Chester County Press 06-26-2024 Edition by Ad Pro Inc.

Will include four turn lanes; plans for roundabout scrapped

Kennett Township to widen Five Points Intersection

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

in southern Chester County already enjoy.

Plenty of room to create one. At the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors meeting on June 19, Public

Works Director Ted Otteni spelled out an alternative design – one recommended by an engineering firm – that will create the same advantages of a roundabout – to cut down on congestion and provide for easier driving through the corridor where the intersection meets.

While several options were given consideration, the board voted in favor of maintaining the signaled intersection and outfitting it with left-turn lanes on both sides of Hillendale Road, and on Kaolin Road and South Union Street.

As a follow-up to a 2017 study of the intersection, Carroll Engineering Construction (CEC) recently performed an updated

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Photo by Richard L. Gaw

As per the recommendations of Carroll Engineering Construction, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors voted last week to maintain the Five Points intersection as a signaled intersection and outfitting it with left-turn lanes on both sides of Hillendale Road, and on Kaolin Road and South Union Street.

Part one in a three-part series

Coming to America

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

One thing we can all agree on regarding the subject of immigration is that we, as a country, cannot agree on immigration.

We have come light years away from the hope-filled promise of Ellis Island and the poem written by Emma Lazarus: “Give me your tired your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free…”

Oh, no! No huddled masses here, please. So when did the shift occur, and what are the possible ramifications of accepting “no more huddled masses.”

Immigration is so different for each person coming to America.

No two stories are alike.

The story of Geomarys Marque began in 1961.

She was nine, and she came to the United States by herself on a Freedom Flight from Cuba.

“I think back on that day and I can’t imagine how I came alone,” Mari explained. “My granddaughter is 10 now, and I can’t imagine her making that trip.”

She added, “I was fortunate to come here on a

student visa. I came by myself to meet my father, who was a citizen in this country at the time. Coming here was not just about having a better life, it was about keeping the children of Cuba away from socialism and communism. We were fleeing for our freedom. We didn’t know what to expect when the new government had taken over. Our parents didn’t know. The government was changed to a system where you didn’t want to raise your children. Children had to wear uniforms. Children as young as 15 were sent to boot camps to work in the sugar cane fields. The government would come in a truck and take kids to the fields. Parents wouldn’t see them for months.”

According to Mari, she was one of the fortunate ones that come to this country on a student visa. A few months after she came here, she was sent to a boarding school in Florida. The flights that brought them here were referred to as “Peter Pan Flights,” which were sponsored by the Archdiocese.

“That is what all the parents did at that time,” she said. “They wanted to get their child out of that situation. Thousands of children

came here. Children from 5 to 18 were stripped from their families and flown to Florida. From there, they were shipped to states with a much different climate than Cuba. Some

were foster children. Some were in good homes, some were not. Some were used as child labor. It was very scary.”

But what bothered her the most, she said, is that

the children did not have a voice in what was happening to them.

“Our parents were not here, so other people were making decisions for us,”

Private contributions pouring into Treetops Kitty Café

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Since it first opened in 2017, Treetops Kitty Café, tucked into a cozy mall on West State Street in Kennett Square, has become a sanctuary, both for cats seeking a forever home and for the many humans who visit there to enjoy the company of affectionate felines over a cup of coffee.

In an increasingly stressful world, to spend a few moments petting a cat at the café is the equivalent of a shavasana exhale, the minute-long admiration of an

Community rallying to save cherished non-profit old tree, or a private sojourn to a place of faith.

During its seven years of operation, Treetops has also become one of Chester County’s leading rescue shelters and adoption centers for sheltered, neglected and physically harmed cats, and to date, it has paired 855 cats with their owners.

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Photo by Richard L. Gaw Treetops Kitty Café coowner Hannah April’s June 10 online appeal for community financial assistance for the business has drawn hundreds of contributions over the last two weeks.

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study of existing future traffic conditions at the intersection. The report came up with two potential scenarios: 1) keep the intersection as is, with maintenance of existing signal equipment; 2) widen the existing roadways to allow for the construction of leftturn lanes for several of the intersection approaches and replacement of signals equipment.

Within the second option, Otteni said that CEC offered four additional possible scenarios:

1. Installing left-turn lanes on Kaolin Road and South Union Street;

2. Installing left-turn lanes on both sides of Hillendale Road;

3. Realigning Old Kennett Road to form a new T-intersection with Kaolin Road, approximately 700 feet south of the existing Five Points intersection; or, as they recommended

4. Installing left-turn lanes on both sides of Hillendale Road, on Kaolin Road and South Union Street, but not on Old Kennett Road

“Left turns would be a low-cost solution to the problems in the intersection, well into the future,” Otteni said. “The engineers did a lot of traffic analysis, traffic counts and traffic projections, and the level of service for [the recom-

mended option] is equitable to what a roundabout would provide in say, twenty to twenty-five years.

“We are taking a more gauged approach to the improvements that need to be done at the intersection.”

Roundabout idea nixed

Otteni said that a fourth option – to reconfigure the intersection to a roundabout as was originally proposed in 2017 at an estimate of $3.7 million – was dismissed because the required circular arterial and lanes would not be able to comfortably fit within the available space without requiring extensive build-out, which as the radius gets larger, will necessitate having to move several utilities and subsequently add to the roundabout’s price tag.

In comparison, he said the estimated cost to revamp the intersection to include the four additional lanes would be $2.2 million.

“The thing I wanted to impress upon the engineers is that there are five approaches [at the intersection],” Otteni said. “A lot of our roundabouts have three and four legs, but when you put five legs into it, the circle must get bigger geometrically so that cars have the opportunity to approach and weave and diverge out, so that in itself is going to require that the circle be bigger.

“The terrain out there is going to require a lot of earth work, and when you think about westbound Hillendale Road, that drops away from the intersection, so that would require us to raise Hillendale or artifi-

cially push the roundabout in the opposite direction so that Hillendale would come out to a flat surface to enter the roundabout.”

Otteni said that he will soon request to redefine the “scope” of the $2 million grant that the township received from PennDOT a few years ago -- originally been intended to conduct a roundabout study -- in the hopes that it can be applied toward the construction of the new intersection. He said the next steps for the renovated intersection will involve a consultant section process that will be conducted in collaboration with PennDOT. Following the section of a consultant, the project will proceed to final design.

Otteni then presented an estimated timeline for the project.

“If things fall into place – it’s an optimistic look – I think we could be moving some dirt by 2026,” he said.

Township police pursuing accreditation

The Board of Supervisors approved a letter of intent that will permit the township’s police department to pursue accreditation under the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association’s Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation

Program (PLEAC).

The PLEAC accreditation will assist the department in evaluating and improving their overall performance by establishing a standard of performance, strengthening its business practices, and recognize its organizational principles. PLEAC was established in 2001 and currently, over 170 police departments in the Commonwealth are currently maintaining accredited status, including the following Chester County law enforcement agencies that have achieved accreditation: East Brandywine Township Police, East Whiteland Township Police, North Coventry Township Police, Oxford Borough Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Schuylkill Township Police, Southern Chester County Regional Police, Upper Uwchlan Township Police, West Chester Borough Police, Westtown/East Goshen Regional Police and the West Whiteland Township Police.

In a presentation before the supervisors, Police Chief Matt Gordon said that among its many benefits, accreditation in PLEAC establishes a credible framework for evaluating agency practices and procedures; reduces agency risk and exposure to lawsuits; decreases some liability insurance expenditures; improves law enforcement and community relations; increases employee input, interaction and confidence in the agency; creates a solid foundation for the agency to build upon for further progress; establishes reliable methods to improve essential management procedures; and develops improved methods for providing services to the community.

“If you talk to anyone who has ever gone through this process of accreditation, they will tell you that it is work,” Gordon said. “It’s not easy. There are challenges. It’s complex, intensive, time-consuming and not free, but the benefits more than justify the efforts.”

The department will work with Jennifer Ruggeri, an accreditation specialist with Lexipol and former longtime emergency dispatcher with the Chester County Department of Emergency Services. Lexipol’s Law Enforcement Accreditation Service provides police agencies with personalized accreditation guidance, including assessment preparation and mentorship, state-specific policies and procedures that align with

accreditation standards and standards-based online training. The project will also be administered by Gretchen Porterfield, the department’s administrative assistant, who will serve as the accreditation manager.

Gordon said that there are three phases of the accreditation process: sending a latter of intent at a fee of $250; purchasing a document management system, an online software platform; and a self-assessment stage which when completed will contain 130 standards that the department will need to achieve, including 312 items – known as proof of compliance – that will need to be completed and stored within the document management system.

The process will then include a mock assessment that will invite Lexipol personnel to examine the department’s

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she explained. “You went where you were sent. I don’t know the criteria and guidelines, but I know one state could not have absorbed that many children. They had no choice but to relocate them.”

Mari did feel fortunate, but boarding school was a challenge at her young age. She explained, “I was more scared than anything. Even at that young age, I wasn’t one to shy away from things. I didn’t speak the language. A couple of days, I didn’t even eat because I didn’t know that when the bell rang it meant we would eat. I couldn’t communicate. It took me three or four months before I settled in. I had lived with my grandmother and mom till I was nine. When I was stripped from them, it felt like my heart was torn apart. I remember looking out the window at the school and thinking none of it seemed real.”

It wasn’t long until Mari could read and write in both languages. According to Mari, many Cubans can do that. They had no choice. She remained in boarding school until she was just a little shy of 15. Her mom had come from Cuba at that time and she went to live with her and her stepfather in Miami.

To the outsider, Mari’s story might seem fascinating, but to other Cubans it wasn’t so unusual.

“Many have the same story,” she said. “To me it makes for a great memory. And it did make me stronger.

policies remotely and identify any issues that need to be addressed before stage three – a two-day, in-person assessment that will involve an examination of the department’s facility, its personnel and its procedures – which is scheduled for early November. The examiners will then prepare an assessment report for the Accreditation Commission that will be reviewed by the Commission. Afterwards, a decision whether to award accreditation to the department will be made.

Once approved, the department’s accreditation status will remain valid for a three-year period. The complete presentation is available on the township’s website: www. kennett.pa.us.

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

I learned to do for myself and defend myself against bullies. It was an all-girls school and nine-year-olds were with 17- and 18-yearolds. I learned to protect my body. I also learned what harmed you and that all people don’t have good intentions. I guess I learned self-preservation.”

Anyone who meets Mari can quickly see that she is a positive person and doesn’t feel traumatized from her experience.

“I went to another private school, then college and I became a professional. I did mission work for 15 years. I did prison ministry for a long time. That was how God moved me to help others,” she explained. Mari was a legal specialist for the government for 30 years before she retired.

“I raised my three daughters with the grace of God,” she said. “God was good to me. Grace is not something you earn or deserve. God bestows his grace upon our lives. I never had to go through what a lot of people do with their kids. There was never a problem with them, and they are still good. They are great moms and wives.”

Mari added, “I feel that a lot of people are closedminded and don’t always see what people have been through. I lost my mom in 2012, and I was always very close to her. She told me nobody knows anyone’s story. When we look at others, we have no idea what they have gone through. I really wish people were more tolerant and less judgemental and rude.”

She also believes that what doesn’t break us makes us stronger.

“My daughters were raised differently than me,” she said. “They are adults with their own children. They know my story. When they were younger, though, they would ask me why I reacted as I did. I had to react quickly to actions. You learn with life and age. The sad part is sometimes we learn too late about the circle of life.”

Mari looks at America as her country. Like many immigrants, she appreciates her life here.

“We offer a safe space for people who are going through a hard time,” said Café Manager-Owner Hannah April. “We get a lot of people who tell us that visiting here has been the cheapest form of therapy they have ever had. We want to be there for everyone, whether they are coming in just to find comfort from our cats, or if they’re looking to adopt to help fill something in their life that only a cat can fill.”

While the Café’s chief mission is both charitable and humanitarian, it is also financially challenging. Operating as a non-profit from the beginning, the Café functions largely on the kindness of its private and corporate donors and sponsors, as well as from

“This is my country,” she said. “I have strong Cuban roots and I always say I am Cuban-American but I love this country. We have many things here that we take for granted like running water, autos, transportation, and you can get a ticket to anywhere. We have all these blessings and I do feel very blessed.” Mari continued, “We have always opened our doors to every single immigrant that sought shelter. God has blessed this country. I have travelled all over and there is no country in the world that compares to the United States. Even those on low incomes have it better than most countries.” She does not take any-

adoption services. It’s a financial albatross that has always lingered over the café.

“The financial pinch as always been there and it’s something that we have dealt with since we first opened,” said April, who co-owns the business her mother, Holly Yeatman, who took over for founders George and Laurie Treisner. “From the beginning, it’s been hard to bring in donations, and it has not been sustainable. We don’t qualify for federal funding, and grants are hard for us to get.”

While adoption revenue remained steady during the COVID-19 pandemic, the café was forced to shut its doors to the visiting public because of restrictions and as a result, financial contributions dried up a few years ago, and it’s been an uphill climb ever since. Over the last few years, as the pan-

demic slowly began to let up and restations were lifted, the café’s expenses began to rise. While the café is not in debt, it operates at a monthly deficit, which makes it challenging to cover basic costs such as food and supplies, as well as operations and dental procedures for cats.

On June 10, faced with mounting expenses and limited income, April wrote the following message on the café’s social media page:

We desperately need your help to keep Treetops in operation. We’ve been trying to keep up with the rising costs of everything, much like you have. We’re in a tough spot right now. We are closer to closing our doors than we ever have been before. It has become increasingly hard to keep our heads above water, even with active fundraisers running. Meta takes forever to

“We were fleeing for our freedom.”

~ Geomarys Marque

thing for granted here. “I have a dishwasher and five televisions,” she said. “I truly appreciate that. I wonder why I have all these blessings. I can’t understand how people don’t appreciate what they have. Even turning on the faucet is a blessing to me, and I do conserve water and energy. If I’m not in a room the light is off.”

She explained that there are still people that live by the light of the candle. They have many blackouts in Cuba. “Power is turned off at random times, without any thought to how it affects anyone,” she said. “I believe people in this country should count their blessings. If they haven’t visited other countries they just don’t know.

pay us out, so we haven’t finished receiving the money from our Spring Fundraiser and things are tight. We need immediate donations so we can continue our work.

Treetops Kitty Café is not just a cat cafe. We are a rescue, first and foremost. We are dedicated to saving senior cats from shelter cages and rescuing shy and misunderstood cats from a euthanasia outcome. Our work is not done, and we

For instance, the people in Haiti live in so much poverty and certainly don’t feel safe. We are all children of God.” Mari is one of many immigrants in this country, and in many ways she seems to appreciate this country more than those that have lived here for their entire lives. Let us not forget that the vast majority of us have family and ancestors who were once among the “huddled masses yearning to be free.” And the reasons they came here were much the same as Mari’s family that sent her off as a young child. They wanted a better life for her, and she didn’t forget that. She has now spent years making a better life for others.

have big plans for our future, but we need your help.

A little more than two weeks later, the response to April’s message has been overwhelming. She estimated that the café has received more than 200 donations – ranging at all levels -with many more expected to arrive in the coming days and weeks.

“I feel so seen by people that I didn’t know were looking out for us,” she said. “It makes me feel good about what we’re doing here and reaffirms my belief in what we’re doing here, because there are dark days when it seems the world is against us. Feeling the overwhelming support from everyone is more than I can process at this moment, and I am still working through it.

“I have shed many tears over the last week, happy and sad. I am absolutely floored by the amount of people who have supported us, and the ways they are doing so. We have seen the community rally behind us in the past in smaller numbers, but to see them rally

around us in larger numbers like these has blown me away.”

The donations that have been coming into the café over the last two weeks have often been accompanied by something even more precious to April.

“It has been so heartwarming every time I see a donation come in and someone leaves a note saying that they have adopted from us, and how great their pet has been for their family. It’s been wonderful to read how much we have made an impact on their families, and we want to continue to do that.”

To make a contribution to Treetops Kitty Café, go to Venmo: @ treetopskittycafe; PayPal/ Zelle:treetopskittycafe@ gmail.com; or by check, mailed to: Treetops Kitty Café, 305 West State Street Kennett Square, Pa. 19348. Contributions may also be made at the Café during store hours.

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

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

Leena and Lan are among the many cats who greet visitors who arrive at the café throughout the week.

Since its opening in 2017, Treetops Kitty Café’s adoption program has found forever homes for 855 cats.

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Chandler Mill Trail receives ceremonial grand opening

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

Before nearly 50 residents, appointed and elected officials and conservationists, the Chandler Mill Trail received a ribbon-cutting opening on June 21, and becomes the latest link in the 14-mile-long vision of the Kennett Greenway -- a multi-purpose trail loop throughout Kennett Square Borough, Kennett Township, New Garden Township and northern Delaware.

The ceremony was conducted by Kennett Township Public Works Director Ted Otteni, who along with his department oversaw the entire project.

The trail, which saw a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 23, 2023 and began construction on Nov. 1, 2023, created two asphalt trails from Hillendale Road to Oriole Road, and from Round Hill Road to a new, accessible overlook on the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve. The trail also includes comprehensive streambank and roadway stabilization along several sections of the West Branch of the Red Clay Creek, portions of which are adjacent to Chandler Mill Road, as well as the installation of plantings along both pathways.

The project received final approval on Oct. 4, 2023,

are township supervisors Richard Leff, Geoffrey Gamble and Patricia Muller.

when the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors awarded the construction contract to JVI Group, Inc., a York, Pa.-based construction company, at a cost of $2,774,385.

The new trail creates additional walkable and bikeable connections for area residents and its northern-most segment will connect the Falcon’s Lair community to the Parrish Trail, Pennock Park and the Kennett Bike Park, which is also currently under construction. Future phases of Greenway construction will also connect Kennett Township residents into the Borough of Kennett Square.

“This project would not have been possible without many years of hard work and collaboration between

Kennett Township, the Kennett Trails Alliance and the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, as well as numerous landowners along this road who have seen the power and the vision that were looking to create,” said Christina Norland of the Kennett Trails Alliance. “The township has done a great job in bringing a portion of that vision to reality.”

The Chandler Mill Trail represents the second major initiative Kennett Township has completed along the road. After a nearly decadelong battle of public hearings and discussions between public officials and residents, the historic Chandler Mill Bridge was officially opened on Oct. 2, 2020, following the purchase of

the bridge by the township from Chester County for $1 and a $500,000 refurbishing, which was paid through grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The 47-foot-long bridge –which spans the west branch of the Red Clay Creek and is listed on the National Register for Historic Places -- is accessible to pedestrians, bicycle riders and emergency vehicles.

“When built, the Kennett Greenway and this portion alongside Chandler Mill Road will allow access to this beautiful area and other

preserved areas in our township by walking, running or bicycling,” Supervisor Richard Leff said during the ceremony. “It will give recognition to and honor the beauty, rich history, environmental, cultural and recreational value of this area. It will be a place for us to be amidst nature and the Chandler Mill Nature Preserve (kindly donated by landowner Tom Brokaw). It will give us a sense of nature and a sense of a place for us to remember those who were here before us, anchored by the historic 100-year-old-and-counting Chandler Mill Bridge.

“The Kennett Greenway isn’t being built only for us here today, but for those here tomorrow. When in the future more connections are made, those connections will help not only us, but those who come afterwards. Hopefully, like the bridge, it will last a century and more, and be treasured by those who are around to enjoy it and remember the efforts of their predecessors to make a better place for all to share in the enjoyment of nature and our past.”

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

Photos by Richard L. Gaw

Kennett Township Public Works Director Ted Otteni welcomed guests to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Chandler Mill Trail on June 20. Also pictured

In addition to asphalt trails adjacent to Chandler Mill Road, the trail includes comprehensive streambank and roadway stabilization along several sections of the West Branch of the Red Clay Creek.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Because main streets matter

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is, according to the Commonwealth’s elected and appointed visionaries, unveiling an idea that would support downtown areas across the state. According to his bottom-line adversaries, however, the Democratic Governor is up to his old spend-spend-spend tricks once again.

Fresh on the heels of his $48.34 billion budget proposal for 2024-25, Shapiro is in the middle of a road show frenzy across the state to promote Main Street Matters, a $25 million proposal that if rolled into next year’s budget will offer grants to improve commercial corridors and the small businesses on them. Under the program, cities as large as Philadelphia and as small as West Grove would be awarded with grants that would go toward improving infrastructure such as providing outdoor seating and lighting and new facades and new equipment for small business owners.

Main Street Matters has been chatted up on visits to Allegheny, Bedford, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Northampton, Philadelphia, Somerset, Union, Venango, and Wayne counties.

“From our small towns to our big cities, every Pennsylvania community has a main street – they are critical to our economic strength, and I want to continue to invest in and support the main streets and small businesses across the Commonwealth,” Shapiro said in Hummelstown last week. “My budget creates real economic opportunity for our small businesses, Pennsylvania entrepreneurs, downtowns, and main streets – and now is the time to invest to make a real impact.”

At each stop, the Governor’s message is hitting home with leaders of commerce, but Senate Republicans have devalued Main Street Matters as yet another frivolous tax-and-spend idea that will ultimately destroy the state’s Rainy Day Fund savings account, lead to additional spending cuts, make it nearly impossible to balance future budgets and drive Pennsylvania into economic ruin.

“The increased spending in Shapiro’s budget would likely result in higher inflation, leading to increased costs at a time when many families are struggling just to put gas in their vehicles and food on their table,” the Senate Republicans recently wrote on their website.

Pa. Senate Republican President Pro Tempre Kim Ward weighed in, calling Shapiro’s proposed budget “reckless in a unicorns and rainbows way” and accused of Shapiro’s budget of attempting to foist the state government by “granting government greater control our lives and businesses,” she wrote.

In what universe does a program like Main Street Matters exist as a reckless, unicorns and rainbows method of instituting governmental control over lives and businesses?

The cold and stark reality that Senate Republicans refuse to accept is that programs like Main Street Matters – which when added up amounts to the slimmest percentage of the Shapiro’s budget – are an investment in the state’s future. Imagine a fully reborn downtown Oxford, a reinvented Avondale and a reimagined West Grove, an idea that if instituted will build upon the successes of the Keystone Communities Program (KCP) that supports 49 community improvement projects in 25 counties across the Commonwealth.

In a Republican-majority State Legislature hellbent on saying “No,” initiatives like Main Street Matters offer a resounding “Yes” to the communities Pennsylvania that are, in part, defined by the economic driver businesses that both grow and flourish along their main streets. It’s a bold investment that every town and city in Pennsylvania richly deserves.

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Commentary

didn’t know France helped us (in the American Revolution)’

By Bruce E. Mowday

During my book events, I interact with many people in the community. My travels take me to many areas in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. The one lament I hear time and again is that schools don’t teach American history.

One Saturday in Boiling Springs at a very successful arts and craft show, a young man stopped to peruse my history and true crime books. He appeared to be in his mid-20s and he was articulate. His main interest was centered on the book I wrote about the sniper-killings of two

Kennett Square policemen. He asked some good questions about the case and the evidence against the convicted murderer.

We began a brief discussion on my books on Lafayette. His knowledge of the American hero who was wounded at the battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, was limited. I mentioned that Lafayette was responsible for the support from France that the United States needed to gain our freedom from England.

“I didn’t know France helped us,” was his reply.

The brief statement left me dumbfounded. The

young man obviously had no understanding of the founding of our country. Indeed, wherever he went to school, the educational system was a failure.

In contrast, a woman stopped by my booth the same day and talked about the school system and the substance being taught. She and her friends have had enough of the perverted curriculums, she declared.

The discontent and divisiveness in this country on a myriad of subjects is evident by the one-on-one discussions I have at book events.

The American Friends

of Lafayette is commemorating the bicentennial of Lafayette being honored as “America’s Guest.” For 13 months, Lafayette traveled the country in 1824 and 1825. Almost daily, parades, dinners and special events were held to honor his assistance in winning our freedom. For those interested in additional information, see www.lafayette200.org.

Bruce E. Mowday is the author of 25 books on history, true crime, business and sports. He resides in West Chester, Pa. For more information, see www. mowday.com.

Pa. lawmakers push to protect children from internet predators

State Representatives Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/ Allegheny), Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) recently announced that they have introduced Alicia’s Law in the House and Senate to fund the prosecution of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children.

House Bill 2199 and Senate Bill 1233 would create a process to establish state and local task forces across the Commonwealth to fight internet crimes against children. These task forces would supplement and enhance the work of the existing federal Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, under which 61 task forces nationwide receive funding, training and technical assistance for the protection of children who are online.

One of these currently operates in Pennsylvania. Furthermore, under the bills, additional funding for these new task forces and any federally recognized task forces in Pennsylvania would come from a partial redirection of an existing funding stream that supports judicial operations.

Alicia’s Law already is in effect in 12 states. The bills have been referred to the respective judiciary committees.

The representatives were joined at the press conference by Alicia Kozak, who was abducted from her Pittsburgh home by an internet predator at the age of 13 in 2002 and became the first known case for such a crime, when she was chained and held captive in the perpetrator’s dungeon in Virginia. He live-streamed the abuse, and Alicia was rescued thanks to an anonymous tip to the FBI.

Since her rescue, Alicia has been an outspoken advocate for internet safety by working to educate the public and policymakers about the dangers of online predators and ways to end predatory crime.

“Since the horrendous events Alicia endured, internet crimes against children have exploded partially due to the proliferation of social media apps and smartphone usage,” Ortitay said. “As the father of a preschool daughter, we need to send a message to perpetrators that

they cannot hide online. We will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”

“As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, it’s imperative that our law enforcement agencies have the necessary resources to address the alarming rise of internet crimes against children,” Robinson said. “By introducing Alicia’s Law, we are taking a proactive step to provide crucial funding for the prosecution of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and other online crimes targeting children. It’s imperative that our laws keep pace with evolving technology as we work tirelessly to keep Pennsylvania kids safe.”

“Our attorney general needs more tools in her toolbox to address internet crimes against children,” Benham said. “Our laws need to catch up to our technology as we work to keep Pennsylvania kids safe.”

“As a survivor of abduction and exploitation, I know firsthand the critical importance of having dedicated resources to combat these heinous crimes,” Kozak said. “In my over 20 years of speaking to students across the country, most recently in Pennsylvania, I have seen

the devastating impact that online predators can have on young lives. Technology and predator tactics have vastly changed since my ordeal and we must ensure those in this fight are bestequipped to do their work in this ever-evolving techbased world.

“Alicia’s Law will empower law enforcement task forces with the tools they need to swiftly identify, apprehend and prosecute these predators. Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm, and each day without this law is a day too many in which children remain vulnerable.

“Passing Alicia’s Law is a vital step in our commitment to protect our children and ensure justice for those who have suffered. It is time to stand together for Pennsylvania’s children and make it a safer place for every child.”

“Never did I think my family could fall victim when I saw Alicia’s story on the news at the time,” said Jill, a Pittsburgh-area mother. “Years later, my daughter was the victim of a sexual predator. Recently, Alicia presented at her school, and we decided as a family we had to stand up and do something about this. It

is time for our legislators to stand with us to support Alicia’s Law, support the safety of our children and ensure the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has enough resources in place to keep them safe by properly investigating and prosecuting predators who use the internet to harm our children.”

“Giving law enforcement teams what they need to prevent and respond to these heinous crimes must be our utmost priority,” said Lena Hannah, who worked to bring Kozak to South Fayette Township School District to speak to students in 2010 and 2024. “Our children depend upon it. Your children depend upon it. Supporting Alicia’s Law will save lives.”

“In my 16 years as an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigator, I would have never imagined that it could get worse,” said Det. Sgt. Chaz Balogh, Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office. “Well, it has. CyberTips have tripled since COVID19, which has created a backlog of cases. Law enforcement is in desperate need of funding to increase our resources and help the ICAC Task Force to further our mission.”

Drug deliveries resulting in death

A look at offenses and convictions in Pa.

In Pennsylvania, a drug delivery resulting in death (DDRD) charge, also known as an offense, is issued to a person who intentionally administers, dispenses, delivers, gives, prescribes, sells or distributes any controlled substance, and another person died as a result of using the substance.

DDRD offenses have increased by 16 percent from 2022 to 2023 and DDRD convictions have decreased by 59 percent.

The infographic highlights key data and demographics about DDRD charges and convictions in Pennsylvania over the past five years.

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Marketplace highlights Juneteenth holiday, importance of community action

By Gabbie Burton Contributing Writer

A month of Kennett Square Juneteenth celebrations continued on June 22 with an African Marketplace at the Creamery of Kennett Square that featured 25 vendors ranging from businesses to local organizations promoting their work, their talents and their causes. Despite the nearly 100-degree heat, those who attended enjoyed one-of-a-kind, handmade clothing and accessories made by artisans, as well as two food trucks, a photo exhibit, all day DJ, Double Dutch, drummers and an acting performance.

The festivities began with remarks given by Kennett Square Borough Council President Bob Norris; Crystal Crampton, president of the Kennett Underground Railroad Center; and Cheryl Miles of Kennett Area Community Service (KACS). A storytelling from To God B the Glory Productions entitled, “On Juneteenth: The Reason Why We Celebrate,” did just that by telling the story of the Juneteenth holiday, that celebrates June 19, 1865, the day Union troops finally reached Galveston Bay, Texas to inform enslaved people of their freedom – over two years after the Emancipation

Proclamation was effective.

Miles, who serves as KACS’ Community Housing Development director, shared that the event was aimed at celebrating the history and culture of Juneteenth and of the Black community in Kennett and surrounding Chester County.

“We want to make sure that we are communicating this is everybody’s celebration, and everybody’s history because it is about signifying that no one is legally bounded in slavery,” Miles said. “There’s one thing to be free by law, it’s another to be free by systems.”

This distinction of freedom by law and freedom by system was reinforced throughout the event by the many area organizations who were represented. Black Women of Chester County in Action was represented at two tables at the event -- one for the #OurVoiceShouldBeHeard team and one that focused on maternal health and wellness with local nonprofit, The 4th Trimester MAHMEE (Maternal Advocates Helping Magnify Education and

Empowerment). The maternal health table interviewed attendees about their birth experiences, as a way of shedding light on the Black maternal and infant mortality crisis and other discrepancies in maternal and postpartum healthcare.

The #OurVoiceShould BeHeard table provided ballot education and voter registration to attendees. Rev. Dr. Deborah Tanksley-Brown said it was important to offer voter information at the

Juneteenth celebration.

“Juneteenth is our liberation,” Dr. Tanksley-Brown said. “What comes with that, what we had to wait for was the progression of our liberation, which comes with our vote. I have a responsibility and an obligation to my ancestors to do what they were not able to do, that’s why we’re here.”

Other organizations in attendance at the event included MLK CommUNITY of the Greater Kennett Area, the Kennett Underground Railroad Center and United Way of Southern Chester County.

A photo exhibition entitled the 20 Men Project by Sandrien De Bruijn and R.A.C.E. (Racial and Cultural Equity) group PA was on display throughout the event. The project, started in 2020 after the law enforcement murder of George Floyd, creates space for positive images

of Black men in the media.

As of February 2024, 32 men have been interviewed and photographed for the project, which has traveled throughout the area including displays held at the State Capitol and Lincoln University.

Miles said the marketplace and other Juneteenth events are creating relationships and connections in order build the community up and work together.

“It’s always about finding ways to bring people together to be able to have conversations and to ask questions of each other,” Miles said. “What can we do next together, with each other’s input, about making a difference in our communities?”

The last of Kennett Square’s 12 Juneteenth events will take place on June 27, when the Kennett Underground Railroa d Center will host author PJ Piccirillo at the Kennett Library beginning at 6 p.m.

The rebirth of the Maroon Hornet

By Adam Waxman Contributing Writer

On the corner of 3rd Street and Broad Street in Oxford, you’ll see a pretty recognizable celebrity, known best for his web-slinging and crimefighting. You can find Spider-Man behind the glass at the Maroon Hornet Comics and Collectibles.

Since October 2016, Randy and Lori Grace have run their business for customers all around southern Chester County and beyond.

“She (Lori) always wanted to own her own pastry shop,” Randy Grace explained. “As we were looking at opening, the costs were skyrocketing.”

On his visits to Reading to see his children, they would occasionally go to a comic book store. After multiple visits, Randy wanted to open his own comic book store.

“I saw the demographics up there, and it’s similar to what we have here,” Randy said. “The owner showed me his books and I went back to Lori and she was crazy enough to listen.” October 7, 2016 was

Oxford business is back on track after last September's fire

Opening Day as the Maroon Hornet opened its doors for the very first time. With every new business comes a set of challenges. For Randy and Lori, it was learning what the customers liked.

“I knew what I liked in a comic book, but learning what other people like and what the community likes was the hardest thing,” Randy said.

The store carries over 200 titles of comic books – from Spider-Man to Superman to Star Wars, and every visitor is sure to find something that suits his or her taste.

Over the course of a few years, the Maroon Hornet established itself in the business community as a destination for those who enjoy and collect comic books.

The pandemic presented a fresh set of challenges for the Maroon Hornet, just like it impacted other businesses.

Things were on the upswing again when, just before midnight on September 13, 2023, a fire hit several buildings in downtown Oxford, significantly damaging the

books and collectibles.

Maroon Hornet and many other local stores.

A friend of Randy’s contacted him just after midnight that evening, telling him the terrible news.

“It was bad.” Randy said.

“Once the fire got on another store’s roof, it jumped all over our roof and came up front,” Lori said.

With the help from the Oxford community, the Maroon Hornet was able to

get back on its feet, despite losing all of their products.

The Graces were forced to run their business out of their home's garage that saw many customers return their previously-purchased comic books in order to rebuild inventory.

When asked what the most rewarding aspect of running the Maroon Hornet is, the Graces spoke highly of the relationships they have built.

“When they shut us down during COVID-19, we received phone calls from customers, asking me, ‘How can I help?’” Randy said. “I wouldn't trade it for the world.”

For those curious to know the origin of the company’s name, it's a good story.

Oxford Area High School’s mascot is the hornet and the school’s colors are maroon and white. The Graces wanted to bring the community

closer by paying homage to the school. Being a part of the community has always been important to them. It has become customary for the couple to provide their readers with comic books at a price well below that of competitive businesses.

“I’d rather make a million dollars off of a million people, one dollar at a time, than a million dollars off of one person,” Randy said.

Photos by Gabbie Burton

Musical performances and a photo exhibit were among the many highlights at the African Marketplace at the Creamery of Kennett Square, held on June 22.

The marketplace showcased several styles and designs from clothing to accessories.

Face painting was just one of several attractions at the event.

Representatives from Our Voice Should Be Heard attended the celebration.

Spider-Man looks out on the streets of Oxford. The Maroon Hornet carries a wide selection of comic

Photos by Adam Waxman

The Maroon Hornet has been a popular business in Oxford since it opened in October of 2016.

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JOHN R. KENNEDY

John “Reds” R. Kennedy, of West Grove, passed away at his residence on June 20, 2024. He was 86. He was the husband of Christine Krebs Kennedy, who passed away in 2016, and with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Chester, Pa., he was the son of the late Horace Kennedy and the late Margaret Esery Kennedy.

John was a supervisor at Lucent Technologies and he retired from that role in 1999. Prior to working at Lucent Technologies, he worked for Bell Telephone and Western Electric.

He enjoyed gardening, going out for breakfast, going to the VFW to socialize with his friends, and driving his race cars and dragsters, and being with his family and friends.

PATRICIA A. WAGNER

Patricia (Patty) Ann Peterson Wagner, of Cochranville, passed away on June 14, 2024 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She was 75.

She was the wife of the late Robert D Wagner, III, who passed away on May 20, 2024.

Born in Erwin, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Ethel Peterson.

Patty was a devoted wife, mother, mom-mom, great grandmother, sister and friend. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, her two cats, her flower gardens, chatting on the phone with family and friends, having lunch with friends, family dinners, shopping and especially buying gifts for others. She had a very giving and generous heart.

She was a member of Brush Arbor Gospel Ministries in Elkton, Md.

She retired from Chester County Hospital after working there for over 20 years.

John is survived by three sons, John Kennedy, James Kennedy and Thomas Kennedy, his wife Terri, his two daughters, Suzanne Kennedy and Jean Kennedy, two step-sons, Robert Dye and Richard Dye and 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

You are invited to visit with John’s family and friends from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 29 at the Foulk Funeral Home at 200 Rose Hill Road in West Grove. His funeral service will follow at noon. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1818 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103.

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

Patty is survived by her son, Michael Peterson (Cindy Lashley) of Oxford, a daughter, Danielle Boxleitner (Dave) of New Providence, five grandchildren, Tiffany Hernandez (Nick), Michael Peterson Jr, Brandon Fisher, Chris Fisher (Karina) and Ellie Zook, one great-grandson, Bryson Mahoney, two sisters, Shirley Miller and Hazel Roush, two brothers, Jay Peterson and Lee Peterson; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A combined service for Bob and Patty was held at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. on June 22.

Interment will be private, where Bob will receive full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brush Arbor Gospel Ministries https://brusharborgm.fenly.org/ drive/blessingspantry.

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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VIRGINIA ANNE FREZZO

Virginia “Ginny” Anne Frezzo, of West Grove, passed away on June 18, 2024 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was 78.

She was the wife of James Frezzo, Sr., to whom she was happily married for 53 years.

She was born in West Chester, the daughter of the late Joseph Opdenaker and the late Virginia Bailey.

Ginny will always be remembered for her warm smile, laughter, and generous spirit. She was known for her positive attitude and perseverance, serving four years with the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely, Md. There, she taught at The Benedictine School for Exceptional Children and attended the Benedictine College. Her love for children grew while teaching two years at St. John’s the Beloved in Milltown, Del. She studied one year at the University of Delaware, majoring in music, before ultimately graduating cum laude from West Chester University in 1992. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Ginny loved music and singing. She was a beloved member of her community choir. Everywhere she went, a tune, hum, or whistle would follow. The world will be a little less melodic without her.

Above all, Ginny loved her children and grandchildren. She maintained a beautiful home, prioritized education, and she spent countless hours cheering on her children and their friends from the side of many sports fields and ice rinks. Her loving presence as a parent, grandparent, and caregiver will be greatly missed, but modeled for generations to come.

In addition to her husband, Ginny is survived by her children, James Louis Frezzo, Jr. (Lorraine), Anthony Emidio Frezzo, Theresa Marie Frezzo (Frédéric), and Cynthia Ann Frezzo (Alistair), her granddaughters, Emmeline Concetta Merlet and Ardella Louise Johnston, one brother, Joseph Opdenaker Jr., one halfbrother, Harry Bailey, three in-laws, many dear nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Ginny was predeceased by her aunt Sophie Stanwell, her half-sister, Debra Starett and her half-brother, Bill Bailey.

You are invited to visit with Ginny’s family and friends from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 28 at the Red Clay Room at 423 Dalmation Street in Kennett Square. Her celebration of life service will follow at 5 p.m. Interment will be held privately.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia https://give2.chop.edu/give/. To donate by mail, checks payable to CHOP Foundation should be posted to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, P.O. Box 781352, Philadelphia, Pa. 19178-1352.

Or, memorial donations may be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) https://www.breakthrought1d.org/ways-to-give/.

Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square. To view Virginia’s online obituary and leave condolences, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

ADMINISTRATORS

NOTICE

ESTATE OF THERESA E. HAN-

LEY LATE OF COATESVILLE, CHESTER COUNTY NO. 1524-0363 Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deceased Letters of Administration on the above estate having been granted to Edward Hanley, Administrator, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment and those having claims present the same, without delay, to the undersigned. Scott G. Hoh, Esquire Resolution Law Group, LLC 606 North 5th Street Reading, PA 19601

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF JAMES E. SPEARS

a/k/a JAMES EDWARD SPEARS, DECEASED. Late of Oxford Township, Chester County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to REBEKAH MARSHALL, EXECUTRIX, 142 Tweed Rd., Oxford, PA 19363, Or to her Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Supervisors of London Grove Township, during its regular meeting on July 10, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the London grove Township Municipal Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA will consider the enactment of an Ordinance amending Section 16-101 of the Codified Ordinances to amend the rules and regulations for Goddard Park. The title of the ordinance is: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LONDON GROVE, CHESTER COUNTY,

PENNSYLVANIA AMENDING SECTION 16-101 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LONDON GROVE TOWNSHIP TO AMEND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO GODDARD PARK

The proposed ordinance: amends the rules and regulations for Goddard Park, stating that no commercial vehicles or buses in the parking lots of Goddard Park; contains a severability clause and an effective date. The proposed ordinance is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the London Grove Township Municipal Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA 19390 and at the Chester County Law Library, West Chester, PA 19380, Kenneth Battin, Township Manager

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ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Brian Christopher Martonik, Late of Oxford, Elk Township, Chester County, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Kristin Martonik a/k/a Kristin Butler, 5 Breckenridge Dr., Oxford, PA 19363, Executor, Or Attorney: Marta M. Dybowski, The Marta Firm, 726 Yorklyn Rd., Ste. 300, Hockessin, DE 19707.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of F. Bruce Miller, Late of Coatesville, Chester County, PA, Died April 9, 2024. The Executrix of the Estate is Sandra Blythe Miller Davies. 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 Sandra Blythe Miller Davies, C/O Gorge S.

Donze, Esquire, Donze and Donze, 696 Unionville Road, Suite 6, Kennett Square, P 19348.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Estate of Charlotte J. McCool, Late of West Grove, Penn Township, and Chester County, PA, LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Robin McCool Ristenbatt or Susan Essich – Kruse, Post Office Box 14314, Greenville, South Carolina 29610 , Executor(s).

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Kevin D. Dykes, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public online auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 18th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 19, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-7-187

Writ of Execution No. 2023-04030 DEBT $336,110.29

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PIECE OF GROUND, HEREDITAMENTS AND APPURTENANCES, SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LON-

RONALD FRANKLIN TURNER

Ronald Turner, of Kennett Square, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on June 20, 2024. Ron was born on Feb. 11, 1943, in Marietta, Ga., the son of Lena Mae (Hendon) and Worth Turner. He is survived by his wife of nearly fifty-two years, Claudia (DiRosa), his children, Matthew, Peter, and Amanda Magee and a son-in-law David Magee, and grandchildren, Jason and Rachel Magee. He is also survived by his sisters, Sally Delamater and Karleen Turner of Georgia, his brother Karl Turner of Nevada and their spouses, children, and grandchildren.

Ron was raised on a dairy farm in Marietta, and his childhood was affected by contracting polio at the age of eleven. He was treated at Warm Springs, near Atlanta, where he developed a deep love of reading, learning, and an appreciation for listening to the stories of those around him. He attended Emory University and became a strong advocate for Civil Rights. He eventually decided to head north and completed his studies at Marlboro College in Vermont. He moved to New York City, where he met his true love, Claudia. They were married in 1972 and moved to Kennett Square with their new son, Matthew in 1975, where they have remained to this day.

Ron’s early work-life was varied and eclectic, like him. He was a New York City taxi driver, part-time journalist, teacher and Civil Rights activist, but he was always focused on service to others. After marriage, he settled in at the State of Delaware’s Department of Corrections where he served for over 30 years as a parole and probation supervisor and as a program manager for a statewide program to help parolees find permanent employment after their release. He found the work both challenging and rewarding, as he was always doing his best to help people better their lives, while being acutely aware of and empathetic toward their own personal backgrounds and experiences.

He was an active volunteer in his Kennett Square community, and he was particularly involved in local politics. He lived by the example of treating everyone with kindness, grace, and respect, for which he earned the admiration and respect of everyone who knew him.

Ron was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was ever-present, and he could often be found quietly smiling or snoozing. He was always up for a chat on any topic, trying new foods, or listening to music. He had boundless curiosity, his knowledge was vast, and he was happy to share it. He did not complain, and he added a healthy dose of humor and sarcasm to every situation. He modeled gratitude, humility, patience and unconditional love. He always had time to listen, to hug, and he never lost the twinkle in his eye. Those who knew Ron were better for it, and the family is so grateful for the many gifts that he shared.

Family and friends are invited to attend Ron’s graveside service at 11 a.m. on June 28 at Cathedral Cemetery, 2400 Lancaster Avenue, in Wilmington, Del. A lunch reception will follow at Deerfield Golf Club, 507 Thompson Station Road in Newark, Del. Memorial contributions can be made to the March of Dimes (www. marchofdimes.org).

Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square. To view Ronald’s online obituary and to leave condolences, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

DON GROVE, COUNTY OF CHESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A PLAN OF MEDFORD FARMS, MADE BY LAKE, ROEDER HILLARD AND ASSOCIATES, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA (717) 3979037 DATED 08/20/2001 AND RECORDED IN CHESTER COUNTY PLAN FILE NO. 16157, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF CURVE ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF BRIARCLIFF CIRCLE, SAID POINT BEING A CORNER OF LOT NO. 55; THENCE EXTENDING FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT ALONG BRIARCLIFF CIRCLE THE 3 COURSES AND DISTANCES; (1) ON THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CURVING TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 175 FEET, THE ARC DISTANCE OF 40.81 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT; (2) NORTH 50 DEGREES, 49 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS WEST, 53.40 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE AND (3) ON THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CURVING TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 25 FEET THE ARC DISTANCE OF 40.36 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF CAVERSHAM DRIVE; THENCE EXTENDING ALONG SAME THE 2 COURSES AND DISTANCES; (1) ON THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CURVING TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 300 FEET, THE ARC DISTANCE OF 94.34 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT AND (2) NORTH 59 DEGREES, 40 MINUTES, 41 SECONDS EAST 87.46 FEET TO A POINT IN LINE OF OPEN SPACE; THENCE ALONG THE SAME SOUTH 30 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST 115.81 FEET TO A POINT, A CORNER OF LOT NO. 55; THENCE ALONG THE SAME SOUTH 52 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST, 168.80 FEET TO THE

FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Brian E. Dunbar and Nancy K. Dunbar, Husband and Wife, by Deed dated 1/12/2018 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County on 1/31/2018 in Deed Book Volume 9691, Page 2144, granted and conveyed unto Jonathan C. Curtis and Lisa D. Curtis.

Tax Parcel # 59-8-134.56

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential property

PLAINTIFF: NewRez LLC FKA New Penn Financial, LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage VS

DEFENDANT: Jonathan C. Curtis & Lisa D. Curtis

SALE ADDRESS: 1 Briarcliff Circle, West Grove, PA 19390

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC 215-942-2090

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 6p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 19, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-7-189 Writ of Execution No. 2022-05654 DEBT $216,678.53

ALL THAT CERTAIN , MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE BOROUGH OF OXFORD, COUNTY OF CHESTER, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

All that certain tract of land situate in the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, known as Lot 1 on the final plan of R.S. McMichael recorded in the Recorder’s Office in and for Chester County, Pennsylvania in Subdivision Plan file No. more fully bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point along Commerce Street at a corner of Lot No. 2 on said plan; Thence extending along said Street, North 08 degrees 47 minutes 48 seconds East 62.59 feet to a point; Thence extending along other lands, South 79 degrees 30 minutes 21 seconds East 171.44 feet to a point; Thence extending South 13 degrees 14 minutes 39 seconds West 55.565 feet to a point; Thence extending along Lot No. 2 aforesaid North 81 degrees 55 minutes 44 seconds West 167.07 feet to the place of beginning. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JEDEDIAH CHARLES HUF WHO ACQUIRED TITLE BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM BONIFACIO DAVALOS AND MARIA DAVALOS, DATED JANUARY

15, 2019, RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2019, AT DOCUMENT NUMBER 11650372, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9877, PAGE 1126, OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Tax Parcel # 6-8-98.2

PLAINTIFF: Freedom Mortgage Corporation VS DEFENDANT: Jedediah Charles Huf

SALE ADDRESS: 267 Commerce Street, Oxford, PA 19363

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 614-220-5611

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Kevin D. Dykes, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public online auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 18th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 19, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-7-190

Writ of Execution No. 2017-06157

DEBT $387,891.42 (plus costs)

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania bounded and described according to a Plan of “Sherwood Pines” Sections I and II, made by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, Kennett Square, PA, dated 4/6/1982 and last revised 7/7/1982 and recorded 12/1/1982 in Chester County in Plan No. 4203, as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point on the cul-de-sac, at the end of Little John Circle, at a corner of Lot No. 19 on said Plan; thence extending from said beginning point along Lot No. 19, South 06 degrees, 50 minutes 33 seconds East, 176.82 feet to a point on the Northerly right of way line of the Route 1 By-pass; thence extending along the same, the two following courses and

distances; (1) South 83 degrees 09 minutes 27 seconds West, 115.20 feet to a point and (2) South 89 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West, 183.86 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 1; thence extending along the same, North 67 degrees 03 minutes 18 seconds East, 185.75 feet to a point, on the cul-de-sac at the end of Little John Circle, aforesaid; thence extending along the same, the three following courses and distances: (1) on a line curving to the left, having a radius of 50.00 feet, the arc distance of 135.86 feet to a point of reverse curve: (2) on a line curving to the right, having a radius of 25.00 feet, the arc distance of 21.03 feet to a point of tangent and (3) North 66 degrees 00 minutes East, 6.66 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot #20 on said Plan. Tax Parcel # 60-1-37.22

PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2006AR3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR3 VS DEFENDANT: Glenn Hall and Joann Hall

SALE ADDRESS: 5 Little John Circle, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT 215-851-8429

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Kevin D. Dykes, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public online auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 18th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 19, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-7-191

Writ of Execution No. 2022-09613 DEBT $200,241.21

Property situate in the BOROUGH OF AVONDALE, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being BLR # 4-1-77.26

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO

BANK, N.A.

VS DEFENDANT: JOEL T. HANEY

& MICHELLE KORIN HANEY

SALE ADDRESS: 206 Mullen Drive, Avondale, PA 19311-1469

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844856-6646

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-201

Writ of Execution No. 2021-03870

DEBT $870,831.82

PREMISES 110 STARR ROAD, AVONDALE, PA 19311

All THAT CERTAIN tract of ground with mushroom houses erected thereon, situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, according to a survey made by George E. Register, Jr. & Sons, Inc., dated May 12, 1976, as taken from their Plan C-451 and being Parcel “B” on said plan as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING at a spike set for the original northwesterly corner of lands of Mae Cornette, and a Northeasterly corner of lands of Ar-Ge-Nel, Inc., said spike being set in the title line of Public Road T-333 known as “Star Road” said road leading in an Easterly direction to Route 41 and a Westerly direction to Avondale; thence leaving said point of beginning and by said title line in said road, South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 149.87 feet to a P.K. nailset for a corner of this and a corner of Parcel “A” said plan owned by Mae Corset for a corner of this and a corner of Parcel “A” said plan owned by Mae Cornette; thence leaving said title line in said road and by Parcel “A” on said plan owned by Cornette,

South 03 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East 282.84 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and a corner of said Parcel “A” thence still by said Parcel “A” owned by Cornette, South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 150.00 to an iron pin set for a corner of this and said Parcel “A” and said point being set in line of lands of Joseph Cornette; thence by lands of Joseph Cornett the following 3 courses and distance, to wit:

(1) South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West 237.00 feet to an iron pin; (2) South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 172.57 feet to an iron pin; (3) North 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds East 59.00 feet to an iron pin marking a corner of this and a corner of David E. Cornette; thence by lands of said David E. Cornett, South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 190.32 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and said David Cornette and said pin being set in line oflands of Phillip G. Donohoe; thence by lands of said Philip G. Donohoe, South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West 1025.00 feet to an iron pin set for a corner of this and a corner of lands of John Rosans, and set in line of lands of Philip A. Lafferty being on or near the north bank of White Clay Creek; thence by said line of said Creek and by land of said Lafferty the following 2 courses and distances, to wit:

(1) North 79 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds West 403.66 feet to an iron pin; (2) South 75 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds West 271.26 feet to a point set for a corner of this and lands of first mentioned Ar-Ge- Nel, Inc.: thence by lands of said Ar- GeNel, Inc., North 04 degrees 55 minutes East 1535.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Containing 17.995 acres of land be the same more or less.

BEING the same premises which Davidson & Pizzine, a Pennsylvania Partnership, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December 12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994576, Book 7864, Page 1405, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee.

PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS

DEFENDANT: James Davidson, LLC a/k/a James E. Davidson, LLC

SALE ADDRESS: 110 Starr Road, Avondale PA 19311; 112 Starr Road, Avondale, PA 19311; 124 Starr Road, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-399-1503

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must

be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 6p-26-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-201

Writ of Execution No. 2021-03870

DEBT $870,831.82

PREMISES 112 STARR ROAD, AVONDALE, PA 19311

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of ground situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with a Plan of Property owned by Mae Cornette prepare by George E. Regester, Jr. and Sons, Inc., Registered Land Surveyors, dated 5/12/1976 and recorded as Plan No. 461 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County as follows:

BEGINNING at an old spike set on the title line in the bed of Starr Road (T-133), said road leading in an Easterly direction to Route 41 and in a Westerly direction to Avondale said spike marking a Northeast, corner of this about to be described tract and a Northwest corner of land of Joseph Cornette as shown on said Plan; thence from said point of beginning and leaving the bed of Starr Road along lands of Joseph Cornette South 06 degrees 32 minutes 18 seconds West, crossing over and old iron pin found, 280.00 feet to iron pin, a corner of Parcel “B” as shown on said Plan; thence along Parcel “B” the 2 followin g courses and distances; (1) North 84 degrees 55 minutes West 150.00 feet to an iron pin; and (2) North 03 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds West crossing over 2 iron pins, 282.84 feet to a P.K. nail set on the title line of Starr Road; thence along the title line in the bed of Starr Road South 84 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East 197.69 feet to an old spike found, the point and place of beginning.

BEING Parcel “A” as shown on said Plan.

BEING the same premises which Davidson & Pizzine, a Pennsylvania Partnership, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December

12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994577, Book 7864, Page 1408, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee.

PREMISES 124 STARR ROAD, AVONDALE, PA 19311

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of ground situate in New Garden Township, Chester County Pennsylvania, bounded (according to a survey made by Arthur Crowell, Registered Surveyor, in May 1946) and described as follows, to wit:

BEGINNING in the middle of a dirt road from Newark Road to New Garden Station, the Northeast corner of tract recently conveyed to Allen Taylor; thence along middle of road North 89 degrees 08 minutes East 311 feet; thence leaving road passing through maple tree South 1 degree 4 minutes West 909.5 feet to a corner of tract about to be conveyed to Isreale Santilli; thence by line of same North 88 degrees 45 minutes West 14 feet to line of Allen Taylor; thence by this line North 1 degree 15 minutes East 898 feet to the point of beginning.

CONTAINING six and foureighth hundredths (6.48) acres more or less.

BEING the same premises which James E. Davidson and Ronald L. Pizzini, by Indenture dated September 29, 2009, and recorded December 12, 2010, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10994578, Book 7864, Page 1410, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson, LLC, in fee. UPI # 60-5-2.3 / 30-5-2 / 60-5-3.1

PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS DEFENDANT: James Davidson, LLC a/k/a James E. Davidson, LLC

SALE ADDRESS: 110 Starr Road, Avondale PA 19311;112 Starr Road, Avondale, PA 19311; 124 Starr Road, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-399-1503

July 18th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 19, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter

SALE NO. 24-7-202

Writ of Execution No. 2021-03869

DEBT $469,904.14

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING three tracts of land SITUATE partly in Upper Oxford Township and partly in Penn Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:

TRACT NO. 1

BEGINNING at a point in the middle line of the public road leading from Jennersville to Edenton and in the Southeasterly line of a 415 feet wide strip or piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company; extending thence along the middle line of said public road and by ground now or late of Geo. T. Allen South 50 degrees 37 minutes East, 344.70 feet to a flint stone in line of ground now or late of L. P. Miller; thence leaving said road and by ground now or late of L. P. Miller South 19 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds West, 2,511.37 feet to a limestone, in line of ground now or late of Dr. C. F. Quimby a corner common to ground herein described and ground now or late of L. P. Miller; thence by ground now or late of Dr. C. F. Quimby the 3 following courses and distance: (1) North 62 degrees 27 minutes 40 seconds West, 527.26 feet to an iron pin (2) North 58 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds West, 610.53 feet to an iron pin and (3) South 50 degrees 14 minutes West, 84.15 feet to an iron pin a corner of ground now or late of M. T. Clark; thence by ground now or late of M. T. Clark the 3 following courses and distance: (1) north 83 degrees 46 minutes West, 165 feet crossing Elk Creek to an iron pipe; (2) South 23 degrees 55 minutes West, 242.10 feet to a point and (3) South 43 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds West, 425.70 feet to an iron pipe in line of ground now or late of C. P. Lindsey; thence by ground now or late of C. P. Lindsey the 2 following courses and distances: (1) North 04 degrees 37 minutes West; 570.50 feet to a flint stone and (2) North 20 degrees 21 minutes 20 seconds East, 1,051.17 feet to an iron pin a corner of ground of Leonard N. Holston; thence by ground now or late of Leonard N. Holston, North 20 degrees 02 minutes East, 328.91 feet to a point in the said Southeasterly line of a 415 feet wide strip of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company and thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company parallel with Philadelphia Electric Company’s tower lines the 2 following courses and distances: (1) North 61 degrees 18 minutes East, 627.22 feet to a point and (2) North 41 degrees 42 minutes East, 1,476.57 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Chester County

Legals

TRACT NO. 2

BEGINNING at a point in the Northwesterly line of a 415 feet wide strip or piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company and in line of ground now or late of Leonard H. Holston, said point being 629.20 feet measured on a course North 20 degrees 02 minutes East from a point in the Northwesterly corner of Parcel No. 1 above described also in the Southeasterly line of aforesaid 415 feet wide strip of piece of ground; extending thence by ground now or late of said Leonard H. Holston North 20 degrees 02 minutes East, 374.70 feet crossing Elk Creek to an iron pin a corner to ground now or late of Leonard H. Holston and R. Leroy Scott; thence by ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott, North 55 degrees 03 minutes East, 558.54 feet to a point in said Northwesterly line of a our hundred fifteen feet wide strip of piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company, and thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Power Company parallel with and 207.5 feet distance measured Northwestwardly from and at right angles to the established center line of Philadelphia Electric Power Company’s power lines the two (2) following courses and distances (1) South 61 degrees 42 minutes West, 624.69 feet to a point and South 61 degrees 18 minutes West, 155.72 feet re-crossing said Elk Creek to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS

DEFENDANT: James E. Davidson & Sons, LLC

SALE ADDRESS: 731 Ewing Road, Cochranville, PA 19330

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-399-1503

SALE NO. 24-7-202 Writ of Execution No. 2021-03869 DEBT $469,904.14

TRACT NO. 3

BEGINNING at a point in the middle line of the aforesaid public road leading from Jennersville to Edenton and in the Northwesterly line of a 415 feet wide strip of piece of ground of Philadelphia Electric Company extending thence through ground of Philadelphia Electric Company parallel with and 207.5 feet distance measured Northwestwardly from and at right angles to the established center line of Philadelphia Electric Company’s tower lines South 81 degrees 42 minutes West, 469.65 feet to a point in line of ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott; thence by said ground now or late of R. Leroy Scott North 10 degrees 18 minutes East, 497.40 feet to an iron pin in the middle line of said public road leading from Jen-

nersville to Edenton and thence along the middle line of last mentioned road South 50 degrees 37 minutes East, 420.20 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

EXCEPTING AND RESERVING therefrom and thereout a tract of land containing 1.794 acres more or less which Clarence W. Gray and Wilheimina E. Gray, his wife, convey to the Philadelphia Electric Company by Deed dated February 4, 1964, recorded in Chester County Deed Book P-35, page 918.

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREOUT AND THEREFROM premises described in the following conveyances in Record Book 263 page 159, 287 page 230, 1684 page 105, 2180 page 396, 2510 page 406 and 5232 page 1256.

BEING the same premises which Brothers Mushroom Farm, a Pennsylvania General Partnership, by Indenture dated August l, 2008, and recorded August 13, 2008, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, in and for the County of Chester, aforesaid, as Document No. 10867861, Book 7497, Page 11961, granted and conveyed unto James E. Davidson & Sons, LLC, in fee.

UPI # 58-1-12

PLAINTIFF: First Citizens Community Bank, Successor by Merger to MidCoast Community Bank VS DEFENDANT: James E. Davidson & Sons, LLC

SALE ADDRESS: 731 Ewing Road, Cochranville, PA 19330

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BARLEY SNYDER 717-399-1503

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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-209 Writ of Execution No. 2022-08909 DEBT $210,086.00

ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF GROUND SITUATE IN WEST NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Tax Parcel # 68-5-19.3

PLAINTIFF: MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC VS DEFENDANT: COLLEEN HUNNELL, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF ELSIE J. HARBAUGH; EILEEN WELLS, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF ELSIE J. HARBAUGH; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER ELSIE J. HARBAUGH

SALE ADDRESS: 250 Red Pump Road, Nottingham, PA 19362

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 855-225-6906

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-211

Writ of Execution No. 2022-02694

DEBT $387,190.00

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of ground with the improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Tax Parcel # 60-1-5.10

PLAINTIFF: MMG INVESTMENTS II, LLC VS DEFENDANT: CHARLES E. CARDILE and DIANE M. CARDILE

SALE ADDRESS: 540 Church Road, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JSDC LAW OFFICES 717-533-3280

SALE NO. 24-7-212

Writ of Execution No. 2022-02951

DEBT $281,097.55

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of ground with the improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of New Garden, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Tax Parcel # 60-3-189

PLAINTIFF: MMG INVESTMENTS II, LLC VS DEFENDANT: CHARLES E. CARDILE and MICHAEL P. CARDILE

SALE ADDRESS: Gap Newport PK, Avondale PA 19311 a/k/a 8816 Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JSDC LAW OFFICES 717-533-3280

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid

at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 6p-26-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-214 Writ of Execution No. 2016-07139 DEBT $335,894.37

PROPERTY SITUATE IN BOROUGH OF PARKESBURG

Tax Parcel # 08-06-0067

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: Mortgage Assets Management, LLC c/o PHH Mortgage Services VS DEFENDANT: KATHLEEN E. DURBOROW a/k/a KATHLEEN DURBOROW

SALE ADDRESS: 300 5th Avenue, Parkesburg, PA 19365

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-6271322

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

SALE NO. 24-7-217

Writ of Execution No. 2024-00872

DEBT $166,317.75

Property situate in the BOROUGH OF ATGLEN, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being BLR # 07-03-0055

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS DEFENDANT: JENNIFER L WHITEMAN

SALE ADDRESS: 216 Chester Street, Atglen, PA 19310

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844856-6646

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must

be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. KEVIN D. DYKES, SHERIFF 6p-26-3t

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