help at the annual Community Picnic and Health & Wellness Fair, and volunteer at the Avon Grove Library. At the YMCA, they maintain and harvest a garden which supplies fresh food for the Chester County Food Bank. Their volunteer service saves money for Penn Township, which has only one facilities
maintenance technician, Danny Peters, who was on hand on April 22 to guide the Young Leaders as they scooped mulch from a pile and spread it around the trees. Karen Versuk, the township’s director of operations, has nominated the Young Leaders Club for the Youth Awards sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors. If the group is selected, they could win a $500 prize and be recognized statewide for their service to the township. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
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The Young Leaders Club of the Jennersville YMCA worked at the Jennersville Township Building on April 22.
Public invited to attend U-CF Schools budget meeting By John Chambless Staff Writer
The volunteers spread mulch on traffic islands in the parking lot.
The proposed 2015-16 Unionville-Chadds Ford School District budget is working its way toward approval in June, and the public is invited to share ideas and opinions on the budget at a May 4 meeting. Members of the school board and district administrators will be in attendance. At this point in the process, the budget calls for an increase in expenditures of $548,000 and a weighted tax increase of 2.89
percent. It is subject to change. The proposed tax rate is 27.15 mills for Chester County (a 2.69 percent increase over last year), and 23.03 mills in Delaware County, for a weighted average increase of 2.89 percent. Predicting total expenditures of $79,237,362, the district is proposing a 4.28 percent increase for 2015-16, using $584,585 in exceptions to allow exceeding the Act 1 Index. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the District Office conference room (750 Unionville Rd.,
Kennett Square). If necessary, more meetings will be scheduled on May 5 and 6. The board will be considering three options to allocate funds for the final budget. The board will approve the preliminary final budget on May 11, and the final budget will be approved on June 15. Updates and more information are available on the district’s website, www.ucfsd.org. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
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U-CF Education Students attend Diversity Awareness Conference a recent Saturday morning, in the audience is tomorrow’s Foundation awards grant 200Onhigh-school and college stu- future. He challenged everyone dents got up early to discuss issues to make that Saturday the day for trail at Hillendale that personally affect them. They that changes everything.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation, which raises money to fund projects, programs and equipment throughout all six U-CF schools, has awarded $5,000 to Hillendale Elementary School for a new half-mile running trail. The Education Foundation announced the grant award in a surprise celebration on Feb. 5 to Lara Scarborough, the Hillendale parent who submitted the grant request on behalf of the Hillendale Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization last fall.
The Hillendale Trail will span the entire perimeter of the school’s property and will have a two-fold purpose. First, the running trail will promote physical fitness and wellness among students and staff in a variety of ways. The new running trail will enhance the school’s physical education classes and provide training and exercise space for Hillendale Elementary’s fall and spring running club. It will also serve as an environmental education tool for Hillendale Elementary students and the surrounding community.
attended Kennett High School’s 14th Annual Multicultural and Diversity Awareness Conference at Kennett High School. Ray Fernandez, assistant principal and conference organizer, said, “Educating students about social issues, ethnicity, race relations, and cultural differences and similarities is as important as teaching academic subjects.” Students and chaperones represented high schools in York, Bethlehem, Allentown, Coatesville, Norristown, Philadelphia, Oxford, Phoenixville, and Reading. Liberty High School principal Harrison Bailey III, from Bethlehem, presented the keynote address. He began by pointing out that there many students in the audience who outwardly appear to be confident or not to care, but feel less confident on the inside. The core message was that everyone
He told the students, “As an educator, I believe that the most significant factors to obtaining success are identifying your true passion and purpose.” Kennett High School offered workshops as part of the conference, with topics that challenged students to consider their purpose in life, leadership skills, and experience growing up in a multicultural society. The workshop “What Is Your Y?” helped students to find their purpose in life. Another workshop, presented by members of the Kennett and Norristown high schools’ UNIDAD clubs, explained to participants how to start clubs in their own schools.
Monica Mata-Lopez and Adrian Lopes-Orozco greeted students from neighboring schools during the Multicultural Conference.
Kennett High School sophomore Zanyla Mitchell said she liked meeting new people, and that she is excited to learn how unique everyone is. Dr. Barry Tomasetti, Kennett
Consolidated School District superintendent, said that the greatest impact of the conference was that “everyone has worth and can grow to realize their dreams.”
New Garden Growers Market reopens on May 9 This is the 11th year for the New Garden Growers Market in Avondale. The outdoor farmers’ market opens for the season on May 9 and cnotinues every Saturday from 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. Through Nov. 21. The site is at the New Garden Township Maintenance Garage, on Route 41, three miles north of Hockessin, Del. With 20 full-time farmers and vendors this year, there will be a large selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, naturally raised meats, eggs, and cheeses, mush-
rooms, plants, and cut flowers at the market. Shoppers will also find gourmet prepared foods, a variety of breads, pies and pastries, gluten-free baked goods, natural dog treats, local honey, jams and jellies, and handmade crafts and soaps. On opening day, there will be free doughnuts from Walnut Brook Foods, and acoustic music all day. The farmers will be selling asparagus, rhubarb, lettuce, spinach, kale, radishes, arugula, and green onions. By mid- May, strawberries and peas will be
available, and each week, new vegetables will be appearing. On July 4, the market’s sixth annual “Zucchini 500” will take place. Think “soapbox derby” but with zucchinis as the cars. The market will provide the zucchinis, the wheels, and all the supplies needed to turn a zucchini into a one-of-a-kind artistic creation. Races will take place throughout the day. It is free to participate. Other events are planned throughout the season. For more information, visit www.newgardengrowers.com.
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“non-disciplinary,” Township Manager Lisa Moore said at the April 15 meeting. The timeline for Chief McCarthy’s leave is not yet known. On April 22, the Chester County Press examined the police vehicle, which had been taken to a local towing service after the crash. The front grill of the vehicle had sustained major damage, and the driver’s-side air bag had been partially deployed. At the request of the towing company, no photographs were taken of the vehicle. On April 27, the State Police replied to a series of questions posed to them by the Chester County Press details about the accident. First, it was revealed that Trooper Baker had known of Chief McCarthy’s medical condition prior to the accident, “which made him accept McCarthy’s reason” for the crash, the e-mail said. “As Troopers, we are trained to detect signs of impairment related to drug and alcohol,” the e-mail read. “We do not have the training to test for a seizure or brain injury. A doctor would need to do that.” The State Police also responded to a question regarding its standard procedure for how it handles vehicular accidents caused by seizures, such as the kind McCarthy admitted to having on April 13. “As a Trooper, the vehicle code allows us to request that someone’s driving be evaluated in order to see if they are safe to be on the road,” the e-mail read. “If found not safe, then [the driver’s] license can be taken away.” The State Police would not disclose whether this vehicle code evaluation was done on McCarthy.
Although the State Police said that it would not respond to another police agency’s policies regarding placing officers on administrative leave, it did say that if a similar incident were to occur to a State Trooper, the Trooper would be placed on administrative leave “for an extended amount of time.” The Trooper would then have to be evaluated by his/her own personal doctor, as well as a doctor employed by the State Police, in order to clear them to return to patrol duty. From the standpoint of the extent of the accidents and the reason McCarthy has admitted caused them, his April 13 accident and one he was involved in nearly four years ago are eerily similar. While operating a police vehicle on Oct. 4, 2011 on Creek Road, just south of McFarlan Road in the township, McCarthy collided with a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee that held Hockessin residents Paula A. Sharpe and George A. Pigford. The resulting crash led to Sharpe receiving serious personal injuries, which included acute post-traumatic lumbar spine sprain, as well as other medical problems. During a 15-minute public re-telling of the incident, which was held at the Kennett Township Building weeks after the 2011 crash, McCarthy stated publicly that he had suffered a momentary blackout, caused by what his neurosurgeon diagnosed as an “absence seizure” which, according to scientific description, is categorized by brief (usually less than 20 seconds) generalized epileptic seizures that occur suddenly and impair consciousness. During his re-teling, McCarthy said that the origin of these seizures dates back to August 2008, when he severe-
ly damaged his head when constructing a food bank location in Kennett Square. He said that while working, he slammed his head into a steel I-beam. The following night, 27 hours after the incident, McCarthy said that he suffered what he called “an attack” in his sleep. After the accident, McCarthy underwent a series of tests, which at first he said revealed little in the way of damage but later detected the presence of a mark on the brain. During a subsequent 24-hour examination at the Christiana Hospital, McCarthy was prescribed medication, and continued to monitor the effects of the drug for the next six months. Citing negligence and carelessness on the part of McCarthy, Sharpe and Pigford then filed a personal injury lawsuit against the township in Sept. 2013, and were later awarded a substantial sum of money following the settlement of the lawsuit. McCarthy said during his re-telling of the 2011 incident that his surgeons had told him that he would “probably not” have a re-occurence of a seizure. In April 2014, McCarthy was awarded with a one-year contract extension in his current role, which will pay him $91,000 over the duration of the agreement. Township supervisors – Chairman Scudder Stevens and supervisors Robert Hammaker and Dr. Richard Leff -- all approved the agreement. Under the general terms of the contract, McCarthy is responsible for the organization, operation and oversight of the police department. The contract spelled out the specifics of McCarthy’s responsibilities, which requires him to submit
an annual department budget, work a minimum of 40 hours a week, and be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to emergencies that may arise in the township. The contract also stated that McCarthy is entitled to health, medical and dental benefits through the township’s group health and dental plan; as well as three weeks’ vacation, longterm disability; access to two police vehicles; and be the recipient of a $100,000 life insurance policy paid for by the township. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@ chestercounty.com.
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him and no citation was ever issued. So far, no citation has been issued for the second incident. There is no question that the State Police, in both instances, granted Chief McCarthy special treatment that would
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not be extended to me or you. It could be argued that the second incident would have never happened if the State Police issued citations, because McCarthy would never have been permitted to drive a police vehicle again. Special treatment given to police officers by other police officers is unfortunately not unusual. That doesn’t make it right, nor should it be permitted. But it is happening right in front of our eyes.
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Charm City and The Support Morley for judge Matthew Seavey is a great judge Wire: An American tale of two cities Letter to the Editor:
There is a gentle Baltimore, where we go with our hands clasped in our childrens’ hands, and there is a dangerous Baltimore, where if we are not careful, we can be killed. One is known for an inner harbor, a ballpark, an aquarium, and museums – the mass-marketed conglomeration of commerce, recreation and history, homogenized for the comfort of an overwhelmingly white suburban population who expect two things from their American cities: to have fun, and to never be afraid. The other, mere blocks away, is so markedly different that it seems to us to be tethered to another form of existence, one so divorced from our way of living that its depravity is almost surreal. It is the part of the City of Baltimore – neighborhoods far to the east and west of the Inner Harbor – that now burns out of a mindless and violent sense of retaliation and anger. They burn in the name of a 25-year-old African-American named Freddie Gray who died at the hands of predominantly white Baltimore police force. We in Chester County are not connected to the terrible collapse of a city going on less than two hours from where we live. From the comfort of our oversized television screens, we see drugstores erupt in flames and smoke; we see the sight of police attacked by garbage cans and bricks; and we follow the cameras as they flicker and float among the chaos and the rubble. It feels as if we are there. But we are not. Less than two hours from the burning city, we are free to render our viewpoints with no more emotion than a viewing of “The Wire,” which depicted the other side of Baltimore for 60 episodes over five seasons like it was a documentary of rage. It is illogical for any right-thinking person to believe that the sickening incidents of retaliation that have stormed through Baltimore in the last few days can in any way be justified. They perpetuate nothing but fire added to fuel; they have soiled the memory of the man for whom these acts have taken place; and their repercussions, many fear, will cast a war of division that will undermine the peaceful protests that were done in an effort to address police brutality. Although we are right to condemn the recent acts of violence and vandalism that splash across our television screens, are we right in also condemning the rights of the protestors, whose peaceful assemblage preceded the incidents of the past few days? Can we, who have never known such egregious brutality, even begin to understand what it is like to live in a part of America where the threat of police misconduct is as constant as the sunrise? In 2013, David Simon, the creator of “The Wire,” gave an impromptu speech about the divide between rich and poor in America. In it, he said that the show was “about people who were worth less and who were no longer necessary. ...It was about them trying to solve, for lack of a better term, an existential crisis. In their irrelevance, they were nonetheless still on the ground occupying this place called Baltimore and they were going to have to endure somehow.” We can choose to either criticize a world we do not know, or we can demand, like the peaceful protestors of Baltimore, answers. Solutions. Coalitions. Dialogue. “Yes, there is a lot to be argued, debated and addressed,” Simon wrote on his blog on Monday. “And this moment, as inevitable as it has sometimes seemed, can still, in the end, prove transformational, if not redemptive for our city.” Such debate can also prove transformational here in Chester County, less than two hours from where a city now burns.
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Southern Chester County has seen a rise in violent crimes and gang activity. Due to this, the Magisterial District Judge position is becoming far more than the overseer of parking tickets and marrying people. The Magisterial District Judge is the gateway to putting violent criminals behind bars. On Tuesday, May 19, we have a choice for District
Judge. Nicole Morley has spent greater than 19 years fighting crime in the Cook County (Chicago) & Chester County Prosecutor’s offices. Nicole is a practicing lawyer who understands the complex nature of today’s crimes and is certainly the best candidate for Magisterial District Judge. Please join me in voting for her. Chuck Mulcrone Lincoln University
Support Morley in the Primary Election Letter to the Editor: Often over the years, when speaking with voters and asking them to vote for a particular candidate, I will hear something like, “They may be a good person, but once they get in office…… they all go bad.” While I don’t necessarily agree with “....they ALL go bad” comment, I think there is something to be said for the old saying, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believe as voters we need to be vigilant in holding our public officials accountable. Yes, even those within our own party. When I hear a voter make this statement, my response is simple. “If that happens, I’ll be around during the next election asking you to vote for someone else.” Well, this time around I’m asking you to vote for someone
else for Magisterial District Judge. After speaking with both candidates at length over the phone and face-to-face, as well as various members in the community, I think it’s time for Judge Matthew Seavey to step aside. Since coming to that conclusion, I have found out that an overwhelming majority of committee men and women, as well as former Seavey supporters and donors, have come to that same conclusion. As a result, I am encouraging you to join me on May 19 in voting for Nicole Morley, the candidate endorsed by the Republican Party for Magisterial District Judge. Hope to see you at the polls. Mike Mooney Republican Committeeman
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In addressing the importance of re-electing Judge Matthew Seavey as Magisterial District Judge of the 15-4-04 district court, it is important to understand that district judges do more than preside. It is a mini-court system in one building with the judge as manager and administrator combined. While he is making personnel decisions, developing office policy, ensuring the collection of fines, retention of records, and processing of paperwork, he is at the same time presiding over cases as disparate as a speeding ticket for a newly minted teenage driver, or setting bail for a murderer. And I should mention there have been 30,000 of those cases during his tenure, and spotless audits. Having the experience of being employed for 14 years at the district court should not be taken lightly. The job of Magisterial District Judge is not one in which we, as
voters, should place with a beginner! The position of judge requires a delicate balance, an experienced authority/adjudicator which we are fortunate to have in our current sixyear judge, Matthew Seavey. Judge Seavey has exhibited skill and judicial presence in all he has done. He has clearly established himself as above party politics and truly “for the people” ensuring our safety and well-being. He has worked extensively with our youth, all youth, to ensure they choose the right path. As voters in Avondale, Franklin, London Britain, London Grove, New Garden, West Grove borough, and West Marlborough, we are charged with “hiring” the best candidate for the position of Magisterial District Judge with our votes. Our choice should be to keep the experienced leader we have in Judge Matthew Seavey on our bench. Chip Donovan
Morley has experience, knowledge to be good District Judge Letter to Editor: I write in support of Nicole Morley for Magisterial District Judge. I have known Nicole for over ten years and even had the pleasure working with her at the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. Nicole was a smart, fair, and hard-working assistant district attorney. She is an excellent trial lawyer, with thorough knowledge of the law
and impressive speaking ability. After retiring from the District Attorney’s Office to care for her kids, Nicole quickly, and very successfully, started up a business representing area property owners at tax appeal hearings. Nicole gives everything she does 100 percent and I have no doubt she will do the same as Magisterial District Judge. Donna C. Murphy Assistant Attorney General in Austin, Texas
After 23 devastating state budgets, now is the time By State Representative David Parker Since 1991, when Pennsylvania eliminated its school funding formula for politics, Monroe County taxpayers have paid over $2.5 billion more than the rest of the state’s taxpayers; crushing our economy, killing our construction industry, and destroying home values. Today, in Monroe County our school property tax rates consume almost 10 percent of personal income, by far the highest rates in Pennsylvania and among the highest property tax rates in the nation. To illustrate, a family making $50,000 in the Pocono Mountain School District, pays $4,092 in property taxes for an average home. For the same income and property value in West Greene School District, a family making $50,000 would only pay $98. That’s $4,092 versus $98 and it’s a gross injustice. According to the Pennsylvania
Budget and Policy Center, all four school districts in Monroe County are in the top five for percentage of personal income consumed by school property taxes: No. 1 – Pocono Mountain School District: 8.19 percent. No. 2 – East Stroudsburg School District: 7.76 percent. No. 3 – Stroudsburg School District: 6.05 percent. No. 5 – Pleasant Valley School District: 5.69 percent The equivalent state median is only 2.09 percent. In fact, 129 low-paying Pennsylvania school districts pay 1.49 percent. As above-illustrated, in West Greene School District only 0.29 percent of a taxpayer’s personal income is consumed by school property taxes. As a direct result, taxpayers in Monroe County school districts have paid two to four times more than taxpayers in the rest of the state for 23 years. Over two decades! For perspective, just to get tax-
payers in the four school districts in Monroe County to the state median would require a 70.9 percent reduction in their school property taxes. To get Monroe taxpayers to the 1.49 percent rate currently paid by 129 low-paying school districts would require an amazing 79.1 percent reduction. Unfortunately, that’s how much we have been over-paying for 23 years, a total amount exceeding $2.5 billion. It’s rotten public policy. And as you can image, the negative impacts and terrible ripple effects have been devastating. * As a result of this excessive taxation, our home values have plummeted as much as 60 percent. * Once among our largest employers, our construction industry is crippled. For decades, Monroe County recorded over 1,000 building permits. Last year the entire county only recorded 152 building permits. That’s 85 percent less. * One in 306 properties in
Monroe County is in foreclosure, the worst rate in the state. In Philadelphia, one in 758 properties are in foreclosure. In Pennsylvania the foreclosure rate is one in 1,217 properties in foreclosure. Abominably, a township in Pocono Mountain School District is experiencing a foreclosure rate of one in 151 properties, the top foreclosure rate zip code in the United States, according to Realtytrac.com. I applaud Gov. Wolf for kickstarting this discussion in his first budget, but before any budget plan or school property tax reform starts spending hardearned taxpayers dollars, Monroe County taxpayers rightfully and desperately need $575 million to remedy this 23 year tragedy, and going forward we need a fair school funding formula and strong taxpayer protections. State Representative David Parker is a freshman legislator from Monroe County
Time for real tax reform By Congressman Joe Pitts After a long and harsh winter, spring has come to Pennsylvania, and with it beautiful weather and Phillies baseball. But April is the cruelest month: it’s tax season once again. And it may be called tax season because it takes an entire season to do our taxes. According to the IRS’ Taxpayer Advocate Service, it takes Americans a total of 7.6 billion hours to do their taxes—the equivalent of 3.6 million full-time jobs, or 867,084 years. Why does it take so long? Because it’s so complicated. The tax code is 4 million words long, which is almost five times the length of the Bible. The average adult can read about 200 to 300 words per minute, so it would take weeks to read the entire code.
It’s very difficult to comply with rules if you don’t know all of them. Who does this end up hurting? Working people who already have a lot of commitments on their time. Who does relatively well under such a system? Big corporations that can afford full-time tax attorneys and compliance agents. It’s no wonder that most of us have to pay for software or tax preparation services each year. That’s a waste of money that could be spent on stimulating our economy. The problem has only been getting worse. A century ago, the tax code was 400 pages long. Since 1986, when President Reagan and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill worked together on the last comprehensive tax reform, our tax laws have changed over 14,000 times. President Obama’s health care
law added another 3,300 pages to the IRS’ legal guidance, including over 1,000 pages of tax regulations. That’s taking our country in the wrong direction. The House acted this week to move the tax code in the right direction by voting to repeal the death tax. According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, repeal of the death tax would increase the total stock of American capital by 2.2 percent, boost the growth of our economy, create 139,000 jobs, and actually increase tax revenue in the long run. Ostensibly, the purpose of taxation is to pay for things. If cutting a tax can increase revenue, then it’s a no-brainer that we should cut it. Imposing a tax just to punish certain people isn’t right. And it’s not as though we aren’t paying enough. This year
Americans will pay $4.8 trillion in federal, state, and local taxes, which equals about 31 percent of the nation’s income. That’s more than we as a nation spend on food, clothing, and housing combined, and it’s larger than the entire German economy, the fourth largest economy in the world. This is simply too much: the American people are sick of working 31 percent of the year for free. That’s not what drives us. That’s not what gets us up in the morning. We work for the good of our families, our communities, and our societies. America is known as the hardest working country in the world, and we have the largest government in the world. It’s just not fair to ask Americans to work harder to keep the government so bloated: it’s time to reduce our spending.
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$7 million still in reserve for increases in PSERS costs in the next few years. The impact of a 2.4 percent tax increase would equate to about a $149 increase to the tax bill for the owner of a property that has an assessed value of $225,000. The overarching goal of the spending plan, Marchese said, is to boost the performance of students, and to increase their learning opportunities for all students. “This budget is designed to support student achievement,” Marchese said. He outlined some of the initiatives that are funded in the budget. The 2015-2016 spending plan includes funding for the Summer Curriculum Development Institute, as well as curriculum materials for the secondary mathematics program. There is funding for replacing everything from outdated computers to music instruments. Marchese said that the kindergarten staff is being restructured so that the kindergarten teachers will now be full-time and will
teach in the morning and afternoon. The district is also looking to restore some of the assistant athletic coaching positions that were eliminated several years ago because of budget restrictions. Following the presentation by Marchese and Carsley, the board approved the proposed final budget. The budget is now available for public inspection. The school board is expected to adopt a final budget on June 11. Marchese emphasized that there could be changes in the spending plan between now and the time of final adoption. In other business at the meeting, school board member Edward Farina reported that the district received one proposal from a company interested in buying the district’s wastewater treatment plant. This was in response to the district’s formal request for proposals. The district will now enter into discussions with the company to determine if the wastewater treatment plant could, in fact, be sold off. Farina said that the Facilities Committee also decided to open up the high school track to the
community during after-school hours. The track will be open during weekdays, only during those daylight hours when school isn’t in session and when the track isn’t being used for school events. Ken Phillips from RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and John Frey, from the PFM Group, made a presentation about a bond refunding opportunity that the district is reconsidering. The district has refinanced portions of its existing debt seven times over the last five years, and has saved about $2 million in debt service payments as a result. The district will once again be able to lock in a lower interest rate on a bond issue and could see about $87,000 in savings on debt service payments next year if it pursues this refinancing opportunity. The exact amount won’t be known until the district actually secures the refinancing at a specific rate. The Avon Grove School Board will meet again on Thursday, May 14. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer With the deadline to approve a final budget for the 2015-2016 school year on the horizon, school board member Joseph Tighe, who serves on the district’s budget committee, said that work on the spending plan is nearing completion. “We’re getting very close to finalizing the budget,” Tighe said at the April 21 school board meeting, explaining that the budget committee is recommending a one-percent tax increase. A tax increase in that amount would add about $39 to the average homeowner’s tax bill for the next year. Tighe explained that the statewide Act 1 limit for tax increases is 1.9 percent this year. Oxford qualifies for some exceptions that will allow for an adjusted Act 1 limit of 2.6 percent, which is the largest possible tax increase without getting approval from voters via a referendum. The school board does not want to raise taxes
by that much, however. Tighe said that a one-percent increase will still leave the district about $4.3 million short of balancing the 2015-2016 budget. The district is hopeful that some line items of the budget will improve before the spending plan is adopted. There could also be an increase in the level of state funding that the district receives, but that may not be known until well after the 20152016 budget is adopted. Tighe also told the school board that the budget committee is recommending keeping the participation fees at the current level for another year. Tighe emphasized that if anyone knows of a student who is having a hard time paying for the participation fees, there are options available for help. He said that people can make a donation on a student’s behalf to cover the fees, and the donation is tax-deductible. “There is no way that a student should be held back from participating in an activity because of a $70 fee,” Tighe said, adding that
Students at two Oxford schools will Walk to Cure Diabetes
Nottingham Elementary students and staff have raised more than $26,000 in the last two years By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Students from the Nottingham Elementary School and Hopewell Elementary School in Oxford will be participating in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes Program. William Vogt, the principal of the Nottingham Elementary School, told the audience at a recent school board meeting that the schools’ students and staff will be participating in the walk at the Oxford Area High School track on Monday, May 11. Nottingham Elementary and Hopewell Elementary are among a growing number of schools that are taking part in the initiative to cure, treat, and prevent type 1diabetes. Each day, 40 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. There are currently 20 students in the Oxford Area School District who have type 1diabetes, including six at Hopewell Elementary and two at Nottingham Elementary. The students and staff at the Oxford schools will be seeking donations as part of the fundraising effort. This year marks the third time that the Nottingham Elementary School has taken part in the walk. For the last two years, the school is the top fundraiser for JDRF among Chester County schools. “Over the last two years, Nottingham Elementary raised over $26,000,” Vogt said, recalling a time when he was talking to another administrator in Chester County about the school’s fundraising effort.That administrator thought that Vogt said $2,600. He had to correct the person and point out that it was actually $26,000.
“That [says something about] the generosity of the community,” Vogt said. This is the first year that Hopewell Elementary will be participating in the Walk to Cure Diabetes, and Oxford officials are excited to have a second school involved. Vogt said that Nottingham Elementary and Hopewell Elementary are working in conjunction with each other, not in competition with each other, and their totals will be combined. The stated goal is to raise about $20,000. Last year, 900 schools participated in the program, raising nearly $4 million. In total, about $18 million has been raised since the program started in 2007. The students in the schools will attend an assembly to learn about type 1diabetes, the importance of a healthy eating and exercise, and fundraising tips. “There is an education component to it,” Vogt said. The JDRF Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes Program has two primary goals: first, to educate students about type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and second, to provide the students with an opportunity to make a difference by raising money for diabetes research. Vogt thanked Jason Galante, a parent of an Oxford student, for spearheading a lot of the behindthe-scenes work that goes into planning the fundraiser. To donate to either school, visit www2.jdrf.org/goto/Nottingham or www2.jdrf.org/goto/Hopewell. To learn more about the JDRF Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes program, visit kidswalk.jdrf.org. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
he would like to see the establishment of a scholarship fund that would be available to help students who need assistance paying for these fees. Assistant superintendent Dr. Margaret Billings-Jones made a report about the district’s math curriculum and the materials that the district is using to support it. She offered this tidbit: Over a recent two-month period, students in the district collectively solved about 1.1 million math problems. During public comment, Steve Roberts, the president of the Oxford Education Foundation (OEF), thanked the school board for approving seven new volunteers who will be working in the schools to help the students in the district. Roberts said that brings the total number of OEF volunteers to 51. The Oxford School Board is holding a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 4 at the Hopewell Elementary School. The board’s work session is slated for Tuesday, May 12 and the regular meeting takes place on Tuesday, May 19. The Oxford Area High School graduation is set for Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
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Alexander appointed director of educational support services By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer Avon Grove High School Principal Tom Alexander was appointed to serve as the district’s director of educational support services at the April 23 school board meeting. He will start the new position on July 1, which coincides with his 25-year anniversary in the district. Alexander has been the principal at the high school for the last 11 years. Before that, he was a teacher, assistant principal, and principal of the Fred S. Engle Middle School for a total of 13 years. In a letter that Alexander wrote to parents and students, the principal stated, “It has been my distinct honor to serve as the principal of the Avon Grove High School for the past 11 years. I must say that my time here has been a most pleasur-
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Lower Oxford Township West, and Oxford Borough West, incumbent Gary Olson has cross-filed and is the only candidate on the ballot. Oxford’s Region III includes East Nottingham Township and Elk Township. Arrowood is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat that currently belongs to Joseph Tighe. Tighe is seeking reelection and has cross-filed.
able and rewarding experience. My 23 years of teaching and administrative experience in the Avon Grove School District have shaped me and prepared me for my next administrative challenge.” Superintendent Dr. Christopher Marchese said that in the new position Alexander will be responsible for providing administrative support in a variety of programs and services, including human resources, student services, community relations, and transportation. Marchese said that Alexander’s experience and performance in a variety of roles for the school district during the last 25 years will be an asset to the district’s central office. “We are excited to have Tom join the administrative team,” the superintendent said. Marchese also announced that the district is starting a search process
for a new high school principal. In an effort to find out what the community considers to be necessary characteristics for a high school principal, an input session for parents and community members has been planned for Thursday, April 30 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Avon Grove High School library. Alexander credited the high school faculty and staff, as well as the parents and students in the district, with making the high school an outstanding school. “I want to thank you for the opportunities I have had over the past 11 years,” Alexander wrote. “I feel we have come a long way together and have made many great and positive strides. The high school is a place that I will always be proud to be associated with.” To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
Because Oxford now has a combination of at-large and regional seats, candidates have the option of being on the ballot for more than one seat at a time. The purpose of the Primary Election is to allow each party to nominate the candidates who will be on the ballot in November, so after the Primary a person’s name could be on the ballot for two seats. If that candidate would win both seats in the November election, he or she would then select which of the two seats she would hold on the board. The other
seat would be considered vacant, and would be treated as any other vacancy. The school board would follow the usual process of filling a vacancy, and the person selected to fill that seat would serve until the next school board election, which is in 2017. The only current school board member with a term expiring in 2015 not seeking reelection is Dr. Jason Brady. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
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‘Horace Pippin: The Way I See It’ documents a unique artistic vision By John Chambless Staff Writer One man’s burning desire to paint -- whether or not anyone ever saw the finished works -- is at the heart of “Horace Pippin: The Way I See It,” a major exhibition that opened last weekend at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Pippin (1888-1946) was a longtime West Chester resident who began painting in 1930, long after returning from World War I with a disabled right arm. Working slowly, laboriously, he trained himself to paint, beginning with the simplest of tools, seen in the two burned-wood panels titled “The Bear Hunt.” He etched the lines into the wood with a hot poker, and then added paint and varnish. Clearly drawn from memory, the companion pieces have a hand-written title on the lower edge: “We were on his trail as the sun went d-” Pippin wrote before running out of room. The flourishing of Pippin’s late-in-life career is traced through some 65 works in this exhibition, which comprises about half of all the works Pippin produced. Divided into themes, the exhibition looks at how West Chester, prejudice, war, heroes of history, religion and family informed Pippin’s work. He considered his paintings realism, but to the art world of the 1930s, he was a charming, naive folk artist. Championed in the later 1930s by N.C. Wyeth, Christian Brinton and others, Pippin became a darling of collectors, and his flatly rendered scenes were purchased by wealthy patrons and celebrities ranging from Albert Barnes to actors Charles Laughton and Edward G. Robinson. Whether he was documenting ruler-straight still lifes of chairs and flowers, drawing interior scenes of poor homes, illustrating the stories of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, or reaching deep into his heart for paintings of religious themes, Pippin was straightforward and no-nonsense. He painted things the way he saw them. But there’s a symbolic depth to many of Pippin’s greatest paintings that even he might not have been aware of. The exhibition contains Pippin’s first great work, the three-dimensional “The End of the War: Starting Home”
‘Self-Portrait (II)’ (1944), oil on canvas board, adhered to cardboard, 8 x 6 ½ in., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Jane Kendall Gingrich, 1982.
(1930-33), which summarizes his experiences in the trenches of World War I. The tanks, guns, weapons and helmets shown in the black-and-gray painting extend onto the frame as carved additions. Flashes of red explosions and the muted palette make the work bristle with sadness and danger. By 1940, Pippin’s palette had brightened and he was producing vibrant paintings such as “Amish Letter Writer,” whose subject is leaning closely over his paper as if he’s trying to fit within the horizontal composition; and “The Lady of the Lake,” with the nude figure placed front and center as a flat shape that’s just as important as the planters next to her. The focus is all-encompassing, capturing the foreground as distinctly as the birds and mountaintops in the distance. Pippin was capable of producing real drama and action in his works, such as “The Getaway” (1939), as a fox flees through a snowy landscape toward the viewer with a bird in its jaws, and “Country Doctor,” in which a doctor makes his way through a pelting snowstorm. Pippin’s views of West Chester are warm and heartfelt, and it’s fascinating to compare his pencil sketch and finished painting for “After Supper, West Chester” (1935). He clearly worked to get every detail the way he saw it before applying the layers of paint that became his trademark. In “West Chester, Penn.” (1942), the spreading tree dwarfs the row of plain brick homes and a solitary, seated figure. Pippin’s portrait of a wealthy patron on her horse, “Coming In,” depicts her as the simplest profile, while
‘Mr. Prejudice’ (1943), oil on fabric, 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in., Philadelphia Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Moore, 1984.
lavishing meticulous attention to each brick of her home and each leaf of the shrubs around her. Visitors get as deep a glimpse into Pippin’s life as possible, and his handwritten and illustrated notebook of his World War I experiences is a fascinating addition. There are a couple of unfinished works from 1946 as well, rendered in black and tan to define the main objects without any detail being added. Pippin’s still lifes have a charming flatness and dazzling color, with the focus of the composition standing front and center. In “The Warped Table” (1940), the fruit and rose vaguely hover over the table surface, and in “The Den” (1945), an extremely detailed painting of a patron’s living room has her porcelain dog sculptures lined up by size on the mantel, and every bit of the wood grain paneling faithfully captured. There are several scenes of life in poor homes, including the poignant “Saying Prayers” (1943) and the stark “Christmas Morning Breakfast” (1945), in which the breakfast is the merest sliver, but the tree is fully decorated and there are four wrapped presents ready to be opened. In contrast to the flat lighting of his other interiors, “Six O’Clock” (1940) has a distinctive warm, firelight tone. Issues of race are revealed in “Uncle Tom” (1944), as the title character holds a tiny Eva on his lap like a doll. He is not seen as subservient to the white girl, and his solidity and prominence are striking. In Pippin’s “Holy Mountain” paintings, his version of the Peaceable Kingdom includes black people frolicking peacefully with a variety of animals in green fields while, in the thick woods behind them, dark profiles of soldiers are viciously fighting. To the far edge of both paintings, a black figure hangs from a tree. In Pippin’s landmark “Mr. Prejudice” (1943), black and white men face off, with a white character splitting a central V with a hammer. The racial division seems absolute until you notice the two soldiers in the center, one black and one white, who are regarding each other flatly, but without malevolence. “Man on a Bench” is a familiar image from 1946, perhaps Pippin’s final completed painting. It’s regarded as a selfportrait, as a man sits wearily
‘Floral Still Life’ (ca. 1944), oil on board, 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 in., Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Museum purchase, 2003.
‘Interior’ (1944), oil on fabric, 24 1/8 x 30 3/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin in honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.
on a red park bench against a background of trees. In failing health, and grappling the mental decline of his wife, Pippin may just be the man seen here. Nearby, a white squirrel draws more of the viewer’s focus than the man on the bench. This large, comprehensive exhibition gives a rich insight into Pippin’s themes, his sincerity and his earnest depictions of life the way he experienced
it. Even if no one had ever championed him, this art would have needed to be expressed, and that’s what makes Pippin so compelling today. We look at his paintings and see not only his life, but the timeless urge to capture that life and leave a mark in the world. The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; $6 for students and children ages 6 to 12; free for children age 5 and younger, and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. Admission is free on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to noon (except on May 24, during the annual Antiques Show). To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
‘John Brown Going to His Hanging’ (1942), oil on fabric, 24 x 30 in., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, John Lambert Fund, 1943.
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Calendar of Events April 30
May 3
Concert at Brandywine
Tri-State Bird Rescue open house
The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) hosts a performance by mezzosoprano Chrystal E. Williams and pianist Sejoon Park on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. The galleries will be open at 6 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and a full bar will be available. Tickets are $15 ($8 for students) through April 27. Tickets are $25 ($10 for students) after April 27. Call 610-388-8326 or visit www. brandywine.org.
The Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc., is holding an open house that will feature a guest appearance by local sports anchor Beasley Reece on May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be children’s activities, concessions, self-guided tours, exhibits and vendor tables. Tri-State Bird Rescue is at 170 Possum Hollow Road in Newark, Del. The event is free, and will be held rain or shine.
May 2
May 3
Trout Rodeo
Record collector show
The 20th annual Trout Rodeo community fishing event will take place on May 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Anson B. Nixon Park, rain or shine. Tickets can be purchased at Buck’s Hunting (809 Gap-Newport Pike, Avondale) or at Kennett Square Borough Building. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. A Pennsylvania fishing license is required for ages 16 or older, but the trout stamp has been waived. For more information, call 610-388-2773 or visit www. ansonbnixonpark.org.
Keystone Record Collectors Music Expo will be held at the Continental Inn (2285 Lincoln Highway east, Lancaster) on May 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dealers will be selling, buying and trading records, CDs and music memorabilia. Admission is free. Call 610-932-7852 or visit www.recordcollectors.org.
May 2 White Cane Day The Oxford Lions Club will be accepting contributions for White Cane Day from 8 a.m. to noon on May 2. The Lions Club will have members on Third Street, at the Acme Market and Redner’s Market, at Cameron’s Hardware, and the Oxford Walmart. Contributions will go to the Lions Club community charities and projects, as well as to programs that benefit the blind.
May 8 Fundraiser breakfast The Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford) hosts a spring breakfast fundraiser on May 8 from 7 to 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. The allyou-can-eat breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, dried beef, juice, coffee and tea for $7 per person at the door. Call 610-932-5244 for more information.
May 9 and 10 Wildflower, plant and seed sale The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route1, Chadds Ford) will host the annual
Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) hosts “Fifty Shades of Grey ... And Red and Green,” a solo show by painter Vicki Vinton, through May 3. The bookstore and gallery is open Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.bookplaceoxford.com.
May 14
Through May 3
Driver safety program
Basciani and Hannafin exhibit
The Kennett Area Senior Center (427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square) sponsors an AARP driver safety program for drivers 50 and older on May 14 from noon to 4 p.m. This course is applicable for those who have previously completed the eight-hour course. The session explains the changes that occur in vision, hearing, and reaction time with aging. There is no test and participants may be eligible to receive a discount on their auto insurance premium. Call 610-444-4819 for information and to reserve a seat in the class.
May 16 Radnor Hunt Races The 85th Radnor Hunt Races, benefiting the Brandywine Conservancy, will be held May 16. There will be racing, a carriage parade, and creative tailgating displays. More than $175,000 will be awarded to top riders. Tickets must be purchased in advance and start at $50 per car. For more information, call 610-388-8383 or visit radnorhuntraces.org.
Citizens of the Year: James Sumner and Etha McDowell
“Stars of Oxford” Recognized A capacity crowd of 180 gathered in Oxford to celebrate and honor the “Stars of Oxford.” The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner and dance was held at the Union Fire Company Memorial Hall. The Business of the Year was Oxford Sunoco, represented by Mickey and Carol Glenn and their niece, Michelle Hartley. Oxford Sunoco has made many contributions to the community throughout the decades since it opened. Citizens of the Year were Etha McDowell and James Sumner. They were recognized as a progressive married couple who have been and are actively involved in community organizations. State Representative John Lawrence presented citations from the Commonwealth House of Representatives and, on behalf of State Senator Andy Dinniman, from the Senate to Oxford Sunoco and to Etha McDowell and James Sumner. Following a buffet dinner catered by Peppercorns Catering and the drawing of door prizes donated by local businesses, DJ Chuck Jackson provided music for dancing for the remainder of the evening. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Zduniak
Through May 3
Wildflower, Native Plant and Seed Sale on May 9 and 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the museum courtyard. The sale features native plants -- many of which are not available in garden centers -- that are suitable for a wide range of conditions. Admission is free on May 10, Mothers’ Day, including museum admission. Visit www.brandywinemuseum.org for more information.
2015 Annual Awards Community Dinner and Dance
Business of the Year: Oxford Sunoco From left Carol Glenn, Mickey Glenn, Michelle Hartley, Rep. John Lawrence
The Art Spot 30. Call 610-444-0146 or visit www.longwoodartgallery.com.
Vicki Vinton at Bookplace
Chadds Ford Gallery (Route 1, Chadds Ford) presents works by artists Billy Basciani and John Hannafin through May 3. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.awyethgallery.com, or call 610-388-2412.
Through Aug. 23 Cartoons at Brandywine The Brandywine River Museum of Art (Route 1, Chadds Ford) hosts “Pointed Pens: Selected Cartoons from the Permanent Collection” through Aug. 23. The exhibit includes maze-like contraptions drawn by Rube Goldberg, political sketches by Thomas Nast, and many others that summarized and satirized current events. For more information, visit www. brandywinemuseum.org.
April 30 Matisse vs. Picasso Art historian Fred Dixon returns to the Kennett Public Library on April 30 at 6:30 p.m. for a lecture on the rivalry between French artist Henri
May 1 to 28 Artist Connection Show
‘A Stroll in Paris,’ by Mick McAndrews, is part of his solo show at Longwood Art Gallery in May.
The Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford) hosts the Artist Connection Show and Sale from May 1 to 28. The group includes artists from the tri-state area who meet regularly at the Arts Alliance. A reception will be held May 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 610-4670301 or visit www.oxfordart.org.
May 1 to 24 Carol Lesher solo show
Matisse and Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Hear how the fascination with each other’s work became almost an obsession with the two figures of 20th century art. Dixon was a docent at the Barnes Foundation for 10 years, and is the author of “700 Years of Art History: Pre-Renaissance to Modernism,” published in 2013. Copies will be available for $35. For more information, or to register, call the library at 610-444-2702 or e-mail psapko@ccls.org.
May 1 to 30 Solo show by Mick McAndrews Longwood Art Gallery (200 E. State St., Kennett Square) is hosting a solo show by local artist Mick McAndrews during May. An artist’s reception will be held May 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. during the First Friday Art Stroll downtown. There will be wine and cheese and live music by Dr. Jay. The show runs through May
Church Street Gallery (12 S. Church St., West Chester) hosts a solo show by Carol Lesher, “Celebrating Spring,” from May 1 to 24. A reception with the artist will be held May 1 during Gallery Walk Night, with free parking.
May 1 to 30 Helena van EmmerikFinn solo show The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) hosts “A World of Color,” a show of pastel paintings by Helena van Emmerik-Finn, from May 1 to 30. There will be an opening reception with the artist on May 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 302-654-8638 or visit www. stationgallery.net. To submit items to the Art Spot, e-mail jchambless@ chestercounty.com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.
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Local Interest Correctional officer among eight arrested for smuggling drugs into Chester County Prison Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrests of a correctional officer, four inmates, and three civilians for participating in a scheme to smuggle drugs into Chester County Prison. According to a statement from the District Attorney’s office, correctional officer Douglas Keck allegedly obtained drugs such as heroin and prescription drugs from civilian friends of the inmates and then distributed those drugs to the inmates inside the prison. Keck was paid $100 per delivery. During one of the drug pickups outside of the prison, Keck brought his four-year-old son along to the drug deal. The conspiracy was
COPPER THEFTS A home at 319 Mt. Pleasant Road in East Nottingham Township was broken into between April 10 and 15, and copper piping and other materials were stolen, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022. Someone cut copper ground wire from personal utility poles at a home at 2003 Lewisville Road in Elk Township on April 11 and fled, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. Copper cable was cut and stolen from a utility pole along Route 926 at Waverly Road in East Marlborough Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Avondale. The theft was discovered on April 13. The thieves also cut a fiber optic cable at the location. FALSE CARJACKING REPORT On April 15 at 1:17 a.m., New Garden Police responded to a report of a carjacking in the 9000 block of Gap Newport Pike. Matthew Williams, 21, of New Castle, Del., said he had pulled over when he felt sick, and two men pulled up behind him and stole his 2000 Chevolet Impala, driving south. Police contacted Delaware police and found out that Williams’ car had been involved in
discovered and investigated by the Chester County Detectives and Chester County Prison intelligence officers. Keck, 45, a resident of Pottstown, was hired by the Chester County Prison on Sept. 9, 2014. He was terminated when the crimes were discovered. The police also arrested Ray Gibase, 36, an inmate at the prison. Gibase is the alleged middle man in the prison, who would take the drugs from Keck and distribute it to inmates. His last known address was in Brookhaven, Pa., and he is currently a fugitive from a halfway house. Richard Nicoletti, 38, Steven Wambold, 24, and Victor
an accident and that he had made a false report to cover it up. Charges were filed in District Court. DRUG POSSESSION Cedric Ervin Rolle, 22, of Baltimore, was stopped for speeding on April 11 at 7:28 p.m. on Route 1 and found to be in possession of marijuana. He was arrested on drug charges. On April 13, New Garden Township Police saw a car almost cause a collission in the 900 block of Newark Road. After a traffic stop, the driver, Jose GutierrezQuintino, 20, of Kennett Square, was found to have marijuana and paraphernalia in the car, and there was an odor of burned marijuana. He was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, and released pending a court appearance. On April 14 at 11:27 p.m., New Garden Police stopped a vehicle at Baltimore Pike and Chambers Road after seeing the driver commit several traffic violations. The driver was Nicolas Bedolla-Ortiz, 18, and there were two juvenile passengers. Police smelled marijuana and saw drug paraphernalia and alcohol inside the car. Bedolia-Ortiz was arrested for DUI and drug-related charges. He was later remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. The juveniles were released pending later charges.
Vladislav Babayan
Ray Gibase
Douglas Keck
Richard Nicoletti
Brittany Pestcoe
Victor Rodriguez
Ivanelise Rodriguez
Steven Wambold
Rodriguez, 27, are inmates who allegedly received drugs as part of this scheme. Vladislav Babayan, 30, a friend of Nicoletti’s, is accused of providing money and drugs to Nicoletti. Brittany Pestcoe, 21, a resident of Douglassville, Pa. and the girlfriend of Wambold, allegedly stole drugs from the CVS Pharmacy where she worked and gave them to Keck for delivery in the prison.
Ivelise Rodriguez, a Philadelphia resident and the fiancée of Victor Rodriguez, is also accused of providing funds and drugs for the scheme. According to the District Attorney’s office, Gibase befriended Keck in February, just a few months after the correctional office started his job. Between February and March, law enforcement officials believe that Keck, Gibase, and the other accused persons
arranged for five separate drug deliveries to the prison. The drugs included heroin, Subutex, and Xanax. Chester County Detectives quickly uncovered the scheme and observed a transaction between Keck and Pestcoe in North Conventry Township. The accused face charges of conspiracy to smuggle drugs and other contraband into prison, drug dealing, criminal use of a communication facility, and
other drug-related charges. Keck has also been charged with endangering the welfare of a child for taking his four-year-old on drug transactions. “This case is another reminder of the dangers of these powerful narcotic drugs,” said Hogan in a statement. “Even in prison, inmates cannot break the addiction. As a result, a correctional officer was corrupted, betraying his coworkers for a little money from convicted criminals.”
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Around the Area 13th Annual Golf Classic presented by Star Roses Courtesy photo
Hannah Reagan of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Oxford Area High School National Honor Society faculty advisors Brenda Moran and Scott Wooddell, and senior Kaleigh Marr, Masquerade Ball Committee chairperson, at the check presentation.
National Honor Society ball benefits Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Oxford Area High School chapter of National Honor Society (NHS) recently hosted a Masquerade Ball to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Held at the high school, the dance featured food and beverages donated by several area businesses, as well as a DJ and a “selfie booth.” Upon arriving, attendees were able to purchase masks that they could decorate before wearing during the dance. With the proceeds from admissions and mask sales, NHS was able to present a check for $1,000 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Senior Kaleigh Marr, who chaired the committee, thanked the committee members for making
the first-time event a successful one, adding that NHS hopes to host the ball annually. She also thanked juniors Julia Kohler and Rachel Rogevich for their work in securing sponsors for the dance, which enabled the committee to lower costs, resulting in a larger donation. “The Masquerade Ball is exactly the type of event our organization loves to see from area schools,” said Hannah Reagan, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society campaign manager for school and youth programs. “Oxford Area High School and the National Honor Society really thought outside the box to provide a creative and fun way for the school to support leukemia and lymphoma research and awareness.”
Planning is underway for the 13th Annual Jenner’s Pond Golf Classic presented by Star Roses for the benefit of the Benevolent Care Fund. The Golf Classic will be held at beautiful Deerfield. This venue allows participants to enjoy a great day of golf, the silent and live auctions, cocktail reception and other activities. The Benevolent Care Fund was established to assist Jenner’s Pond residents who may experience financial need due
to circumstances beyond their control. A portion of registration fees and sponsorships for Golf Classic may be deductible as provided by law, depending on the level of participation and the benefits received. Registration is now open and many levels of sponsorships are available. Details and information are available from Diane Singley who may be reached at 610-8696821 or dsingley@jennerspond. org.
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Peter Kjellerup, Bernard Sweeney, Ph.D., and Mandy Cabot at the unveiling ceremony. More than 20 committee members are busy planning the Golf Classic. Committee members include the following: (seated, left to right) Sharon Daiello, Nancy Olson, auction co-chair; Kathy Wandersee, auction co-chair; Doris Peterson, director of life enrichment; Kristin Liersch, Donn Barber; (standing, left to right) Kim McClay, director of hospitality; Daphne Ferguson, manager of administrative services; Linda Wilmot, executive director; Daryl Hertsenberg, director of facilities; Cristen Lauzon, clerical coordinator; and Diane Singley, director of residential and home care services.
Dansko co-founders take their place among who’s who at Stroud Water Research Center Stroud Water Research Center recently dedicated the CabotKjellerup Public Outreach Wing of its Moorhead Environmental
Education Complex in honor of Dansko co-founders Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup, who have been generous, long-term supporters of the Center. “When you look around at the names on the different spaces of this building, it’s like a who’s who in the history of Stroud Water Research Center,” said Bernard W. Sweeney, Ph.D., executive director of Stroud Center. “Our spaces are named for people who have a deep and personal connection to our work and mission. That’s why I’m really happy to see Peter and Mandy’s names on our public outreach wing because without their support, we wouldn’t be standing in this beautiful building today.” He said Kjellerup suggested building the outreach and education complex after learning that the research wing had become too cramped, particularly after Stroud Center expanded its mission to include education and watershed restoration. Kjellerup also made the first generous donation to kickstart the building’s fundraising drive. He also insisted, along with Sweeney, that—in keeping with Stroud Center’s mission—the building would have to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified. Dansko’s headquarters, in West Grove is LEED Gold Certified. He encouraged Stroud Center’s board of directors and executive staff to settle for nothing less than LEED Platinum certification—the highest, most difficult level to achieve. “I’m very humbled and grateful to Stroud Center for this honor,” Kjellerup said. He recalled that his commitment to Stroud Center began when he and Mandy, along with many Dansko employees, volunteered for tree planting events to protect the White Clay Creek that runs through the property. He added that he became enthusiastic about Stroud Center’s work when he learned about its exceptional research that informs freshwater stewardship and public policy. Many Dansko and Stroud Center employees attended the festive unveiling ceremony on March 26. Kjellerup serves on Stroud Center’s board of directors and is an active member of its communications committee. Dansko is an employee-owned footwear company and a founding member of B Corporation. The B stands for benefit. Member companies meet rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
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Obituaries ANDREA ORTIZ Andrea Ortiz, 81, of Oxford, passed away on April 17 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the wife of the late Juan Pagan Rivera. Born in Patillas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Julian Ortiz and Juana De Jesus. She is survived by nine children, David Pagan Ortiz of Claymont, Del., Miguel A. Pagan and Grendaly Pagan, both of New Castle, Del., Juana Pagan and Eddie Pagan of Lowell, Mass., Carlos Pagan, Ana Pagan, Glady Pagan, Eneida Pagan all of Patillas, Puerto Rico; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held April 20. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
HELEN L. VANSANT Helen L. Vansant, 78, of West Grove, passed away on April 14 at her home. She was the wife of the late James Vansant. Born in Rolling Springs, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chester Blair and Evelyn Elizabeth Soltenberger Bowser. She was a member of the Kennett Square Missionary Baptist Church and the Oxford Senior Center. She is survived by three sons, James Vansant Jr. of Cochranville, Chester Charles Vansant of Salisbury, Md., and Samuel Paul Vansant of Oxford; four daughters, Grace Ann Pyle of Elkton, Md., Evelyn Mae Vansant of Boiling Springs, S.C., Donna Darlene Anderson of Brownsburg, Ind., and Ethel Louise Wagner of Perryville, Md.; 24 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren; five brothers, Sam Bowser, Paul Bowser, Earl Bowser, George Bowser, all of Delaware, and Clinton Bowser of Vt.; and one sister, Ethel Bowser of Newark, Del. Funeral services were held April 18. Interment was in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Del. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
EDWIN MURPHY Edwin Murphy, of Oxford, passed away on April 14 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Edwin L. Murphy and Brenda L. Smith Roark. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, camping and cooking. He was loved by his family and friends and will be dearly missed. In addition to his parents, Eddie is survived by his two daughters,
Athena L. and Anastasia B. Murphy; two sons, Edwin R. and Logan X. Murphy; a stepdaughter, Leona Warren; his stepfather, Ronald Roark; one brother, James L. (Gabrielle) Murphy; two sisters, Audry M (Joshua) Frost and Christina; and his fiancee, Samantha Price. A funeral was held April 21. Interment was in the New London Presbyterian Cemetery. Donations in Eddie’s memory can be made to The Eddie Murphy Memorial Fund, c/o The Ruffenach Funeral Home, 224 Penn Avenue, Oxford, PA 19363 to help with the funeral cost. Online condolences can be made at www.ruffenachfuneralhome.com.
ANTOINETTE H. GREEN Antoinette H. Green, 77, of Oxford, a retired home daycare provider, died on April 18 at Inpatient Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, with family by her side. Born in Chester in 1938, she was a daughter of the late Ernest M. Hesling and Vera Ralston Hesling. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Moylan, class of 1956. She worked for Bell Telephone in Chester for six years. In 1959, she married her soulmate, John P. Green, and they lived a fairytale romance until his passing in 2007. In the early 1970s, Toni opened Toni’s Toddlers in her home, where she was fortunate enough to provide care to over 265 children. Later in life, she became “The MomMom” to all those who knew and loved her best. Toni was an avid tennis fan, puzzle enthusiast, and Notre Dame football fanatic. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Clendening, and son in-law, Richard Clendening, with whom she lived; daughter in-law Sharon Green of Sunbury; sister Veronica Hesling of Millsboro, Del.; brothers Ernie Hesling of Shrewsbury, Mass., and Ed Hesling of Lincoln University; seven grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A funeral was held April 24. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc., 795 E. Marshall St., West Chester, PA 19380. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
JENNIE HILL HINDMAN Jennie Hill Hindman, born in 1923, passed away peacefully on April 17, surrounded by her children. She began her life in Delaware County, with her family eventually settling in New
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London. A graduate of Oxford Area High School in 1941, she worked at Bainbridge Naval Station during World War II. She married Harvey E. Hindman (deceased) in 1946, and they moved to Coatesville in 1952. Jennie was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Coatesville, and retired from the Chester County Intermediate Unit, where she was an educational support professional, in 1985. She retired in New London, and eventually became a resident of the Pocopson Home as her health declined. Jennie was a gifted seamstress and gardener. She enjoyed volunteering with Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and many school organizations. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her son, Robert Hindman and his wife Joanne of Great Falls, Va.; her daughter Denise Hindman Grier and her husband Bob of Chadds; and her granddaughters, Elizabeth Grier of Great Falls, Va., and Jordan Grier of Pittsburgh, Pa. She was also the mother of the late Phyllis M. Hindman of Los Angeles, Calif. A memorial service is planned for May 4 in the Chapel at The Pocopson Home, in West Chester. Interment will be private. Donations may be made to The Palliative Care Program at The Pocopson Home, in lieu of flowers. Please indicate “Pocopson Home Palliative Care” on your donation and mail to: The Pocopson Home, Attention Palliative Care, 1695 Lenape Road, West Chester, PA 19382-6800. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
JEAN MARIE RUSNAK SLATER Jean Marie Rusnak Slater, 57, of Avondale, died suddenly on April 15 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. She was the wife of J. Todd Slater, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Greene) Rusnak. Jean loved working with kids. For over 17 years, she was an instructional aide at Greenwood Elementary School. She loved birds, gardening, painting, antiquing, reading and simply being a part of nature. She loved the game of lacrosse and supporting her husband as “Mrs. Coach.” She was a fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes and loved the Cleveland Browns. She loved her “small town” of Kennett Square and its diversity, and the friends she had made here. But most of all, she loved her two daughters, and spending quality time with her family. Survivors include, in addition to her husband and parents, two daughters, Lauren Slater (Aden) of Virginia Beach and Hilary Slater (Miguel) of Kennett Square; five sisters, Cynthia Hickman (Don) of Grandview Heights Ohio, Mary Voldnes (Idar) of Centerville Va., Julie Oster (Guy) of Atlanta Ga., Annie Rusnak of Lakewood, Ohio, and Audrey Rusnak also of Lakewood; her in-laws James D. and Edna F. Slater of Glenn Mills; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral was held April 24. Contributions in her memory may be made to Kennett Education Foundation, PO Box 849, Kennett Square, PA 19348 for the Jean Slater Lacrosse Scholarship. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www. griecocares.com.
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Education Nottingham Elementary School celebrates Read Across America Nottingham Elementary School celebrated the annual Read Across America event with several activities held throughout the month of March, including guest readers, dressing up as favorite Dr. Seuss characters, and special art projects.
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On Busy Bee Book Day, each student had an opportunity to take home a book of their choice from a wide variety of titles. Pictured from left are fourth-graders Elizabeth Arthur, Julia Straub, Nick Ianeri and Rolando Martinez. The Unionville High School choir will be joined by renowned composer Ola Gjeilo at their May 7 concert.
Choral composer to join UHS choir concert Last December, the Unionville High School winter choir concert featured “Sanctus: London,” by Grammy Award-winning choral composer Ola Gjeilo Jason Throne, UHS’s vocal music director, was so moved by the performance that he decided to send Gjeilo a video recording. Much to Throne’s surprise, Gjeilo responded to his email and praised the UHS students’ skill and composure, and offered to join the group on stage at their upcoming spring concert featuring many of his works. “I almost fell out of my chair when Gjeilo offered to attend
our spring performance,” Throne said. “He will rehearse with the students and accompany them on stage, playing piano. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the students to work with a composer of his caliber.” Gjeilo was born in Norway in 1978 and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Julliard School in New York City. His concert works are performed all over the world and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, “Stone Rose,” was followed by its 2012 sequel, “Piano Improvisations.” Many
of his choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s Grammy Award-winning best-selling “Northern Lights” album, which is devoted entirely to his music for choir. A full-time concert music composer, Gjeilo is also very interested in film, and his music often draws inspiration from movies and cinematic music. He lives in New York City with his wife, Laura. The concert is scheduled May 7 at 7 p.m. at Unionville High School (750 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square). Admission is free.
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Several Oxford Area High School student athletes, including sophomore Caitlyn Darczuk, visited with the third- and fourth-graders at Nottingham Elementary School to read the children’s books they loved when they were the Nottingham students’ ages and talk about themselves and their sports activities.
Activities included a BEAR (Be Excited About Reading) Decorating Contest. Each classroom worked together to decorate a bear as a character from their favorite book. The bears, along with the books where their character originated, were displayed together, and students had an opportunity to vote for the best-decorated bear in their grade level. Pictured rear from left are Principal William Vogt and reading specialists Kristin Kelly and Jaime Swierczek; standing front from left are third graders Maddie Parsons and Chris Erskine from Nedra Heeter’s winning classroom; fourth graders Emily Horton and Marek Seaman from Danielle Bartholomew’s winning classroom; and third grader Sophia Andrikanich from Kayla Longshaw’s runner-up classroom; seated from left are fourth graders Mariah Boyd and Jackson Cornette from Lauren Witman’s runner-up classroom. Both wining classrooms were treated to a Popsicle party.
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Deitz is named Student of the Month
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John Deitz, Michael Deitz, and Mary Deitz are pictured with President Lion Jack Weber and Avon Grove High School vice principal Natalie Otega-Moran.
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Michael Deitz has been named the Lions Club Student of the Month for April. He is the son of John and Mary K. Deitz of Landenberg. Michael’s list of school activities includes baseball and basketball for all four years. He was captain of both teams for his junior and senior years. Michael’s list of community activities includes Avon Grove Little League, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and member of the 2014 Chester County Carpenter Cup team. Michael has received the physical education award for
2012, 2013 and 2014, as well as the Baseball Coach’s Award, and the Basketball Honorable Mention/ Outstanding Senior Athlete Award. He was voted Most Athletic Senior by his peers and has achieved honors, high honors and distinguished honors during all four years of high school. Michael plans to attend West Chester University to study business and entrepreneurship. Teachers who have influenced him most are Mr. Carroll, Mrs. Markowitz, Mr. Rector, Ms. Diane Testa and Mr. Whitcraft.
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JOHN W. CULLEN John W. Cullen, 90, of St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia, formerly of Oxford, passed away after a brief illness on April 23 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Alma Lloyd Cullen, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Rising Sun, Md., he was the son of the late Horace and Frankie Kline Cullen. John was employed with the Chester Water Authority and retired in 1988 after 36 years of service. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Oxford. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He is survived by his wife; one nephew, Michael Bennett (Sharon) of Parkesburg; and two nieces, Dr. Jean Beil (Joseph) of Newtown Square, and Nancy Mellinger (Robert) of Strasburg. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Cullen and Kay Bennett. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated April 27 at Sacred Heart Church in Oxford. Interment was in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Vista School of Autism, 1021 Springboard Dr., Hershey, PA 17033. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
KELLY ANN KEATING Kelly Ann Keating, 28, of West Grove, died suddenly on April 21 at her home in West Grove. Born in Wilmington, Del., she was the daughter of Donald F. and Kimberly (Wilson) Keating. She attended Avon Grove schools. More recently she was a cash services rep for Sunoco A-Plus of West Grove. She adored her dog, LuLu. Survivors include, in addition to her parents, her stepmother, Donna; her paternal grandmother, Dolores Keating; her maternal grandparents, Christine and Robbie Wilson; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. A visitation with family and friends will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. April 30 at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (250 W. State St., Kennett Square). Her funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately. Contributions in her memory may be made to Kacie’s Cause, 232 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA. 19348. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, visit www.griecocares.com.
STANLEY K. HAZZARD Stanley Kenneth Hazzard, “Uncle Buddy,” 87, of West Grove, died on April 22 at Twin Pines Healthcare Center in West Grove. Born in Kennett Square, he was a son of the late Lawrence Lincoln and the late Bertha (Rector) Hazzard, Sr. Stanley enjoyed growing up in Kennett Square and attended Kennett schools. He loved puzzles and could complete them in a very timely manner. The family would
like to acknowledge Twin Pines Healthcare Center and Heartland Hospice for their exceptional care and concern for Uncle Buddy. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Stanley was predeceased by one brother, Lawrence L. Hazzard; and one sister, Louella H. Spencer. A funeral was held April 27. Interment was in Union Hill Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to Heartland Hospice, 5 Christy Drive, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, visit www.griecocares.com.
KRISTA ELAINE STANLEY-LONGENECKER Krista Elaine Stanley-Longenecker, 42, of Georgetown, Del., formerly of Cochranville, was called home by the Lord on April 21 at her home. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Gibbs and Audrey Porter Stanley of Kirkwood, Pa. She graduated from Oxford Area High School class of 1990. She was employed with Pizza Palace in Georgetown, Del. She enjoyed spending time with her children and her grandson. She is survived by her parents; three children, Emily Longenecker, Kaylah Longenecker and Johnny Longenecker, all of Delaware; one grandson, Koleton Cruz of Delaware; one brother, Tim Stanley of Nottingham; and one sister, Cheryl Thompson of Lincoln University. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gibbs William Stanley. Services were private. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
JUAREEN LAMASTUS HELMBRECK Juareen LaMastus Helmbreck, 89, formerly of Wilmington, Del., died on April 17 at the Ruston Residence of Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community in West Grove, following a long illness. She was born in 1925 in Minter City, Miss., the daughter of B.H. LaMastus and Rubie J. Manning. She attended local schools and business college in Memphis, Tenn., before going to work during World War II as a secretary for the U.S. Army. In 1949, she met Earl Helmbreck, a young graduate student at Columbia University, whom she later married, and with whom she raised three daughters while he taught and attended graduate school in New York and Virginia before moving to Delaware to teach in 1963. She was a full-time homemaker and devoted wife for 64 years. For several years, she worked as a volunteer guide at Winterthur Museum and Gardens before the museum had a staff of permanent professional guides. She was also a member of Calvary Episcopal
Church in Bellefonte, where she taught Sunday school and was on the altar guild. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Earl J. Helmbreck, Jr.; three daughters, Alice Dewson (Tom) of Greenville; Valerie Mascitti (Albert) of Hockessin; Gretchen Gates (Carl Jr.) of Lewes; a brother, Jackie Lee LaMastus of Grenada, Miss.; one granddaughter, Dr. Alexis A. M. Mascitti of New York City; six grandsons, Carl S. Gates III of Tampa, Fla., Wilson C. Gates of Lewes; Matthew E.M. Mascitti of Philadelphia; Thomas E. Dewson of West Chester, Taylor M. Gates of Alexandria, Va., Ruben A.D. Mascitti of Philadelphia; two great-grandsons, Maximilian A. Mascitti of Philadelphia and Luke S. Brown of New York City; and two nieces, Missy LaMastus of Jackson, Miss., and Jeri Thompson of Drew, Miss. Services will be at noon on May 4 in the Alison Community Center of Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community, Greenbriar Lane, West Grove, PA 19390. Burial will be private. Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or diabetes. org. To leave an online condolence, visit www.griecocares.com.
CHELSIE M. DODSON Chelsie M. Dodson, daughter of the late Ottis and Emmogene Dodson, was born in West Grove in 1947 and passed away on April 23 at Lancaster General Hospital, at the age of 67. Chelsie was known as “Check” or “Checkie” by many. She was employed for many years at ATACs Corporation in Oxford as a team leader and head of soldering. She also worked at W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., in Newark, Del., as an assembler, where she retired in 1999. In addition to fishing and going to local mud sales, Chelsie was happiest spending time with her family and enjoying her grandchildren. Chelsie was the wife of Donald G. Jones, with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Belinda L. Thompson (George), Donna G. Wood (Mike), and W. Jeff Jones (Tia); six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Kathy G. Reisler of Newark, Del.; two brothers, Ottis Dodson, Jr. of Peach Bottom, and Larry Dodson of Calvert, Md.; and a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held April 28. Interment was in Fremont Cemetery in Nottingham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Little Britain Park in East Drumore Township, Pa.
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ESTATE OF THEDA M. YANOS late of N. COVENTRY TOWNSHIP deceased, Letters Testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the said estate are requested to present them, and all persons indebted to said decedent to make payment without delay to: Bernard N, Yanos II, Executro, 14 Patriot Dr. Dover, DE 19904 or to his attorney: Christopher M. Murphy, Esquire Pappano & Breslin 3305 Edgemont Avenue Brookhaven, PA 19015 4p-22-3t
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ESTATE OF Lillian May Hatchard, late of Penn Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Lillian May Hatchard having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent are requested to make known the same and all persons indebted to the said decedent to make payment without delay to: Paul A. Grassie, Executor c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 381 Oxford PA, 19363 4p-15-3t
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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate.
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Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-353 Writ of Execution No. 2014-06815 DEBT $296,535.55 PROPERTY situate in East Nottingham Township TAX Parcel #69-6-472.1 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PL AINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC VS DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER LEE MORRIS and JODI MARIE MORRIS SALE ADDRESS: 353 Yorklyn Road, Oxford, PA 19363
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one
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SALE NO. 15-5-357 Writ of Execution No. 2011-01363 DEBT $111,307.75 PREMISES A:
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land of Bruce Adkins, et ux; thence thereby along land of the said Bruce Adkins, et ux; north 87 degrees 35 minutes 28 seconds east 210 feet to a pipe, passing over a pipe on the easterly side of McClellan, et ux from land abut to be conveyed (1) south 2 degrees 24 minutes 32 seconds east 150 feet to a pipe; (2) thence south 87 degrees 35 minutes 28 seconds west 195.53 feet to a point at or near the center of the aforesaid road; thence thereby along said road the following three courses and distance: (1) north 17 degrees 28 minutes 56 seconds west 123.8 feet to a point; (2) thence north 84 degrees 31 minutes 4 seconds east 16.5 feet to a point; thence north 0 degrees 1 minute 4 seconds east 29.6 feet to the point and place of beginning.
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land, situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA bounded and described by survey of Manley N. White, surveyors, on 2/13/1956, as follows: BEGINNING at a point at or near the center of a public road leading from U.S. Route No. 1 northwardly to Township Line Road, said point being a corner of
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land, situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, PA, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in Cedar Springs Road, the southwest corner of land of Elmer R. and Annamary Ressler; thence north 87 degrees 35 minutes 28 seconds east 195.5 feet to a point, the southeast corner of land of said Ressler; thence north 2 degrees 24 minutes 32 seconds east 150 feet to a pipe, the northeast corner of land of said Ressler; thence south 7 degrees 33 minutes
4 seconds east 200.8 feet the northeast corner of land of Benjamin W. Roland and Mary Emma Roland; thence south 87 degrees 35 minutes 28 seconds west 200 feet to the center of Cedar Springs Road the northwest corner of land of Benjamin W. and Mary Emma Roland; thence along or near the center of said public road north 11 degrees 28 minutes 56 seconds west 51.8 feet to the place of beginning. CONTAINING 0.258 acres of land, more or less. BEING Parcel No. 60-2-21 BEING the same premises which James E. Miller, father, by deed dated May 24, 2007 and recorded in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office on June 19, 2007 in Deed Book 7190, Page 761, granted and conveyed unto James E. Miller, father, James E. Miller, III, Tiffany Miller, and Timothy Miller, children. PLAINTIFF: RBS Citizens, N.A. successor in interest to CCO Mortgage Corp. f/k/a Charter One Mortgage Corp VS DEFENDANT: JAMES E. MILLER SALE ADDRESS: 435 Cedar Springs Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, LLC, 610-278-6800 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must
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By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-363 Writ of Execution No. 2014-07389 DEBT $187,901.68 PROPERTY situate in Borough of Oxford TAX Parcel #6-5-214 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PLAINTIFF: Bank of Amer-
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Sched-
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LEGALS ule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-364 Writ of Execution No. 2014-02453 DEBT $113,423.29 PREMISES “A” ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage and tract of land, situate in the Village of Lewisville, Township of Elk, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the public road leading from Lewisville to the Brick Meetinghouse and running thence along the middle of said road, south 63-1/2 degrees west. 4.92 perches to a stone; thence by land late of John P. Neals now Samuel Westman, south 25 degrees east, 5.6 perches to a stake a corner of land formerly of George Moore now Albima Moore; thence by the same, north 62-1/2 degrees east, 3 perches to a corner in line of land of the same; thence by said land and land of Robert Lynch, north 6-3/4 degrees west, 5.92 perches to the place of beginning.
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-368 Writ of Execution No. 2014-07449 DEBT $104,116.53 PROPERTY situate in the Atglen Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania
PREMISES “B”
UPI# 7-3-63
ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land, situate on the southerly side of public road being legislative route #15015 in the Village of Lewisville, Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with survey made December 12, 1972 by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., Registered Surveyors, Plan No. S-339 and being Parcel B on said Plan, as follows:
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling
BEGINNING at a point set in the title line of a public road being L.R. 15015 leading in the southwesterly direction of Hickory Hill and the northwesterly direction to PA Route 841, said point marking the northwesterly corner of this about to be described tract, being the original northwesterly corner of land of Hiram Sellers and the northeasterly corner of Parcel A on said Plan, owned by Harvey H. Scott, grantee herein; thence leaving said point of beginning and by the title line of said L.R. 15015, north 61 degrees, 54 minutes, 36 seconds east, 8.80 feet to a spike set for the northeasterly corner of this and the northwesterly corner of Parcel “C” about to be conveyed to Florence DiFlippo by Hiram Sellers; thence leaving said spike in said title line by said land of Parcel C the 2 following courses and distances: (1) south 4 degrees, 10 minutes, 24 seconds east, 105.61 feet to an old iron pin and; (2) south 16 degrees, 44 minutes, 47 seconds west, 32.17 feet to an iron pin set for the southeasterly corner of this and set in line of land of Jean A. Dempsey; thence by said land, north 79 degrees, 39 minutes, 33 seconds west, 37.86 feet to a corner of this and a corner of Parcel A owned by Harvey H. Scott, grantee herein; thence by said land of Parcel A the 2 following courses and distances to wit: (1) north 62 degrees, 41 minutes, 46 seconds east, 49.50 feet to a point and (2) north 7 degrees, 11 minutes, 8 seconds west, 103.30 feet to a point being the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING Parcel No. 70-05J0011 UPI 70-5J-11 BEING the same premises which Charles R. McLaughlin and Sana L. McLaughlin by Deed dated 12/31/03 and recorded 1/29/04 in Chester County in Record Book 6052 Page 583 conveyed unto Robert T. Warden, Jr., in fee. P L A IN T IFF: Santander Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: ROBERT T. WARDEN, JR. SALE ADDRESS: 104 Brick Meeting House Road, Elk Township, Lewisville, PA 19351 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MICHAEL S. BLOOM, 610532-4222 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of
PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank VS DEFENDANT: DANIEL R. UMBLE SALE ADDRESS: 448 Valley Avenue, Atglen, PA 193101402 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-370 Writ of Execution No. 2014-11111 DEBT $200,003.09 PROPERTY situate in Borough of West Grove
21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-372 Writ of Execution No. 2012-08181 DEBT $982,013.10 PROPERTY situate in New London Township TAX Parcel #s 71-3-20; 713-224 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. P L A IN T IFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Bank of America, National Association as Trustee as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AQ1 VS DEFENDANT: MICHAEL D. SIDES and PAMELA M. SIDES SALE ADDRESS: 30 McCormick Way, Lincoln University, PA 19352 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-387 Writ of Execution No. 2014-00289 DEBT $124,948.43 PROPERTY situate in Oxford Borough TAX Parcel #6-5-261
TAX Parcel #05-04-101 IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PLAINTIFF: Green Tree Servicing LLC VS DEFENDANT: VINCENT A. MORGAN, JR. SALE ADDRESS: 142 Woodland Avenue, West Grove, PA 19390 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May,
IMPROVEMENTS: a residential dwelling. PL AINTIFF: Nationstar Mortgage LLC VS DEFENDANT: LESLIE J. WOLMAN SALE ADDRESS: 644 Market Street, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described
real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-389 Writ of Execution No. 2012-02106 DEBT $512,376.81 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land situate in Township of Kennett, Chester County, Pennsylvania TA X Parcel No.: 62-050029.020 PLAINTIFF: OneWest Bank, FSB VS DEFENDANT: DEBORAH MOORE a/k/a DEBORAH A. MOORE and MICHAEL MOORE a/k/a MICHAEL D. MOORE SALE ADDRESS: 825 Burrows Run Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: UDREN LAW OFFICES, P.C., 856-669-5400 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-392 Writ of Execution No. 2013-11577 DEBT $408,819.40 PROPERTY situate in New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 71-3-19.43 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Flagstar Bank, FSB VS D E F E N D A N T: C H R I S TOPHER M. SITTER and SHANNON K. SITTER SALE ADDRESS: 330 Clearfield Drive, Lincoln University, PA 19352-9007 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the
Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-402 Writ of Execution No. 2014-03589 DEBT $280,970.48 PROPERTY situate in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 56-4-11.17 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Bank of America, N.A., as Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP VS DEFENDANT: DONALD F. LEO SALE ADDRESS: 190 Penns Grove Road, a /k /a 190 Pennsgrove Road, Oxford, PA 19363-1244 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-415 Writ of Execution No. 2014-02464 DEBT $209,777.09 ALL THAT CERTAIN, message, lot or piece of land situate on, in the Township of London Britain, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or tract of ground, situate in London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of Lansdowne Farm, Section I, made by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors,
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-430 Writ of Execution
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff will be
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sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 West Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced Thursday,May, 21, 2015 at 11AM prevailing time the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Sheriff’s Office, 201 West Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania a schedule of distribution on Monday June 22, 2015. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter SALE NO. 15-5-434 Writ of Execution No. 2014-09982 DEBT $361,973.07 PROPERTY situate in the Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania UPI# 70-02-0024 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: ALBERT M. BEERLEY SALE ADDRESS: 1204 Old Forge Road, Oxford, PA 19363-2214 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN, LLP, 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of the sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. and the balance made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. thereof, within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2pm. 4p-22-3t
10B CHESTER COUNTY PRESS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015
Chester County Press
Sports
Section
C Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Andrew Jones tosses complete-game win
Six-run sixth propels Unionville to 10-5 victory
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Indians’ pitcher Andrew Jones pitched his team to a complete-game victory.
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer A theatrical and ominous gray cloud made its way over the left field fence in the fourth inning of Monday afternoon’s Ches-Mont League baseball game, a game that saw Unionville locked in a 4-4 tie with visiting Bayard Rustin, leading to speculation as
to which would come first: the rain or the rally. The rains never came. The rally did. Fueled by a six-run sixth inning that saw key hits by Tyler Rafetto, Alex Pechin and Ryan Barrett, the Unionville Indians slugged their way to a 10-5 victory over Rustin, in support of pitcher Andrew Jones’ complete
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Tyler Rafetto’s sixth-inning single drove in the go-ahead runs that led Unionville to a 10-5 victory over Rustin on April 27.
game. On an afternoon that was ten degrees too cold for baseball and ten degrees too warm for ice skating, Rustin broke into the scoring column in the top of the first, when Matt Coates singled to left, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Scott Spak that led to an infield throwing error by Unionville, and scored on a double to right field by Charlie Concannon. Unionville answered back with two runs in their half of the first, highlighted by a triple to right-center by Pechin that brought in Drew Jarmuz, who had walked and stolen second base. An infield error on a grounder by Barrett then scored Pechin. Down 2-1 in the third, Rustin staked starting pitcher Andrew Chobany to a two-run lead when it tacked on three more runs on RBI singles by Concannon and Steven Dewitt. The Indians touched the scoreboard twice in the fifth, highlighted by Jarmuz’s double off the center field wall that brought in Eric Takoushian. With two outs and Jarmuz on second, Barrett’s single to center field tied the score at 4-4. After his somewhat shaky start, Jones pitched masterfully for the remainder of the game, shutting Rustin down 1-2-3 in the fourth,
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Rustin’s Andrew Chobany pitched three scoreless innings.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
Unionville’s A.J. Narcise slides back to first base.
fifth and sixth innings. Unionville’s half of the sixth inning saw all nine batters come to the plate during a six-run, six-hit outburst that put the game out of reach and eventually chased Chobany. An infield single by Zack Kennedy got the rally started, which found him on third base after a double to right field by A.J. Narcise. Takoushian got to first when he was hit with a pitch, and with
bases loaded, Rafetto’s single brought in Kennedy and Narcise to give the Indians a 6-4 lead. With new Rustin pitcher Chris McMahon now on the mound, Jarmuz, Pechin and Barrett all singled to right field to plate four more runs, building a comfortable 10-4 lead for Jones. Although he surrendered one run in the top of the seventh on three singles, Jones shut the door when Dewitt flied out to the left
field to end the game. Jones scattered nine hits and struck out four on the day. The victory gives Unionville an 8-6 overall record on the season, while the loss gives Rustin a 9-3 overall record. The Indians travel to Coatesville on April 29, while Rustin plays the same day at Downingtown East. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chester-county.com.
Avon Grove recognizes some of its top student-athletes By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The highlight of the April 9 Avon Grove School Board meeting was the recognition of the top student-athletes who competed in the most recent sports season. Not surprisingly, the swimming and diving team that won the first Ches-Mont League championship in school history and rewrote the Avon Grove record books was well-represented during the presentation. Vanessa Robtison, Avon Grove High School’s director of athletics, started the presentation by commenting on the accomplishments of Devin Rudisill, a senior who also serves as a student representative on the school board. Rudisill was a standout on the girls’ basketball team. She was a three-year varsity player, and Robtison called her a “role model for the younger players.” Rudisill’s teammate, Nina Connor, was also recognized.
Connor was a part of the basketball program for four years, and played on varsity the last two years. She, too, was called a positive role model for others. Six members of Avon Grove’s wrestling team—Jeremy Smith, Zach Swank, Ryan Hoffman, Vince Walls, Peyton MacNeill, and Kevin Edwards—were recognized. Robtison called Smith “the embodiment of a success story” as he managed to win 21 matches during his senior year through hard work. He qualified for the District 1 wrestling tournament. Swank persevered through injuries, including a partially torn labrum in his shoulder, to qualify for the District 1 Regional Tournament. Hoffman, a standout on the football field, won 27 matches during his senior season, earning Second Team All-Ches-Mont League status. Walls led the wrestling team with 30 wins this year and, like Hoffman, earned a Second Team All-Ches-Mont League selection.
MacNeill was the captain of the wrestling team and placed second at both the Ches-Mont League Tournament and the District 1 Central Tournament. Edwards, a year-round wrestler, won 29 matches this year and placed sixth at the Regional Tournament. He was a Second Team All-ChesMont League selection and, like Hoffman, Walls, and MacNeill, qualified for the PA District One All Academic Wrestling Team. Justin Carey, a junior, was AllDistrict in the 100 Fly and 100 Back and qualified for States. He set the team record in 100 Fly. He was also selected to the AllArea and All-Ches-Mont League teams. Olivia Paoletti, a freshman, was the district champion in the 100 Breast and 200 IM, earning All-State, All-District, and AllChes-Mont League honors. She finished third at States in 100 Breast & 200 IM, and also helped lead the team to third place at Districts and eighth at States.
New team records were set in all three relays, 200 IM, 100 Breast and 100 Fly. Serena Derderian, also a freshman, was a district qualifier in 50 and 100 Free. Derderian qualified and competed at States. She broke 50 & 100 Free team records in addition to being on all three record-breaking relay teams. Clare McGovern, another freshman, was a district qualifier in the 200 and 500 Free. She placed second at Districts in the 500 Free and qualified for States in the same event. She broke the 500 Free team record was on the record-breaking 400 Free relay team. Sophomore Emma Brinton qualified for districts in the 200 IM & 100 Back. She also qualified for States in the 200 IM. She broke the 100 Back record and was a member on all three recordbreaking relay teams. Senior Carlie Perkins was selected as the Ches-Mont League’s Diver of the Year. She
placed third in Diving at Districts and fifth at States. She established new Avon Grove diving records this year, topping her own marks. Robtison also recognized the accomplishments of two indoor track standouts, McKenna Keegan and Molly Jacobs. Robtison said that Keegan’s work ethic sets a good example for the younger athletes on the team. Keegan finished second at the PA State Championship Meet in the 400m with a time of 55.62, which ranked her 15th in the nation. She also placed sixth at States in the 800m with 2:15.16, which ranked her 45th in the nation. Jacobs, a sophomore, missed most of the cross country season with a stress fracture, but worked very hard once she had medical clearance to start training again. Robtison said that Jacobs works extremely hard and sets personal goals for herself. This year she ran the 4x800 relay, 800m, 1600m and the 3200 meter.
Three members of the Avon Grove cheerleading squad were also honored. Robtison called senior Devon Wilson a quiet leader who sets an example for others by applying herself for every competition. She spent three years on varsity and was a three-time Ches-Mont champion. Jessica Young, a captain of the squad, was injured most of the season but still never missed a practice, game, or competition. Robtison said that Young has a terrific attitude and others look up to her. Divya Kuthoore, a senior, was also a captain of the cheerleading team. She was a four-year varsity cheerleader and four-time ChesMont champion. Additionally, Kuthoore is the student body co-president and is involved in numerous extracurricular activities. The student-athletes who were recognized all maintain high grades and are standouts in the classroom.
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Arts
Despite cold, Art on the Square show shines brightly
The ahow featured a wide variety of artistic mediums, including textile and clothing design.
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer By 7 a.m. on the morning of April 25, a village of tents sprang up one by one on Broad Street in Kennett Square. Intended to house the creative wares of the many artists and artisans there to take part in the fourth annual Art on the Square, the tents served
more as protection from the April arctic blast that swept through the area. Advertised as an open air festival, all that could be felt was cold air. As the morning gave way to afternoon, however, a wave of enthusiastic art lovers paraded up and down the festival grounds admiring – and purchasing – the works of professional artists who
showcased booth after booth of painting, illustration, sculpture, glass, wood, photography, jewelry, pottery, fibers, mixed media, and furniture making. Among the many exhibitos on hand at the show were George Watson Pottery in Glen Mills; Sew Designed in Doylestown; EE Designs in Downingtown; Gold’en Touch Gifts in Oxford; Kimberly Eden Designs in Paoli; Golden Touch Gifts in Oxford; Thistle Hill Pottery in Landenberg; Steven L. Miller Photography in Garnet Valley; and Estelle Lukoff Jewelry in Landenberg. The festival was sponsored and presented by the Kennett Area Restaurants and Merchants Association. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chester-county.com.
Elvera Evangelista of EE Designs in Downingtown displays some of her items she showcased at the Art on the Square event.
Bennett and Alyssa Dunn of Avondale browse through the photograpohs of Garnet Valley photographer Steven L. Miller at the fourth annual Art on the Square in Kennett Square on April 25.
Student art exhibit showcases local talent By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
Kimberly Eden of Kimberly Eden Designs in Paoli stands beside a sample of her wood-burned mixed media artwork.
While those who attended the fourth annual Art on the Square in Kennett Square this past Saturday were exposed to the wind chill blast of a cold April day, patrons who happened upon the third annual Student Art Exhibit next door at the American Legion were treated to some of the hottest young talent in southern Chester County. The show, which ran April 24-26 and was sponsored by
Kennett Merchants and Art On The Square, featured work by students from the Kennett Consolidated, UnionvilleChadds Ford, Avon Grove and Oxford school districts, as well as the Upland Country Day School. The exhibit offered a wide variety of mediums created by students ranging from elementary school age to high school, including fine art, photography and three-dimensional art. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
Photographs by Richard L. Gaw
Andrew and Theresa Hunter of Kennett Square admire the many mediums that were a part of this year’s student art show, held April 24-26 in Kennett Square.
The student art show featured paintings by students from all four area school districts and the Upland Country Day School, and included portraiture and landscapes.
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Community News Police, fire, emergency service units to converge for public safety event By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer For 365 days a year, seven days a week and 24 hours a day, southern Chester County is blanketed by the departments, forces and individuals that make up its police, fire and emergency service units. While that blanket
will no doubt still serve as a canopy of safety a few Saturdays from now, many of these agencies will take a short break from their responsibilities in order to do a little show-and-tell. Public Safety Appreciation Day, scheduled for May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Garden Township Building on 299
Photo by Alessandra Nicole
The New Garden Township Police Department will be the host of the Public Safety Appreciation Day on May 16 at the New Garden Township Building in Landenberg.
Starr Road in Landenberg, will bring together nine professional units throughout the county and Delaware for a full day of demonstrations, tours and workshops – all intended to teach children and families about police, fire and emergency service protection. The New Garden Police Department will play host for the event, which will also have representation from the following units: Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale; Southern Chester County Medical Services; the Chester County Regional Police; the Chester County Regional SWAT team; the K-9 unit from the Chester County Sheriff’s Office; the Avondale Fire Company; the Pennsylvania Wilderness Search and Rescue team; and the police departments of West Grove, Parkesburg Borough and Newark, Del. This active participation event will be give attendees the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and get to work on any of the following: to serve as a forensic/CSI investigator at a crime scene; to witness the Avondale Fire Department’s “Jaws of Life” equipment dismantle a vehicle; to watch an airlift demonstration by a JeffStat helicopter; to learn hands-on CPR from MEDIC 94; to get an inside look at Chester County SWAT tactics and talk with the team; to enjoy a K9 demonstration by the Chester County Sheriff’s Office; attend public safety workshops inside the township building; and take on the role of a member of the
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
The event will provide many opportunities for children and families to learn about public safety first hand through tours, exhibits and demonstrations.
Pennsylvania Wilderness Search and Rescue team. The tendrils of the idea first came when Suzanne Geouque, a member of the New Garden Township Parks and Recreation Committee, attended last Fall’s 300th anniversary of New Garden Township, where the New Garden Police Department had a display. There, she talked about the possibility of creating a public event with Police Chief Gerald Simpson. “I had been bouncing the idea for a first responder day around for a little while, because we never see these people of our community unless its an emergency situation, and then often, it’s as a faceless person – a fireman behind their equipment, for instance, and we don’t see the
person behind it,” said Geouque, who is serving as the event’s chief organizer. “So I thought, ‘Maybe there is something we can do.’” “We all see ourselves as stakeholders in the same objectives in being able to relate to our community,” Simpson said. “We have all of these organizations in this region who all share the same mission, and all want to have opportunities to interact and teach others. It’s part the mission of all of us – to interact with the public and create opportunities for communication, education, and trust building. How better to do that than on a one-on-one basis? “Events not only serves the public, but it serves our professions as well,” Simpson added. “It grounds us, back to why we got into these professions in
the first place, which is to help people. Events like this remind of us of that.” “What we want most of all is for people to attend this event to get to meet and know at least one person in at least one of these many public safety organizations,” Geouque said, “to realize that these persons are not just members of a department, but that these departments are made up of people in our community.” The event will be free and open to the public. Food and drinks will be available, as well as moon bounce and finger painting for children. For more information, visit www.ngpd.org or www. newgarden.org. To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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