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‘It comes back to the people’

Houlahan holds town hall amid glare of Supreme Court ruling

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer From the time she was first elected as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 6th District in 2018, Chrissy Houlahan has traveled extensively throughout Chester and Berks counties in an effort to hear the voices of her constituents and keep them informed about changing

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As a ripple effect of the decision, almost half of the nation’s states are expected to outlaw or severely restrict access to abortion, which will affect millions of women who will be Continued on Page 3A Photo by Richard L. Gaw

U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan held a town hall meeting on June 27 at the Avon Grove Library Community Room.

Meals on Wheels, and others that provide crisis intervention to those in need. The Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center and Kennett Area Community Service, in particular, are places where those in need can turn in a crisis.

The United Way of Southern Chester County will be allocating another $205,800 to programs promoting family stability and health. This includes nonprofits like the Kennett Area Senior Center, the Oxford Area Senior Center, the Tick Tock Early Learning Center, and others.

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The 103-acre Spar Hill property, purchased by Kennett Township in November of 2018, is a continuing and long-term project to protect and preserve a piece of Chester County history. In conjunction with its Land Conservation Advisory Committee and Historical Commission, the township’s goal is to restore structures, establish additional trail networks and connect people to educational opportunities related to farming in the 19th Century.

Southern Chester County is also allocating $199,800 for programs that help people transition to independence through education. These are programs like the Kennett After School Association, the Garage Community & Youth Center, and the Crime

Victims Center of Chester County.

While the United Way of Southern Chester County is able to allocate $750,000 to the community partners working on the front lines to provide assistance to local residents, the requests for

help by those partner agencies totaled more than $1 million—an indication that, even in a comparatively prosperous community like southern Chester County, there are a lot of needs.

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Oxford to host Re-Connective Festival on August 5-6

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer A Re-Connective Festival weekend is scheduled in Oxford on Aug. 5 and 6.

Oxford Arts Alliance and Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. have joined forces, supported by lead sponsor Landhope Farms, to bring back the successful Connective Festival of past years and turn it into a weekend of fun.

The joint venture between the two groups will now be

a weekend festival. On Aug. 5, the festival will host a Rock the Block event with a lineup of music from local and regional acts along with food trucks, lawn games, and much more.

The Aug. 6 festivities will feature Art in the Park with artists, art vendors and demonstrators. Additionally, there will be live music, food trucks, and a creative corner for kids.

Council was happy to approve a motion to amend

Oxford Mainstreet Inc.’s Special Event Permit for the First Friday in August to extend the event hours from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

In other business, council approved the final G3 Implementation Plan so the borough can proceed with its grant application for the G3 Grant Program. The Chesapeake Bay Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program funded by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region III(EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Trust was created to support design projects, financing strategies, and/or implementation of green street projects.

The goal of this grant program is to help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and amount of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, and

enhance quality of life and community livability. The G3 Partnership provides support for local, grassroots-level greening efforts to reduce stormwater runoff from towns and communities in urbanized watersheds.

This program supports design projects, financing strategies, and/or implementation of green street and community greening projects. This program also supports white papers on Continued on Page 4A

Published in May, M.P. Woodward’s The Handler is already earning rave reviews

Kennett Township native pens critically-acclaimed spy thriller

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overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973. The court’s controversial but expected ruling now gives individual states the power to set their own abortion laws without concern of violating the statutes of Roe v. Wade, which had permitted abortions during the first two trimesters of pregnancy.

United Way of Southern Chester County announces allocations of $750,000 to community nonprofits

The United Way of Southern Chester County recently held its annual meeting and announced that it would be allocating $750,000 to 24 nonprofit programs that serve the southern Chester County community.

Those allocations will have a direct and positive impact on the lives of thousands of southern Chester County residents in the coming year.

More than $344,000 of no the allocations will go to support programs like the Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center, Kennett Area Community Service,

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In her four years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Houlahan has conducted 61 town hall meetings, but at her 62nd, held June 27 at the Avon Grove Library Community Room, she addressed what may be the largest elephant in the room she has ever encountered at any of her previous meetings.

In a 6-3 decision on June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court

Start at the beginning of every writer’s artistic journey and you will very likely trace his or her original steps to childhood. The first story, the first spiral-bound notebook chock full of snippets and observations, and the first inkling that a life spent with words would become an inevitable destiny.

When Michael Woodward was a child growing up on the family farm in Kennett Township, he took on an early fascination with the lives that writers led beyond their published works.

On a visit to the Bayard Taylor Memorial Library in Kennett Square, he was told that Taylor was a writer.

Subsequently, Woodward began reading several of Taylor’s books.

“I was always fascinated by who writers were and the influence that they had on society,” Woodward said from his home in Washington state. “I remember thinking about how Mark Twain who was revered in literature, but by reading about his life I found out that he not just a humorist but that he also made social commentary.

“From a young age, I realized that there was

something more important to writing than just providing entertainment.”

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The Handler is a 448-page thriller that involves the reader in international espionage, CIA operatives and nuclear terrorism.

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Southern Chester County’s current campaign has raised $1,097,000 so far. That’s a little short of this year’s goal, but officials pointed out that some time remains until the current campaign ends later this summer.

At the annual meeting, which was the organization’s first inperson gathering since the pandemic, the United Way of Southern Chester County also inducted seven new board members for the upcoming campaign. The new board members include Andrew Sauder, Tracy

Wise, Sailaja Mokkapati, Willa Hightower, Lorraine McClain, and Franklin Silva.

The United Way of Southern Chester County also elected new officers for the coming year. Rick Olson is the president of the board.

The vice presidents include Dave Halm (vice president of allocations), Karen Greig (vice president of board development), Matt Decker (vice president of campaign), DeDe Cimini (vice president of community relations), Kathy Willard (vice president of marketing), Kathy Fischer (treasurer), and Carrie Freeman (secretary).

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The new board members (left to right) are Andrew Sauder, Tracy Wise, Sailaja Mokkapati, Willa Hightower, Lorraine McClain, and Franklin Silva.

Southern Chester County has planned a fundraiser for Aug. 11 that will also serve as a salute and a farewell for Carrie Freeman, the

Most of the United Way of Southern Chester County board members who will be leading the organization during the 2022-2023 campaign.

longtime CEO of the organization who announced her retirement late last year. The search for the new CEO has been taking place since then,

and it has now reached an advanced stage. A new CEO is expected to be on board soon and will be welcomed at the Aug. 11 fundraiser.

To make a donation to United Way of Southern Chester County, or for more information, go to www. unitedwayscc.org.

Tick Tock Early Learning Center completes Building Brighter Futures campaign The Tick Tock Early Learning Center recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the long-anticipated completion of the million-dollar Building Brighter Futures capital campaign.

Tick Tock founder Sally Lighty, who has remained committed to Tick Tock since its opening in 1964, cut the ribbon in front of staff, students, trustees, and donors, including Campaign Chair Cecilia Ross and State Rep. Christina Sappey.

Sappey is an advocate for accessible, affordable, quali-

ty early childhood education and care.

Board President Patrick Manahan said, “When I joined the board, the idea of a $1 million capital campaign seemed impossible. Early conversations revolved not around renovation but around the potential inevitability of relocation.

“The structural needs of our building, playground, and physical plant were rapidly outpacing our ability to conquer them. But no one could bear the thought of giving up on our location.”

In 2016, the team took the

plunge, embarking on the Building Brighter Futures campaign with an ambitious goal of $1 million to renovate the building, overcome the floodplain, update the utilities, and add space to increase student capacity.

The renovations featured a $250,000 kitchen overhaul and expansion, including the installation of commercialgrade appliances and an expanded stainless steel prep area. These enhancements allow the Center to offer students homemade meals from fresh ingredients for breakfast, lunch, and after-

noon snacks every day.

Kirstan Dolinger, the executive director of the Tick Tock Early Learning Center, said, “Providing meals is an integral part of our program.

Many of the children experience food insecurity and we are able to provide balanced meals. For some, this is the only food they may get that day. Many of our families receive food donations weekly from local food cupboards as well as support from local churches during the holidays.”

The capital campaign allowed the Center to modernize its building systems by updating its infrastructure, including plumbing, HVAC, electricity, and sewer system. These updates provide greater efficacy, efficiency, and safety with less need for emergency repairs.

Construction included separating classrooms with permanent walls, individual entrances and exits, and additional restrooms.

“These enhancements greatly reduce interruptions and promote positive student behavior,” said Susan K. Czerwin, operations director. “The playground access ramp allows for safe mobility of our youngest toddlers.”

Other upgrades include: • Dedicated study space for school-age students to complete homework; • Private room for itinerant teachers to provide one-on-one therapies and interventions; • Independent space for parent-teacher conferences, curriculum prep, and staff lounge; • Centralized storage loft

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The Tick Tock Early Learning Center held a ribboncutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Building Brighter Futures capital campaign.

for essential curriculum needs; • New classroom with ADA-compliant restroom; • Curriculum storage loft; • Maximized footprint for increased capacity; • Enhanced technology tools to improve program quality, efficiency, and delivery; and • Child Care Management Software.

The campaign also allowed the Center to strengthen its operating reserves to buffer cash flow fluctuations and unforeseen hardships.

Leadership donors for the project include Ann and Steve Hutton, Anne and Michael Moran, Moorhead Family Fund, Davenport Family Foundation, Longwood Foundation, The McLean Contributionship, MarshallReynolds Foundation, Springbank Foundation, Welfare Foundation, Crystal Trust, and Hamilton Charitable Trust.

Wayne and Colleen Simpson of Wayne Simpson Architect donated in full their architectural and interior design services to the Center’s renovation and expansion project. Additional construction support was provided in part by Oliver Heating and Cooling.

Czerwin said, “The team from Oliver kept noise to a minimum, especially during our students’ nap-time hours.

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Penn Security designed and installed the center’s updated fire and security systems, ensuring the safety of its students.

Manahan added, “These renovations were completed right before the pandemic began, and we quickly realized the ancillary benefits our added capacity, extra space, dedicated teacher spaces, and investment in technology would have on the students in our care during such an uncertain time.

“In particular, this Center became a safe haven for School-Aged students who were suddenly forced into the virtual environment without proper resources or supervision. Tick Tock was able to open their arms to this group, keeping them up to speed with their academics and allowing their parents to continue working.

I can think of no greater example of ‘living the mission,’ and this campaign made it possible.”

“When we come together as a community in support of special places like this,” Manahan said, “and the special people who deliver this important mission every day, it is more than simply validation—it is a loud and very public affirmation of our collective belief in this place, in the work that we do, and in the people who make Tick Tock shine.”

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forced to cross states lines in order to obtain reproductive care.

After providing updates on topics as diverse as the impact of inflation on the U.S. economy, small businesses, health care, infrastructure, community funding projects, security of election officials, veterans’ rights, Ukraine, national security and the recent bipartisan effort to pass gun violence prevention legislation, Houlahan said that she heard of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the same day that the Senate signed off on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill.

“I am strongly Pro-Choice, and I am certain that there are folks here in this audience who don’t necessarily share my position,” she said.

“I very much respect the position that everyone has, but something I think we can all understand and agree on is that now, it comes back to the people. It comes back to the people, whether it is on the federal level or the state level.

“We are empowered in a way that we haven’t been before in the last 50 years on this issue. My husband told me, ‘I did not realize that this is not the end of everything. It is the beginning.’

The court does not make the laws. The people you elect make the laws.”

Other stakeholders weigh in on ruling Houlahan’s comments on Roe v. Wade overlapped

with the opinions of many who attended the town hall.

During informal conversations prior to the start of the event, several attendees expressed their displeasure with the Supreme Court’s ruling, saying that overturning Roe v. Wade set women’s rights back several decades, and that it may set a precedent for the eventual overturning of gay rights and contraception rights.

Their opinions seemed to echo public opinion on the verdict. According to a CBS/ YouGov poll, 59 percent of those polled disapprove of the court’s ruling, as opposed to 41 percent who approve.

In the wake of the ruling, state and local officials offered their opinions strictly along partisan lines. In his response, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf assured state residents that despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade, “it is critical that everyone understands that abortion services are available and unharmed in Pennsylvania,” he said. “Providers may still provide reproductive health care services and patients should continue the health care plan they’ve developed with their physicians.”

Wolf then assailed what he referred to as “right-wing extremists” who have spent the last several years “strategically planning to dismantle decades-long decisions to further their agendas and divide our country with policies designed to infringe upon our freedoms.”

Wolf called for state and federal governments to step up their efforts to protect the rights of women and pregnant people throughout the country, especially in states

that do not have a governor willing to veto anti-abortion legislation.

“Today’s decision upends almost a half century of legal precedent and rips away a constitutional right that generations of women have known their entire lives,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D). “This dangerous ruling won’t end abortions in this country, but it will put women’s lives at risk. And make no mistake -- this is not the end goal, it’s just the beginning. Republicans in Congress want to pass federal legislation to completely ban abortion. Our daughters and granddaughters should not grow up with fewer rights than their mothers.”

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R) called the Court’s decision “a win for the unborn, the Constitution and democratic governance.”

“The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v.

Jackson Women’s Health Organization restores the American people’s ability to determine abortion laws through their elected representatives, as the Constitution requires,” Toomey said. “Precedents that are wrongly decided should be overturned, just as Brown v. Board of Education was right to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson.”

While he applauded the Supreme Court’s decision, Dr. Gordon Eck, the chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County, called for the support of county-wide agencies like Connect Care (formerly Chester County Women’s Services), who advocate on behalf of expectant mothers and their families.

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During her discussion on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Houlahan encouraged those in attendance to offer support for universal Pre-K, access to nutritional food for families and the improvement of access to childcare.

‘An unvirtuous circle’ In a statement that appears on its website, the Chester County Democratic Committee wrote that it will continue to strongly oppose restrictions on “women’s body and reproductive autonomy” and called for the codification of Roe v.

Wade.

As defined, “codification of law” is the systematic process and reduction of the whole body of law into a code in the form of enacted law, and the removal of repealed or obsolete ordinances.

During the question-andanswer portion of the town hall meeting, Houlahan said that every state has the ability to codify Roe v. Wade, including Pennsylvania.

“In Pennsylvania, if there is any legislation either for Roe or against Roe, the governor can exercise a veto and say that he can reject this legislation if he

doesn’t agree with it,” she said. “The other issue is that if the state legislature is able to put forward a constitutional amendment to the state’s constitution to codify Roe or make it illegal, the governor doesn’t have any ability to veto that.”

At the federal level, Houlahan said that while the U.S. House of Representatives has already passed legislation that would codify the law, it has not been passed on to the Senate.

“On the federal side, we need 60 votes in the Senate [to pass the legislation], and we will not get 60 votes on the Senate side,” she said. “We need to continue during the next election cycle to have a majority of Democrats – or those who are supportive of Roe – on the Senate side.”

Houlahan called for those in the audience who are on both sides of Roe v. Wade to maintain their argument,

but also offer support for universal Pre-K, access to nutritional food for families and the improvement of access to childcare.

“There are a lot of other things that we need to be building on, if we are going to have more kids in our world, and in my opinion, we are doing a terrible job of that,” she said. “If you go a few miles from here, I got the chance to visit a childcare center who works with the families of those who work on our mushroom farms. They were shorthanded several people, and as a consequence, they have 31 open slots for children.

“That means that 31 children are not getting that early childhood development, and 31 children’s parents are not able to work at their jobs. That is an unvirtuous circle.”

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

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The Handler, (Penguin Random House), has quickly earned critical praise for its ability to tell the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the world of international espionage. The 448-page thriller tells the story of Meredith Morris-Dale, a former CIA case officer who is being called back to investigate a CIA mole who is sabotaging Iran’s uranium enrichment program in order to prevent the building of a terrorist bomb. The situation has become very dangerous, and the mole wants to pull out of the operation. In a major plot twist, the only person he trusts is disgraced former CIA operative John Dale, the ex-husband of Meredith.

As Meredith and John struggle through their fraught relationship, a craven CIA political hierarchy, Russian interference, and the rogue spy’s manipulation, they must reach deep within their shared connection to maintain, recover or kill the asset.

Experience writes the story For a debut novel less than a month after publication, The Handler has already received rave reviews.

“M.P. Woodward’s brilliant espionage thriller… oozes authenticity and tension from every page,” wrote Mark Greaney, the author of the Gray Man Series.

“A spectacular tale, brimming with intrigue, suspense, and richly-drawn characters,” wrote New York Times best-selling author

Marc Cameron.

It is often recommended to novice writers to “write what you know,” and in the case of Woodward’s work on The Handler, it is clear that he followed the advice. During his career as a naval intelligence officer with the U.S. Pacific Command – that included multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and Far East -- Woodward worked alongside U.S. Special Forces, the CIA and the National Security Agency. As part of his responsibilities, he scripted scenario moves and countermoves for U.S. war game exercises in the Middle East.

“I had attempted a couple of manuscripts before, but I had not really studied storytelling,” Woodward said.

“When I was in the Navy, I tried to write a novel about people at sea, and I struggled with it and abandoned it.

Later, as a tech executive, I tried to write a satire of the tech industry from the view of a venture capitalist.

“I got better at drumming up characters and tension between them, but I still didn’t know how to write a page-turner.”

After leaving the military, Woodward handled international distribution marketing for Amazon Prime Video, and helped to launch Amazon’s original video content in more than 40 countries through more than one hundred cable, wireless, and broadband partnerships.

“I worked with a lot of content creators at Amazon, and as I heard their ideas, I began to think about a novel as a product, in much in the same way as the shows we were making,” Woodward said. “I began to look at

nations, it’s being fought by people who operate below the surface. My framework was to have a geopolitical foundation competition among countries, and then have operatives who are both doers and thinkers trying to effect policy.

“When it came to Meredith, I wanted to showcase a strong woman leader as more of a thinker. I have worked with many professional women across many platforms, and often, they are in the minority and forced to deal with male egos. Some of them have been so good at navigating these personalities, and I wanted to show that in action, and to use a female character to illustrate how silly an egotistical man can be.

“I also wanted to create someone who didn’t have a perfect life and was attempting to be a super-person and failing, because no one is that.”

While the buzz about The Handler continues to circu‘I wanted to showcase a late from critics to readers to strong woman leader’ online reviewers, Woodward For those who have – or is wrapping up the secare about to – read The Handler, Woodward introduces an emerging form into Continued from Page 1A the spy thriller paradigm, one that has for decades innovative ideas for green been dominated by mascu- infrastructure and charrettes line marauders: the female to plan and vision a green heroine in the character of street project with developers, citizens, planners, and Meredith Morris-Dale.

“What I have noticed is other key stakeholders. that spy fiction has gone The grant amount funds from high techno thriller up to $15,000 for concepto the war on terror,” he tual plans, up to $30,000 for said. “In those books, every engineered designs, up to one of those heroes car- $150,000 for implementation ried a gun and killed the projects, up to $50,000 for bad guys. What I wanted community greening projto show was something in ects, and up to $20,000 for between – that while there white papers. is this competition among Council president Kathryn Cloyd was applauded for her efforts in supporting and encouraging environmental efforts in the borough.

Dave Ross, chair of the Environmental Advisory Council for Oxford said, “Oxford Borough, particularly Kathryn Cloyd, has been the leader in applying for this grant. You are a beacon to other regions.”

Council member Peggy Ann Russell said, “Kathryn needs to be applauded for her ongoing environmental efforts within the Borough.”

Council approved Resolution 1337-2022 authorizing participation in the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs Junior Council Person Program. The application will be posted on facebook and the boroughs website at: oxfordboro.org.

Council ratified a motion to approve the borough as a signer to the letter of support for

story construction and how one can create suspense and pull a reader into a drama.”

The impetus to write a novel began to further crystallize in early 2020, soon after Iran admitted that it had unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people aboard, most of whom were college students headed back to college in Canada.

“At the time I thought how the parents must have felt about losing a son or daughter on that plane, and then I thought what if one of those parents was someone who had importance in Iranian government,” Woodward said. “I began putting it against the framework of an idea I had developed earlier.

“I had that military background that enabled me to know how these government incidents could play out against a background like that, and then I saw it happen.”

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Kennett Township native Michael Woodward’s first novel, The Handler, was published to critical acclaim last month.

ond installment in a series of books he has contracted with Penguin Random House to write. Entitled Scorched Earth, it reintroduces Meredith Morris-Dale in a different setting; he has also been in conversations with film producers who are pitching creative ideas in the hopes of someday converting The Handler into a motion picture.

Most often, it is the aspiration of a writer merely to someday know the feeling of having a final, published work in hand. For Michael Woodward, he has not only achieved a dream he has

had since his childhood in Kennett Township, but he is seeing his first novel ascend the rungs of popularity and acclaim less than one month after it publication.

“This has been a dream come true and a wonderful adventure so far,” he said.

To learn more about Michael Woodward, visit www.mpwoodward.com.

To order The Handler by M.P. Woodward, visit www.Amazon. com/M.P.-Woodward

the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center’s grant application to the EPA Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program for funding to support its municipal assistance program and to be an EPA designated Environmental Finance Center.

Council also approved Gessler pay application #3 in the amount of $234,472.85 and pay application #4 in the amount of $112,174.85. This is the final application for their work.

Council approved a motion for the HARB Recommendation for 541 Broad Street.

Borough Council approved a letter of support for the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center’s application to U.S. EPA’s Environmental Finance Center Grant Program, Category 2 “Regional Water Infrastructure EFCs with BIL Funding.”

Council approved a motion to move forward with the hiring process for a part-time patrol officer candidate for the police department.

Council approved a motion to start the Civil Service Test process, to take place in the summer and fall to compile a full-time police officer eligibility list.

Carey Bresler, the director of the Oxford Library, presented her annual report to the council, saying, “I thank the borough for supporting us.

She invited the public to check the library’s website to see the number of programs the library provides to the community.

“We are the co-sponsor of Movies-in-the-Park, we provide summer reading programs for children and adults. This year we have 40 people registered for our annual Fishing Tournament.

We also provide passes for Longwood Gardens, Brandywine River Museum and more,” she added.

Police Chief Sam Iacono presented his report to council saying, “For the month of May we had 602 call for service, 50 traffic citations, four criminal arrests, and three drug arrests from one of our new hires.”

Mayor Phil Harris told council he was pleased with the Oxford Memorial Day walk and ceremony.

Borough Solicitor Stacey Fuller told council that the Moran Development Zoning Amendment will be coming before the Borough Planning Commission and will get their Act 247 Review and also go before the Oxford Regional Planning Commission.

Borough Manager Pauline Garcia-Allen informed council that Streetscape 4 is nearing completion. She also said she has been having talks with the Zoning Officer in East Nottingham Township and working together on the Moran Farm Development.

The next council meeting will be held on July 11 at 7 p.m.

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

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Helping to make Chester County healthy

What does it mean to be an American?

Chester County was once again recognized for its comparative and collective health, and was recently ranked as the 92nd overall healthiest county in the entire country by U.S. News & World Report and CVS Health.

While we don’t want to make too much of those rankings—it’s hard to actually “rank” how healthy a county is in relation to other counties, and the criteria used to determine such rankings can always be questioned.

But anyone who is lucky enough to live and work in Chester County understands that it is most definitely one of the most healthy places in the state, and it would also rank among the best places to live in the country.

During the last few weeks, we’ve had some news items that illustrate a few of the things that would certainly help to make Chester County more healthy—and we’re talking about a broad definition of “healthy” here, and not just a narrow focus on the physical condition of people.

The Tick Tock Early Learning Center recently completed the Building Brighter Futures campaign that is allowing the organization to meet the needs of youngsters who are in particular need of high-quality and affordable early childhood education and care. The Tick Tock Early Learning Center has been serving youngsters in southern Chester County since 1964. The Building Brighter Futures campaign resulted in extensive improvements to the Tick tock Early Learning Center’s home. Kudos to everyone who helped with or financially supported the campaign.

In this edition of the Chester County Press, the United Way of Southern Chester County recently announced at its annual meeting that it is able to allocate $750,000 to two dozen nonprofit organizations in the community—the Tick Tock Early Learning Center being one of them.

The United Way of Southern Chester County has been an invaluable partner to nonprofit organizations that serve the area, and anyone wanting to assist their neighbors in need can do so with one contribution to the United Way of Southern Chester County.

Earlier this month came news that ChristianaCare has made a lot of progress toward acquiring Jennersville Hospital. If all goes well, the shuttered hospital in West Grove will have a new owner—and a new life—in the third quarter of this year.

Victor Mantegna, chairman of the Penn Township Board of Supervisors, described the news that ChristianaCare was acquiring the hospital as the “answer to more than a few prayers.”

Elected officials like State Rep. John Lawrence, State Sen. Carolyn Comitta, and Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline, worked exhaustively trying to find a solution in the months since Jennersville Hospital closed. If ChristianaCare can give a new life to Jennersille Hospital, which is expected to reopen under the new name “ChristianaCare West Grove Campus,” then one of this country’s healthiest communities will be even healthier.

The Adult Literacy Program receives $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Kennett Library’s Adult Literacy Program a $10,000 grant to support initiatives aimed at adult literacy. This local grant is part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s recent award of $10.5 million donation to support summer, family, and adult literacy programs, representing the organization’s largest one-day grant donation in its 29-year history.

“We are thrilled and honored to have the support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation,” said Adult Literacy Program (ALP) Director Filomena Elliott. “Our mission is to teach basic literacy skills and English language skills. This grant will allow us to continue to provide our students with the necessary materials and technological tools to not only improve their literacy and job skills, but also their standard of living.”

ALP offers classes in English as a Second Language in levels from Beginning

to Advanced, in American citizenship preparation, and in preparation for the high school equivalency diploma (GED). In addition, students can receive the help of an individual tutor for extra practice beyond the classroom.

All classes and tutoring are free to any member of the community. The program is an initiative of the Kennett Library and has been in existence since 1979, when it was first started as a literacy tutoring program. The classes were added in the mid-1990s.

About 10,000 students have come through the program since its inception, and they have come from 55 different countries representing five continents. In the past three years, 32 students have successfully become American citizens with help from ALP, many students have improved their English language skills, and others have successfully passed all subject tests to earn their high school diploma.

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By Marie-Louise Meyers The Ukrainian President and His People touch our very hearts. Why if nota belief system in Freedom at the very core with a blanket of Faith covering them not to be seduced into a world of confusion where they no longer recognize who they are. They take nothing for granted, fight for everything they believe in, doing their duty as citizen/ soldiers united under their Flag’s banner, just to be part of a Nation which refuses to be raped by a Dictator, who stifles initiative and make the citizenry mere robots serving His needs and controlling every move they make.

Why do we have chills running up and down our spine if not from the overfilling of our senses thinking of the sacrifices they’re making every day, the ruination of their cities, and yet they are united and understand that only if they stand together as a testament to their Ideals, will they be able to prevent the take-over of a sovereign nation unified In Freedom’s Voice.

Many of us barely remember how we once stood as small children and pledged our allegiance with newly liberated countries like Ukraine copying our style, and the meaning

embodied in the words hard fought against Tyranny; while we have grown so distant, no longer at ease with the sacrifices our emigrant forbearers made just to be citizens on liberated Soil.

Not making enough money or complaining is the recurrent theme of the very air we breathe while many politicians have forgotten to represent the best of American values but what can I get our of my service, and our mind set is no longer attuned to how can I make circumstances better for every one especially those overlooked or neglected and support those day after day striving to do the best they can as Americans feeding their families and helping others as if they were their own.

Is making millions the only way we judge success or making a contribution even under duress? Do we pay homage and tribute to false gods, if so now is the time to assess your standing as an American!

What does it mean to be an American? Does it mean sacrifice, support and unity at at the very core and at all costs defend what we believe?

We are in awe of how the Ukrainians stand pat after the barrage of bullets, missiles, dumb bombs whatever Putin can do to destroy the bond of fealty which exists

in them from the oldest to the youngest, from the wealthy to the poorest and from every walk of life like the embattled farmers, who stood resilient to superior forces and fired the shot heard round the world.

How can we be all of one voice when it comes to patriotism we’ve had so many choices?

Will you stand up to defend your country in spite of different ancestry with different voices resonating?

Do you rise or fall with a country’s beckoned call to arms or just remain on the outside waiting to find if you truly belong?

Perhaps you never felt you believed in anyone but yourself?

Everyone from different places with different ancestry invading those sacred allAmerican spaces?

Now is the time both to assert your rights and raise the flag to the highest level ever deemed possible, not only for our country but for all those who followed our lead!

How do we fill the gaping mouths of our children’s children with grandiose stories of what once was or might have been with more than just will power for them to carry on, to salute a flag,

vote for the best voice to be heard above the duress, to recite a pledge of allegiance they have long ago given up as repetitive nonsense?

Now little is required, everyone does their own thing!

How can we stand united against an enemy which seeks to undermine not only our Faith in the Divine and the Inroads of another time but the underlying foundations of our own country once again?

We veer off in so many different direction, but we cam remain unified under one Flag which should represent as much a Home to us as our own Home.

Let us rejoice when we may come with One Voice, from the big cities, from the farms, arising from the swamps, from the weeds of dissent, of discontent for the timeless Virtues we once prided ourselves on willing to endure what made our Country once come together, for underneath our thin skin, we are all Americans as the immortal words to strive, to seek, and to find, and not to yield. (Tennyson)

A bipartisan fix for America’s looming homecare crisis

By Tom Ryan Within the next 40 years, the number of people over the age of 65 in this country will increase by about 70 percent.

Many older Americans – three in four, according to an AARP survey – want to live out their golden years at home.

They won’t be able to, absent action to shore up our nation’s homecare infrastructure.

Fortunately, Congress is beginning to recognize as much. In February, a bipartisan coalition in the House introduced legislation that would raise pay for the homecare providers who furnish seniors and Americans in need with oxygen, wheelchairs, ventilators, and other medical equipment that enables them to safely receive care at home.

This pay hike not only will ensure that seniors have access to homecare in the years to come. It will also generate savings and reduce pressure on other parts of the healthcare system.

Long-standing demand for critical homecare has surged during the pandemic.

Aging Americans want to avoid group facilities where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is high. Hospitals are turning to home care for follow-up services that might previously have required a return trip to the clinic.

This surge in demand has collided with severe shortages of everything from hospital beds to walkers. Before the pandemic, the average wait for delivery of new stock was a few days. Now, wheelchairs are on months-long back orders. Sleep apnea machines and oxygen tanks are in short supply.

When items are available, costs have soared. Home medical equipment providers have reported price increases of more than 30 percent.

On top of that, they’re paying shipping and handling surcharges.

Then there are pandemicrelated expenditures for personal protective equipment for staff, which can total $15,000 a year per location.

Operating under these conditions would be challenging for any industry. But

Foundation has been proud to invest in literacy and education programs in our hometown communities,” said Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The recent and significant shifts in the educational landscape have made the Foundation’s mission more critically important. As we work to create access to high-quality instruction for all individuals, we share our gratitude for the educators who are working to uplift and empower others.

“We hope these funds will have a meaningful impact on students and teachers across the country and look forward to seeing the positive impact they have on learners.”

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports organizations that increase access to educational program-

ming, stimulate and enable innovation in the delivery of educational instruction and inspire a love of reading.

Each year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards funds to nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center to support adult, family, summer, and youth literacy programs.

The Foundation also offers a student referral program for individuals interested in learning how to read, speak English, or prepare for the high school equivalency exam. Referrals to a local organization that provides free literacy services are available online here or through referral cards found in the Learn to Read brochures that are available at the cash register of every Dollar General store.

homecare providers cannot pass these higher costs along.

That’s because they’re paid according to a reimbursement schedule set by Medicare back in 2015 that’s been locked in ever since.

Many home medical equipment providers have found the strain too much to bear. More than one-third have gone out of business or stopped accepting Medicare patients.

The need to act is urgent.

Medicare has twice failed to hold a new bidding round that would bring rates into alignment with market reality.

Instead, Medicare has offered a 5 percent increase, citing the overall inflation rate. That’s hardly adequate.

Preserving America’s homecare infrastructure will benefit not just the patients who count on it but the rest of our healthcare system.

High-quality, home-based care reduces overall healthcare costs by keeping patients out of high-cost environments like hospitals and nursing homes. That can help preserve scarce medical resources for more acute cases.

In an era of intense polariza-

tion, it’s rare to find an idea that commands the support of Republicans and Democrats.

But both parties can support Americans who wish to age in place, in the comfort of their own homes.

Lawmakers can translate that support into action by advancing H.R. 6641, the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022. This bill would raise pay and ensure that Medicare reimbursement for homecare providers keeps up with rising equipment and operational costs.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought our nation’s ability to provide care outside of hospitals and nursing facilities into focus. Our nation’s growing population of seniors adds even more urgency to the need to invest in homebased care. Passing The DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022 is an important step in that direction.

Tom Ryan is president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare (aahomecare.org). This piece originally ran in the Detroit News.

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A railroad with no schedules: Barnard Station “According to one legend, two slave catchers tracking a fugitive through Kentucky lost all trace of the runaway when they crossed the Ohio River. In their bewilderment, they allegedly exclaimed, ‘There must be an underground railroad somewhere!’”

-William Kashatus, “Just Over the Line: Chester County and the Underground Railroad”

By Gene Pisasale Contributing Writer From the 1820s through the 1860s, the southeastern Pennsylvania region was a hotbed of abolitionist activity.

Due to its location just over the Mason-Dixon Line from both Delaware and Maryland, this area became a haven for freedom-seeking slaves traveling from the southern states to safety in the north. Because they had a large population of Quakers, most of whom abhorred slavery, Kennett, Pocopson and other nearby townships had dozens of residents who opened their arms – and their homes – to those hoping for a better life.

Eusebius and Sarah Bernard were two of those people, supporting escaped slaves on their journey, making their house a “Station Stop” on the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad never published a train schedule; no flyers were printed for public distribution. They were clandestine pathways taken in the middle of the night.

The couple’s story is now unfolding, with a museum planned in Pocopson Township to be named Barnard Station that will highlight their efforts.

According to the Barnard Station website, Eusebius Barnard was born on July 13, 1802 near Marlborough Village and attended the Westtown School. Noted Chester County historian Gilbert Cope said of him: “He was widely and favorably known as a strong abolitionist…” Eusebius married Sarah Painter in 1829 and through her parents, the couple was given some of her fam-

ily’s acreage in Pocopson Township with a house which became their home.

In his landmark “History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania” (1883), R.C. Smedley stated: “When the number of slaves that were forwarded by… Thomas Garrett to Philadelphia and other places became so great… Eusebius and Sarah P. Barnard, of Pocopsin (sic), were among the first to make their residence an established station…”

Many of those seeking refuge in the Barnard home came through Wilmington, Del. The Barnards gave them food, clothing and shelter before moving them toward the next safe house in the region. Often done under cover of darkness, their young son Enos one time led a group of 17 men safely to his uncle William’s home nearby.

The Barnard house is estimated to have been built sometime between 1803 and 1823. Part of a 124-acre property, it was a two-and-one-half story stone structure with a gable roof and Federal period detailing. Eusebius and his family were among those local citizens who had petitioned the Court of Quarter Sessions in 1848 for the founding of Pocopson Township. He was also one of the original members of the Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends, which split off from the Kennett Meeting and later built their own meetinghouse in 1855.

Many of the Barnards were active “station masters” and “conductors” on the Underground Railroad in Chester County.

Eusebius’ brother William was one of a group from the Progressive Friends

who met at the White House in June 1862 with President Lincoln, urging him to abolish slavery. The Friends strongly believed the move would assist him in the conflict engulfing the nation. Their urgent pleas appear to have had a positive impact. Just a few weeks later, Lincoln mentioned an idea to his Cabinet which would help him free thousands of slaves and eventually win the war – the Emancipation Proclamation.

Eusebius and Sarah Barnard on occasion met with some of the most prominent players in the abolitionist movement.

Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others spoke at the Longwood Progressive Friends Meetinghouse on a variety of issues, from abolition of slavery to prison reform, women’s rights and other topics.

Harriet Tubman even stopped in the area. Noted abolitionist Thomas Garrett knew the Barnards and was also actively engaged in the freedom movement.

In 2018, a group of concerned residents came forward, dedicated to preserving the Barnard house for use as a museum and Heritage Center.

The Friends of Barnard Station was formally recognized in November 2020 as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization. The group members donated their time, money and efforts over several years with the intent to refurbish the Barnard home in hopes of opening it to the public as a showcase for the incredibly rich story of the abolitionist movement which was a critical part of southern Chester County history.

Eusebius Barnard from “Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties” by Cope and Ashmead.

Two of their Board members—Richard Chalfant and Alta Hoffman— are direct descendants of Eusebius and Sarah Barnard. The home is now called Barnard Station and upon final completion of restorations, will allow visitors to tour the site along with nearby hiking trails featuring historical markers so as to learn about the heritage of the region.

Barnard Station is at 715 South Wawaset Road across from the Pocopson Home. There is public parking in the rear of the building. The Friends welcome inquiries about the plans for the structure, as well as donations to help fund ongoing work there.

For more information, please visit their website at www.BarnardStation.org.

If you have questions, you can e-mail the team at barnardstation@gmail.com.

Sarah Painter from “Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties” by Cope and Ashmead.

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

His 10 books focus on the history of the Chester County/mid-Atlantic region. His latest work is “Forgotten Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania

and Delaware in the American Revolution.”

His books can be found on his website at www.

GenePisasale.com and on www.Amazon.com. Gene can be reached via e-mail at Gene@GenePisasale. com.

The Eusebius Barnard historical marker.

The Barnard house, circa 1890, with members of the Barnard family, courtesy of Barnard Station.

The Longwood Progressive Friends Meetinghouse—circa 1865.

The Eusebius Barnard house as it appears today, courtesy of Barnard Station.

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Ruth Smiley Pattinson passed away peacefully at the home of her son Roland L Pattinson in Lower Oxford Township on June 2, 2022 knowing that she was loved. She was 92.

Ruth was born in Philadelphia on June 17, 1929 to Lawrence D Smiley and his wife Emma C (Wicklein) Smiley. Ruth’s father worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and initially the family lived in Colwyn. In the mid-1930s, after her sister was born, Lawrence was transferred to Baltimore, Md. and the family lived there for about four years. It was here that Ruth made friends with Shirley, with whom she kept in touch for over 80 years.

By 1940, Lawrence had been transferred to Fort Dix, in New Jersey and the family relocated to Mt. Holly. At this time, Ruth was in 7th grade and she forged many strong friendships, including her best pal, Wilma. When Ruth graduated from Rancocas Regional High School, she had one goal in mind: to become a medical technologist. She graduated from Temple University in June of 1951 with a degree in medical technology. While attending Temple, Ruth became a member of the Theta Sigma Upsilon sorority.

During her career, she worked at Princeton University where she had the opportunity to meet Dr. Albert Einstein at his home. She also worked at the Fels Research Center, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and eventually retired from Crozer-Chester Medical Center in 1986.

On July 27, 1953 Ruth married Roland M Pattinson, Jr. and together they worked to achieve her second goal in life— to have a family. They were blessed to have three sons who ended up carrying on the family tradition by giving them grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Ruth loved playing the piano and constantly mentioned how thankful she was that her mother had sent her to the Peabody Institute in Maryland for piano les-

sons. She spent many hours amusing herself by playing the piano. Ruth also had a lovely soprano voice and loved singing the old Lutheran standards until her voice changed with age.

After she and Roland retired and moved to Millsboro, Del., they enjoyed taking cruises. Her favorite cruise was to Alaska, but her most memorable one was around Cape Horn, South America.

She was especially proud of her Irish “Smiley” and German “Wicklein” heritage and spent many hours researching, collating and amassing 30 three-ringed binders full of family history.

For 30-plus years Ruth created amazing counted cross stitch pieces of art. Many a relative or friend has been the recipient of her painstakingly-crafted and beautifully framed artwork. She was a descriptive letter writer, gracious hostess, unfailing friend and confidant, and loving wife and mother.

Ruth is survived by her sons, Roland (and wife Karen); Joe (and wife Kimmy) and Larry Pattinson. She is also survived by her grandchildren Joyce (husband Mike) Sherick, Michelle (husband James) Grove; Nicholas Pattinson, Lauren Pattinson, Matthew Pattinson and Brittany (wife Jenna) Wong; two great-grandchildren Grant and Presley Sherick, as well as many cherished nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ruth was predeceased by her parents Lawrence and Emma, her sister, her husband Roland M, and her granddaughter Laura Pattinson.

The family would like to thank everyone at Brandywine Valley Home Health and Hospice for the truly wonderful care they took of Ruth.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to The Laura E Pattinson Memorial Music Scholarship Fund, c/o TRUIST, 275 Limestone Road, Oxford, Pa. 19363.

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The Avon Grove Lions presented their Citizen of the Year Award to Bonnie McCloskey at the Charter Night Celebration. McCloskey is an advisor to the Avon Grove High School Leo Club. The award was presented for her dedication not only to the Leo Club, but to her students as well. The award was presented by Leo Club liaison Lion Dave Priebe and Lion’s District Governor Gary Hilbert.

DONALD F. CHEW Donald F. Chew, 76, of Oxford, lost his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on June 25, 2022 at home while surrounded by all his loved ones.

He was the husband of Linda Schaefer Chew, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.

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GAIL CRABTREE SCOTT Gail Crabtree Scott, 80, of Oxford, passed away on June 19, 2022 at her home.

She was the loving wife for almost 58 years to Joseph Charles Scott.

Born on May 14, 1942 in Teaneck, N.J., she was the daughter of the late George William and Dorothy Yvonne (Trowbridge) Crabtree.

Gail attended Abington High School before continuing her education at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1964. She enjoyed a brief teaching career teaching honors mathematics at Kecoughtan High School in Phoebus, Va. before becoming a full-time mother and raising her family.

She was a longtime member of the Unionville Presbyterian Church, where she played piano for 32 years and at one time served as a deacon. She had a love for music, a gorgeous soprano voice and taught herself to play the guitar. She would play at retirement homes, volunteering her time. She also had a love for working with children and youth, both formally at her church as

well as with her children’s friends in her community.

She also loved all the Philadelphia sports teams, especially the Phillies and Eagles.

In addition to her husband Joseph, she is survived by her children, Teresa Scott (Frederick Joseph), Jay Scott (Heather), Robin Longen (Patrick), Heather Albee-Scott (Steve) and Valerie Joy Battista (Michael).

She is also survived by her grandchildren, Caleb, Eli, Andrew, Brandon, Abigail, Sophie, Ashleigh, Ryan, and Nolan; her sister, Lois Maypole, and brother, Jim Crabtree.

All services will be private.

Contributions may be made in Gail Scott’s name to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 555 Croton Road, Suite 111, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 or by calling 610-664-9255, to the Kennett Area Community Service, PO Box 1025, Kennett Square, Pa. 19348 or the National Processing Center, The Alzheimer’s Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 200906011 or by calling 800-272-3900.

Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home. Please visit Mrs. Scott’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

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Donald was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and served during the Vietnam era.

Donald was employed with General Electric as an appliance technician. He retired in 1983.

He enjoyed music, traveling, building and repairing anything and was the life of every party.

He is survived by his wife; three children, Robert “Bob” Chew (Tammy) of Quarryville; Bryan Chew (Dorine) of Nottingham and Lauri Phillips (Fred) of Oxford; eight grandchildren, Michael, Molly, Brendan, Travis, Jaxson, Makenna, Rylee and Nolan; and one brother, Thomas Chew.

He was preceded in death by one brother, William Chew.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St. in Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Market St., Suite 102, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106-2117.

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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County, Pennsylvania. Any person having a claim to this SALE NO. 22-7-225 Estate is asked to make same Writ of Execution Notice is hereby given that c/o R. Samuel McMichael, No. 2019-11680 Letters of Administration on the Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, DEBT $218,367.73 ESTATE OF JOHN FRANKLIN PA 19363.

EVANS 6p-29-3t P R OP E R T Y S I T UAT E IN L ATE OF NOT TINGHAM, TOWNSHIP OF SADSBURY ESTATE NOTICE CHESTER COUNTY, have ESTATE OF JERRY WAYNE TA X PA R C E L # 37- 0 4 been granted to ADMINISTRATORS: BOBBI GELSINGER, DECEASED. Late 0040.08B SUE TOWNSEND and DANIEL of London Grove Township, EVANS, Any person having a Chester County, PA IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a claim to this Estate and any LETTERS of ADMINISTRA- residential dwelling person whom is indebted to this TION C.T.A. on the above Esestate is asked to make known tate have been granted to the PLAINTIFF: THE BANK OF the same and forward payment undersigned, who request all NEW YORK MELLON FKA to BOBBI SUE TOWNSEND persons having claims or de- THE BANK OF NEW YORK, and DANIEL EVANS, C/O At- mands against the estate of the AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERtorney: Ira D. Binder, 227 Cullen decedent to make known the TIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE same and all persons indebted CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED Rd, Oxford, PA 19363 6p-15-3t to the decedent to make pay- CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006ment without delay to ANITA M. ESTATE NOTICE D’AMICO, ADMINISTRATRIX 24 Estate of John Lee Thomas , C.T.A., 65 S. Third St., Oxford, VS Deceased, Late of London Brit- PA 19363, Or to her Attorney: DEFENDANT: GERALDINE ain Township , Chester County. ANITA M. D’AMICO, D’AMICO A. HALL LETTERS of Administration on LAW, P.C., 65 S. Third St., SALE ADDRESS: 307 Fox Trail, the above Estate have been Oxford, PA 19363 Parkesburg, PA 19365-0000 granted to the undersigned, 6p-29-3t who request all persons having PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML ESTATE NOTICE claims or demands against the LAW GROUP, P.C. 215-627Letters Testamentary in the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons Estate of Frank S. Pechin, Jr., 1322 indebted to the decedent to deceased, late of Uwchlan make payment without delay to Township, Chester County, N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the John R. Thomas 74 Marie Lane Pennsylvania, have been purchase money must be paid granted to the undersigned. All at the time of the on-line sale.

Elkton, MD 21921 6p-15-3t persons indebted to said Estate Payment must be made via requested to make prompt Bid4Assets. The balance must ESTATE NOTICE are payment and those having be paid within twenty-one (21) Notice is hereby given that Let- claim to present the same, with- days from the date of sale via ters of Administration have been out delay to: Frank S. Pechin, Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADgranted to Harold Timothy Gray III C/O Attorney: Charice D. DOX, SHERIFF for the Estate of Harold Gray, Chait, Peckman Chait LLP, 29 6p-29-3t whose last address was Oxford, Mainland Road, Harleysville, Sheriff Sale Chester County, Pennsylvania. PA 19438 of Real Estate Any person having a claim to 6p-29-3t By virtue of the within menthis Estate is asked to make tioned writs directed to Sheriff ESTATE NOTICE same c/o R. Samuel McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box 296, Oxford, ESTATE OF Audra C. Shuler, Fredda L. Maddox, the hereinalso known as Audra Sue described real estate will be PA 19363.

6p-22-3t Shuler, late of Lower Oxford sold at public on-line auction via Chester County, Bid4Assets, by accessing URL ESTATE NOTICE Township, Deceased.

Letters Testa- www.bid4assets.com/chesterNotice is hereby given that Letmentary on the estate of the copasheriffsales, on Thursday, ters Testamentary have been above-named Audra C. Shuler July 21st , 2022 at 11AM. Notice granted to Theodore Moran, Exhaving been granted to the is given to all parties in interest ecutor for the Estate of Carolyn undersigned, all persons having and claimants that the Sheriff L. Moran, a/k/a Carolyn Louise claims or demands against the will file with the Prothonotary Moran, whose last address was and in the Sheriff’s Office, both estate of the said decedent are Oxford, Chester County, Pennlocated in the Chester County requested to make known the sylvania. Any person having a Justice Center, 201 W Market same and all persons indebted claim to this Estate is asked Street, West Chester, Pennsylto the said decedent to make to make same c/o R. Samuel vania, Schedules of Distribution payment without delay to: Laura McMichael, Esquire, P.O. Box on Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

Paige Moses, Executrix, c/o At296, Oxford, PA 19363.

Distribution will be made in actorney: Winifred Moran Sebas6p-22-3t tian, EsquireLamb McErlane, cordance with the Schedules Estate Notice PC 208 E. Locust Street, P.O. unless exceptions are filed in Notice is hereby given that the Box 381, Oxford, PA 19363 the Sheriff’s Office within ten 6p-29-3t (10) days thereafter.

Register of Wills of Chester County has granted letters Sheriff Sale testamentary for William John SALE NO. 22-7-230 of Real Estate Saganich, late of Elk Township, Writ of Execution Chester County, Pennsylvania, By virtue of the within menNo. 2019-09862 to Christine A. Miller, 240 South tioned writs directed to Sheriff DEBT $136,717.07 Fifth St., Oxford, Pennsylvania Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or 19363.

All persons having claims or sold at public on-line auction via piece of ground with the builddemands against said estate Bid4Assets, by accessing URL ings and improvements thereon are requested to present the www.bid4assets.com/chester- erected, situate in the Township same without delay and all copasheriffsales, on Thursday, of East Nottingham, County of persons indebted to said estate July 21st , 2022 at 11AM. Notice Chester and Commonwealth are requested to make immedi- is given to all parties in interest of Pennsylvania, bounded and ate payment to the executor and claimants that the Sheriff described according to a Final or her attorney named below. will file with the Prothonotary Subdivision Plot Plan of propThomas E. Martin, Jr., 201 S. and in the Sheriff’s Office, both erty owned by Elmer Reese to Broad Street, Kennett Square, located in the Chester County be conveyed to Martin W. SumJustice Center, 201 W Market ner and Edith H. Sumner, made PA 19348 6p-22-3t Street, West Chester, Pennsyl- by George E. Regester, Jr., and Schedules of Distribution Sons, Inc., Registered Land ESTATE NOTICE vania, on Monday, August 22nd, 2022. Surveyors, Kennett Square, PA, Notice is hereby given that Distribution will be made in acLetters of Administration have cordance with the Schedules dated 4/16/1973 and recorded been granted to Sharon Wardell unless exceptions are filed in ad Chester County Plan # 49 for the Estate of Thomas Jo- the Sheriff’s Office within ten page 18, as follows, to wit: seph Wardell, whose last ad-

BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of Public Road T-355 known as Barren Road at the Southwesterly corner of this about to be described lot at the Northeasterly corner of lands now or late of Walter Reinhardt, said point being measured South 14 degrees 29 minutes 14 seconds East 863.85 feet along said title line from a point on intersection with the title line in the bed of Public Road L.R. 15162 known as Media Road, as shown on said Plan; thence crossing the ultimate right of way line of said Barren Road, extending along said Reinhardt’s land North 81 degrees 39 minutes 43 seconds West 463.60 feet to a point; thence extending still along the same South 54 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds West, 322.17 feet to a point at the Southwesterly corner of this lot and the Southeasterly corner of land about to be conveyed unto Martin Bardley, et ux, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same North 09 degrees 29 minutes 54 seconds West 333.61 feet to a point at the Southwesterly corner of Lot #16, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same North 81 degrees 02 minutes 19 seconds East 350.00 feet to a point in line of Lot #13, as shown on said Plan; thence extending along the same and Lot # 14 the two following courses and distances: (1) South 09 degrees 29 minutes 54 seconds East 156.15 feet to a point; and (2) South 81 degrees 39 minutes 43 seconds East, recrossing said ultimate right of way line of said Barren Road, 395.24 feet to a point on the title line in the bed of the same; thence extending South 14 degrees 29 minutes 14 seconds East 54.25 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

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

Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, August 22nd, 2022.

Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in 6p-29-3t the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

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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 21st , 2022 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 22nd, 2022.

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. 232 Writ of Execution No. 2015-07056 DEBT $332,403.08 Property situate in the NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania, being BLR # 60-2-93.8 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling

PLAINTIFF: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005AR2 SALE No. 22-7-231 VS Writ of Execution D E F E N D A N T: R I C H A R D No. 2018-01211 WANNEMACHER, JR A/K/A DEBT $323,402.30 RICHARD WANNEMACHER & NANI WANNEMACHER A/K/A Improvements thereon con- NANI SHIN-WANNEMACHER sisting of a Residential Dwelling, sold to satisfy judgment. New SALE ADDRESS: 800 Sunrise London Township Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348 UPI # 71-03-0035.370 P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: PLAINTIFF: The Bank of New BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844York Mellon, fka, The Bank of 856-6646 New York, as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the N.A., as Trustee for Structured purchase money must be paid Asset Mortgage Investments at the time of the on-line sale.

II Trust 2006-AR1, Mortgage Payment must be made via Pass-Through Certificates, Se- Bid4Assets. The balance must ries, 2006-AR1 be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via BEING Lot #15 as shown on VS DEFENDANT: Michael Depoul- Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADsaid Plan. ter a/k/a Michael E. Depoulter DOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t BEING THE SAME PREMISES which Franklin L. Moyer and SALE ADDRESS: 404 Bobs Monica E. Moyer, by Deed dat- Lane, Lincoln University, PA Classifieds ed May 10, 1999 and recorded 19352 May 11, 1999 in the Office of the HELP WANTED Recorder of Deeds in and for P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: Part Time Property Maintenance STERN & EISENBERG, PC the County of Chester, PennsylPerson needed. Performs rouvania in Book 4561, Page 0886, 215-572-8111 tine maintenance tasks, minor as Instrument Number 38881, maintenance requests, routine N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the granted and conveyed unto Daniel Thomas Campbell and purchase money must be paid preventive maintenance and Mitzi Baron- Campbell, in fee. at the time of the on-line sale. repairs as need to all properPayment must be made via ties. Performs clean out and AND THE SAID Mitzi Baron- Bid4Assets. The balance must painting of vacant properties.

Campbell departed this life on be paid within twenty-one (21) Properties located in North East or about May 3, 2011 thereby days from the date of sale via and Elkton, Maryland. Phone vesting title unto Daniel Thomas Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MAD- (410) 620-1345 to schedule an interview.

Campbell by operation of law. DOX, SHERIFF 6p-29-3t

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By virtue of the within menPLAINTIFF: Selene Finance LP tioned writs directed to Sheriff VS Fredda L. Maddox, the hereinDEFENDANT: Daniel Thomas described real estate will be Campbell sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL SALE ADDRESS: 565 Barren www.bid4assets.com/chesterRoad, Oxford, PA 19363 copasheriffsales, on Thursday, July 21st , 2022 at 11AM. Notice PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LOGS is given to all parties in interest LEGAL GROUP LLP 610-278and claimants that the Sheriff 6800 will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the located in the Chester County purchase money must be paid Justice Center, 201 W Market at the time of the on-line sale.

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