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Kennett School Board schedules building project vote for June 13

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer The members of the Kennett Consolidated School Board will vote at their June 13 meeting on a motion to proceed with

plans for the replacement of two of the district’s three elementary schools.

The board engaged Breslin Architects of Allentown in October for the project.

Breslin principals Steve Behrens and Michael Bell

then proceeded to explore the possibilities of replacing or renovating Greenwood Elementary (in Kennett Township) and New Garden Elementary (in New Garden Township) schools.

Both schools are more than

a half-century old and showing numerous signs of aging.

New Garden Elementary was built beginning in 1955 and opened in September of 1957.

Greenwood Elementary opened in September of 1963, accord-

Willowdale Steeplechases delight spectators

By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Contributing Writer

May 14 with seven races over fences to the delight of spectators.

The longstanding tradiThe overcast day and tion of the Willowdale impending rain seemed to Steeplechases continued on keep the tailgaters slightly down in number but not in enthusiasm. Among them was Jennifer Enderle from Chester Springs, who was among a group of friends enjoying the event from seats atop their truck.

“This is our spot that we’ve had for several years. We like to eat and drink and watching horses makes it that much better,” Enderle said.

“Almost all of us here ride.

Some fox hunt, some show, some hack, we do a little e bit of everything.”

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ing to the book “Yesterday and Today” by late Kennett News and Advertiser editor Richard Taylor.

Behrens and Bell reported at the board’s May 2 Finance Committee meeting the results of a feasibility study

they conducted. Their recommendation was “Option 2B: Construct new 750-student capacity schools on existing sites.”

Option 1A was to renovate the schools, Option 2A Continued on page 3A

FROM OUR LENS

A little farther up the hill, antique and classic cars on display had the crowd’s attention between races.

One was an all original 1958 T-Bird displayed by Jennifer and Steven Brumfield of Cochranville. The couple are long time visitors to the races, but this is their first time with a car on display.

“This is the first year we’ve really had the opportunity to bring the car,” Steven Brumfield said. He noted that the cars are not in a more central location where more people come to see them.

“This is so much better,” he said. “They were kind of parked in the corner where Continued on page 3A

Kennett Area rotaries to hold fundraiser for Kennett Library...1B

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Tailgating at Willowdale were (left to right) Kathy Malm of Elverson, Jennifer Enderle of Chester Springs, Naya Sicilia, and Kim Simmons of Malvern.

Garden tour in Newark on May 21...4B

New Garden nearing sign-off on revised zoning ordinance

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Progress on the new Kennett Library & Resource Center is now prominently seen along State Street in Kennett Square. Construction on the new two-floor, 33,425-square-foot building began last November and is slated for a spring 2023 opening. It will feature 15 meeting rooms, maker spaces for children and adults, an outdoor terrace and a 110-seat auditorium, among other amenities.

New Garden Township has moved one step closer to completing an ordinance that, when finalized will place guidelines for commercial and residential development along the

eastern portion of the Route 41 corridor.

The ordinance, hammered out over the past several months between the township and township planner Tom Comitta, spells out a long-term vision for the Unified Development (UD) Zoning

District that begins at its western point at Newark Road, is bordered on the south at Reynolds Road and Southwood Road, includes property just to the north of Route 41 and extends east to Limestone Road to the Delaware border. Linked in principle

Former mayor DeBaptiste honored at Lincoln University graduation

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer Lincoln University bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters on funeral home founder, former West Chester Mayor and lifelong community activist Clifford DeBaptiste at the university’s 163rd commencement on Sunday.

DeBaptiste, 97, is wellknown in Chester County, beyond his home town of West Chester. He founded Milestone Event LLC and has earned more than 500 awards as an elected official and business leader.

Additionally, he received a previous honorary doctorate from West Chester University and a master

to the township’s 2018 Comprehensive Plan, it intends to amend the existing subdivision and land development ordinance in order to provide regulations for the UD District and incorporate design and improvement standards.

At the township’s Board

of Supervisors’ meeting on May 16, the board and township solicitor William Christman took a deeper dive into tightening the ordinance; specifically, whether the list of possible development permitted in the UD District should be Continued on page 4A

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Kennett Area Senior Center hosts community event to celebrate reopening

Photo by Chris Barber

Businessman and former West Chester mayor Cliff DeBaptiste poses with, left, Lincoln University board of trustees chairman Gerald Bruce and university president Brenda Allen after he was honored at graduation.

of arts degree in human the current mayor of the services from Lincoln borough.

University.

DeBaptiste was introHis daughter, Lillian duced by department of Continued on page 2A DeBaptiste Lambert is

The Kennett Area Senior Center (KASC) will host a multi-generational, community-wide event on Saturday, May 21 to celebrate its reopening.

The senior center officially reopened on April 11 after precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19 prompted a long closure.

The open house celebration will feature a piano concert by Wayne Carr, a rock & roll revival by The Act Players, a visit from Ingrid the therapy dog and balloon artistry for kids of all ages by Balloons by TBL. Mezzaluna Wood Fired Pizza, Michoacana and Sweet Cakes Supplies round out the food offerings available for purchase. Guests will also have an opportunity to hear about exciting program news.

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counseling and human services chair James Wadley.

He said of DeBaptiste, “Dr. Baptiste has been guided by the belief that there are more good people in this country than otherwise.

This confidence has sustained his efforts to bring unity and a spirit of friendliness to the communities he serves.”

More than 450 graduates received undergraduate and graduate level diplomas at the commencement ceremony on the green in the nation’s oldest, degreeawarding historically black university. The campus is located along Baltimore Pike in Lower Oxford Township.

University President Brenda Allen greeted the pending graduates with congratulations for making it through a college experience that was altered greatly by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“In all your four, five, six or even seven years here, you have met all the requirements for graduation. It has not been easy for any of us. … facing uncharted territory,” she said.

Allen took her opportunity at the podium to recognize several graduates who had overcome especially difficult odds to

Photos by Chris Barber Graduating class members greet their friends on the Graduates from the Class of 1972 arrived in red gowns and sat together at the way to the ceremony. ceremony.

achieve their diplomas.

The commencement speaker was educator, scholar and author Tricia Rose. She was raised in Harlem and received her bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Yale University and her Ph.D from Brown University.

Rose is a scholar of and speaker on behalf of Black culture, popular music, social issues, gender and sexuality. She has been featured on PBS, MSNBC, CNN, NPR and other national and local media outlets.

She described the current national culture as one that gives credit to what people achieve individually. She countered this notion and said, “None of us makes it alone.”

She urged her audience to reflect on who enabled

them to make it to where they are today—roommates, professors and college employees.

She also talked at length about the “level playing field” of race in America.

“It is fictitious that the playing field has been leveled for the poor and Black,” she said.

Rose pointed to statistics showing that three times more African-Americans than white people died from COVID-19 due to less access to healthcare and insurance and the closing of several hospitals.

Rose added that some people are so blinded to the uneven playing field that they are like fish who don’t know there is air because they have spent all their A graduating class member hugs a relative on the way in. lives in water.

Chairman of the Board who graduated from the to learn your degree here of 1972 was referred to of Trustees Gerald Bruce, school in 1978, urged the today. You become liber- at the ceremony as the graduates to “learn, liber- ated when your mind is “Emeritus 50-year Class,” ate and lead.” free. There is a reason our and they showed up sitting “If you learn, you are predecessors did not want as a group in red gradualiberated and you are free us to learn because they tion gowns. to do anything,” he said. know you are free when Also at the ceremony, the “You learn much more your mind is free.”

Lincoln chorus and band than what was required The Lincoln Class class performed.

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was new schools with part of Greenwood’s old school remaining. The estimated cost of Option 2A was listed as $98 million.

The reasons that Breslin Architects gave for not choosing 1A renovations, which would be slightly cheaper, are constraints

on learning space, longer construction time, risk of unforeseen conditions, continued maintenance on the old buildings and accessibility to compliance challenges.

Several benefits of 2A and B they listed were less construction times, less construction disturbances, green design opportunities and technology integration.

Among several issues still

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“We made lemonade out of lemons during the time when Covid closed our doors,” said Stephanie D’Amico, the executive director of the Kennett Area Senior Center. “Through generous funding provided to the senior center by a former KASC board member as well as by the Longwood Foundation, we were able to improve and refresh our program spaces and kitchen.”

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Overflow parking is available across the street at the Red Clay Room.

“Our goal is to throw the doors wide open on May 21 and let the community know we are here and ready to serve them,” said D’Amico.

OARA plans memorial ceremony to honor U.S. military veterans During a ceremony at 2 p.m. on May 28, the Oxford Area Recreation Authority (OARA) will hold a memorial dedication and ceremony at the park located at 900 W. Locust Street.

The ceremony will begin with the V.F.W. Post 475 J. Allison O’Daniel presenting the colors, followed by the presentation of the Soldier’s Cross, donated by the Mount America Foundation to honor the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who gave their lives in the fight for freedom. After the unveiling, the OARA will present a short memorial ceremony to include “Taps” and the ringing of the Soldier’s Cross helmet with Gold Star families, combat veterans, and donors.

The OARA extended its gratitude to organizations for partnering with the Mount America Foundation on the Soldier’s Cross Memorial: Elk Township; West Nottingham Township; Robert E. Hanrahan, Sr. USN Seaman 1/C; Houser’s Family Auto Center; Jeff D’Ambrosio Chevrolet; AG Industrial; The Louis R. Laskey Family; Alger Oil, Inc.; V.F.W. Post 475, J. Allison O’Daniel; and Fraternal Order of Eagles 2666.

OARA also thanked Oxford Marble and Granite for donating the base slab on which the memorial rests.

to be dealt with include getting municipal sewage handling and accommodating the steep hill at Greenwood. The presence of the hill prompted them to propose a two-story building for placement on Greenwood’s hill.

The vote scheduled for the June 13 school board meeting will be to proceed with the project, but not for approvals or rejections of the actual structures, functions and land use of the new buildings.

In other business, Kennett High School students Zakary Buckwash and Ibrahim Rana received board approval to organize a school-wide club called Aevidum. This is a group that has been spreading in schools nationwide according to news reports. It stands for “I’ve got your back.”

Rana said the purpose is to assure fellow students

who have depression and anxiety that they are welcomed and have friends to support them. He added that 30 students attended the first meeting. He also said Aevudum shows others they are not alone and sheds light on some issues that are often ignored.

“We will stick together and educate fellow students that we have their back,” he said.

Buckwash said he had depression in earlier grades.

“No one should have to endure the depression and anxiety that I did,” he said.

Assistant Superintendent Michael Barber reported and was approved by the board for the district to embark on a program called Teacher Education Pipeline.

It provides a pathway to teaching beginning in high school.

The program is a partnership with West Chester University. By enrolling

at Kennett. The program would follow them through college and even to internships with a possible return to teaching at Kennett.

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nobody would look at them, so this is so much better. We can see the horses this year.

This is great.”

Additional events including terrier races kept visitors entertained while waiting for the races to begin. Tents with boutique sales were joined by Kid’s Alley where making stick horses was a popular activity for the younger crowd, while pony races started the day for junior riders of real horses and ponies.

Out on the racecourse, the featured race of the day was the $35,000 Buttonwood/ Sycamore Farm Willowdale Steeplechase. A small field of three horses provided an exciting race for spectators, running closely together until the finish line.

Finishing first was Andi’Amu, owned by Ballybristol Farm LLC’s, trained by Leslie Young and ridden by Freddie Procter.

Second was Withoutmoreado, owned by Irvin Naylor, trained by Katherine Neilson and ridden by Skyler McKenna. Also trained by Neilson was third place finisher Awsome Adrian, owned

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The Willowdale Steeplechases delighted spectators as the popular tradition returned on Saturday.

Jennifer and Steve Brumfield of Cochranville had their 1958 T-Bird on display at the Willowdale Steeplechases.

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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Riley Miller, an officer with the Southern Chester County Regional Police, was the recipient of the 2021 Commissioners Award as officer of the year at the department’s awards ceremony, held on May 12 at the New Garden Township Building.

Miller also earned one of nine DUI enforcement awards given at the event, joining officers Stephen Boyer, Patrick Huver, Vincent Giacobello, Brandon Krissinger and Justin Busam, as well as officers Gregory Blue,

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designated Use By Right or

by Conditional Use. Defined, Use By Right gives the potential developer the right to use an existing building for the start of a business, or if they have property on which to construct their business, the right to go through the land development process and obtain approvals. Conditional Use requires that certain criteria must be met by a potential developer before approval for development is granted, and gives a municipality the right to impose design and construction standards.

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Stephen Syska and Corporal Benjamin Brown, who earned lifetime awards.

In addition, Boyer, Huver, James French and Nicole Lantz were sworn in as new officers by the Hon. Matthew Seavey.

The department also thanked the Kennett Area Rotary Club and Police Chaplain Rev. Annalie Korengel for their assistance in funding the cost of producing backpacks that are being used by officers in the department.

Busam also delivered a poignant address before his fellow officers that recognized National Police Week (May 11-17) and saluted the service of officers in the

local community and across the nation who have been killed in the line of duty.

“National Police Week offers honor, remembrance and peer support while allowing law enforcement, survivors and citizens to pay homage to those who lost their lives in the line of duty,” Busam said. “I have attended funerals for officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice. I have seen the families of these officers cry and mourn the loss of their loved ones who were killed in the line of duty doing their job, never expecting that on that specific day and at that specific time, their life would end.

“Whatever one’s views are on the issues of the day, I hope that people within this room as well as outside this room pause and reflect on the sacrifices each and every one of these officers make,” he added. “Not just sacrifices of everyday life but the ultimate sacrifice that each of these officers may face – the grueling work, the gnawing stress, the ever-present danger of sudden and deadly violence and the burdens and anxieties placed on their family life.”

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

Police Chief Gerald Simpson of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department congratulates officer Riley Miller, who was named as the recipient of the 2021 Commissioners Award during ceremonies held on May 12.

nesses and facilities included in the ordinance – and in the board’s decision-making process -- is a professional, business, executive or administrative office building; financial institutions; sit-down restaurant, café, brew pub, and drive-thru; retail/convenience stores with services such as gasoline pumps; personal service shops; facilities for educational use; nonprofit church or synagogue; fitness center, skating facility, tennis center or other sports facility; public recreation; grocery stores; planned office park; hotels; movie theater; hospital or medical facility; light industrial park; professional, administrative and/

or business offices; printing, publishing, lithograph and binding facility; computer center; laboratory for testing scientific research and development; facility used for limited and light industrial use; research and development facility; conference facility, corporate or administrative headquarters; museum; library; intermediate care facility; skilled nursing facility; live performance theatre and marijuana dispensary.

Some of the supervisors weighed in on the benefits of a revised zoning ordinance.

“Instead of getting a million square feet of retail from a regional draw, we have 22 pages in the ordi-

nance imposing design standards that Tom Comitta has worked on for many years that have been incorporated into our ordinance,” said board Chairman Steve Allaband. “I feel that the end product will be a better land development plan than what the township currently has.” “[These revisions to the township’s UD zoning ordinance] do not mean that everybody is going to come here and develop every single thing,” said Vice Chairwoman Kristie Brodowski. “We’re talking about a very small area.

We put these ordinances in place to add controls where necessary. I have heard a ton of positive reactions

about these zoning changes.

This is what people want.

They want a grocery store and they don’t want to have to travel far for services, and this opens up the possibility for that.

“It also reduces the barriers to being able to have small businesses in the area, as well.”

Christman said that the revised ordinance would have no impact on the planned development of White Clay Point.

The revisions made to the UD Zoning ordinance on May 16 will be sent to the township’s Planning Commission and included on the Supervisors’ June 20 agenda as a public hearing.

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ness, the township is in negotiations with the Philadelphia-based law form of Offit Kurman to possibly serve as its special conflict resolution counsel in the finalization of the township’s sale of its wastewater system to Aqua.

The board approved the bid of Long’s Asphalt, Inc. for the paving of Laurel Heights Road, in the amount of $832,025. It also approved a proposal from Visual Sound to upgrade the audio-visual system in the Township Building at an estimated cost of $34,000.

To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.

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Letter to the Editor

The U.S has a mental health crisis. Our county commissioners are trying to do something about it at the local level

Route 41 improvement study— it’s déjà vu all over again

The U.S has a mental health crisis. Our county commissioners are trying to do something about it at the local level A decade ago, under Gov. Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania slashed $84 million in funding that counties used to fund programs for people with mental health challenges or intellectual disabilities.

The timing of the decision was bad.

The decision itself was far, far worse.

The funding cuts came at a time when mental health issues were on the rise. Many of the programs that relied on county funding were forced to close, leaving the human services system in a vulnerable position just when more Pennsylvania residents needed the services the most.

Chester County and other Pennsylvania counties provide essential community-based mental health services such as crisis intervention, community residential programs, outpatient and intensive clinical care, and family-based support services, all of which are critical to the wellbeing of residents and communities.

According to the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, the state funding has lagged far behind the needs of residents in the state.

The arrival of the pandemic in 2020 exacerbated the problem.

A survey by the American Psychological Association in 2021 showed that 84 percent of psychologists who treat anxiety disorders said that they have seen an increase in demand for anxiety treatment since the start of the pandemic.

The Center for Rural Progress published a report on Suicide Trends and Prevention in Rural Pennsylvania Counties and Schools showing a steep rise in suicides in Pennsylvania over the past two decades, and that the increase was greater in rural communities.

The Chester County Commissioners recently joined with the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania to call for increased state funding for what they described as a “crumbling” mental health system.

“We are seeing people, from children to seniors, struggling with mental illness,” Chester County Commissioners’ chair Marian Moskowitz said in a statement about the call for additional state funding.

“We know from the data collected by our key partners like ambulance services, emergency rooms, hospitals, and our colleagues in law enforcement that the need has increased substantially in recent years. We must do more to help, and that requires investment.”

The Chester County Commissioners adopted a resolution reinforcing the call for additional state funding for mental health services, and a letter was being sent to the members of the State Legislature, the governor’s office, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

A few months ago, Chester County received $300,000 in funding to support the new 988 hotline to assist people with any behavioral health crisis, 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

The 988 hotline is part of a nationwide effort to streamline access and services for those who are suicidal, in great emotional distress, or dealing with a mental mental health crisis. The 988 hotline is scheduled to go live in mid-July.

Much more needs to be done, and as our county commissioners pointed out, it will take an investment to make progress on this issue.

The mental health crisis affects all of us, and we need action, not words. We thank the County Commissioners for calling for additional state funding to address a serious issue.

And kudos also to the students at Kennett High School who are forming an Aevidum Club to help students who are dealing with anxiety or depression. It will take a multi-faceted effort to address the mental health crisis, and we can all play a part.

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Letter to the Editor: This opinion is submitted in response to the article about a Route 41 improvement study. To quote Yogi Berra: “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

About 20 years ago, PennDOT, working with KCI Technologies and local municipalities and area residents, having expended nearly $70 million on consultants, studies, plans, and some minor safety and mobility improvements, determined that a four-lane highway was needed for Route 41.

S.A.V.E. intervened, and the Route 41 Improvement Project ground to a halt, except for some minor safety and mobility improvements (SAMI projects) along the roadway.

The argument seemed to be that expanding the roadway would encourage more development. The development still came, without the improved roadway needed to handle the increased traffic, let alone the usual traffic on an important roadway connecting the State of Delaware to Lancaster County and beyond.

Joe Pitts, Chris Ross, Ed Rendell, PennDOT, and others, simply failed the local communities back then in terms of not doing what needed to be done to improve this dangerous and inadequate highway.

Avondale Borough Council and the mayor are to be commended on their interest to maintain the

integrity of their community, and in seeking a proper bypass around that town.

Regrettably, bypass options dwindled over the last two decades, due to development.

Something along the model of Kennett Square might be the only feasible option at this time, with perhaps two lanes in both directions, through (north), and along the outskirts (south) of the borough. Roundabouts seem to be great ideas for rural areas. They seem utter folly for suburban and urban roadways like Route 41. My experience with roundabouts (traffic circles) goes back to the 1960s in Northeast Philadelphia, where they were eventually removed, as the rural character of that area disappeared, and to trips to

the Jersey Shore where they are, to state it simply, a mess.

Kennett Township along Route 41, most of New Garden Township, and Avondale, through to just north of Route 41 and the Route 1 bypass, lost their rural nature some time ago.

To one extent or another, we caused that. We grew up here, expanded our businesses here, moved here, and share in the positive life and development found here.

Now we have to face the reality of this situation and work toward real roadway solutions, and not plans that will probably only leave us with an even more dangerous and inadequate highway.

Jim DiLuzio New Garden Township

Opinion

Bipartisanship isn’t dead, but it’s not in good health, either

By Lee H. Hamilton Having just watched a Supreme Court nominee supported by a comfortable majority of Americans draw just three Republican votes in the Senate, you could be forgiven for thinking bipartisanship in Congress is a thing of the past. And in the case of Supreme Court nominees, you’d be right: The last time a nominee got over half the votes of the opposition party was in 2005, and you have to go back nearly three decades—to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1993—to find one who drew votes from almost all senators.

But if you look carefully, there are plenty of signs that bipartisanship is still possible in Washington. President Joe Biden recently signed into law a bill reforming the Postal Service, which drew strong support from both parties in Congress. The same happened with a measure that keeps companies and universities from shielding themselves against lawsuits for sexual harassment.

And both houses have passed a package aimed at boosting American competitiveness, again with support in both parties.

There are other examples, as well, but you’ll notice something about them: They’re not focused on hotbutton issues like voting rights or gun control or immigration. This is in no small part because in the Senate, a measure effectively needs 60 votes to pass—which means neither party can get bills approved without members of the other party.

This is often intensely frustrating to partisans of whichever party is in

power. Yet I’d argue it’s not a bad thing.

In fact, the need for bipartisanship is pretty much baked into our system.

We live in a time when political life is intensely polarized and many Americans live in what amount to partisan bubbles of like-minded neighbors. For many people, this is just fine—they’re okay with avoiding contact with people who have different views. And ambitious politicians, always looking for an edge, have figured out how to navigate division: They use polarization to raise money from one group of potential supporters by attacking another group, and then goose election turnout by riling up their base.

There are some state legislatures where party-line lawmaking can produce actual laws—witness the wave of strict anti-abortion and anti-votingrights measures passed last year and on the docket this year. But at the national level, intense polarization yields legislative deadlock. And at both the federal and state levels, it produces laws with dubious futures.

The reason for this is that by requiring lawmakers to compromise and work with their political adversaries, bipartisanship often produces better, longer-lasting legislation. It helps ensure that a proposed law will take into account a broad range of views, produces wider acceptance both within a legislative body and in the public at large, and perhaps most important, means that the legislation has a chance of surviving the next change in power.

Which, inevitably in our system, will occur.

Politicians recognize this, of course.

It’s not just that most Americans prefer to see bipartisanship. The reason you see politicians talking about finding bipartisan support and, less frequently but still often enough, working hard to secure it, is that they know that getting support from members of the other party is usually necessary not only to get something passed, but to have it be implemented effectively.

To put it simply, if you’re just interested in scoring points with the base, then bipartisanship doesn’t matter. If you want to have a beneficial and lasting impact on American life, it matters a great deal.

It may be tempting these days to throw up one’s hands in despair at the displays of highly partisan behavior in Washington and all around us at home in our states. But as a voter, there’s something you can do about it. Notice all the instances in which lawmakers work across the aisle to secure some piece of legislation. Pay attention to who does the heavy lifting to make it possible, and who stands in the way. Then support the people who recognize that bipartisanship is the route to effective legislating.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

Ghost guns kill real people.

It’s past time to address their use

By State Rep. Melissa Shusterman Ghost guns – unserialized, privately made firearms – have become an increasing and dangerous problem in the United States and right here in Pennsylvania.

The White House says last year approximately 20,000 ghost guns were reported to the federal ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has said that in 2021, law enforcement seized 571 ghost guns in Philadelphia, and so far, this year, 113 have been seized.

Thankfully, President Biden recently announced federal steps to crack down on ghost guns.

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a final rule that would ban the business

of manufacturing the most accessible ghost guns – such as unserialized buy-buildshoot kits – and clarify that the kits qualify as firearms.

Manufacturers will have to become licensed and include serial numbers on the kit’s frame or receiver, and sellers must become licensed and run background checks.

Just last week, Governor Wolf announced, following President Biden’s new rule on ghost guns, Pennsylvania stands ready to implement the same regulation at the state level.

This is welcome news, particularly in the absence of action here in the state legislature.

My own bill to address 3D-printed firearms has been stuck in the House Judiciary Committee, on which I serve, since January 2021.

My legislation would ensure a 3-D printed firearm is treated as a standard firearm

under the law and prohibit anyone from printing a firearm without a license from the federal government to manufacture firearms.

3D-printed firearms have the same potential to cause violence and harm to our communities that other traditionally made firearms do. Without adequate safeguards in place, they are readily available and undetectable – and our communities are less safe.

The president’s steps have put us on the path of bringing some sense to firearm safety and reducing gun violence.

But we should still put these safeguards against ghost guns into law here in Pennsylvania to ensure their endurance. Already, gun groups are threatening legal action against the federal initiative.

Of course, my bill is just one of many reasonable firearm reform bills that

the majority chairman of the House Judiciary Committee will not call up. Even the most common sense firearm legislation is not going to move forward, such as universal background checks, safe storage legislation, and lost and stolen reporting requirements. It’s frustrating to see these bills languish without action, while our communities suffer.

Gun violence affects lives across the commonwealth every day. We can’t wait any longer for responsible firearm reform – to both protect the rights of responsible gun owners and to prevent more tragedies from occurring.

Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-Chester/Montgomery) was elected state representative for the 157th Legislative District in November 2018.

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A look at the extensive preparations for the Kennett Memorial Day Parade Longwood Gardens is the Platinum Sponsor for this year’s event Preparations for this year’s Kennett Memorial Day Parade are going perfectly according to the new parade chairperson Dave Haradon.

“We have a new rookie volunteer production committee of 21 people who are working together with the Taylor family and employees to produce an amazing post-COVID parade for our Kennett Square community,” Haradon said.

He noted that the Taylor family and Taylor Oil employees have 17 years of experience at planning the popular parade, and they have provided invaluable assistance this year.

“This has been an amazing experience to help bring this great event back to Kennett Square from the doldrums of the past two years. Everyone is ready for our Memorial Day parade,” said Bo Wright, director of the newly renamed Kennett Collaborative. “Our new name (formerly known as the Historic Kennett Square organization) is a perfect example of how we are working collaboratively with other organizations and volunteer groups to make Kennett Square an extraordinary community for everyone.”

According to parade sponsor recruiters Bill Taylor, David Madans and Barry Ritz, this year’s parade committee has

amassed a record number of sponsors which, in turn, has allowed the organizers to attract a large number of participants.

This year, Longwood Gardens enthusiastically stepped up to become the parade’s Platinum Sponsor.

“We’re thrilled the Memorial Day Parade is coming back to Kennett Square to pay tribute to our fallen heroes,” said Longwood Gardens president and CEO Paul B. Redman. “Bringing community together is a collective effort and we are proud to be just one of many who donate their time, talents, and resources to ensure that Kennett Square is a thriving and welcoming town.”

Other community sponsor organizations who have committed to helping pay tribute to the military heroes are the following: • Gold Sponsors: The American Mushroom Institute, Taylor Oil & Propane, and Waters Retail Group.

• Silver sponsors: American Legion Post 491, Kennett Square VFW Post #5467, The Mushroom Festival, Fenstermacher & Company, Century 21 Pierce & Bair and Perna & Abrecht.

• Bronze Sponsors: AIS Insurance Group, DiMatteo Financial Group, G. Guizzetti and Sons, Grieco Funerals, Kathy

The Memorial Day Parade will have many participants that focus on the patriotism of the event.

Everyone is eager for the return of the Kennett Memorial Day Parade. The event will take place on Monday, May 30 starting at 10 a.m.

Barry Agency, LLC, Kennett Square KAU Little League, Kuzo Funeral Home, Letty’s Tavern, Mighty Writers, Phillips Mushroom Farms LP, The Market at Liberty Place, Tri-M Corp and WSFS. • Other Sponsors: The Law office of David B. Myers and Madison Settlement Services.

There will be new acts and returning acts to excite kids and adults as the community pays tribute to the fallen heroes. Joe Zenisek, the Post Commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5467 said, “With the drastic impact on millions of lives occurring with the Ukrainian war situation, it is vitally important for everyone to turn out on Memorial Day to acknowl-

transition year, the parade participant lineup is looking great,” said new parade committee member Janie Bair of Century 21 Pierce & Bair, who has voluntarily dedicated many of her sales team members’ efforts to help Lorraine manage the parade participants list.

“We have a new website (www.KennettMemorial Day Parade.com) that entries can easily register their parade participation and communicate with us via email,” said Bair.

“Using digital technology this year has really helped manage the gathering and communications process for our increasingly long list of parade participants.

This makes the parade sign-up process so much easier.”

“It’s really been great

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edge the importance of our military men and women, past and future, who are serving domestically and internationally to fight for lasting peace in our world.”

To help educate the children in the Kennett Square community, local boy scouts will be walking in advance along the parade route to hand out 4,000 American flags to all kids who attend the parade.

There will also be many other youth groups participating, including girl scouts, cub scouts, high school bands and dance groups.

Keeping track of the many parade participants is a daunting, year-round task that Lorraine Spencer of Taylor Oil has executed for more than 17 years.

“During this committee

to see the combining of historical parade experience collaboratively joining together with new parade committee volunteers that bring new ideas and procedures to create a marvelous community parade experience,” said Haradon. “We look forward to thousands of our fellow friends, neighbors and citizens joining together to celebrate our veterans who gave their lives for the freedom we all enjoy in our country today.”

The Kennett Memorial Day Parade will take place on May 30, starting at 10 a.m. Additional details of the upcoming Kennett Memorial Day parade can be found at the website www.

KennettMemorialDayParade.com.

Kennett Area Rotary Alliance hosts library fundraiser The Rotary Alliance consisting of three separate Rotary Clubs in Kennett Square is holding a fundraiser on May 26 to benefit the new Kennett Library, which is currently under construction.

There are three Rotary Clubs in Kennett Square.

They meet at different times, on different days and in different venues, but they all have the same goal—to better the community. So, when the capital campaign for the construction of the new Library in Kennett Square began, the present and future leaders of the three clubs met to

plan a “FUNraising” event.

One of the Rotary International’s 1.2 members global goals is to strengthen a communities capability to support basic education and literacy for children and adults. The three Kennett area Rotary Clubs formed Kennett Area Rotary Alliance (KARA) and they are creating a plan for a fun evening at Galer Winery. There will be music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at http://bidpal.net/kara/welcome. Additional donations of any amount are also appreciated.

The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m.

Construction is underway on the new library and resource center in the Kennett Square downtown area. In addition to providing the typical library services, the new facility will include a wide range of other resources and become a large hub for community educational activities. This includes a 110-seat auditorium, multiple meeting rooms, and four tutor rooms. The library will also become the new home of the Kennett Literacy Program that serves a large area of

southern Chester County and includes classes to bridge the digital literacy divide in the community.

The opening of the new library is scheduled for the spring of 2023.

The Kennett Area Rotary Alliance invites the community to join them for a night of fun and fellowship while also learning how they can make a difference in the lives of local citizens through Rotary.

All proceeds from the FUNraising event will go towards construction of the new Kennett Library & Resource Center.

To learn more about

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A ‘FUNraiser’ for the new Kennett Library will be held at Galer Estates on May 26.

Rotary International and specifically about the individual local Rotary Clubs, go to any of the Kennett area Rotary Club

websites at www.kennettsquarerotary.org, www. longwoodrotary.com and www.kennettsquarelightrotary.org.

McDonald steps down as executive director of Chester County Futures after 10 years Chester County Futures recently announced that Executive Director Maria McDonald is leaving the position she has had for the past ten years, in order to pursue other opportunities outside of the county.

McDonald was lauded by the organization’s staff and board of directors for the profound impact her work has had on the lives of the program’s students and the organization as a whole.

Matthew Rovi, chairman of the Chester County Futures (CCF) Board of

Directors, said, “On behalf of the entire organization, it has been an honor to work alongside Maria. We are truly grateful for all she has done to advance our mission and strengthen the Chester County community.

“As we look toward the future of CCF, the organization will continue to respond to the changing needs of students and the community. The resiliency of our staff and students has been key to navigating things during the pandemic,

and we are excited to celebrate their success and all they have achieved at our upcoming graduation event for the Class of 2022.”

CCF has been working with Walter over the past year to help chart its course in response to shifts in the educational and broader landscape.

Along with the invaluable support he’s provided, Walter has a wealth of experience and deep understanding of Chester County that brings consistency during this period of transition.

“Thanks to our devoted staff and strength of our partnerships, Chester County Futures will continue to serve students with responsive, dynamic programming designed to help them define the individual path needed to achieve their goals,” McDonald stated.

She added, “Ryan Walter brings a true understanding of our mission through his work alongside board and staff members to support the organization during this exciting time of tran-

sition to new leadership.

In a period where we all have experienced unforeseen change, what lies ahead for Chester County Futures is thoughtfully comprehensive.”

While bidding farewell to McDonald is difficult for everyone in the organization, there’s a sense of excitement for what the future holds and the positive impact it will have for Chester County Future’s students.

For more information about CCF’s impact and

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Maria McDonald

programs, visit www.ccfutures.org.

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Obituaries WILLIAM E. SWAYNE, JR. William E. Swayne, Jr., 82, of West Grove, passed away on May 11, 2022 at Newport Meadows in Christiana, Pa. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late William E. Swayne, Sr. and the late Jean Dempsey Swayne.

William was a maintenance man at the Kennett High School for nine years, retiring in 2001.

He enjoyed watching TV, especially old cartoons and old series like the M*A*S*H television series, reading his Bible and being with his family and friends.

He is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Alice Swayne of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two brothers, Joseph R. Swayne, Sr. of Wilmington, Del. and Thomas W. Swayne of Newark, Del., and one sister, Deborah J. Reinike of Holtwood, Pa. You are invited to visit with his family and friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 2022 at the Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove, 200 Rose Hill Road in West Grove. His Funeral service will follow at 6 p.m.

Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Brandywine River Valley Home Health & Hospice, 125 Bell Tower Lane, Suite B, Oxford, Pa. 19363.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

DAVID M. POFF David M. Poff passed away on May 11, 2022 after a brief illness. He is the son of Virginia (Hammond) Poff and the late Harvey M. Poff. He is survived by sister, Vicki (Ed) Holbrook, nephew Brian (Chelsea) and Makenzie Holbrook, and niece Amy H. Grasty (Tom Weaver) and Caydin and Camden. He is also survived by stepsons Adam (Jamie) and Eric (Kristy) Weaver and grandchildren Tyler, Peyton, Breanna, AJ, Eveny, David, and Alexi.

David was an electrician by trade. He enjoyed the outdoors – fishing, hunting, and four-wheeling, as well as football and baseball. He has been a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 13, Union Fire Co. No. 1 where he was a member of the dive team, Oklokonee Tribe #212 of Improved Order of Redmen, including their Hiawatha youth program, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles – all of Oxford.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at the Redmen’s Hall on Brick Street in Oxford. Visitation with the family will begin at 1 p.m.

Alleluia Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

EUGENE (GENE) A. ASH, JR. Eugene (Gene) A. Ash, Jr. died on April 22 in West Chester.

Gene was born in 1946 in Beverly, Mass. to parents Eugene A. Ash Sr. and Marjory (MacNeill) Ash. He spent most of his life in Massachusetts, where he met and married his beloved wife, Susan Ash. Gene and Sue were married for 53 years, raising a family of five children, and providing a safe home to numerous foster children over the years.

Gene and Sue lived in Sandwich, Mass. on Cape Cod for 35 years until they retired to Florida to be close to his mother-in-law, Wilma, and his sister-in-law, Lois Foster, before most recently moving to Pennsylvania to be closer to their children and grandchildren.

Gene received his bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 1968 and began teaching at Sandwich High School in the fall of 1968. Gene also received his master’s degree from Suffolk University in 1980. He taught business classes and drivers’ education for 35 years in Sandwich. He enjoyed watching sports and supported all the high school athletic teams as a member of the faculty.

Gene is survived by his sister-in-law, Lois Foster, his son David (and his wife Alelihna), his daughter Cassandra (and her husband Tim), his son Daniel (and his wife Alexandra), his daughter Lisa (and her husband Steve), his daughter Gena, and 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Gene loved his family dearly and they loved him. He enjoyed watching them play hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer and baseball, and supported all of their interests in every way.

There are no public services planned at this time. There will be a private family ceremony and celebration of Gene’s life.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Goodwill Keystone Area Foundation, 1150 Goodwill Drive, Harrisburg, Pa. 17101 on his behalf.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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Obituaries DOMINIC PETER NUNZIATO D’ORAZIO, JR. Dominic Peter Nunziato D’Orazio, Jr. passed away quietly in his home at Kennedy House Condominium in Philadelphia on May 11, 2022. He was 90 years old.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dominic and Filomena (Valentino) D’Orazio, and siblings, Nicholas D’Orazio, Antonietta Mastrippolito, and Angelo D’Orazio.

He is survived by his many nieces, nephews as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews. Dominic, also known as Don, was loved by many close friends and companions at Kennedy House including Robert Devany, Sally Devany, Angelo Caserta, Kevin O’Brien, Dan DiGiorgio and John Edwards, to name a few.

Dominic was born in Kennett Square, where he graduated from Kennett High School, class of 1949. He studied business at Goldey-Beacom College and worked at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlantic City. He settled in Philadelphia and began his career at First Pennsylvania Bank as a teller and retired as a vice president in 1994.

Don was an active volunteer and a fixture at MANNA since 1994. He began volunteering after retiring and started in MANNA’s Distribution Department packaging client meals - ensuring that MANNA clients battling serious illness received the nutrition they needed. He was a part of the secret sauce and love that comes out of the MANNA kitchen. He always arrived with a smile and enthusiasm that drew others to him – he made friends with the staff and volunteers alike. Dom loved to run the MANNA turnout line, but was just as happy stuffing envelopes or sweeping the floor. He actively supported and championed MANNA special events and was a generous donor to the organization. Dom has given so much and he never wanted any fuss. He focused instead on helping others and honoring friends he had lost in the early years of HIV/AIDS. He will be greatly missed by his MANNA family.

Dominic loved art and travel, and his trips included countries in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. He was quick to acknowledge how fortunate he was to experience life in many cultures. He vacationed in Italy and in Cape May, New Jersey with family and spent winters with friends in Florida. Dominic loved his family and, over the years, he took it upon himself to plan and host numerous reunions and gatherings. He took great interest in the younger generations, sharing wisdom and knowledge in his own unique way that was always subtle and supportive. In this way he cemented his kind and generous character and zeal for life to at least three generations of D’Orazio descendants.

Dominic was handsome, charming, quick-witted and loved to laugh. He was the life of any gathering and he will be sorely missed by his many friends and family.

Services and a mass of Christian burial took place on May 17. There was also a Celebration of Life luncheon at Portobello’s of Kennett Square.

The arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square.

Please visit Dominic’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

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GEORGE L. ANDERSON George L. Anderson, of West Grove, passed away on May 10, 2022 at the age 86 after a sudden three-week decline.

George was the husband of Barbara Massey Anderson, who passed in 2007, a few months after they celebrated their 50th anniversary.

George was born in West Chester, the son of the late Lawrence Anderson and Frances Anderson Crossan. At age 6, he joined his older twin brothers at Girard College, a boarding school for fatherless boys in Philadelphia, where he received his early education. He graduated in 1953, and then he attended Goldey-Beacom College, where he earned a degree in business. In 1956, George went to work as an accountant at the DuPont Company in downtown Wilmington. He retired from the company after 36 years. He then worked locally for the U.S. Post Office for a while, followed by several years of driving a school van for the DuVall Bus Company. George fully retired when he was in his mid-70s.

He loved to travel with his wife and play pinochle and dominoes. He read the newspaper daily, every word, from front to back. He was always up for a quick (or sometimes not so quick) trip to a casino, with Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut being his favorite. The Phillies and Eagles have lost an avid fan with his passing.

George always lived in and loved the town of West Grove. He was a borough councilman for 12 years in the 1970s and 1980s. The family attended the West Grove Methodist Church where George served on various committees, but his true dedication and commitment was with the West Grove Volunteer Fire Company. He joined the fire company at age 17 and was an active firefighter and answered hundreds of ambulance calls with wife Barbara. George served as president in 1974, 1975, and 1985, as a vice president in 1981 and was the secretary from 1969 to 1973. He was the department treasurer a total of 20 years in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. His last service until just a few years ago was a daily visit to the station to drop off and sort the mail. He enjoyed every day of his fire company life.

George is survived by son Donald Anderson and Fred Phillips of Paradise, Pa., daughter Donna Shaub and husband Tim of West Grove, and daughter Sharon Camp and husband Trent of Hockessin, Del. He was very proud of and enjoyed time spent with his grandchildren, Jessica Shaub Jones, Rebecca and Phil Miranda, Lauren and Bryce Gates, Anderson and Annabelle Camp, and the great-grandchildren who made him very happy, Owen Massey Jones, Sloane Miranda and newborn Paige Miranda, who he did not get to meet in person, but saw her in lots of pictures. A great-grandson, Baby Boy Gates, is due to arrive in July.

He is also survived by his twin sister Judy Peters, who lives in St. Augustine Fla.; a brother, Robert (and wife Carol) of The Woodlands, Tex., and sister-inlaw, Ruth Anderson of Kennett Square.

George was “Uncle George” to three generations of nieces and nephews.

In addition to Barbara and his parents, George was predeceased by father and mother-in-law, Sumner and Dorothy Massey; his brother, John, on May 10, 2021; a great-grandson, Finn Miranda, and his “other son” Peter Grossweiler.

A memorial service was held at Foulk Funeral Home in West Grove on May 17.

Memorial donations can be made to West Grove Fire Company at P.O. Box 201, West Grove, Pa., 19390.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

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Local News The Newark Garden Tour inspires nature lovers and gardeners alike The Newark Arts Alliance returns with its perennial favorite The Newark Garden Tour on Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features a self-guided tour of six area gardens in Newark, Delaware and nearby Maryland.

As guests stroll through the gardens, they’ll find live music by Bon Vivant Strings, James Dunn, guitarist, artists sketching and painting, garden ceramics for sale by the Fairy Potter and Margot Taylor

and garden hosts available to share information about their gardens. Gardens both small and large include water features, flowering perennials, native plant varieties, vegetable gardens, micro greens, garden rooms and winding pathways.

Returning this year is the Artisan Bird House sale with 18 artist-decorated houses displayed at the Newark Arts Alliance.

Tickets are $25 and $20 for Newark Arts Alliance members. A garden bro-

chure with map will be emailed to guests on the night before the tour or can be picked up in person at the Newark Arts Alliance on the day of the tour. Tickets are also available at the Newark Arts Alliance on the day of the tour. All proceeds benefit the Newark Arts Alliance.

The rain date for the event is Sunday, May 22.

For more information, visit The Newark Arts Alliance at the Market East Plaza at 276 E. Main

St., Suite 102, Newark, Del., and on the website: www.newarkartsalliance. org or call 302-266-7266.

The Newark Arts Alliance, now in its 29th year, continues to offer the community a variety of arts programs throughout the year. This organization is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware events Courtesy photos on DelawareScene.com.

The Newark Garden Tour returns on Saturday, May 21.

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Estate of Richard James Yochem Jr., Deceased. Late of: Chester County / East Coventry Township. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Rebecca Yochem / Lance Yochem (Administrators), 5216 Sapling Sprout Dr. Orlando Fl, 32829 5p-4-3t

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ESTATE OF Russell G. Doyle, also known as Dr. Russell Gordon Doyle, MD, late of Oxford Borough, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above-named Russell G. Doyle 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: Faye R. Doyle, Executrix, c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, Lamb McErlane, PC, 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 5p-11-3t

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PENN TOWNSHIP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of Penn Township, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 6:00 pm to consider adoption and possibly adopt immediately thereafter during their regular meeting, an amendment of the Penn Township Zoning Ordinance of 2019 to Article II Section 201 Definitions, Article XV Supplemental

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Use Conditions, 1501.B.7 and Section 1515 Cottage Brewing Distilling or Wine Making Industries.

The proposed amendment is as follows: Section 1. Amended definitions for Brewery and Cottage Brewing, Distilling or Wine Making Industry. New definitions for Limited Winery and Tourist Attraction.

Section 2. Replace existing with “Tasting rooms must meet the applicable provisions of Section 1515.

Section 1515. is removed in its entirety and replaced with Subsection A 1-10, which provides specific regulations concerning limited winery, breweries or distilleries in general requiring compliance with the regulations and requirements of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and providing for the location of such limited wineries in the RS, RA, IOS and IR Districts and Tourist Attractions in the VC, C and LI Zoning Districts. Subsection B provides for accessory retail use for the regulation of tasting, food preparation, parking, music and other activities permitted at the sites.

Sections 4,5,6 and 7 provide for Repealer, Severability, Effective Date and Failure to Enforce.

All communications relative to this hearing to receive public comment on proposed amendments are to be addressed to Penn Township Municipal Office at the above address.

Contact Penn Township at 610869-9620 if special services or facilities for the handicapped are required. A copy of the Ordinance in full is available for review at the Township Building located at the above address.

Copies of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for charge not greater than the cost thereof.

A copy is also on file with this newspaper and at the Chester County Law Library.

Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire, Lamb McErlane, PC, Solicitor for Penn Township 5p-11-2t

in the estate of the decedent set forth below, the register of Wills has granted letters, testamentary or administration, to the persons named. All persons having claims against said estate are requested to make know the same to them or their attorneys and all persons indebted to said decedent are requested to make payment without delay, to the executors or administrators named below.

Sarnak, Thomas, Deceased, Late of East Vincent Township, PA. Executor: Joan Malin, C/O Attorney: Andrew P. Graul, Esquire, 911 Easton Rd., P.O. Box 209, Willow Grove, PA 19090 5p-18-3t

INCORPORATION NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended. Cosaint Insurance Advisors Inc has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Linda C. Boddy of West Grove Borough, Chester County. Deceased. Letters of Administration on the Estate of the above-named Linda C. Boddy, 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 Kimberly Boddy, Administrator PO Box 332 Nottingham Pa 19362.

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INCORPORATION NOTICE

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF FRANCIS ROBERT GREEN, Deceased. Late of: Uwchlan Township, Chester County. Pennsylvania. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Jean Passo, ADMINISTRATRIX C/O Donald J. Weiss, Esquire, 6 Dickinson Drive, Suite 110, Chadds Ford, Pa 19317 5p-18-3t

FAMILY COURT FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE

NOTICE OF FAMILY COURT PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACTION To KAREN KELLY ,(Respondent) Petitioner, GREGORY MULHOLLAND has filed a Petition for an Order of Protection From Abuse against you in the Family Court of the State of Delaware for New Castle County. Petition # 22-08594 A PFA proceeding has been scheduled for May 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. . This is a mandatory court proceeding which will be held using the Zoom platform. Please contact the court immediately to provide your telephone number and email address at https:// courts.delaware.gov/family/ remotehearing.aspx or call 302255- 0300. If you are unable to participate remotely, you must come to the courthouse on the date and time listed above. If you fail to participate, then a default PFA order may be issued against you. There is an Ex-Parte Order in effect. If you wish to obtain the information on this filing prior to the hearing, please respond to the Family Court location noted above.

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Obituaries THOMAS W. NIELDS Thomas W. Nields, of Wilmington Del. passed away on May 10, 2022, at his residence. He was 65.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Walter Nields and the late Elizabeth Vogel Nields.

He was a retired dump truck driver.

He last worked for Technivate in Avondale.

Thomas enjoyed landscaping, driving his dump truck, riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and being with his family and friends.

He is survived by one daughter, Mallory J. Nields of Oxford; one brother, Edward O. Nields of Downingtown; one sister, Susan R. Hoopes of Lancaster, SC; three grandchildren, and four nieces and two nephews.

He was predeceased by one sister, Joyce A. Kent.

His service will be held at a later date.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove.

AMY FAE HARRIS Amy Fae Harris, 92, of Oxford, passed away on May 13, 2022 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford.

She was the wife of the late Norman Harris.

Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ethel Pickle Rowe.

She retired from Lasko Products, Inc. of West Chester.

Amy attended Oxford Presbyterian Church. She was also a girl scout leader and enjoyed crocheting, crafts, bowling, sewing and music.

She is survived by one son, Edmund Lincoln of Oxford; one daughter, Patricia Ann Lincoln of Oxford; four grandchildren, Shawn Null, Jamie Bingham, Sara Lincoln and Edmund Lincoln, Jr.; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; and four siblings, Shirley Byers, Richard Rowe, Billy Rowe and Bobby Rowe, all of Lancaster.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Randy Lincoln and Dwayne Lincoln.

Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m.

Interment will be in Homeville Cemetery.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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ELIZABETH AUSTIN Mother Elizabeth Austin, who was affectionately known as Liz, was born on Sept. 12, 1940 in Zanesville, Ohio. She departed this life at the Twin Pines Nursing Home on May 4, 2022.

Mother Austin was the eldest of five children. She grew up and attended school in Kennett Square.

Her employment included the Kennett Cannery, Kennetex, Inc., Norcross Greeting Cards, and Mars Electronics. She earned her certification as a nursing assistant and worked at Pocopson Homes, Chatham Acres, Pembrook Nursing Home, Bayada Nursing and private duty.

The ministry of Jesus Christ was Mother Austin’s main purpose and desire. She was a former member of the House of Jacob and later she went on to become a member of Apostolic Fellowship Worship in Oxford under the leadership of the late Bishop Webby Barrett.

She moved her membership to Word of Life Apostolic Church under the late Bishop Rayford Moulden, Jr. It was at Word of Life that she was honored and became the Mother of the church. She also served as a member of the Mother’s Board for Greater Light to the World Ministries, Inc. Prior to these honorable positions, Mother Austin served as the President of Pastor’s Aide, was awarded the Woman of the Year Award, and penned her own song in 2013 titled, “Oh Lord Have Mercy.”

She also had a favorite poem, “The Cross in My Pocket”

by Verna Mae Thomas.

Mother Austin loved the Lord and she would let everyone know no matter where she was. She would minister in the store, on the street, in the McDonald’s drive-thru, show up at your home unannounced day or night to pray or to share with you whatever the Lord had given unto her to say.

Some of her favorite pastimes included crossword puzzles and playing computer and video games. She watched wrestling, and she would be bobbing and weaving as if she was in the ring. She enjoyed listening

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to gospel music, cooking, baking, eating sweets, visiting people, and she loved being on the road. She always had snacks in her car and would say that they helped her stay awake. She liked going to the amusement parks and playing Skee-Ball and frying chicken to take on trips and for church services.

Mother Austin knew how to command attention, whether it was in the church or with her family or among friends. She was strict, but, loving and kind and compassionate.

She had an immense love for many, but she had an overwhelming love for her nieces who loved her and cared for her throughout the years just as she had done for them when they were young. She adopted and loved the Bowman family as her own, spending many years with them as they grew up. She also showed her motherly love for her honorable son in the Lord, Mr. Emmett Cooper.

Mother Austin was predeceased by her parents; Advanced Presiding Elder Job Garfield Austin Sr. and Senior Mother Anna Rebecca Austin; her sisters, Mary L. Bryant, Susanna “Sue” Austin; her brother, Job G. Austin, and grandchildren, Lloyd Bingham, III and Ida Williams.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her children, Lloyd Bingham, Jr. (Jemma), Angela Holbrook (Rena), and an honorable son in the Lord, Emmett Cooper, as well as her eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, her sister, Mother Sarah Adams (Elder William Adams) and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

Mother Austin’s anointed spiritual presence, wit and attitude will truly be missed.

Her funeral service was held on May 14 at Grace and Mercy Apostolic Inc. in Avondale.

Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Grace and Mercy Apostolic Inc., 220 Chatham Street in Avondale.

Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove.

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