Chester County Press 06-28-2023 Edition

New Garden to replace decaying bridge

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

New Garden Township will pay to have the Bancroft Road Bridge replaced over a seven-week period beginning on July 5, with a re-opening scheduled for Aug. 18.

During a presentation at the township’s Board of Supervisors meeting on June 26, township director of public works Ken Reed spelled out the conditions of the township-owned bridge, as well as a day-by-day timeline of construction.

He said the need to replace the existing bridge is due to severe cracking in the

structure’s wing walls and rusting beams. The existing bridge will be entirely removed and replaced by a concrete precast structure that will provide two 9-footwide lanes with two feet of grass on either side, better sight lines, no exposed beams and have a “life” expectancy of 100 years.

Currently, while it is a two-lane bridge, its width often necessitates the need for drivers to relinquish the overpass to on-coming vehicles.

Reed said that the project will also include vegetation clearing; the installation of the structure and its wing walls, erosion and sediment

controls, a stream by-pass pumping set up, a road base, guide rails and sanitary sewer line casing; as well as slope grading, paving and seeding the areas around the bridge.

During the construction, road traffic will be rerouted to Cedar Spring and Pemberton roads.

The estimated cost of the project will not exceed $366,000, and it is being paid for out of the township’s capital improvement fund.

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Township to bid out projects for Kennett Greenway along Chandler Mill

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

By a vote of 3-0 at their June 21 meeting, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors authorized township Manager Eden Ratliff to execute a change order related to the final design and engineering of the Kennett Greenway along Chandler Mill Road.

The board approved a change order in the bidding documents to construct the Greenway from Oriole Drive to Hillendale Road;

and two additional sections to be bid as bid alternates -- from Round Hill Road to the scenic lookout area along the Bucktoe Creek Preserve, and from Round Hill Road to the Chandler Mill Bridge.

In total, the cost of the change order in the bidding process is $52,000.

The board’s authorization frees the township to proceed with the Greenway project to provide a multipurpose path from the Falcons Lair neighborhood (Oriole Drive) to

A party in the park

destinations on the Kennett Greenway. Further, the township will bid the last two alternate projects and make a determination to proceed with their construction dependent on their estimated costs.

The projects along Chandler Mill Road form a major component of the 14-mile Kennett Greenway that when completed will serve as a multi-purpose trail connector from the Borough of Kennett Square to Pennock Park, the Parrish

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Oxford Recreation Authority opens new natural playground at park

Square was part of the festivities that celebrated the 30th anniversary of Anson B. Nixon Park on June 21, sponsored by the Kennett Area Park Authority. Despite a consistent rainstorm, those in attendance enjoyed not only a birthday cake but a performance in the band shell by You Be You that kicked off an eight-show free summer concert series that will run through Aug. 9. To learn more about Anson B. Nixon Park and the work of the Kennett Area Park Authority, visit www.ansonbnixonpark.org.

New Lighthouse Youth Center director welcomed to Oxford community

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing

Writer

By Marcella PeyreFerry Contributing Writer

The intent of this playground is to provide for active, imaginative play in the outdoors. There is room to run, things to climb, and features to spark the imagination. Children of all ages as well as adults can enjoy the playground that can be simple fun for little ones, high energy play time for older children, and physical exercise for adults. Because so much of the

playground is constructed in a large scale, parents can join their children in the activities or enjoy time in the beautiful outdoors on a nearby bench. The new playground is unlike any other facility in the area. Located on former farmland, the “Down on the Farm” theme begins with a farmhouse play house, with a silo, a

Micah Lehman, the new executive director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford, was recently greeted and formally welcomed to the community at a reception. He replaced Buzz Tyson, who was executive director of the Lighthouse for more than 20 years.

What brought Lehman to the community was clear at the welcome reception— it is the support of many within the Oxford community. Many movers and shakers, and longtime sup-

porters greeted Lehman and welcomed him into the fold, expressing their continued support to the center that helps hundreds of children each week.

Lehman said, “The thing that drew me here is how caring the community is. They support the center. As the name suggests, the Lighthouse Youth Center is a beacon to the youth drawing them here for support, education and providing them a Christian atmosphere where they can learn more about the Lord.”

Lehman’s immediate focus is on meeting as many people in the community

Photo by Richard L. Gaw Six-year-old Lindsay Bedolla of Kennett

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The grand-opening ceremony for the Oxford Area Recreation Authority’s new natural playground was held on June 17 at the Oxford Area Regional Park property.

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

The Bancroft Road Bridge in New Garden Township will be closed beginning July 5 so that the aging structure can be replaced. It is expected to reopen on Aug. 18.

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Board approves planned upgrades to New Garden Flying Field

In other township business, the supervisors gave approval to bid contracts for the renovation of the north side of the Aviation Center at the New Garden Flying Field in the amount of $987,841. The area of renovation will be 20 feet wide by 80 feet in length, encompass the entire length of the terminal and include ADA-compliant

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as possible. He has always been passionate about bringing people together and hopes to do just that in the Oxford community. He will continue the Lighthouse mission, which is seeing lives changed by Christ.

“My approach in coming into a new community is to build relationships and learn about the town. I have no plans to change things because this ministry is going well,” he said. “I will bring my own experiences and ideas, but I have a great foundation to build upon.”

The Lighthouse Youth Center is truly a beacon of light in the community. It is estimated that, over the course of a year, more than 250 children will attend and take part in programs at the center. The center feeds hundreds each week and provides snacks to those

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restrooms for men and women, a new mechanical room, a new transient pilot lounge and an additional office space for the airport’s flight school and public airport operations.

The addition will also eliminate current tripping hazards due to uneven floor elevations, provide ADA access, and improve the Center’s lighting.

In his presentation to the board, Airport Director Jon Martin said these upgrades will serve as the second phase of the redesign of the Aviation Center, which already

attending the programs. These programs are offered at no cost to youths between the ages of 9 and 18 years old.

The weekly program schedule for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday includes games and activities, open gyms, and free time. On Tuesday and Thursday there is a Homework Help program. There are also daily meals.

Additionally, each night after dinner, youths have the opportunity to ask questions about faith, receive prayer, seek guidance, or get extra assistance. The staff and volunteers are “open doors” to any child who needs help. The Center's spirit of giving back doesn't end there. Recently, the center was the recipient of a grant from the Sisters of Notre Dame.

Sister Mary Francis recently toured the facility along with Peggy Russell.

According to Amy Perkins, the program

includes a reception area, classrooms and offices.

General construction and plumbing for the project will be awarded to F.W. Houder, Inc. at a cost of $644,248 and $109,750, respectively; and the electrical contract will be awarded to Lenni Electric Corporation at a cost of $134,343. The airport will be receiving a minimum of three quotes from local HVAC contractors to install the new ductwork. After sharing the bid results with the board – all of which were approved and will be forwarded

and volunteer coordinator for the Lighthouse, “The $5,000 grant will go toward expenses the students will incur on a mission trip the students will be making to Altoona, Pa. Twelve children will take part in the trip from July 2 through July 8.”

Perkins added, “The children really don’t know what they will be doing until they get there, but it will involve helping others. It is a team effort. The organization will be there for a week. In the past, we have performed services, sometimes physical labor.

“It is great opportunity for students to travel and be away from home. We have chapel services through the week where volunteers and staff learn more about God and how he cares for others.”

Perkins, the program and volunteer coordinator for the past eight years, conducts a wide variety of activities.

to township Manager Christopher Himes to authorize -- Martin said that a majority of the cost of construction will be paid for using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding from the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years, and supplemented by 2024 BIL funding. (The law includes reauthorization for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 of surface transportation programs and direct advanced appropriations that provides a five-year package of over $660 billion in funding, including $25

billion to the Federal Aviation Administration.)

Cumulatively, the BIL grants will provide $834,823 toward the project’s total cost, as well as an additional $46,379 in state funding, Martin said. The majority of these funds are due to be awarded to the airport in August.

In other business, the board reviewed the most recent draft of the township’s rental inspection ordinance and the International Fire Code, which if approved would allow the township to cre-

ate and enforce a routine fire inspection program for all registered commercial businesses. Both are expected to be on the board’s August agenda for possible adoption.

In township appointments, Himes introduced Becky Juarez, who is now the township’s code enforcement officer, and Robert Weer, who is now the township’s director of community development and safety.

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

“I love my job,” she said. “We have a great community that supports us. I work with grades three through seniors and I love it. It is so cool for us to see when a kid struggles and then gets mentoring and help with their homework. We see how their attitude will change and the student gets more confident. It is wonderful to be a part of that.”

The kids do many other leisure activities all year long, but especially in summer. The center is open in the summer, programs con-

tinue, and field trips are scattered through the season. Devotion and meals also continue through the summer as well.

Many volunteers support the center and they enjoy coming to the beautiful facility.

Perkins said, “We have two to five volunteers from the community that prepare the meal and serve. We also have two to six additional staff for program times. We depend

on our volunteers and they always come through.”

The center is always in need of donations especially snack items. Stop by with donations Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can also donate online at the center’s website at oxfordlighthouse.org.

Lehman said, “It just felt special having heard how supportive the organization is. It was great to see it and talk to the supporters and listen to them talk about how important the center is to the community. I walked away feeling grateful and very impressed with community.”

He continued, “The Lord has done many amazing things through the organization. You can see the impact it has on the kids. Each day they hear devotional by staff or volunteers. It is a message of hope for these kids. We are blessed with the facility. God is using this place and plans to continue with the generosity of the community.”

The Lighthouse Youth Center is located at 245 Commerce Street in Oxford. The mailing address is P.O. Box 38, Oxford, PA 19363. You can also call them at 610-467-6000 or email them at :info@oxfordlighthouse. org.

Courtesy photos Micah Lehman is the new director at the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford.

Gabe Garduno, Amy Perkins, Sister Mary Francis, Micah Lehman, and Kathy Book pictured at the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford.

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Trail, Bucktoe Creek State Park, Stateline Woods Preserve and Auburn Valley State Park.

The projected cost of the trail’s construction along Chandler Mill Road is estimated to cost the township $5.196 million, which will call for the development of a six-foot-wide trail beside the length of the road.

In other township business

By a vote of 2 to 1, the board agreed to authorize supervisor Richard Leff to execute a mitigation credit commitment agreement with First Pennsylvania Resources, LLC for the amount of $42,000.

In providing a background on the agreement, Ratliff said that the Kennett Greenway project along Chandler Mill Road is nearing the point where the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is about to issue a permit to the township that will enable the project to be completed.

However, one of the conditions of granting permit issuance, he said, is that the township must have an agreement in place with a mitigation credit bank, where the township is required to purchase wetland mitigation credit for the project. Ratliff said that while the condition that requires municipalities to undertake wetland mitigation restoration efforts on projects like the Kennett Greenway is not new in Pennsylvania, purchasing

credits to do so is a new concept, and one that will use the purchase of credits by other municipalities in the state to pay for various mitigation projects.

“As a matter of philosophy, some of the township’s staff and some of its consultants are in disagreement with this statute and new application of restoration efforts,” Ratliff said, “but the reason we are recommending [approval] is that it is a requirement in order for us to get the DEP permit so that we can proceed with the project.”

The $42,000 purchase of credits will be sent to the Quaker Mitigation Bank, the cost of which will be regulated by the DEP and the Army Corps of Engineers.

“The issue that we have run into is that $42,000 in taxpayer funding is going to leave the township and go to another bank and do environmental improvements elsewhere in the commonwealth,” Ratliff said. “Whereas, if part of our project required us to create a wetland restoration work within our township, that is something that our citizens would probably embrace and probably have in the past.”

Referring to Ratliff’s comments as his argument, board Chairman Geoffrey Gamble opposed the condition the requires municipalities to purchase mitigation credits.

“The idea that we’re spending taxpayers’ money to improve wetlands in Erie, Pa. strikes me as not a very good bargain, even if improving something in our own township costs more,” Gamble said. “I just don’t

like the deal. It just strikes me as environmental communism, and I’m not for it.”

Stevens asked Gamble to consider the “large picture” of the agreement in that the money placed into mitigation banks for projects around the commonwealth can, in fact, serve to benefit the township.

“In a hundred years, you may be right, but I am thinking of the here and now, and I think it will be a long, long time before we get paid back.”

While he agreed with Gamble’s assessment, Public Works Manager Ted Otteni said that the agreement helps the entire commonwealth.

“By putting it in into this bank, it sort of pools the wetland efforts, and instead of [the township digging] a hole on the top of Spar Hill somewhere, it is actually going toward the construction of a sizable wetland where wildlife can survive, and allow the state to sustain itself in the future,” he said. “It will all go toward projects in Pennsylvania.”

The supervisors agreed unanimously to authorize township Ratliff to execute a work authorization with the infrastructural consulting firm AECOM for the development of Phase I of the Act 537 Plan, in the amount of $56,000. The authorization to initiate the work proposal – that will provide increased wastewater treatment capacity for the township and the Borough of Kennett Square – is required by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and is a necessary step toward DEP approval

of an expanded wastewater treatment system. The project will be created in partnership between Pennoni and AECOM.

Janet Krevenas of Bird Town Pennsylvania and awarded the township with a plaque designating the municipality as one of 41 official Bird Towns in Pennsylvania, and provided the supervisors with an update of the organization’s many projects throughout the commonwealth.

Now owned by the Pennsylvania Audubon Council, Bird Town Pennsylvania works in partnership with local municipalities and likeminded organizations to promote community-based conservation actions to create a healthier, more sustainable environment for birds, wildlife and people.

Krevenas said that the organization has recently embarked on several new initiatives that include holding pop-up native plant gardens and sales; developing numerous proclamations, resolutions and ordinances; offering informational materials at table events; supporting and running community science programs; educating about invasive plants and running workshops for their removal; leading birding walks and holding speaker events; and providing education about storm water management, rain water garden design and reducing pesticide use.

Additional commentary

At the conclusion of his opening remarks,

Gamble referred to the origins of the Juneteenth holiday in terms of the event that took place in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans were proclaimed free. While the condition of slavery was largely confined to the southern states, Gamble said that Pennsylvania’s history should not absolved of the fact that it too was involved in slavery, until the Quakers intervened.

“In 1750, there were 6,000 slaves in Pennsylvania owned by Quakers and other residents,” he began. “A century before, even the Swedes and the Dutch had slaves in the Delaware Valley. The Quakers began to see that human servitude was not consistent with their beliefs, and in 1780, Pennsylvania passed the Gradual Abolition Act, which prohibited the buying and selling of slaves, but did not abolish slavery as an institution.

“By 1840, there were only 64 slaves left in the Commonwealth, and in

1850, the U.S. Census showed that there were none. As for the rest of the country, the 1860 U.S. Census showed there were 3,900,000 slaves in the United States, and they were all ‘gone with the wind’ by 1865.”

Gamble said that many forms of slavery still exist in the world; he estimated that the number of enslaved people number stands between 21 million to 45 million. Commonly referred to as modern day slavery or human trafficking, it appears in the form of sex trafficking, domestic servitude, forced and bonded labor, debt labor, child labor and forced marriage. He said that as of a recent estimate, there are 403,000 enslaved people in the U.S.

“Let me end with a quote from Confucius,” Gamble said. “‘It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.’”

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

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Kennett Township is continuing to pursue trail projects along Chandler Mill Road, as part of the construction of the Kennett Greenway.

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raft with sail on high at the edge of the creek, and hanging cargo nets with squares that look like a patchwork quilt hanging out in the breeze. There are log steps to climb on, balance beams to walk, slate squares for hop scotch, climbing ropes and more.

Construction of the playground was made possible by a $6,500 grant from the E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation. Wherever possible, natural and recycled materials have been used.

The original idea for the playground was to make a small area using the trunks of two large trees on the park property that had to be taken down. That changed with the gift of a full load of white pine timbers donated by Tim, Rosemarie and

Miranda Nilan.

“This really couldn’t have been done without the Nilan family,” said OARA Board President Chip Benke. With the timbers, the log play house and raft were created along with a Marine-style log climb.

Nathen Dunn of Dunn’s Lawn Care used his equipment to dig the holes needed to install the logs where they were needed in an upright position for an oversized swing, rope climb and other features.

Other donations included lumber from Oxford Feed and Lumber, A-1 Mulch, and Chuck Shelton of Shelton Pallets. Boy Scout Mason Fetterolf helped with the construction of benches and the installation of signage at the property as his Eagle Scout project.

OARA Board member Art Astle donated a used

water tank from his farm that was cut in two to form a play silo and a large tunnel. Other board members donated countless hours of physical labor and tools to the project. The play elements were constructed over weekend workdays that spanned more than a year. Leading the effort was Benke, who provided professional guidance and helped volunteers work

together to go far beyond what they might have imagined they could do.

“I think this playground is a good kickoff for our master plan that we are seeking out. I think the community will see this and know that were serious about doing something with the rest of the parcel,” Benke said. “It’s not a cookie-cutter playground.”

The Oaks Road parcel

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There is room to run, things to climb, and features to spark the imagination. Children of all ages as well as adults can enjoy the playground that can be simple fun for little ones, high energy play time for older children, and physical exercise for adults.

and the new playground are separated from the main body of the Oxford Area Regional Park by Route 1. The OARA board is hoping to develop an overall plan for this and a third

Lawson named new president and CEO of YMCA of Greater Brandywine

The board of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine announced the appointment of Bertram L. Lawson II as president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. Lawson will begin his new role on July 10.

Lawson is a seasoned 24-year YMCA professional who most recently served as the president and CEO of the YMCA of Central New York, which boasts nine branches and more than thirty program sites in Central New York. Lawson previ-

ously served as the chief operating officer for Mastery Charter Schools Network and senior vice president of operations at the YMCA in Central Maryland. “The YMCA board conducted a national search to identify the next individual to lead this association,” said Donna Urian, YMCA of Greater Brandywine board chair and chief volunteer officer. “Bertram is a mission-driven leader and a passionate advocate for impacting lives and enhancing organizational culture.

The committee was also impressed with his leadership and experience in the realm of DEI. In his previous YMCA experience, Bertram created strategic partnerships to advance the organization’s mission and brand and we look forward to him doing the same here in Chester County.”

Lawson is a Philadelphia native who began his Y career at the Greater Philadelphia YMCA, where he held numerous increasing roles including vice president of operations. He also

established the DEI department there. He is an active volunteer, serving on numerous boards. His volunteer roles include serving on the Board of Trustees for Lincoln University, YMCA of the USA’s National Membership Standards Advisory Committee, as the immediate past chair for the YMCA of the USA’s African American Employee Relations Network (AARN) and as a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

“We are most grateful for the hard work of the CEO search committee and of the many individuals who participated in the process. I hope that you will join me in welcoming Bertram to the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. We are looking forward to beginning this new phase of work under his leadership,” said Urian.

Lawson succeeds Denise Day, the organization’s president and CEO for more than 13 years, who retired this month.

parcel as a guide for future development.

For more information, visit the OARA website at https://oarapark.wixsite. com/oxfordrecreation.

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The board of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine announced the appointment of Bertram L. Lawson II as president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine.

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.

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”

Walter Cronkite

They say it could not be done but they have done it. They have really and truly done it.

They have turned skepticism into hope and carved possibility into the stone of the new library on State Street in Kennett Square.

For the past several years,

Just imagine...a library

side-stepping mockery, turning the other cheek to the public ridicule they faced from the naysayers of doubt and defying non-believers, the Kennett Library & Resource Center’s Capital Campaign team -- led by Collis Townsend and inspired by Chairman Emeritus Thomas Swett -- have raised most of the $21.7 million needed to construct the new Kennett Library & Resource Center, which enjoyed its soft opening on June 26. Through it all, they were

accompanied by angels along the way: Dansko founders Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup, and Longwood Gardens President and CEO Paul Redman, who served as honorary co-chairs of the campaign.

From visits to municipal meetings to hard hat tours, Library Director Christopher Manna has generated an infectious enthusiasm throughout the community.

During what must have appeared as a never-ending tour of meetings, leaders like

Jeff Yetter, president of the Library’s Board of Trustees, and his fellow board members continued to witness the wellspring of support the new Library received from businesses, foundations and from philanthropists and local residents who selflessly donated anywhere from ten dollars to over one million dollars.

Consider for a moment the imprint of their generosity, both immediate and lasting. This past Monday morning, children accompanied by their parents became

Commentary

By National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

Ask Rusty: Working

Widow Seeks to Maximize

Social Security Benefits

Dear Rusty: I was widowed years ago and, when I approached age 60, I looked into Social Security survivor benefits based on my late husband’s record. He started receiving Social Security shortly before he died at $1,200 per month. My income at age 60 was $42,000 and, since Social Security would keep $1 for every $2 above the limit (around $15,000 at that time), I did not apply.

the first to walk through the doors of the new library, and were followed by curious teenagers anxious to use the technology that is now available to them there.

There is a larger truth, however – lingering now as a far-off blueprint – that will last far more than just the first day of this library’s opening. Its realization will be found in the minds, curiosities and ingenuities of those of future generations, who will step into the Kennett Library & Resource

Social Security Matters

Next year I will reach my full retirement age of 66½, but I plan to work until I am 70. Will I be able to receive full survivor benefits next year if I continue to work? I plan to switch to my own Social Security benefit at age 70, which will be higher than my husband received. Since I am waiting to apply for survivor benefits, will there be an increase in the amount I receive? I am a municipal employee and when I retire, I will collect from the state retirement system. I paid into the state retirement system and also paid Social Security taxes, so will my state pension have any impact on my Social Security?

Signed: Still Working

Dear Still Working:

Congratulations on having an excellent strategy for maximizing your survivor benefit as well as your personal SS retirement benefit. Once you reach your full retirement age (FRA) next year, you are no longer subject to Social Security’s “earnings test” and can collect Social Security benefits without those benefits being affected by your work earnings. Your surviving spouse benefit will be more because you are waiting until your full retirement age to claim it. At your FRA you can claim your full survivor benefit from your deceased husband (without reduction) and collect only that while still allowing your

personal SS retirement benefit to grow to maximum when you are 70. Then, at age 70, you can switch from your smaller survivor benefit to your maximum SS retirement benefit and collect that higher amount for the rest of your life. Essentially, your survivor benefit reaches maximum at your FRA and your personal SS retirement benefit reaches maximum at age 70. Note that you should apply for your benefits a couple of months before you wish them to start. For example, if you reach your FRA in May of next year you can apply for your survivor benefit in February or March, specifying that you wish your survivor benefit to begin

Center for the first time in search of questions and answers and solutions, and feel that nothing is finite – not dreams, not education, not the limits of their individual reach.

They will look around at the 33,400-square-foot center of learning and see it as far more than a library, but as a place where anything is possible, a gift that was given to them by a group of people who first imagined a library, and then made one. in May 2024 at your full retirement age. Just be sure to emphasize that you are applying only for your survivor benefit and wish your personal SS retirement benefit to continue to grow by earning Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) until you are 70.

You cannot apply for your survivor benefit online, so you will need to call Social Security, at either the national number (1-800-772-1213) or your local Social Security office, to make an appointment to apply for your benefit as your husband’s widow.

And to answer your last question, your state pension won’t affect your monthly Social Security payments because you paid Social

Security FICA payroll taxes from your municipal earnings.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance.

It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/ social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@ amacfoundation.org.

Chester County’s Department of Computing and Information Services wins two national

ChescoViews and the Chester County Recycling Dashboard were recognized by the National Association of Counties

Chester County’s Department of Computing and Information Services (DCIS) has been recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) with two 2023 Achievement Awards for ChescoViews and the Chester County Recycling Dashboard. Both are GIS – Geographic Information Systems – applications that

DCIS developed for public use, searching for Chester County property and learning where to recycle.

In a joint statement, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline said, “The GIS team within DCIS worked incredibly hard to create two programs used by the pub-

lic to research property in the county and learn where to recycle various types of items. The team pushed the envelope to innovate and deliver useful and necessary services in our community, and the NACo recognition is well deserved.”

ChescoViews is a free interactive application that allows users to

awards

search Chester County property or parcel information by address, owner’s name, Uniform Parcel Identifier (UPI), or Parcel Identification Number (PIN) and print.

The Chester County Recycling Dashboard is a free interactive application that allows users to select an item type – art supplies, bikes, clothing and shoes, food, furniture, and household goods – to find recycling options in the county.

Chester County receives $2 million near-completers grant Grant assists those sidelined before completing college or certification programs

The Chester County Workforce Development Board (WDB) was recently awarded a $2 million state grant to enable qualified individuals sidetracked while in college or in a certification program to re-engage with their studies to graduate or

become credentialed. The near-completers funds will assist Chester County residents who seek to complete their education, allowing for greater career mobility and increased economic competitiveness in the region.

The near-completers grant

awarded to Chester County by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry will bring together the workforce development and post-secondary ecosystems in Chester, Montgomery, and Berks counties. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will support nearly 100 Pennsylvanians with some college education but no degree to be employed in their intended training area. In Chester County, the program will be called Project Reconnect and administered by the Chester County Economic Development Council.

In a statement, county commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline said, “The near-completers grant is for individuals who started post-secondary education degree or certification and

had to stop before completing due to unforeseen personal life situations. This funding allows those who qualify to finish what they started, feel a sense of accomplishment, and improve their earning potential.

“Having a trained and better-educated workforce is a win-win for Chester County, and Project Reconnect will be transformative to many in our community.”

Chester County’s Director of Workforce Develop Jeannette Roman said, “We are grateful to be awarded a Near Completers Grant because its premise can be utterly life-changing for those who participate. It’s a second chance for anyone forced to quit school due to unforeseen personal life circumstances and struggling to catch up or get ahead ever

since. We look forward to working with all our partners to bring Project Reconnect to as many people as possible.”

Project Reconnect will be available to qualified individuals working towards employment in a high-priority or in-demand occupation – primarily healthcare – by assisting with childcare,

flexible scheduling, transportation, food, housing, health and wellness, language access, and family support. Support will come in the form of project managers, success navigators, faculty advisory teams, PA CareerLink, and employer partners. The program began on June 1.

Courtesy photo ChescoViews and the Chester County Recycling Dashboard, created by Chester County’s Department of Computing and Information Services, were honored with 2023 Achievement Awards by the National Association of Counties.

In the Spotlight

LIVING HISTORY

by Gene Pisasale

Heritage of the Brandywine Valley: An Interview with historian and author Gene Pisasale

Gene Pisasale has had a lifelong love for history. Residents of Chester County may know him from his books, or from his historical lecture series which he’s conducted for nearly 14 years around the region. Others may be familiar with his column “Living History” which has appeared in local media outlets, including the Chester County Press. Pisasale’s fascination with this area led him to write his 11th book, titled Heritage of the Brandywine Valley which covers the incredibly rich 300-year history of the region. We caught up with him and asked him some questions about his work.

Q: What inspired you to write your latest book?

A: Having lived in Kennett Square for 16 years, I’ve come to know many aspects of the area’s interesting history. There hasn’t been a book published for quite a while which delved deeply into the notable people, places and events of this region— and I felt it was time for a new one.

Yet mine is different; it’s not just a ‘history’ book. It combines historical narratives with more than 250 images of historic sites, artifacts, documents, paintings and other items which make the characters “come alive” for the reader. I even have a chapter covering local artists Barclay Rubincam, Rea Redifer, Adrian Martinez and Jacalyn Beam.

Q: The scope of our history is huge. How did you manage to capture it in one book?

A: I knew going into this project that it would be immense, so I focused on highlights which give readers a broad picture of what transpired in the region that William Penn called his “Holy Experiment.” Many people do not know that Penn spent only two years here (1682 to 1684) before going back to England to take care of pressing business. He was away for 15 years—and by the time he returned in 1699, his colony had changed quite a bit.

Q: How important a role did Chester County play in Pennsylvania’s formation?

A: Chester County had a dramatic impact on the evolution of the state: 25 other counties were formed directly or indirectly from its territory. At first it was somewhat nebulous exactly where Chester County’s western border was. It wasn’t delineated until the formation of Lancaster County in 1745. Local citizens have been important statesmen, doctors, authors, businessmen, scientists, artists and inventors who shaped the story of America.

Q: Tell us about the Indians who were present in the region.

A: The Lenni-Lenape Indians lived here for centuries before Europeans arrived. The best known of them—Indian Hannah— for a while lived on the property of William Webb, whose house still stands inside Longwood Gardens. The early settlers generally got along well with the Lenape. Some people have written that local Quakers took advantage of Hannah and wanted her gone so they could take over the territory occupied by the Lenape along the Brandywine, but my research shows that is inaccurate. The Quakers were very kind to Hannah, tak-

ing her into their homes, giving her food and medical attention. They even wrote a document titled “Kindness Extended” in which they pledged assistance for her.

Q: Who are some of the more interesting characters who lived here over the years?

A: I delve into the lives and accomplishments of nine people who had a material impact on this region. Humphry Marshall published the first extensive treatise on regional botany and was well respected in America and Europe. The most famous person was a Frenchman who decided to start a gunpowder factory because his weapon misfired as he was out hunting.

E.I. du Pont helped create not only one of the most successful corporations in America—his company transformed the landscape of our society with products like Nylon, Teflon, Kevlar, Corian and many others now used around the world.

William Darlington was involved in the Board of Canal Commissioners during the canal craze of the 1830s and also served as the president of the Medical Society of Chester County, the West Chester Railroad and the Bank of Chester County. He somehow also found time to

practice medicine and write a book on botany.

Bayard Taylor was Kennett Square’s most famous citizen: a world traveler, author of more than 15 books and a gifted artist. Taylor was one of the most celebrated travel writers of the 1840s to 1860s. His home Cedarcroft is a National Historic Landmark.

West Chester composer Samuel Barber was a musical prodigy. His monumental work “Adagio for Strings” was played at the funerals of Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Einstein and President John F. Kennedy and inducted into the Library of Congress. It’s also the background theme in the films “Platoon” and “The Elephant Man.”

Q: What interesting sites did you explore?

A: I’ve gotten fascinating “behind the scenes” tours of Isaac Pennock’s Primitive Hall, the 1724 Court House in Chester (where I rang the bell forged in 1729), the National Iron and Steel Museum in Coatesville, associated with Rebecca Lukens and Lukens Steel, the 1704 Brinton House, the John Chads and BarnsBrinton Houses as well as the 1847 Court House in West Chester. Some of these places are not open to the public, and seeing them up close allowed an interesting perspective of their importance in local history.

Q: How can people check out your book?

A: My book is available on my website at www GenePisasale.com and on www.Amazon.com. It is something that anyone interested in history would enjoy. If you’re a social studies teacher in the area, the book contains a wealth of fascinating information for students. For anyone in a group which has guest speakers, I’m starting a new historical lecture tour highlighting my book.

The ‘Heritage of the Brandywine Valley’ back cover.

Gene Pisasale is an historian, author and lecturer based in Kennett Square.

The Heritage of the Brandywine Valley front cover.

‘Jenny Lind’s visit to Yellow Springs 1852’ by Barclay Rubincam, courtesy National Bank of Malvern.

region. He can be reached via

at Gene@ GenePisasale.com.

Samuel Barber recording including ‘Adagio for Strings’ and ‘School for Scandal.’

Cedarcroft—Bayard Taylor’s home as it appears today.

Peter John Haggerty was born on May 16, 1954 in Springfield, Mass. to Vincent T. Sr., and Dorothy (nee Masse) Haggerty. Peter died from natural causes on June 21, 2023.

Peter was a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Western New England College with a bachelor’s degree in science, business administration and a major in finance. Immediately after graduating, Peter joined First National City Bank of New York in New York City. Soon thereafter it went through a name change to Citibank. Peter joined the Investment Bank, where he was a trader on Wall Street and rose to the level of head Fed Funds trader for

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PETER JOHN HAGGERTY

Citibank (also Citigroup).

In 1996, Peter accepted a position as treasurer of the principal subsidiaries under Citicorp in Delaware including Citicorp Banking Corporation (“CBC”) and Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation (“COIC”). Peter retired in November of 2014, after more than 38 years with Citicorp.

Peter was pre-deceased by his father, Vincent; mother, Dorothy; younger brother, Vincent T. Jr; and a younger sister, MaryAnne.

Peter leaves one sibling Timothy of Pompano Beach Fla., and two nephews, Justin of Longmeadow, Mass., and Patrick of Springfield, Mass. Peter also leaves Louise (nee Rossi) his wife; and four children, Lisa of Philadelphia, Brian of Chadds Ford, Megan from Philadelphia, and

Kelly from New Orleans, La. Services were held at the Episcopal Church of the Advent in Kennett Square on June 27. Interment will be private. Contributions in his memory may be made to Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve c/o Roland Miller, treasurer 405 Sharpless Road, Landenberg, Pa. 19350. Checks should be made payable to Pennsylvania Parks & Forest Foundation with Friends of White Clay Creek in the memo section (https://friendsofpawccp.org/natural-resources/donate).

Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100).

To view his online obituary, please visit www. griecofunerals.com.

JANE WOODS WORTH

Jane Woods Worth peacefully passed away on June 15.

She was born on the family farm in Unionville on May 9, 1931.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Norman J. Worth, her parents Enoch and Alice Woods, and seven siblings.

She is survived by daughters, Donna Carroll, of Millsboro, Del. and Kathy Leo (wife of Michael Leo) of Landenberg and grandchildren, Kacie Leo and John Paul Leo, as well as her beloved baby sister, Doris Musser (wife of Richard Musser) of Unionville. She graduated from Unionville High School and attended Goldey-Beacom College. She was employed by the Dupont Corporation and Kennett Consolidated School District.

Jane was a devoted lifelong member of the Unionville Presbyterian Church.

Jane enjoyed camping, which included trips to Canada, Mexico, and the majority of the United States. Most of all she enjoyed being with family and friends. Her greatest joy in life was helping others. She was a grandmother to Kacie and John Paul, but to many others she was known as Grandmom Worth or Mommy Jane.

Services were held on June 21 at Unionville Presbyterian Church and interment will be at Unionville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Unionville Presbyterian Church.

Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. of Kennett Square (484-734-8100).

To view Jane’s online obituary, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

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GREGORY ALAN JOHNSON

Gregory Alan Johnson, of Nottingham, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2023. He was 56. His family is deeply saddened by his sudden passing, and this loss leaves a huge void in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.

Born Jan. 1, 1967, he was the son of Randy Johnson and Karen Woods. Greg was a graduate of Oxford Area High School, class of 1985. He received his bachelor’s degree from Wilmington College. He was employed as a water treatment supervisor at Harford County Water and Sewer in Belair, Md.

Greg was a loving father, devoted fiancé, amazing son, wonderful brother, and a caring, thoughtful friend to many. He lived his life to the fullest, was the life of the party and touched the lives of everyone who was lucky enough to know him. He had a unique sense of humor and kept everyone around him laughing.

Greg was an avid musician, and he loved playing his guitar and singing, especially at open mic night at Wayvine. He enjoyed morning devotions, crossword puzzles, his diet Dr Pepper, talking about sports, and playing golf. His favorite evenings were spent on the porch with his fiancé Beth, along with his family, friends, and loyal canine companion Timothy Alan Johnson (Timmy).

Most of all, he loved his daughters, Livvy and Gracie, or as he fondly referred to them “his babies.”

Greg is survived by his father Randy Johnson and mother Karen Woods; daughters, Olivia Johnson and Grace Johnson; fiancé Beth Kilby Dolinger; brother Donald Rowe (Heidi), sister Tara Johnson Loy (Glen); nieces Mandy, Karson, Kate, and nephew Jack; dear friend and best buddy Bayard Robinson, aka Barnyard, as well as his beloved dog Timmy.

Services were held on June 24 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Angie’s Stray Foundation, LLC.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. (www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com) in Oxford.

CHARLES W. CARTER

Charles W. Carter, of West Grove, passed away on June 16, 2023 at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove. He was 88.

He was the spouse of the late Ann (Mullarky) Carter. He was the son of the late Charles Carter and the late Sarah (Finnegan) Carter.

Charles worked as a groundskeeper at Longwood Gardens for much of his life. He enjoyed bowling and sitting in his driveway enjoying the outdoors. He served the country in the National Guard.

Charles is survived by his daughter, Michelle Peirson, his son, Charles J. Carter, and three grandchildren, Katelynn Marie Pierson, Mea Y. Carter, and Max R. Carter. In addition to his parents and wife, he is predeceased by one daughter, Bernadette Carter and one brother, Edward Carter.

A service was held on June 23 at First Baptist Church of Kennett Square and a graveside service and interment was held at Longwood Cemetery.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz.org).

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

On June 7, 2023, Reeta J. Hayes, who lived a vibrant 59 years in the greater Binghamton, N.Y., area before moving to the Philadelphia area to be near her daughters, died peacefully at the Pocopson Home. At the time she passed away, she was just a few weeks shy of her 88th birthday. Reeta is the daughter of the previously deceased Edwin Jones and Blanche N. Jones and the sister of the previously deceased Ronald Jones.

Reeta is survived by her daughter, Lisa Hayes Kane, her husband, Dr. Matthew Kane, and their children Dr. Mica Kane (and her husband, Henry Fuz), Alexander Kane, and Owen Kane; her daughter Polly Hayes, her wife Joy Lesnick, PhD., and their son Anthony; and her three precious cats, Tonka, Mynx, and Princess.

If you were fortunate enough to know Reeta, you probably enjoyed her chocolate chip cookies, half-moon cookies, sourdough bread, hand-dipped chocolate candies, or chocolate sheet cake. Not only could Reeta bake, but she could also cook and was known for her lasagna and infamous Christmas breakfast ring.

Reeta was also an expert seamstress. She made many prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, and wedding gowns. She often fitted bridal party members who lived across the country—in the age before virtual conferencing existed. She received measurements in the mail, prepared a muslin version of the dress, shipped it out to the bridal party member who tried it on, sent it back pinned where necessary, and then Reeta worked into the early hours of the morning to make the dress. And the dresses always fit perfectly. Reeta once hand-sewed over 3,000 pearls on a wedding dress for a client. Reeta continued her love of creating and sewing throughout her whole life. While living in Philadelphia, she knit hats and baby blankets and mailed them back to New York to her knitting group

MILDRED A. PURCELL

Mildred A. Purcell, of Oxford, passed away peacefully at Twin Pines Health Care Center on June 12, 2023. She was 91.

Born on March 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William and E. Pearle Bard.

Mildred graduated from Oxford Area High School in 1951 and then a Cosmetology School of Philadelphia. She married her high school sweetheart, Ralph Purcell, in 1953. They were blessed with three children.

In her career that lasted over 50 years, she established Purcell’s Beauty Salon beginning under the Oxford Hotel, then moving to North 3rd Street, and eventually to her home on Pine Street.

Family and friends were an important part of Mildred’s life. Many weekends were spent together celebrating birthdays, holidays and each other.

Mildred was a member of Oxford United Methodist Church.

Mildred was blessed with many talents. As a young adult, she was not only able to raise a family and run a business, she remarkably made her family clothes, played the piano and tended to a garden. Later Mildred also took up cake decorating and studied to be a certified Cannon Cake Decorator and Instructor. Many wedding, birthday, and character cakes were baked and decorated over the years.

Ralph and Mildred spent several years enjoying the art and community of square dancing. They were members of the clubs, Susquehanna Swingers and Circle 4. They attended many square dance conventions across the United States in matching outfits made by Mildred.

Ralph and Mildred began watching Bob Ross painting instruction on TV during his illness. Mildred began taking classes with Bob Ross and later became a certified Bob Ross Painting Instructor. She taught many classes in her home, at parks and craft stores. Mildred traveled to attend Bob Ross reunions and painted with other famous painters.

Mildred is survived by her brother, William Bard (Trudy), brother-in-law, William Ringler, and three children, Mildred Anne Gambill (Mike), Dawn Logan (James), and Bard Purcell (Pam). She is also survived by four grandchildren, Monica Purcell, Lisa Buck (Jonathan), Moriah Finkbiner (Ralph) and Jordan Logan (Cassandra Butler), and eight great-grandchildren, Landon, Josephine, Jarrett, Juliet, Joshua, Ralphie, Harvey and Oliver.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by Ralph, her husband of 35 years, and her three sisters, Betty Kreider, Elsie Ringler, and Mazie Simons.

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Harrison House of Coatesville (four years) Twin Pines Health Care Center and Brandywine River Valley Home & Health Hospice for their loving care and compassion for Mildred over the past 10 months.

Funeral services were held on June 16 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

Interment was in the Oxford Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Twin Pines Health Care Center, 315 London Grove Road, West Grove, Pa. 19390.

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

REETA J. HAYES

for donation through the United Presbyterian Church in Binghamton. For her granddaughter Mica’s wedding, Reeta pulled out a dress she had made when she was a high school senior, altered it, and wore it on Mica’s big day, drawing many compliments. Reeta received her talents from her mother and passed them on to her daughter, Lisa, who is also incredibly artistic and talented.

Reeta was also an accomplished athlete. Growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, Reeta was active in almost every sport offered for girls at her high school. She was captain of the cheerleading team, played basketball, tennis, and bowling, and was also a skilled archer. She passed her love of sports to her daughter Polly, who became a professional tennis instructor before attending graduate school and settling into a desk job.

Reeta worked multiple jobs throughout her life—as a bank teller, a secretary, a junior varsity tennis coach at Seton High School and college coach at what is now SUNY Broome, a USTA tennis league coordinator, and a tennis league organizer at the Binghamton Tennis Center.

Reeta would leave notes, always written in pencil, strewn about the counter—at home and at the tennis center—that looked like nothing more than random waves and circles. This was the lost art of shorthand she had learned in her work as a secretary and she continued to write in shorthand well into her 80s. Reeta also volunteered—at the Girls Club (teaching young girls to sew and knit, chaperoning Lisa’s ski trips to Greek Peak, and then serving as the president of the Endicott Girls Club), with Red Cross relief efforts (in Scranton after major flooding and in California after a series of earthquakes); with her church (organizing donations); and with assorted animal rescue efforts (including the aforementioned Tonka, Mynx, and Princess).

Reeta enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life, including playing bridge, canning jams and jellies, making something that was referred to as “rotten fruit,” and growing beautiful roses on soil that was little more than a pile

W. RALPH CHEEK

W. Ralph Cheek passed peacefully while surrounded by family on June 19, 2023. He was born on April 17, 1929 in Bel Air, Md.

He was proceeded in death by Janet Spratt, his wife of 71 years and his son William both in 2020. He is survived by his two sons, Michael (Pam) and Scott (Ginny), as well as nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Ralph grew up and worked the family dairy farm in Oxford for much of his life. Later, Ralph was involved in construction and real estate before returning to agriculture owning a John Deere dealership, and later selling seed corn and fertilizer to local farmers. He finally retired at the young age of 83.

Ralph was very involved in the community, and was elected township supervisor for both Upper Oxford Township and Lower Oxford Township during his political career. He was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. He served as a deacon and participated in various mission trips.

Ralphie, as he was commonly referred to, will also be known for his quick sense of humor, positive attitude, and for his excellent advice when times got tough. He was a devoted family man who cared deeply for his wife and children. As a loving Poppop, he took great pleasure in making his grandchildren laugh.

He will also be remembered for his baseball prowess, and he was elected to the Southern Chester County Church Softball League Hall of Fame in 2001.

Funeral services were held on June 24 at the First Baptist Church of Oxford.

Interment will be in Little Elk Friends Meeting Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lighthouse Youth Center, PO Box 38, Oxford, Pa. 19363 or the First Baptist Church of Oxford.

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

CALVIN L. SMITH

Calvin L. Smith, 60, of Cochranville, Pa., passed away on June 15, 2023 while at home.

He was the husband of Denise Groff Smith, with whom he shared 38 years of marriage.

Born in Seven Valleys, Pa., he was the son of Grace V. Gutshall Smith of Christiana, Pa. and the late John L. Smith.

Calvin was employed with Runnymede Racing Farm in Coatesville as an assistant broodmare manager. He was a recipient of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards 2021 dedication to breeding award.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle, gardening and horse racing.

He is survived by his wife, mother, two daughters, Megan Hanna (Zach) of Quarryville and Ashley Ladley (Garth) of Coatesville; four grandchildren, Chelsey Hanna, Callie Hanna, Bryson Ladley and Sierra Ladley, and three sisters, Brenda Melrath of Nottingham, Doris McMillan of Drumore and Tammy Helm of Nottingham.

A memorial service was held on June 23 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the New Bolton Center, 382 W Street Road, Kennett Square, Pa. 19348.

Online condolences can be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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Reeta was a religious person, through her membership at the Campville United Methodist Church and she later attended services with her mother as a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Endicott. During her time at the Pocopson Home, Reeta was known to lead the chorus through their rousing, if slightly off-key, versions of some of her favorite hymns. Although all of this sounds like a lot, there’s more. Reeta enjoyed shopping (whether it was a fabric store in New York City, a small boutique in Melbourne or the Target on the Parkway), antiquing, going to museums, taking her yearly trips to the U.S. Open from 1984 to 2015, making her Fan Slam trip to all four grand slams and the Davis Cup in the same year, traveling anywhere, trans-Atlantic Zooming with friends during the pandemic, doing anything with her grandchildren, and sharing Friday night dinners with the family.

Reeta cared for others and was always willing to help. She cherished the time spent with her grandchildren, of whom she was incredibly proud. Reeta was kindness and generosity personified. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Services were held on June 23 at the Central United Methodist Church in Endicott, N.Y.

Donations in her memory of Reeta can be made to the SUNY Broome Foundation for the Reeta Hayes Memorial Scholarship. To make a gift, visit the secure online giving site www.sunybroome.edu/gift or send a check to: SUNY Broome Foundation, P.O. Box 1017, Binghamton, N.Y. 13902, with a note designating your gift to the scholarship.

Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. of Kennett Square (484-734-8100).

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

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF PAUL A. SULLIVAN, JR., DECEASED. Late of New Garden Township, Chester County, PA, LETTERS of 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 PATRICK

J. SULLIVAN, EXECUTOR, 2100 OTHOSON AVENUE, WILMINGTON, DE 19808 OR

ELLE VAN DAHLGREN, ESQ., 20 MONTCHANIN ROAD, STE. 1000, GREENVILLE, DE 19807 6p-14-3t

ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF MARY JANE CARROLL, DECEASED.

Late of Oxford Borough, 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 CHRISTINE GRAFF, EXECUTRIX, 209 Wills Farm Rd., Lincoln University, PA 19352, Or to her

Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF CHARLES RAY WALLACE a/k/a CHARLES R. WALLACE, DECEASED.

Late of Londonderry 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 DEBORAH GENARO, EXECUTRIX, 165 Crestview Dr., Kennett Square, PA 19348, Or to her

Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO LAW, P.C., D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363

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NOTICE

PENNSBURY TOWNSHIP

ZONING HEARING BOARD

NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Pennsbury Township will hold

a Public Hearing at the Pennsbury Township Building, 702 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter:

IN RE: Application of Eric and Heidi McGlade seeking variances: (i) from the 15% maximum disturbance of prohibitively steep slopes under Zoning Ordinance Section 162-1503.B.1.b. so as to allow construction of an addition to the existing residence; and (ii) from Ordinance Section 162-2002.A.2.b. so as to allow a swimming pool located in the front yard, and (iii) from Ordinance Section 162-2002.A.2.c. so as to allow a swimming pool located farther forward on the lot than the front building line of the principal building (dwelling); all on property located at 851 Fairville Road, Chadds Ford, PA UPI#64-3-119) in the Township’s R-1 Zoning District.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Kathy Howley at 610-388-7323 to discuss how Pennsbury Township may best accommodate your needs.

Edward M. Foley, Solicitor Brutscher, Foley, Milliner, Land & Kelly, LLP, 213 East State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF AIDA D. STAINBACK, DECEASED. Late of Oxford Borough, 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 EUGENE

J. DiFILIPPO, III, EXECUTOR, 400 N. Union St., Kennett Square, PA 19348, Or to his

Attorney: ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, PA 19363

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NOTICE

Casmos Franchising Inc. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

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ESTATE NOTICE

Richard Van Brunt Rudolph, Jr., DECEASED. Late of West Bradford 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 Kathyn Sepan and Theresa G. Crouse, Executrix’s, c/o Attorney: Anita F. O’Meara, The O’Meara Law Firm PC, P.O. Box 209 Unionville, PA 19375

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ESTATE NOTICE

ESTATE OF Harold T. Bryson, Jr., late of Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Deceased. Letters Testamentary on the estate of the above named Harold T. Bryson, Jr. 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: Susan

B. Orth, Executrix, c/o Attorney: Winifred Moran Sebastian, Esquire 208 E. Locust Street P.O. Box 381 Oxford, PA 19363 Phone: 610-932-3838 6p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 20th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 21st, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

Sale No. 23-7-201

Writ of Execution No. 2022-10183 DEBT $88,849.49

ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of land situate in London Grove Township, Chester County, PA, described according to a plan prepared by Regester Associates, Inc., dated July 18, 1994 and last revised August 6, 1998, being Drawing Number F-447 and being Lot No. 2 on the said plan, to wit:

BEGINNING at a point in the title line of Public Road T-300 known as East Avondale Road, marking a comer of the herein described tract and a comer of lands of James & Kathryn Jennings; thence leaving the said point of beginning and along the title line of East Avondale Road the following three courses and distances to wit:(1) South 65° 56’ 16” East, 218.12 feet to a point; (2) 68° 2’ 46” East, 72.59 feet to a point; (3) South 67 52’ East, 34.16 feet to a point marking a comer of Lot No. 1 on the said plan; thence along the same and leaving East Avondale Road the following two courses and distances to wit:(1) South 22° 13’ West, 250.31 feet to a point; (2) South 57° 21’ 3” West, 274.03 feet to a point in line of lands of James R. & Theresa K. Devlin; thence partly along the same, partly along lands of Thomas A., Jr. & Jennifer Albertson and partly along lands of James & Kathryn Jennings, aforementioned, North 3° 4’ East, 509.24 feet to the first mentioned point and

place of BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 2.224 acres of land be the same more or less.

BEING Lot No. 2 on said plan.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Richard E. and Carol M. Yourgalite, by Deed dated 10/1/1998 and recorded 10/1/1998 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in Deed Book 4429, Page 634, granted and conveyed unto Thomas and Terri L. Perkier.

TAX PARCEL NO.: 59-11-122

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential property

PLAINTIFF: CITIZENS BANK, N.A S/B/M TO CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA VS

DEFENDANT: Thomas Ferkler and Terri L. Ferkler

SALE ADDRESS: 122 East Avondale Road, West Grove, PA 19390

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: GREGORY JAVARDIAN, LLC 215-942-9690

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 6p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 20th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 21st, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

Sale No. 23-7-218

Writ of Execution No. 2020-02535 DEBT $264,578.96

ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage and four tracts of land situate in the Township of Lower Oxford, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit:

TRACT #1:

BEGINNING at a point in the middle of the public road leading from Lincoln University to Elkview, Chester County, Pennsylvania; thence along the middle of said Road, North 60 degrees East 82 feet and 6

inches to a point in said road; thence by lands now or late of D.R. Johnson, North 28 degrees West, 200 feet to a point by lands now or late of C.W. Shortlidge & Company, South 60 degrees West 87 feet and 6 inches to a point; thence by lands of the Lower Oxford Public School Board, South 30 degrees East 201.79 feet to the place of Beginning. Containing 17,478 square feet of land, be the same more or less.

TRACT #2:

BEGINNING near the Southeast comer of land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge & Co. Cornerib, South 59 degrees West along land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge & Co., 100 feet; thence by land now or late of Henry Cope, South 31 degrees East 51 feet; thence by land now or late of D.R. Johnson, North 59 degrees East 100 feet; thence by land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge & Co. land, north 31 degrees West, 51 feet to the place of Beginning.

Containing 5,100 square feet of land more or less.

TRACT #3:

BEGINNING at a point in the middle of the public road leading from Harmony Grove School House toward Elkview Station, a comer of other lands now or late of Henry Cope, and running thence by other lands of the same which this was formerly a part, north 32 degrees West, 150 feet to a comer; thence by the same South 57 degrees West 50 feet (erroneously omitted from previous deeds) to a comer; thence by the same South 32 degrees East, 150 feet to the middle of the public road aforesaid; thence along the middle of the said road, north 57 degrees 50 feet to the place of Beginning. Containing 7,500 square feet of land be the same more or less.

TRACT #4:

BEGINNING at a post or stone, a comer of land now or late of John Otley, and running thence South 33 degrees East 150 feet to the middle of a public road; thence along said road, North 56.75 degrees East, 50 feet to a stone; Thence by land late of Josiah Cope & Co., Now of the Lincoln Chapel and along an alley North 33 degrees West 150 feet to a stone; thence by lands now or late of Josiah Lukens, South 56.75 degrees West, 50 feet to the place of Beginning. Containing 7,500 square feet of land, be the same more or less. Excepting and reserving thereout and therefrom all that certain messuage and lot of land which Louis W. Millis and Clara R. Millis, his wife, granted and conveyed unto Francis O’Connor and Mary O’Connor, his wife, by Deed dated September 15, 1946 and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office in and for the County and State aforesaid in Deed Book S-22, Volume 540, page 272, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a post or stone, a

comer of lands now or late of John Otley and running thence south 33 degrees East 150 feet to the middle of a public road; thence along said road, North 56.75 degrees East 45 feet to a stone, thence by land now or late of Josiah Cope & Co, now of Lincoln Chapel and along an alley North 33 degrees West 150 feet to a stone; thence by land now or late of Josiah Lukens, South 56.75 West 45 feet to the place of Beginning. Containing 6,750 square feet of land.

Also Beginning at a post or stone near the Southeast comer of land now or late of O.W.

Shortlidge & Co. Cornerib, South 59 degrees West along land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge & Co., 45 feet; thence by land now or late of Louis W. Millis, South 31 degrees East 51 feet; thence by land now or late of Louis W. Millis, North 59 degrees East 45 feet; thence by land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge and Co., North 31 degrees West, 51 feet to the place of Beginning. Containing 2,295 square feet of land (surveyed 7/29/1911 magneticbearing).

And Also, excepting and reserving the following described tract of land: Beginning at the northwest comer of land of Francis O’Connor, and wife; thence by land now or late of O.W. Shortlidge & Co., South 57 degrees West 5 feet to a comer of land above conveyed; thence by the same South 32 degrees East 201 feet to a point in the middle of the public road; thence by the middle of said road, North 57 degrees East 5 feet to a comer of land of O’Connor aforesaid; thence by said land, North 32 degrees West 201 feet to the point of beginning.

Containing 1,005 square feet of land.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Charles M. Shoop and H. Jean Shoop by Deed dated March 7, 1978 and recorded March 8, 1978 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book N 52, Page 441, granted and conveyed unto Aaron M. Shoop and Clarabelle J. Shoop, husband and wife, as tenants by the entireties, in fee.

AND THE SAID Clarabell J. Shoop departed this lifeon or about 06-22-2016 thereby vesting title unto Aaron M. Shoop by operationof law.

AND THE SAID Aaron M. Shoop departed this life on or about 09-10-2019 thereby vesting title unto Judy Shoop, Known Heir of Aaron M. Shoop, deceased and any Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Aaron M. Shoop, Deceased.

Tax Parcel # 56-10A-29

PLAINTIFF: Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC VS

Rotary Club of Kennett Square holds successful ‘Kennett on Top’ fundraiser

raiser, “Kennett on Top,” on Saturday, June 17. It was a fabulous party

held on top of the parking garage in downtown Kennett Square and par-

Lane earns Academic Award

tygoers couldn’t have asked for better weather.

With the dressy casual atmosphere, great food, fabulous wine, beer, and a signature cocktail, the party was a big hit.

Patrons danced to the popular 2uesday Nite Band while soaking in the ambiance of vibrant Kennett Square. It was a party like no other in our area.

“We are especially grateful for our sponsors who helped support our event,” said Susan Minarchi, president of The Rotary Club of Kennett Square. “If it weren’t for their philanthropic outreach, we wouldn’t have had such a successful party.” All proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Kennett Square’s support and volunteerism with the nonprofit agencies in the community, including Young Moms, Family Promise, Kennett Area Community Services, local police and emergency personnel, and more.

“A huge thanks goes to Matt Fettick, mayor of Kennett Square, for being the Honorary Chair and to the Borough of Kennett

Legals

DEFENDANT: Judy Shoop, Known Heir of Aaron M. Shoop, deceased and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations

Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Aaron M. Shoop, deceased

SALE ADDRESS: 103 Elkview Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 610-2786800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MAD-

DOX, SHERIFF 6p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 20th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 21st, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

Sale No.23-7-221

Writ of Execution

No. 2015-01455

DEBT $149,507.56

PROPERTY SITUATE IN OF

KENNETT TOWNSHIP

SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF:

DOROTHY N. CONNOLLY and FREDERICK P. MRAZ

TAX PARCEL # 62-02J-0003

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: M&T BANK VS DEFENDANT: DOROTHY N. CONNOLLY & FREDERICK P. MRAZ

SALE ADDRESS: 9 Woodchuck Lane Lot 9, Kennett Square, PA 19348

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML

LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-6271322

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 6p-28-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 20th, 2023 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 21st, 2023. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

Sale No. 23-7-222

Writ of Execution No. 2019-05086 DEBT $314,032.20

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, being known as LOT NO. 17, situate in the TOWNSHIP OF EAST NOTTINGHAM, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of “Hopewell Ridge” prepared by Lake Roeder Hillard & Associates and Ranck Lake Roeder Hillard & Associates, dated 9-10-2003,

revised 11-28-

BEGINNING at a point on the Southeasterly side of Buttercup Drive (50 feet wide), a corner of Lot No. 15 on said Plan; thence from said beginning point, leaving Buttercup Drive and extending along Lot 15 South 40 degrees 08 minutes 04 seconds East 198.71 feet to a point, a comer of Lot 18 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot 18 the two following courses and distances, viz.: 1) South 76 degrees 55 minutes 31 seconds West 123.74 feet to a point, thence 2) South 58 degrees 31 minutes 54 seconds West 255.84 feet to a point on the Northeasterly side of Forge Road (SR 3001); thence extending along Forge Road the three following courses and distances, viz.: 1) North 16 degrees 51 minutes 39 seconds West 128.37 feet to a point, thence 2) North 16 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds West 36.16 feet to a point of curve, thence 3) on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 30.00 feet the arc distance of 47.12 feet (and a chord bearing of North 28 degrees 42 minutes 06 seconds East 42.43 feet) to a point of tangent on the Southeasterly side of Buttercup Drive aforesaid; thence extending along Buttercup Drive the two following courses and distances, viz.: 1) North 73 degrees 42 minutes 06 seconds East 38.46 feet to a point of curve, thence 2) on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 550.00 feet the arc distance of 229.58 feet (and a chord bearing of North 61 degrees 44 minutes 37 seconds East 227.91 feet) to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Willow Creek, LLC, by Deed dated October 17, 2011 and recorded October 20, 2011 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, Pennsylvania in Book 8271, Page 44, as Instrument Number 1130618, granted and conveyed unto William B. Carey III and Matthew J. Fischer, adult individuals, in fee.

TAX PARCEL# 6905 00151600

PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Matthew J.

Fischer and William B. Carey, III SALE ADDRESS: 141 Granite Drive, Oxford, PA 19363 PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 610-2786800

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale. Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 6p-28-3t

Auction

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice US Storage Centers - Exton located at 371 Gordon Dr., Exton PA 19341 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. This sale will occur as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 7/19/2023 at 10:00AM. Kelly Gerland unit #E015. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

2012 Ford SW VIN: 1FMCU9D70CKC53062 to be sold on July 5th, 2023, 8:30 AM at A1 Towing, Recovery, & Trucking, 2001 Limestone Rd Cochranville, PA 19330

2014 Nissan SDN

VIN: 1N4AL3AP7EC165340 to be sold on July 5th, 2023, 8:30 AM at A1 Towing, Recovery, & Trucking, 2001 Limestone Rd Cochranville, PA 19330

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“What a great idea. I am happy to support The Rotary Club of Kennett Square,” said Scott Walker, a party attendee.

The club is already planning for next year’s event, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2024.

“We look forward to welcoming even more partygoers in 2024,” said Minarchi.

Chartered in 1949, The Rotary Club of Kennett Square is the first and longest-standing club in Kennett Square. The organization serves the

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