Possible violations may have begun 10 years ago
DA’s office in ‘final stages’ of securing records in township bank fraud case
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
In an effort to keep its residents informed and bring calm to a rising windstorm, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors provided an update at their June 5 meeting that said the Chester County District Attorney’s Office
and a forensic accounting firm are in the final stages of securing records and documents related to the investigation of suspicious transactions discovered in its bank accounts, which was first reported by the banks’ fraud department on April 25. During the meeting, board
East Marlborough and Royal Farms
reps spar
over conditions
By Chris Barber Correspondent
The East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use order for a convenience store along Route 1 at their June 3 meeting, but not without considerable discussion and frustration on the part of the applicants.
Attorney John Jaros represented Royal Farms, a convenience store which is planned as part of a complex that includes a gas station, medical office and bank on land that was formerly a gas station. A list of conditions was placed on the application by the supervisors. Adherence to the conditions is necessary for the approval to
proceed.
The Royal Farms store is planned to be across Route 1 from the Schoolhouse Road outlet from Walmart. It will be very close to the merging point of traffic traveling north and east of Baltimore Pike out of Kennett Square and Route 1.
The essence of the disputes came when the supervisors tried to work out what the applicants were going to do about the increased traffic and who was going to pay for it. In the original list of conditions, number 24 imposed an impact fee of $257,472 on the applicants – an amount that was supposed to cover road repairs and construction. But the
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chairman Scudder Stevens confirmed that the investigation is exploring the township’s bank transactions as far back as a decade.
“We are looking at this very closely now, and have already put into effect changes in policy to understand what’s happening, and make sure that nothing occurs in
the future,” he said. “Take that as understanding that this investigation is crucial for understanding the problem, and that’s the reason why we want a forensic auditor, who is going to look at every transaction for the last ten years, to find out what has happened.”
In an opening statement
read before about 30 residents, Stevens said that all township employees have been asked by the District Attorney not to discuss the specifics of the case, in order to avoid sharing details that would jeopardize the case. He did, however, share that Police Chief Lydell Nolt
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By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
On April 23, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department (SCCRPD) Public Safety Commissioners and the Avondale Borough Council agreed to an 18-month, $90,000 contract with the regional police to provide
24/7 coverage to the borough’s 1,400 residents beginning on July 1.
On June 4, several members of the regional police welcomes members of their new constituency to a town hall meeting at the Avondale Fire Company, to introduce themselves to their new neighbors.
Police Chief Gerald Simpson and several officers gave the 40 residents in attendance a one-hour overview of all police operations, and how the coverage of the borough will meld with the department’s policing of its existing “sectors” – New Garden Township with its 12,000 residents over 16.3 square miles, and West
Oxford Area High School’s 139th annual commencement
Diplomas are awarded to
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317 graduates of the Class of 2019
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
At 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, the 317 members of Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2019 walked—together—into the gymnasium as “Pomp and Circumstance No. 1” played. The gymnasium was already filled with proud parents and grand-
parents, extended family and friends, as well as the school district’s staff—all of whom had helped the students reach this milestone moment in their young lives.
At 6:50 p.m., class president Luke Winand stepped to the microphone, looked out at the large crowd, and uttered four magical words that summed up the
thoughts and emotions of his classmates: “We finally made it!” Winand welcomed Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2019, as well as their families and friends who had gathered, to the 139th annual commencement. “It was only four short years ago that we entered the halls of OAHS,” Winand Continued on Page 8A
Pomp and Circumstance on the green at Kennett’s outdoor commencement
By Chris Barber Correspondent
When Pierre S. Du Pont funded the building of Kennett High School in 1924 and chose William Martin as architect, it’s possible that he had in mind the image of an elegant commencement procession down its front steps.
On Friday night, with temperatures in the 70s and a blazing red sunset emerging in the west, Kennett’s class
of 2019 processed down those steps, arm-in-arm in twos, onto their seats on the green.
On this, superintendent Dr. Barry Tomasetti’s last graduation before his retirement, he told the class, “Find something that fills you with passion and joy … Show the world what Kennett graduates are made of.”
School Board president Joseph Meola praised
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The Southern Chester County Regional Police Department held a town hall meeting on June 4 that introduced officers and staff to residents of the Avondale Borough, whom the department will begin providing coverage for on July 1. Pictured from left to right are Officer Stephen Madonna, Lieutenant Joseph Greenwalt, Deputy Chief Michael King and administrator Sandy Lutz.
Photo by Chris Barber
The senior class members recite the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Nancy Avalos Rodriguez.
Photo by Steven Hoffman
The 317 students in Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2019 were greeted with cheers during the processional.
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“We continue to internally review Township operations, and take corrective actions when appropriate, to ensure the proper functioning of both financial and operational matters,” Stevens continued. “We will have more to report on these matters at the appropriate times – in keeping with the constraints asked of us by the investigators.” Stevens concluded his statement by thanking township employees, including
its police force, “who have risen to every challenge they have faced in recent weeks,” he said. “I would also like to thank the citizens, friends, service providers, vendors and others here in Kennett Township who have been understanding, supportive and patient during the past month.”
Only a little more than one month old, the arc of the investigation to uncover possible fraud in the township has already encountered several twists and turns.
On May 11 at 10:15 a.m., the Chester County Press received an email from a Kennett Township Supervisor, with a headline that read “Important Kennett Township Announcement,” informing the Press that the township was exploring suspicious transactions discovered in its bank accounts.
At noon that day, a letter was sent to township residents that began, “The Board of Supervisors pledged to you to have an open and transparent government. In keeping with that pledge, we are writing today to inform you about a serious situation. Rest assured, the supervisors are taking every step to safeguard the Township and our residents.”
The second paragraph read, “On Thursday, April
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25, 2019, the supervisors were notified by the Fraud Department of our bank that they had found a number of suspicious transactions on Township accounts.”
The release also stated that the supervisors carefully reviewed the findings with the bank, and legal and law enforcement representatives, and immediately referred the matter to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. Also, steps were taken to make sure no further unauthorized transactions take place.
On May 15, Stevens began the supervisors’ meeting by reading a prepared statement. “Tonight, I am sad to say that we need to begin this meeting by reporting on a disturbing event that took place in our township,” he said. “When we took office, the board promised that the government of Kennett Township would be open and transparent. That is why when we discovered this matter, that we quickly informed our constituents about the investigation.
The same day we learned of these suspicious transactions, acting on the advice Police Chief Nolt and our legal counsel, we turned the matter over to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office to investigate, to see what laws were violated.”
Stevens continued his statement, and told the audience that the investigation will be “absolutely impartial and unbiased.” He repeated the fact that the township has hired forensic auditors from Marcum, LLP, and later told the audience that the township has also hired image and branding consultant Carl Francis. The auditors’
report on the investigation, he said, is expected to be available by the early fall.
Stevens then fielded several questions from the audience, many of them having to do with the township’s system of checks and balances regarding the authorization of check writing. Stevens said that one signature is required for township checks up to $2,000; and that two signatures are required on township checks for more than $2,000.
While the audience continued to press the supervisors for information, Stevens responded by saying that sharing specific information would “have a compromising effect on that investigation.”
“It would be easy for me to tell you what I experienced, but I’m only one player,” he said. “If I put any kind of spin and give you an explanation based on my vision, that’s me speculating. It needs to be done by an objective party who is investigating this thoroughly. That’s the DA on one side, and the forensic auditor on the other, and there’s no speculation on their part.
At the center of the controversy is former township manager Lisa Moore, who was formally dismissed by a vote of 3-0 at the June 5 meeting. Moore was placed on paid administrative leave at the start of the investigation, and was dismissed from her job on May 17, in connection to the suspicious transactions discovered in the township’s bank accounts.
In an official township release, Moore’s dismissal came “after new information
was discovered and brought before the supervisors,” it stated. “The dismissal action was coordinated with the township’s legal and human resources representatives.”
In other actions related to the investigation on June 5, the board voted unanimously to officially ratify the hiring of Alison Rudolf as interim township manager, whose term began on May 28. Rudolf had served as the township manager for Lower Moreland Township for 26 years. During the past 10 years, Rudolf has served as an interim manager in other municipalities. Stevens said that Rudolf is earning $100 per hour, and the supervisors are responsible for overseeing her work.
The board also ratified the hiring of David Woglom, associate director of the Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Center at Lafayette College, to assist the township in coordinating an appropriate search for a permanent township manager. An updated job description for the position is currently being developed, and it is being advertised on the township’s website.
With Rudolf’s hiring, the burden placed on the three supervisors to pick up the slack in the wake of Moore’s dismissal has lessened considerably, “which is not to say that we are not following up in a very active and regular way, virtually every day, in some capacity,” Stevens said. “It may not be the eight to ten hours initially we were working, but it is still a significant amount of time.”
Township solicitor David Sander shared that the supervisors met in execu-
tive session in matters of personnel 11 times between May 16 and June 4.
Other township business
Stevens said that the township has received notice from PennDOT announcing that the bridge on Route 82-Clifton Mills in the township is about a month away from completion and being reopened to the public. PennDOT said that they anticipate reopening the bridge in early- to mid-July. Sander said that the longclosed Stephens Gardens Creations, Inc. and Stephens Aquatic Services, located at 257 Kennett Pike in Chadds Ford, is under agreement of sale. Sander said he did not know the specific details about the agreement, such as the closing date of the purchase or the sale cost of the property.
For the past several years, the Stephens property has become an eyesore for township residents, specifically those who live in the 26-home Hillingham residential development, located behind the property.
In March, ten residents of Hillingham attended a board meeting at the township, where they shared their frustration of living adjacent to the abandoned business, that has been repeatedly cited for health and safety violations.
Sander said that the township’s chief role in getting the site cleaned up is to enforce its property maintenance code against the new owners of the property, and have the zoning and code enforcement officers issue notices of violation.
Timothy L. Jones, principal and general counsel for Montchanin Builders, LLC, discussed revisions for a “planned village” in the township, which his company is developing a ten-acre lot at the corner of Ways Lane and Cypress Street. Jones told the board that the project is in its initial design phase, which calls for apartments, walking trails, pocket parks, underground parking and a shopping plaza.
Tom Comitta, the township’s landscape architect consultant, said that the project’s design guidelines are listed in Appendix F of the township’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, issued last September, that include standards regarding public space and open space; building design and height; streetscape elements; parking lot design; and perimeter buffers.
Jones referred to the planned development as potentially becoming “a new gateway coming into the borough.”
“When Mr. Jones and his design team took the topographic design survey and took the earlier concept plan, they were willing to be held accountable to these fashion police quality control measures that we’ve been trying to impose to ensure higher quality development,” he said.
While Comitta said that several “fussy edits” and zoning issues still need to be ironed out in the initial design concept for the planned project, Comitta encouraged the board to seek the input of the Chester County Planning Commission and the township’s Planning Commission and then set a date for a hearing. The board approved the motion, 3-0.
Oxford English teacher receives county-wide Heart of Learning Award
Oxford Area High School English teacher Carynne Burnett is the countywide recipient of the 2019 Citadel Heart of Learning Award for secondary school teachers. Sponsored by Citadel Federal Credit Union and the Chester County Intermediate Unit, the annual award recognizes the outstanding job Chester County’s teachers perform in educating and caring for our young people.
In March, Mrs. Burnett was named the Oxford Area School District’s finalist for the county award. At that time she received a finalist trophy and $500 for classroom use.
Along with 14 other finalists for the county award, Burnett attended the annual Heart of Learning banquet on May 7. As winner of the award for secondary school teachers, she received another trophy and an additional $1,500.
“The banquet was awesome, and incredible, and overwhelming,” said Burnett. “Citadel does such a great job of making every teacher feel special. I felt special from the moment I walked into the ceremony, but I wasn’t even really thinking about this leading to an ultimate award. I was thinking, ‘Wow, they really make teachers feel so good.’”
Burnett was moved by how the entire awards banquet centered not only on the award finalists, but the impact that Chester County’s teachers have on young lives. The finalists
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Grove Borough, which has 2,900 residents in a .65-square mile radius.
Simpson was joined by Deputy Chief Michael King and Lieutenant Joseph Greenwalt in walking the audience through the SCCRPD’s day-to-day operations, which includes the executive division, the patrol division and the special operations division, which works with a criminal investigation unit and handles the investigation of serious and complex crimes.
The presentation introduced the audience to the many social media applications they can use to connect to the police for service and to collect or share information, such as Facebook, Twitter and Crimewatch. Greenwalt stressed the importance of community to be proactive in helping the department solve crimes and maintain safety in the community. “We’ve done it New Garden. We’ve done in West Grove. It works,” he said. “Everything that is important to you is important to us.” In an effort to be transparent, “We’re publishing our arrest warrants to let you know that we’re out there, doing what we said we would do,” King said. “We’re arresting criminals. We’re arresting drunk drivers. We’re following up on investigations, and we’re hoping that while this is that individual’s worst day ever, maybe it will be a deterrent to not driving drunk in our jurisdiction, or maybe they won’t commit a crime.”
King encouraged the audi-
themselves were featured in a video which included footage of their classroom lessons and students reading from their nomination letters.
Burnett said her feelings were only heightened when her name was announced as one of the evening’s three award winners. “I was in shock, and I wasn’t really prepared,” she said. “I did not sound like an eloquent English teacher when I made my remarks!”
For Burnett, the highlight of the ceremony was having her husband, Joe, and their daughters with her at the banquet. “My husband does so much to help me be the best teacher I can be,” she said. “Things like just being so patient at home when I’m grading papers for hours are incredibly supportive.
“Both my daughters are so supportive as well,” she said of Belle, a sophomore at OAHS, and Jaycie, a third grader at Nottingham Elementary School. “My oldest was just crying when I returned to our table after accepting the award. To see how proud she was meant so much to me.”
Also attending the banquet was Oxford Area High School Principal James Canaday. “Mrs. Burnett is a true professional and model educator,” he said. “She cares about her students and exemplifies this through her words and interactions with them on a daily basis. In the classroom, Mrs. Burnett sets the bar high for all students and works with
ence to join the department in its efforts to keep their community safe.
“We’re only going to be as effective as the partnership we build with you,” he said. “There’s only a handful of us doing the job. This is your community. Have a stake in it and help us fight crime and make it a better place to live.”
The town hall also introduced Officer Stephen Madonna, who will be primarily assigned to patrol the Avondale Borough and Officer Mario Raimato, the department’s school resource officer in the Kennett Consolidated School District. Adding the borough to its coverage area couldn’t arrive at a better time for both borough residents and the the regional department. The SCCRPD’s new $4.3 million facility on Gap-Newport Pike is scheduled to open for business by September, and it’s just to the south of Avondale’s southern border.
them to meet their fullest potential.
Burnett grew up in Exton loving to read and write.
“I always wanted to think about what I would read and apply it world situations, and because I also loved to write, my strengths always lent themselves to English,” she said.
At the same time Burnett knew she wanted to pursue a career in education.
“I always wanted to be a teacher, and it was my late high school and early college years that really solidified teaching high school English as the career I wanted,” she said.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from West Chester University in 2002 and began teaching at Oxford Area High School in 2004. She received a master’s degree in Professional and Secondary Education from West Chester in 2012.
Burnett currently teaches ninth and 12th grade Honors English and 12th grade AP literature and composition. She is the faculty advisor to the Class of 2021 and the National English Honor Society, which recently sponsored the high school’s first Speech Contest to great response from the student body.
Burnett’s 15 years in teaching have seen massive changes in how young people consume and understand literature, with advances in technology having an impact both at home and in the classroom.
“With the internet and social media, the relevan-
Having regional police presence in the borough will cost about $68 per resident, Simpson said, but for that price, borough residents will soon become the beneficiaries of a 6.8-minute average response time to police calls made to the SCCRPD.
As part of the presentation, Simpson also praised the partnerships the SCCRPD enjoys with several local agencies, such as the Crime Victims Center of Chester County and the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County “to help deliver services or information to our communities,” he said. “Sometimes in law enforcement, we get a complaint and go on to the next complaint. And when we stop, sometimes these victims are still in need of service. That’s where these organizations come in.”
In introducing himself and his officers and his support staff to the audience, Simpson said that it was one of the strongest teams he has
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cy of the literature I teach changes a bit,” she said. “All literature is relevant, but the relevancy changes depending on what’s happening in our society and the world at large.”
Oxford Area High School English teacher Carynne Burnett with her county Citadel Heart of Learning Award for secondary school teachers. the opportunity for instant gratification. “With that, it can be harder for students to understand that writing takes work and constant revision,” she said. “The first thing they write it is never going to be the final product. Having everything at our fingertips has changed the traditional mindset of knowing you’ll have to write more than a first draft to write successfully.”
Burnett agreed that the technological advances of the past 15 years have had the greatest effect on how she teaches and how students learn. “When I started teaching, the technology was not so accessible to the students – I did not fight the cellphone battles,” she said.
“I’ve read many studies on the benefits of reading from an actual book as opposed to reading on an electronic device, but trying to have students read from a print book becomes more and more challenging.”
For Burnett, these changes are simply a result of a society that now, more than ever, offers individuals
worked with in his 36 years of law enforcement.
“We are guided by our four core values – human life, integrity, justice and duty – but there are other qualities about us that shape us as a police organization,” he said, referring to the department’s motto. “We are united to serve our communities with excellence.”
“Our mission is to serve you,” King told the audience. “You are now a part of our family, and we want
Burnett will take the summer to think about how she will use the $2,000 in award money for her classroom in the new school year. “I’m thinking about a new series of books, or equipment to make the classroom more comfortable for the students and more conducive to learning,” she said. “It will go back to the students, because they really gave me this award.”
to make a very good first impression with you. I think you will be very pleased with the visible police presence of our agency, beginning on July 1.”
To learn more about the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department, visit www. sccrpd.org.
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty.com.
supervisors also included in earlier conditions that Royal Farms would pay for substantially more road work. As the supervisors discussed the scenarios and assessed the costs of providing the solutions, the question was raised of who was going to pay for it all. Township engineer Jerry Baker said roadwork to handle all the work would cost substantially more than the $257,472 impact fee. In fact, he said, it could reach nearly $1 million. But Jaros countered that since Route 1 is a state highway, PennDOT would pay for it. He added that asking for more improvements to Schoolhouse Road on the other side of Route 1 was excessive.
Supervisor Bobby McKinstry mentioned that Schoolhouse Road (the exit ramp of Walmart) is a township road, and township residents should not have to bear the excessive costs. The discussion went on for the more than an hour and a half, concluding with the supervisors approving conditions that would require Royal Farms to bear a large percentage of the costs, while Jaros was still frustrated and hinting that there could be an appeal. In other business, the supervisors approved the refund of a 2014 sewage plant bond issue in order to substitute a recent bond that has a better interest rate. They approved joining other municipalities to hire a firm to renegotiate the franchise agreements with internet providers. They also agreed to set a date for their representatives to meet with the PoMarLin and Longwood fire chiefs to discuss future changes in the water shooting capacities of fire hydrants, and whether the current shortfall in thrust could be made up by increasing the number of tankers arriving at the fire.
For updated township information, visit www. eastmarlborough.org.
Kennett Square Borough to move forward with EV charging station
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
In small towns and big cities across the U.S., electric vehicles are becoming more popular.
Kennett Square Borough Council recently authorized the staff to pursue an EV charging station that would allow motorists with electric vehicles to charge the batteries.
At the June 3 council meeting, borough manager Joseph Scalise explained that the borough had obtained a grant for $10,000 for the EV charging station.
Initially, council approved a total expenditure of $11,000 for the project, which meant that the borough would contribute $1,000 in addition to the grant funding.
But after exploring the mechanics of establishing an EV charging station, it was determined that the total costs will be closer to $12,500, not $11,000. For that reason, the issue was back on council’s agenda.
Scalise noted that motorists will use an app to pay for charges at the EV charging station, so the borough will recoup the costs of expenditures
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, an acclaimed restaurant franchise that first opened its doors in 1976 in the Little Italy section of Wilmington, Del., will be celebrating its birthday on June 13 by offering $5 small Bobbies all day in select locations. The Bobbie, often referred to as Thanksgiving on a roll, has been spotlighted in Esquire
over time.
Mayor Matt Fetick explained that he used to own an electric car so he is familiar with EV charging stations. He explained that motorists with electric cars sometimes decide where to eat or stay based on the availability of EV charging stations. An app allows them to know where they can pick up a charge. For this reason, having an EV charging station in the borough is an asset.
“People will go where there are charging stations,” Fetick explained.
Ultimately, council decided to move forward with authorizing the EV charging station despite the minimal cost increase.
“I think it’s wise to move forward on this,” explained council member Peter Waterkotte.
Scalise said that they will continue to look for a sponsor for the EV charging station.
In other business at the meeting, council president Doug Doerfler announced that he has appointed new council member Lorenzo Merino as the chairperson of the Finance Committee. Merino joined council when he was tapped to
fill a vacancy last month.
Kennett Square Borough resident Pauline Michel was appointed to serve on the borough’s Shade Tree Commission. Scalise explained that there were two vacancies on the three-person commission, and Michel expressed interest in filling one of them. Council member Ethan Cramer thanked Michel for being willing to serve on the commission.
Borough council approved a bid award for 2019 paving in place projects to Long’s Asphalt. There was some discussion about the procedures that are used to determine which streets get paved each year.
Council member Dr. Brenda Mercomes shared that the second annual Juneteenth Celebration is planned for Saturday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The activities around town include a movie being shown at the Kennett Library, re-enactors making a presentation in the East Linden neighborhood, and a pop-up museum focused on the Underground Railroad.
“We think there will be a very good program,” Mercomes said. “There may even be a few surprises.”
Borough council approved the certificates of appropriateness for HARB applications for signage at 108 East State Street and 127 East State Street, as well as for the construction of a detached garage at 234 North Garfield Street. The HARB board had previously considered the three applications and offered its support to all three.
Kennett Square Borough officials took the opportunity to honor Karen Scherer, who is retiring after serving as a borough employee for more than 16 years. She has served in a variety of roles through the years, working as the borough secretary and assistant to the borough manager at the time of her retirement. She was the go-to person for a wide range of issues, and borough officials took turns expressing their gratitude for her work.
Doerfler presented Scherer with a proclamation.
Scherer thanked everyone for their well wishes, and also thanked Kennett Square Borough residents for letting her serve them through the years.
To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@ chestercounty.com.
Octoraro Hotel & Tavern donate over $3,000 to
The Octoraro Hotel & Tavern recently hosted the first annual Covered Bridge Motorcycle Ride that benefited the American Cancer Society and Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. Over 25 local businesses stepped forward to support the ride and 130 riders came out on a drizzly Sunday morning to participate. The two-hour trip crossed eight covered bridges in the area. The ride wrapped up at the
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magazine and on the Food Network, and in 2009 AOL. com named it “The Greatest Sandwich in America.”
The first Capriotti’s opened without any aspirations of being anything more than a local hoagie shop where they slow-roasted whole turkeys in-house overnight. As its popularity grew, the founders’ friends and family began wanting to expand
Capriotti’s in their respective areas, and as a result began franchising in 1987. After moving to Las Vegas in 1991, the founders opened a location in the city and began franchising locally after gaining a foothold in the region. The concept filled a void in the sandwich category with its fresh, homemade premium product and unique flavor profiles.
In 2008, best friends and business partners Ashley Morris and Jason Smylie purchased Capriotti’s after being multi-unit franchisees for three years. They were able to increase the brand’s footprint from 42 units to more than 100 in 18 states and Washington D.C.
Participating Capriotti’s for the June 13 event where guests can receive a $5
Octoraro Hotel & Tavern with live entertainment and raffle prizes. John McGlothlin, owner of the Octoraro Hotel & Tavern said, “We choose to support the American Cancer Society because cancer affects all of us in some way. We were very blessed to have so many friends from great distances join us for the ride, and we’re looking forward to hosting the event again in the future.”
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Ashley Leary, the senior community development manager for the American Cancer Society joins John and Nickoel McGlothin, owners of the Octoraro Hotel & Tavern, to collect the donation check.
Letter to the Editor Editorial
Expanding human life, integrity, justice and duty
On June 4 at the Avondale Fire Department, several members of the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department (SCCRPD) introduced themselves to residents of the Avondale Borough. It was for a good reason; in late April, the SCCRPD Public Safety Commissioners and the Avondale Borough Council secured an 18-month, $90,000 contract with the regional police to provide full-time coverage to the borough’s 1,400 residents starting July 1.
Avondale is less than a month away from becoming the third municipality under the regional police department’s watch, joining New Garden Township and its 12,000 residents, and West Grove Borough, which has 2,900 residents. All told, that’s a police coverage area of close to 18 square miles and nearly 17,000 residents. It’s an accomplishment that has been measured not just by numbers by a commitment to safety and vision, one made even grander considering that when Police Chief Gerald Simpson first conceived of establishing a regional police department in 2014, several naysayers thought the idea would never work.
“Simpson’s Folly,” many called it. A few local police departments and municipalities took an early interest in the concept but eventually left the fold.
Backed by the support of the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors, the SCCRPD Public Safety Commissioners, West Grove Borough leaders and a dedicated roll call of officers, detectives and administrators, Simpson pressed on. His continuing mantra, heard in nearly every interview and at nearly every presentation, was “We are better together than we are apart.”
On Jan. 1, 2017, the SCCRPD went live, becoming the area’s first regional police department.
Since then, Simpson, Deputy Chief Michael King and Lieutenant Joseph Greenwalt have established goals for the department’s executive, patrol, investigative and special operations units.
Together, the department has established a Best Practice Policing policies in compliance with accreditation standards.
In 2018, the department increased the number of DUI arrests in their jurisdiction by a whopping 65 percent.
As of March, 30 training orders have been issued to the department’s officers, in order to sharpen skills in the use of technology; investigation of child abuse; DUI detection; crisis intervention; and crime watch enforcement.
They are establishing a 7-week Citizens’ Police Academy, to give residents a better understanding of their role in law enforcement.
Joined by his colleagues, Officer Mario Raimato has spearheaded the department’s community outreach initiatives in schools and at public events, and in the process has become one of the most visible police officers in southern Chester County.
If there is any remaining doubt about whether “Simpson’s Folly” has defied its critics, consider the commitment by the New Garden Township Supervisors to approve the construction of a $4.3 million headquarters at 8934 Gap Newport Pike, that is scheduled to begin operations in the fall.
With expanded police coverage and a new home on the way, it is incumbent upon the SCCRPD to adapt to a new municipality and new surroundings. However, we ask that they eventually return to the map of southern Chester County and draw a re-imagined design of coverage that links it to a wider area that includes neighboring municipalities, perhaps London Britain and Franklin townships.
In no way does this newspaper endorse this potential initiative as a criticism of the coverage currently provided to these two municipalities by the State Police in Avondale. The men and women of the State Police have protected – and continue to protect – the residents of several boroughs and townships in southern Chester County with the dedication of a small army, and we support their unwavering and superb commitment to safety.
Our recommendation here is merely a down-the-road initiative that could further stabilize and enhance the workings of a regional department who has been retrofitted for reasonable and eventual expansion from its beginning.
The Southern Chester County Regional Police Department is guided by four core values – human life, integrity, justice and duty. We have seen these principles create the foundation of an effective regional police department, and on July 1, they will apply themselves to the Avondale Borough and perhaps, years from now, they will be applied elsewhere in a larger, contiguous swath of protection and service.
Pa. lawmakers should increase Medicaid funding
Letter to the Editor:
Pennsylvania seniors who count on nursing facilities for their care deserve stronger support from the Commonwealth in the upcoming 2019-20 fiscal budget. Years and years of flat funding is catching up with a system that supports one of the largest 85 and over populations in the nation. Pennsylvania lawmakers can begin to fix this problem by increasing Medicaid funding by 2.8
percent in the upcoming budget.
It’s a small first step toward addressing chronic underfunding that has led non-profits to struggle to keep qualified staff, attract new employees and invest in quality care. In 15 years, the Commonwealth has averaged an annual increase of barely 1 percent in Medicaid funding. During that time, the cost of providing nursing home care has increased nearly 33 percent.
Things have gotten so
bad that Pennsylvania’s nursing homes suffered a Medicaid funding shortfall of more than $631 million in 20172018, according to a Medicaid Funding Gap Analysis commissioned by LeadingAge PA. A 2.8 percent increase would provide $47 million in state funds (a good first step) and should be placed directly into Medicaid rates to ensure every nursing facility in Pennsylvania receives additional funding.
State lawmakers are truly a partner with Pennsylvania’s nursing facilities because they determine how much Medicaid funding is provided at a time when more and more seniors rely on Medicaid for their care. It’s a partnership that deserves their long overdue attention.
Anne
Dinniman announces $950,000 for extracurricular programs in Chester County schools
State Sen. Andy Dinniman recently announced that that ten schools in the Coatesville and Kennett areas will receive $950,000 in total state funding to offer extracurricular activities to students during non-school hours.
“Learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends and these programs help continue to inspire and encourage young people from diverse backgrounds to pursue their interests and find what sparks their curiosity and passion to learn,” Dinniman, who serves as minority chair of the Senate Education Committee, said. “And they’re also a great way to bring families and communities into the school environment as an integral part of the learning, development, and growth of the next generation of leaders.”
The funds, which come through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program and are administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s are as follows:
• $150,000 for the Chester County Intermediate Unit to support pro-
grams at Mary D. Lang, Bancroft, Greenwood, and New Garden Elementary Schools in the Kennett Consolidated School District.
• $400,000 for the Chester County Intermediate Unit to support programs at Kennett Middle School and Kennett High School in the Kennett Consolidated School District.
• $400,000 for the Chester County Intermediate Unit to support programs at East Fallowfield Elementary School, Kings Highway Elementary School, Rainbow Elementary School and the Gordon Center.
The 21st CCLC is a competitive grant that provides federal funding to establish community learning centers that provide academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities for students and their families. These opportunities must occur during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session to help students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects. Centers must also offer students a broad array of activities that can
complement their regular academic programs, to offer literacy and other educational services to their families.
Such enrichment opportunities may include:
• Mentoring programs, remedial education activities, and tutoring services.
• Literacy education programs, including financial literacy programs and environmental literacy programs.
• Programs that support a healthy and active lifestyle, including nutritional education and regular, structured physical activity programs.
• Services for individuals with disabilities;
• Programs that provide after-school activities for students who are English learners that emphasize language skills and academic achievement;
• Cultural programs.
• Telecommunications and technology education programs.
• Expanded library service hours.
• Parenting skills programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy.
• Programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspend-
ed, or expelled to allow the students to improve their academic achievement.
• Activities that enable students to be eligible for credit recovery or attainment;
• Drug and violence prevention programs and counseling programs.
• Programs that build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), including computer science, and that foster innovation in learning by supporting nontraditional STEM education teaching methods.
• Programs that partner with in-demand fields of the local workforce or build career competencies and career readiness.
In addition to academics, 21st CCLC grantees may also use the funds to carry out a broad array of activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, including before and after school, summer, Saturdays, and holiday programming. A minimum of 50 percent of daily programming must directly target reading, math, and science enrichment with the balance of activities occurring on a rotational basis.
Kennett Square Borough to consider zoning changes to allow larger buildings along West State Street
The zoning changes, which are prompted by a proposal for a 189-unit apartment complex on West State Street, will be discussed and voted on during a June 17 meeting begin at 7 p.m.
Kennett Square Borough Council will consider allowing larger, taller buildings along West State Street from South Washington Street to Mill Road, the Borough’s western border.
Prompted by a proposal for the construction of 189 apartments on the Kennett Square boundary on State Street, the Borough Council will hold a public hearing and vote on the proposed zoning changes at its June 17 meeting in the Red Clay Room, 423 Dalmatian Street. The hearing will be followed by a vote, with time for public comment during both. The meeting will
Council president Doug Doerfler, who also chairs the borough’s Municipal Relations Committee, explained that this presents a change, both to the present character of the area and to the regulations in place in that section of the Borough.
“The existing businesses and parking lots could be replaced by what’s called class-A apartments (as proposed by the current development proposal), or by any other use-by-right building, and we want the community to know that we consider that a significant change,” Doerfler said. “We value the businesses that occupy the area between our won-
derful historic shopping district and Mill Road, and we’re equally aware that the less-intensive uses present an opportunity for change. The idea has been through a dozen public meetings of Council, the Planning Commission, and our Municipal Relations Committee, but we encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with the project and weigh in on June 17.”
Buildings are limited to 35 feet in the C-2 Zoning District, which includes the State Street/Cypress Street corridor on either side of the Borough’s C-2 Secondary Commercial District. This height would increase to 55 feet, but only in the area along West
State Street and West Cypress Street, starting at the South Washington Street intersection of West State Street to the Borough line. The “overlay” zoning district includes Magnolia Place, but the 26 acres formerly occupied by the NVF company isn’t included. The changes will also allow buildings up to 400 feet in length. StanAb, LP, a West Chester development company, held a meeting on June 5 to show plans to the public. More information can be found in the Borough of Kennett Square’s public DropBox on the borough’s website at www. kennettsq.org.
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explained, “and now we’re ready to move on to the next chapter of our lives.”
Over the course of the next two hours, the Class of 2019 reflected on their time together at Oxford and looked forward, with hope and optimism, to the lives that await them as adults.
Winand and several other graduation speakers thanked the teachers and administrators, and the family members and friends, for helping them along the way.
In the first of several emotional moments during the graduation ceremony, Winand remembered Julia Latimer, who passed away in 2018, and Eli Matthews, who passed away in 2011. A moment of silence followed.
Oxford Area High School
principal James Canaday offered remarks during the ceremony. He talked about how supportive the Oxford community is. “Without your partnership and support,” Canaday said, “we would not be here tonight.
The Oxford community is a very special place. I wish you all a very memorable night.”
Canaday noted that one of his family’s four children was among the graduating seniors, and he said that he has forged special relationships with members of the Class of 2019 and their parents.
“It’s an honor to share this with you,” Canaday said.
The high school principal encouraged the graduates to surround themselves with positive people who support them, and to make decisions that will make their families proud.
Class salutatorian Emily
Stewart talked about the momentous occasion, and what it would mean for the students.
“Graduation is an exciting time. It is an ending and a beginning,” she said. “Today, we reflect on the memories we made here and we envision the future that lies ahead. We have all had challenges, but we overcame them. We worked hard to get where we are today.”
Graduating high school, Stewart said, was not the last chapter in the lives of the graduates. They will go on to other chapters that will determine the stories that their lives tell. Stewart said that they will carry what they learned in Oxford with them.
“We’ll take a little piece of Oxford wherever we go,” Stewart said.
Valedictorian Jacob Hewes looked to the “short,
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• Raising the quality of your care with advanced technology
• Implementing a robust electronic medical record system
• Elevating your comfort as a patient
• Offering health and wellness resources in our community
• Sponsoring and supporting local organizations and events such as the Southern Chester County
• Understanding and acting on Jennersville’s health priorities
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Alex Schoessler with Jacob and Noah Hewes.
Many graduating seniors showed up early to take pictures with friends outside Oxford Area High School. Sandra Leon, Amanda Weber, Allison Highfield, and Miranda Porretta got together for a picture. The high school graduates leave together.
Abby Boohar, Mya Saltysiak, Cassie Boesenhofer, Connor Goettel, Amanda Quesenberry, Cassidy Comary, Lindsay Jennings, and Katherine Anderson,
Valedictorian Jacob Hewes
Oxford Area High School principal James Canaday.
silly, catchy” words of Dr. Seuss to write his own speech. He noted that some of the most important life lessons were captured by Dr. Seuss.
Hewes’ clever and entertaining address was written in short rhymes. An illustration:
“The time has come for us to spread our wings and fly To college or work or whatever we try”
Another one of the more heartfelt moments of the graduation ceremony came when Hewes spoke fondly of his twin brother, Noah, who was also among the graduates.
Jacob Hewes put it this way:
“Of my six brothers and sisters There’s one who stands out He’s the one who looks just like me
But I have more clout”
The valedictorian thanked his twin brother, and led the audience in applauding for him.
Next, Oxford Area School District superintendent of schools David Woods officially presented the members of the Class of 2019 as graduates. Then came the highlight of the commencement— the awarding of diplomas. Woods, Canaday, and school board president Joseph Tighe congratulated each student while presenting the
diplomas.
Once all the diplomas were handed out, Winand returned to the stage for the passing of the president’s sash to Ashley Navarette, the president of the class of 2020. Class parliamentarian Marleen Toney led the graduates for the turning of the tassel. The senior class concert choir performed the school’s alma mater, and then the Class of 2019 departed to “Pomp and Circumstance” as their friends and family waited to greet the high school graduates.
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Tomasetti and other staff members who would be departing this year. He also advised the graduating seniors to be strong, courageous and patient. “No task is below you. Don’t be afraid to fail. Enjoy each day like it’s the last. Be kind,” he told them.
Members of the senior class were well represented in various segments of the ceremony.
Nancy Avalos Rodriguez delivered the invocation in both English and Spanish. She also led the Pledge of Allegiance. She recalled her first days at Kennett High School when she had an initial sense of confusion. “Now we are the cool kids,” she said.
Class president Bruce Genereux greeted his classmates and thanked the parents. He said, “Anything is possible when you take on new challenges.” He also received the Advisor’s Cup – one of the school’s highest honors.
Four student speakers presented their thoughts on what they had experienced in their years at the school and how they intended to move ahead in the future.
Kathryn Erisman compared the years at Kennett High School as like traveling a roadway. “We will navigate new roads. … This is just the starting point,” she said.
Kevin Lemus Moreno characterized his classmates as “friends of technology” who learned how to make things happen. He added, “We do not have to be a
genius to achieve great things.”
Moreno was also awarded the Rupert Cup, the school’s highest honor, at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.
Molly Hohner’s speech was titled “Recalculating.” She said individuals must view what seem like failures, learn from them and turn them into successes.
Elaina Maahs compared human lives and experiences to literature. “All of our stories have led us here. Kennett will always be part of the pages of your stories,” she said.
Assistant principal Jeffrey Thomas announced that of the 297 members of the class, 107 seniors had received 294 scholarships worth $10.1 million.
The high school orchestra,
directed by Jessica Williams, played several musical numbers including the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance” and the recessional “La Rejouissance” by Handel. Musicians from the senior class joined for several of the pieces.
Assistant principal Raymond Fernandez read the roll call of the graduates, and one by one, they proceeded up the steps to the landing to receive their diplomas. Many of them hugged senior class advisor Margaret Hughes as they did so.
At the finale, the class members recessed in orderly lines into the building, but them emerged soon after to their enthusiastic parents and friends who were waiting in the driveway with cheers and festive balloons.
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The senior class members processed two-by-two, arm-in-arm, down the steps.
Kevin Lemus Moreno returns to his seat after receiving the school’s highest honor, the Rupert Cup.
The school district administrative staff stood atop the parking lot steps to oversee the ceremony and present diplomas.
Many of the graduating seniors hugged class advisor Margaret Hughes as they stepped up to receive their diplomas.
Band director Jessica Williams leads the musicians. The senior class members react when they are announced as graduates.
The newly graduated members of the class walk into the building at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Unionville’s Class of 2019 enjoys their big day
By JP Phillips Correspondent
The heat and humidity outside on June 6 did nothing to deter the friends, family, staff and school board members who came out to watch Unionville High School’s class of 2019 graduate at the Bob Carpenter Center on the University of Delaware campus.
Speakers included principal Jimmy Conley, district superintendent John Sanville, social studies educator of the year (pupil selected) Darlene Brigance, and student honor speakers Ashlyn Lauder, Aldo Medina, and Richard Childs. All shared some nostalgia about the past four years, and advice to the graduates as they continue on their personal journeys.
Conley reflected on this class’s virtues of kindness, friendship, and altruism.
“As members of this proud class, take the experiences that you have faced over the last four years with your classmates and transform your college and university campuses,” Conley said.
“Go to your workplaces and build positive communities. If you are entering military service, bring these attributes to your platoons or your battalions. Build communities through kindness and friendship wherever you go, and show the world what you have learned from each other over the last four years.”
Sanville asked them to use their time purposefully and wisely. “Now that you are moving forward on your own, it is especially important that you use your time for the endeavors that benefit you,” he said. “Plan your 168 hours carefully. Don’t spend time living up to the expectations of others. Don’t spend time fulfilling dreams that are not yours. Don’t be the standard-bearer for ideals you do not support. Don’t adopt attitudes because they are trendy. Don’t let the
noise and chaos drown your own thoughts out. Don’t spend one second doing anything that you would be ashamed of.”
Social studies teacher Brigance spoke about the importance of listening to different views and changing your mind when warranted. She stressed that each person should share opinions both boldly and respectfully, even when it’s uncomfortable. She encouraged everyone to research candidates and vote in every election, big and small. “Graduating class of 2019, I encourage all of you to enjoy your life, and to work for a better world, one conversation and one vote at a time,” Brigance said.
Graduating seniors Lauder, Medina and Childs also took to the podium. Lauder talked about being
grateful for her high school years, even the difficult times. Medina talked about a neighbor who taught him so much about character, especially compassion. He asked the graduates to consider who influenced their lives. “Thank them,” he said. “Honor them. Challenge yourself to follow their example.” Childs spoke fondly about his experience at UHS and how the school supported students’ personal development. “You believed in us, and made us feel special,” he said.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford district office said that there were 358 graduates. As for future plans, most will settle in at various colleges throughout the country. The most popular destinations are Penn State, West Chester University, University of Pittsburgh,
Drexel, and Temple. Twenty-five graduates committed to playing sports at their new schools. Three will enter the military, and one is headed to the police academy. A few are going straight to work, and some are going to community colleges.
“Soon, the day-to-day routine of high school will be but a memory,” honor student Lauder said. “But the underlying feeling of what Unionville means to us, the home we have each created here at school, the friends we have made, the successes we have each achieved for ourselves, and the bond we all share as the graduates of the class of 2019 will remain … Congratulations, class of 2019. And may we all flourish and grow in our own uniquely grateful and grounded ways.”
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Student speakers Ashlyn Lauder, Aldo Medina, and Richard Childs.
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Family members celebrate as their graduate’s name is called.
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Social studies teacher Darlene Brigance was voted educator of the year by students.
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Family members take a photo after the graduation ceremony.
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Posing for photos with a new graduate in the shade of a tree.
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Unionville High School principal Jimmy Conley. U-CF superintendent John Sanville.
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Students enter the hall before graduation begins.
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A parent waits with flowers for a new UHS graduate.
ELMER C. GRAY, JR.
Elmer “Butch” Clifford Gray, Jr., 81, of Nottingham, passed away on June 7 at his home.
Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of the late Elmer C., Sr. and Sara McCann Gray. Elmer was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, for six years. He retired from ICI and SPI after 30 years of service. He was a member of the VFW Post 6027 in North East, Md., Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2666 in Oxford, and was a lifetime member of the Moose Club. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, collecting NASCAR memorabilia, and drag racing his car, a 1956 Chevy Coupe, at Cecil County Speedway and Atco New Jersey.
He is survived by two sons, Jimmy Gray (Lisa) of Lewes, Del., and Raymond Gray (Maggie) of Millsboro, Del.; one daughter, Tammy Kuczynski (Walter); five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and his companion of 21 years, Mary (Libby) Guy.
A funeral was held June 11. Interment was in Edgewood Memorial Park in Glen Mills, Pa. Visit www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
MARY TOWNSEND HANEY
Mary Townsend Haney, 94, of Oxford, passed away on June 3 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford.
She was the wife of the late J. Colson Haney. She farmed in Elk Township with her sons for 50 years. Mary was a member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. She loved cats and her family.
She is survived by her three sons, Michael P. Haney, James C. Haney III, and Stephen D. Haney, all of Oxford; and two sisters, Barbara Tucci of St. Paul, Minn., and Eleanor Laird of Texas.
A funeral was held June 7. Interment was in Faggs Manor Cemetery, Cochranville. Online condolences may be made at www. elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
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EVA BUTLER FRAMPTON GALLAGHER
Eva “Bootie” Butler Frampton Gallagher, 96, of Oxford passed away on June 10 at the home of her daughter. Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva Temple Butler. She was the wife of the late Roy Frampton and the late Freeland Gallagher. Eva was employed for many years at the National 5 & 10 in Oxford and the Nottingham School cafeteria. She enjoyed reading, doing Sudoku puzzles and taking bus trips.
Eva is survived by one daughter, Nancy Chack (Louis) of Oxford; two sons, Edward Frampton (Lisa) of Gettysburg and James Frampton of Florida; one stepdaughter, Netta Chapman (Joe) of Cochranville; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; eight stepgreat grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Eva was preceded in death by five brothers, Fred, Howard, Ernest, Everett and Mancil; two sisters, Bessie and Jennie; and one stepson.
A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. June 14 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. (86 Pine St., Oxford), where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
ROY B. FITE
Roy Benjamin Fite, 46, of Lancaster, formerly of Oxford, passed away on June 1 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Rebecca Benedict Fite, and father of Matilda Mae Fite. Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of Nancy Lee Powers Fite of Oxford and the late James W. Fite, Sr. Roy graduated from Oxford Area High School class of 1990. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was employed as an accountant with Herr Foods since 2010. Roy attended Crossway Church of Lancaster and Andrews Bridge Christian Fellowship, Christiana. He served as treasurer for Onesimus Ministries in Oxford. Roy enjoyed spending time with his wife, daughter and family. He also enjoyed reading God’s word and being outside.
He is survived by his wife; mother; one daughter, Matilda Mae Fite; one sister, Rebecca Conner (Mark) of Lincoln University; two brothers, James W. Fite, Jr. (Karen) of Dallas, Ga., and Bruce Fite (Devon) of Nottingham; and nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held June 8. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, a trust fund has been established for Roy’s daughter, Matilda, in c/o Andrews Bridge Christian Fellowship, 1873 Georgetown Rd., Christiana, PA 17509. Visit www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Affordable health screenings coming to Kennett Square
Residents living in and around Kennett Square can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. The Hilton Garden Inn (815 E. Baltimore Pike,
Kennett Square) will host this community event on July 3. Screenings can check for:
-- The level of plaque buildup in arteries, related to risk for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health; -- HDL and LDL
cholesterol levels
-- Diabetes risk -- Bone density as a risk for possible osteoporosis -- Kidney and thyroid function, and more
Screenings are affordable, convenient and accessible for wheelchairs and those with trouble walking.
Parking is free. Packages start at $149, but consultants will create a package that is right for you, based on your age and risk factors. The Wellness Gold Membership Program allows customers to get all the screenings they need now, but pay $19.95 a month. Call 1-877-2371287 or visit www. lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.
The Chester County Press publishes obituaries, free of charge, for those with a connection to southern Chester County. Obituaries appear on the Wednesday after they are received, space permitting. They also are posted on www. chestercounty.com. Photos should be sent as .jpg attachments to the obituary text. To submit an obituary to the Chester County Press , email the information to: jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
Through Aug. 28
Bike & Hike & Brews
Visitors are invited to stroll or roll into Hagley Museum (200 Hagley Creek Rd., Wilmington, Del.) this summer for the 21st annual Bike & Hike & Brews series from 5 to 8 p.m. Every Wednesday evening from June through August, participants can bike, hike, jog, or walk a three-mile path and finish the evening with the purchase of one of Dogfish Head’s three craft beer offerings (two favorites and a new addition). Woodside Farm Creamery sweet treats are also sold during every Bike & Hike & Brews. Participants are invited to explore parts of the 235-acre property not usually open to visitors on a path from Hagley’s Visitor Center to the first du Pont home and back.
Visitors can bring a picnic meal or purchase food from Hagley’s
Belin House Café. Admission is $3 (Hagley members and children under 5 free). Visit www.hagley.org/bike for more information.
June 22 to 30 ‘Day Out With Thomas’ Children can spend a day with their friend Thomas the Tank Engine at the Strasburg Railroad from June 22 to 30.
Families can take a ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt, controller of the railway, and enjoy a day of Thomasthemed activities including toy play, photo ops, and more. Thomas trains depart every 30 minutes. Percy rides run between Thomas trains. Tickets are available at Ticketweb (866-468-7630), or by visiting www.dayoutwiththomas.com.
Tickets are $21 for Thomas, and $27 for the Percy Package, for ages 2 and older. For
more information, visit www. strasburgrailroad.com or call 866-725-9666.
Through Sept. 29
Festival of Fountains
The Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square) Festival of Fountains runs through Sept. 29. The three fountain gardens perform daily. The Main Fountain Garden includes new fiveminute shows at 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. from May through August. Evening illuminated fountain performances in the Main Fountain Garden feature new shows Thursday through Saturday evenings at 9:15 p.m. (May through August) and at 8:15 p.m. in September. The Italian Water Garden and Open Air Theatre fountains have shows daily as well. For families, Longwood has interactive indoor and outdoor
gardens, three treehouses to explore, and ample opportunity to roam. Families can also enjoy new Festive Friday evenings, designed with themed familyfriendly activities. Longwood is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday from May through August; and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 5 to 29. Admission is by timed admission ticket only. To purchase tickets, visit www. longwoodgardens.org.
Kennett Flash schedule
The Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square) hosts regional and national artists. Tickets are available in advance at www. kennettflash.org, or at the door. Snacks and beverages are sold, or guests can BYOB. The schedule includes: Better Than Bacon improv comedy eighth
anniversary show (June 14, 8 p.m., $16 to $20); Popa Chubby (June 15, 7 p.m., $30); Open Mic with host Nik Everett (June 16, 7 p.m.); Chloe Likes Olivia with Blame Jakob and Mrs. Kitching (June 17, 7:30 p.m., $10); Songs From the Road –progressive bluegrass (June 21, 8 p.m., $14); Vinyl Artifacts with Grant Owen (June 22, 8 p.m., $10); Jordie Lane (June 28, 8 p.m., $14); The Fleetwood Mac Experience (June 29, 8 p.m., $18); Films & Words: “200 Motels” featuring Frank Zappa (June 30, 7 p.m.); Live at the Fillmore – Allman Brothers tribute (July 6. 7 p.m., $35); Live at the Fillmore – Allman Brothers tribute (July 6, 9:30 p.m., $35); Open Mic with host Joshua Chase Miller (July 7, 7 p.m.); Heather Gillis (July 12, 8 p.m., $15); Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward (July 14, 7
p.m., $23); Nikki Hill (July 18, 8 p.m., $15); Albert Castiglia (July 25, 8 p.m., $15); Hot Club of Cowtown (July 26, 8 p.m., $25); Chicago 9- Chicago tribute (July 27, 8 p.m., $25); Jill Sobule (Aug. 1, 8 p.m., $25); Montreal Guitar Trio (Aug. 2, 8 p.m., $24); Open Mic with host Mike McDevitt (Aug. 4, 7 p.m.); Beth Nielsen Chapman with Dan Navarro (Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $30); Lower Wolves – R.E.M. Tribute, with Unloveable – Smiths and Morrissey tribute (Aug. 17, 8 p.m., $14).
To submit items to the Calendar of Events, e-mail jchambless@chestercounty. com. There is no charge. Not every submission can be included. Items should be submitted at least two weeks before the event.
Kennett Brewfest tickets on sale for Sept. 28 event in Kennett Square
The annual Kennett Brewfest will be held on Sept. 28, and tickets went on sale last weekend.
The beer festival will feature more than 100 regional and national breweries, live music and several food trucks at the festival site, at 600 S. Broad St., Kennett
Square. A standard ticket includes a two-ounce tasting cup that participants can take to any of the breweries on site for a sample of their specialty beers. There will be a Connoisseur Tasting from noon to 1:30 p.m. (tickets $85), featuring special
pourings from more than 50 brewers showcasing different, rare, exclusive, limited or seasonal beers, gourmet foods from Talula’s Table, and admission to the regular festival.
The main festival runs from 1:30 to 5 p.m. (tickets $55). Designated driver tickets are $15 and do not include beer. The lineup of breweries has not been finalized.
N.C. Wyeth paintings at Somerville Manning Gallery
This week, Somerville Manning Gallery in Delaware will participate in an area-wide tribute to one of America’s greatest illustrators, N.C. Wyeth, from June 14 to Aug. 24.
The Brandywine River Museum of Art will open “N.C. Wyeth New Perspectives” on June 22, which will then travel to the Portland Museum of Art. This exhibition is the first N.C. Wyeth retrospective at Brandywine since the ‘70s and will examine in depth the entirety of Wyeth’s oeuvre, repositioning him within the greater context of early 20th century American visual culture.
Somerville Manning Gallery will host a corresponding solo exhibition celebrating Wyeth’s work. Sixteen paintings on view will come from private collections, and have never before been seen publicly.
Thirteen other works are for sale, including paintings of Wyeth’s Chadds Ford home and its surroundings, still lifes, and illustrations for magazines and books. While incorporating the best of Wyeth’s illustrations, this exhibition will also feature aspects of his art that until now have garnered less attention, such as his landscapes and still lifes.
The gallery is supporting the education series on N.C. Wyeth at the Brandywine River Museum of Art this summer. Lectures begin June 27 and continue with guest curators and professors until
Sept. 12. Contact the museum for tickets.
Generations of readers grew up with stories illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, and his name was as renowned as the authors whose stories he pictured. Recently the art world and the art market have been taking a fresh look at Wyeth’s art and achievements.
Somerville Manning Gallery specializes in N.C. Wyeth paintings, as well as paintings from the Wyeth family, Howard Pyle School of Illustration, and contemporary painting and sculpture. The curator of N.C. Wyeth Collections and Historic Properties
at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Christine B. Podmaniczky, worked closely with the gallery’s owner, Vickie Manning, over 19 years while she researched and compiled the N.C. Wyeth Catalog Raisonne.
Vickie Manning also co-authored Visions of Adventure, a book about adventure painting in American illustration.
Somerville Manning Gallery has a long history with the Wyeth family beginning in the 1980s when it handled sales from the N.C. Wyeth estate, until 1994, at which time the estate passed to the Brandywine River Museum of Art.
This association has continued through the years with the exhibitions “N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth Six Decades,” “Wyeth Women: Henriette Wyeth Hurd, Carolyn Wyeth, and Ann Wyeth McCoy,” paintings by the three daughters of N.C. Wyeth as well as major painting exhibitions for both and Jamie Wyeth in 2015 and Andrew Wyeth in 2017.
The opening reception will be held at the Somerville Manning Gallery (101 Stone Block Row, Greenville, Del.) on June 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There will be a gallery talk with Vickie Manning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 302652-0271 or visit www. somervillemanning.com.
Brandywine hosts major Wyeth retrospective
“N.C. Wyeth: New Perspectives” opens on June 22 at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford. It is the first exhibition in almost 50 years to examine, in depth, the entirety of Wyeth’s multifaceted oeuvre. It continues through Sept. 15.
Co-organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Portland Museum of Art
(PMA), this exhibition will include approximately 70 paintings and drawings selected from major museums and private collections.
A formidable yet often overlooked figure in the history of American art, N.C. Wyeth was the foremost illustrator of his generation, and the patriarch of an extraordinary family of artists. By repositioning
Wyeth as a distinguished painter who worked across the perceived divisions of visual culture in painting, illustration, murals and advertising, the exhibition offers new insights on Wyeth’s place within the broad spectrum of early 20th-century visual arts.
The exhibition will feature the iconic paintings Wyeth created to illustrate books and
magazine stories, as well as the landscapes and figurative works of art that have, up until now, garnered less attention. They include examples of his experimentation with Impressionism during the 1910s and 1920s, as well as his shift towards American Regionalism and his adoption of elements of Modernism from the late 1920s through the mid-1930s.
Among the exhibition highlights on view, “Island Funeral,” one of Wyeth’s most seminal and complex narrative paintings, represents the culmination of a protracted period of artistic experiment and invention.
Following its presentation at the Brandywine, an abbreviated version of the exhibition will travel to the Portland Museum of Art in Maine (October 4, 2019–January 12, 2020) and the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio (February 8, 2020–May 3, 2020).
The Brandywine River Museum of Art is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors ages 65 and older, $6 for students and children ages 6 and older; free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. Guided tours of the Andrew Wyeth Studio, N. C. Wyeth House & Studio, and the Kuerner Farm are available daily (for an additional fee) from April 4 through Nov. 18; advance reservations are recommended. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit brandywine.org/museum.
N.C. Wyeth’s ‘Rebel Jerry and Yankee Jake’ (1930/31), an illustration for ‘The Little Shepard of Kingdom Come.’
N.C. Wyeth’s ‘The Husking Bee,’ a 1941 oil used as a cover illustration for Woman’s Day Magazine.
‘Island Funeral’ (1939), by N.C. Wyeth.
The Clover Market returns to Kennett Square
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
One year ago, Clover Market founder Janet Gardner stood beneath a white tent while dozens of vendors at the first Clover Market in Kennett Square scrambled to protect their items from the steady afternoon rain that pelted the parking lot at the Genesis Healthcare on Broad Street.
An angry wind pulled on tents, and customers jogged back to their cars in a crazy rush to abandon the premises.
At Clover Market in Kennett Square II, held on June 9, it was the sun that soaked the hundreds of visitors
who rummaged through the handmade products, vintage goods and antique heirlooms of more than 90 vendors in attendance. The market served as the wrapup event for an entire Weekend of the Arts in Kennett Square that featured gallery and art shows, a flea market, a fundraiser, and the opening of a new studio and exhibition space.
“The great weather certainly helped our great turnout, and this year, we became part of a larger weekend going on in Kennett, which was going on from Friday night to today, and that helped get the word out about our part of this weekend,” Gardner said.
Clover Market will return to Kennett Square on Nov. 3, and will also appear on Sept. 8 in Chestnut Hill, in Bryn Mawr on Sept. 22 and Oct. 20, and on Oct. 6 in Collingswood, N.J.
“What I see here is a community who continually supports the events that go on – whether it’s the Mushroom Festival, the Brewfest, the Winter Festival, the Mushroom Cap 13.1 Half Marathon, or the Kennett Run,” Gardner said. “For us, this is perfect place to be.”
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@chestercounty. com
Anne Marie Varga, Kristin Grogan and Meredith Levy modeled clothing designed by vendors Kendra Brill of CHAR-COAL in Philadelphia.
Photos by Richard L. Gaw
Pleasant weather greeted browsers, buyers and vendors at the Clover Market in Kennett Square.
Rachael and Kim Rosci of West Grove enjoyed the products being showcased by Mushmina.
Courtney Seltzer of Fox & Snail in Newtown Square displayed a few of her handmade items.
Cool summer art with a watery theme in Kennett Square
By John Chambless Staff Writer
“Into the Deep” is a great, watery theme that suits the summer season at the Square Pear Fine Art Gallery in Kennett Square.
Thoughtfully assembled, with an eye toward introducing some new artists, the show looks at oceans, shorelines, aquatic life and sinuous forms. In the front gallery space, Karen Benco’s watercolors of reflective water on stones have a strong threedimensional quality, and her two vertical watercolors of tide pools revel in the hues and shapes of the pebbles and boulders, both above and below the shallow water.
Joe Milligan’s watercolors of boats, surf and shore have a subdued mood and blue-gray palette that give the works an air of off-season beach life. In stark contrast, the eyegrabbing blues of Lisa Budd’s underwater scenes jump off the gallery wall. Her three watercolors of koi circling each other have a rich palette of vivid
orange and white, and a symphony of blue tones in the water.
There are several bronze sculptures by Alejandro Lemus – mermaids and a powerful, arching whale –that have wonderfully fluid lines and a sparing use of color that reflects the artist’s masterful skill.
John Slivjak’s oils of maritime scenes have a mature style and remarkable light – most notably “5 a.m.,” a soft pink-blue harbor scene that almost glows from within. Slivjak’s “View of the Toms River” is similarly strong in a different way, with a clear summer light on an expanse of open water and cloud-filled sky. The wake of the boat in the left center makes the composition.
Jack Gianguilio’s semiabstract watercolors are as vivacious as ever, with angled shapes clashing and overlapping and making magical things happen.
Dan Burnstein’s glass vases, displayed on several shelves, are a pleasant expanse of blue-green ocean colors. Adding to the show are stoneware and
clay sculptures by Rhoda Kahler, such as her huge “Fountain,” with its splashy purple/blue glaze.
Ann Guidera-Matey’s pastels of harbor scenes fit well with the theme, and her pond view, “Farm on Langford Creek,” is a perfect depiction of summer sun and cool, shadowed water.
“Into the Deep” continues through June 30
at the Square Pear Fine Art Gallery (200 State St., Kennett Square). Call 484-883-5429.
To contact Staff
Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
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‘5 a.m.’ by John Slivjak.
A pastel harbor scene by Ann Guidera-Matey.
Joe Milligan’s watercolors focus on shoreline views.
A watercolor by Karen Benco.
A bronze sculpture by Alejandro Lemus.
Student artworks in the spotlight at Oxford Arts Alliance
By John Chambless Staff Writer
The Annual Oxford Student Show at the Oxford Arts Alliance is always a chance to catch a young talent on the rise, and this year’s show has some notable highlights.
There are always charming works by elementary-age students who – although following an assignment – manage to turn out fresh, sparkling work. It’s a tribute to their teachers who come up with projects like the sleeping figures from the Elk Ridge School, and the stylized trees from Nottingham Elementary School.
Sean Patrick, a fifth grader at Bethany Christian
School, goes bold with his subject matter and use of materials in his bird portrait. Among the sculptural work, seventh grader Keira Butler’s “My Cat Tippy” is adorable, and the pink tongue is the crowning touch.
Students in the Oxford Arts Alliance’s own Art Academy get a showcase, and Allie Gibson’s pencil drawing “A Visual Interpretation of the Raven” is certainly arresting. Kristin Zunino’s acrylic painting of a sea turtle hatching is very well done.
Oxford High School is represented by some dazzlingly good work, among them drawings by Gina Pilaitis. One is
a portrait in a fractured mirror, and one is a portrait of a girl with water pooling on her eyes and running off her chin. It’s extraordinary. Also, the multi-layered, stitched-together heart by Erin Poole reflects a remarkably assured artistic voice.
The show is well worth visiting, even if you don’t know any of these young artists personally. There are some very fine works on display through June 28. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
A sleeping figure by T’Aisha Morales-Flores, a first-grader at Elk Ridge Elementary.
A stitched, layered artwork by Erin Poole of Oxford High School.
A colored pencil portrait by Gina Pilaitis of Oxford High School.
Allie Gibson’s ‘A Visual Interpretation of the Raven.’
A fanciful tree by Adamaris Beltran, a fourth-grader at Nottingham Elementary.
testamentary or of administration to the person named. All persons having claims against said estate are requested to make known the same to them and all persons indebted to said decedent are requested to make payment without delay to Executrix: Diane M. Szewczyk, C/O The
will be held in the London Grove Township Building, 372 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA. The public is invited. 6p-12-1t
FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION
An application for registration of the fictitious name The Law Offices of Kelly & Conte, 126 W. Miner St., West Chester, PA 19382 has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date 04/12/2019 pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295. The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Evan Kelly, 126 W. Miner St., West Chester, PA 19382. 6p-12-1t
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FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION
An application for registration of the fictitious name Nella, located at 209 E. Locust St., Oxford, PA 19363, has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date: April 12, 2019, pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295. The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Soap Bucket Skincare & Candles, Inc., 209 E. Locust St., Oxford, PA 19363. 6p-12-1t
FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION
An application for registration of the fictitious name ZAVALETA LANDSCAPING, 264 New St., Coatesville, PA 19320 has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date 01/07/2019 pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295. The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Reymundo Zavaleta-Sanch, 264 New St., Coatesville, PA 19320. 6p-12-1t
FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION
Notice is Hereby Given pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly, No. 295, effective March 16, 1983, of intention to file in the office of the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, an application for the conduct of a business in Chester County, Pennsylvania under the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of DeMenna Home Improvements with its principal place of business at 1107 North Chester Road West Chester PA 19380 The names and addresses of the persons owning or interested in said business are: Domenic DeMenna The Application has been/will be filed on 05/20/2019
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Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-295 Writ of Execution No. 2017-07351 DEBT $35,086.51
ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage, tenement and tract of land situate on the east side of South Fifth Street, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, in the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, being more fully described in Deed dated December 8, 2010 and recorded December l 13, 2010 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in Book 8071, Page 122. AN undivided 1/2 interest in the said premises, and the remaining 1/2 interest therein subject to conditions stated in the full legal description, which can be obtained from the Plaintiff’s attorney.
TAX Parcel No. 6-5-230
PLAINTIFF: Nikkole Puckett
VS DEFENDANT: MATTHEW JOHNSON and AMANDA STRAUSS
SALE ADDRESS: 21 South 5th Street, Oxford, Pa. 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JEFFREY P. BRYMAN, ESQ., 610-444-4848
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.
CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE
TRACT 1
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land, situate in the Township of Penn, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a recent survey thereof made by S.J. Janney, as follows; BEGINNING at a point in Route No. 12 or Baltimore Pike, center line, thence along the same north 82 degrees 45 minutes east about 344 feet to a point in said Pike; thence by land now
CONTAINING
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the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 19-6-300 Writ of Execution No. 2018-09812 DEBT $821,146.75
PROPERTY situate in the Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania BLR# 580300270900
IMPROVEMENTS thereon:
PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the pooling and servicing
as of
1, 2004
Inc. asset-backed pass-through Certificates Series 2004-Whq2 VS DEFENDANT: SHARON S. MASTERS, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF JAMES MASTERS a/k/a JAMES JOHN MASTERS a/k/a JAMES MASTER, DECEASED and UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER JAMES MASTERS, DECEASED
SALE ADDRESS: 1 Mystery Rose Lane, West Grove, PA 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP, 215-563-7000
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-301 Writ of Execution No. 2018-02030 DEBT $349,674.17
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or tract of land situate in the Township of East Marlborough, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of “Willowdale Crossing” prepared by Momenee and Associates, dated August 2, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Chester County as Plan #13521, as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly
Lapszynski, husband and wife. BEING known as: 704 Meadowbank Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PARCEL NO.: 61-05K-0001
IMPROVEMENTS: Residential property.
PLAINTIFF: US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Bluewater Investment Trust 2018-1 VS DEFENDANT: CHRISTOPHER LAPSZYNSKI a/k/a CHRISTOPHER A. LAPSZYNSKI and KRYSTYNA LAPSZYNSKI
SALE ADDRESS: 704 Meadowbank Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: POWERS KIRN, LLC, 215-942-2090
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-306 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12193 DEBT $162,070.36
PROPERTY situate in Township of London Grove
TAX Parcel # 59-5B-11
IMPROVEMENTS: A residential dwelling.
PLAINTIFF: Midfirst Bank VS DEFENDANT: GRACIELA ZURITA DE ROMERO aka GRACIELA ZURITA
DEROMERO
SALE ADDRESS: 3306 Gap Newport Pike, West Grove, PA 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-322 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12379 DEBT $125,918.23
PROPERTY situate in Borough of Parkesburg
TAX Parcel #8-5-365.13
IMPROVEMENTS: A residential dwelling.
PLAINTIFF: The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as Trustee for Registered Holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-14 C/O Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC VS DEFENDANT: RICHARD A. STRYKER
SALE ADDRESS: 396 3rd Avenue aka 396 West 3rd Avenue, Parkesburg, PA 19365
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale
of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-315 Writ of Execution No. 2018-13296 DEBT $176,189.54
PROPERTY situate in Township of New London
TAX Parcel # 71-02-0054.0000
IMPROVEMENTS: A residential dwelling.
PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank, National Association, successor by merger to National City Bank, successor by merger to National City Mortgage, a Division of National City Bank of Indiana VS DEFENDANT: DANIEL EDWARD
CIARROCCHI aka DANIEL E. CIARROCCHI and DAWN M. CIARROCCHI a/k/a DAWN MARIE CIARROCCHI
SALE ADDRESS: 297 Church Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-328 Writ of Execution No. 2018-03433 DEBT $1,025,889.66
PROPERTY situate in Kennett Township TAX Parcel #62-4-312.8
IMPROVEMENTS: A residential dwelling.
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank, N.A., Successor Trustee to Bank of America, N.A., Successor in Interest to LaSalle Bank NA, as Trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, WMALT Series 2007-OA3 VS DEFENDANT: ANTHONY MERULLA and MERELLA M. MERULLA
SALE ADDRESS: 200 Sandy Flash Drive, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The bal-
ance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM.
CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-329 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12541 DEBT $245,308.33
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Oxford Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Property owned by Harvey B. Ewing and Marion C. Ewing, his wife, prepared by George E. Regester, Jr. & Sons, Inc., dated 10/25/1978, revised 09/10/1979, and being recorded Plan #3242 as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of Pine Street (45 feet wide), a corner of Lot 5 on said plan; thence from the beginning extending along said Lot and crossing the southwesterly side of said street, south 59 degrees 09 minutes 07 seconds west partly crossing a 20 feet wide sanitary sewer easement 255.00 feet to a point in line of Lot 1 on said plan; thence extending along said Lot and through the bed of said easement north 30 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds west 110.00 feet to a point, a corner of Lot 3 on said plan; thence extending along said Lot north 59 degrees 09 minutes 07 seconds east partly recrossing said 20 feet wide sanitary sewer easement and recrossing the southwesterly side of Pine Street 255.00 feet to a point on the title line in the bed of said street; thence extending along same south 30 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds east 110.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
LOTS 4 and 5 being together with and subject to a 20 foot wide sanitary sewer easement the centerline of which is described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point marking a southwesterly corner of the above described tract said point being set in the centerline of a 20 foot wide easement; thence leaving said point of beginning passing along said centerline and also by the property line dividing Lot 3 and Lot 1, north 30 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds west 20.00 feet to a point; thence continuing by said centerline and passing through lands of Lot 1, south 46 degrees 58 minutes 42 seconds west 281.69 feet to a point set in line of lands of Lot 1 and Lot 2; thence by the property line dividing Lot 1 and Lot 2 south 12 degrees 35 minutes 3 seconds east 318.00 feet to a point set in the title line of Mount Vernon Street being the point and place of ending.
ALSO being under and subject to the payment of two fifths (2/5ths) of the cost of repair and maintenance of the aforesaid sanitary sewer easement until the aforesaid sanitary sewer easement is offered for dedication by the Borough of Oxford as part of the Borough’s sanitary sewer system, being 1/5th per each lot.
TITLE to said premises vested in Jerry J. Sylvester by Deed from Jerry J. Sylvester and Michelle A. Sylvester dated April, 26 2012 and recorded May 9, 2012 in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Book 8432, Page 126 as Instrument Number 11179612.
PLAINTIFF: Federal National Mortgage Association VS DEFENDANT: JERRY J. SYLVESTER and MICHELLE A. SYLVESTER
SALE ADDRESS: 206 Pine Street, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 856-482-1400
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 5p-29-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Carolyn B. Welsh, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 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, July 22nd, 2019. 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. 19-6-336 Writ of Execution No. 2018-12403 DEBT $386,920.13
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Township of Kennett, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Described in accordance with a plan of property of James H. Perry and Ethelyn A. Perry (deceased), made by Howard L. Robertson, civil engineer and surveyor, Wilmington, Delaware dated November 30, 1985 as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the northeasterly side of the Kennett Pike, said point of beginning being the northwesterly end of a 20 foot radius intersection curve joining the said northeasterly side of the Kennett Pike with the northwesterly side of Byron Road (50 feet wide); thence from said point of beginning by the said northeasterly side of Kennett Pike keeping parallel to and 30 feet northeasterly of the center line thereof the following two courses and distances (1) north 38 degrees 58 minutes, 50 seconds west 144.99 feet to a point of curve of a curve to the right having a radius of 1033.22; (2) in a northwesterly direction by said curve to the right an arc distance of 97.28 feet to a point, thence by line of lands now or formerly of Sarah P. Ogden a/k/a Sara R. Ogden, unmarried the following two courses and distances; (1) north 87 degrees 23 minutes 30 seconds east 292.33 feet to a point; (2) north 23 degrees, 14 minutes, 30 seconds west, 80.00 feet to a point; thence by Lot No. 2 the following two courses and distances; (1) north 66 degrees 45 minutes 30 seconds east, 37.07 feet to a point; (2) south 50 degrees 56 minutes, 2 seconds east 271.22 feet to a point in the aforementioned northwesterly side of Byron road; thence thereby the following two courses and distances (1) in a southwesterly direction by an arc of
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TITLE is vested in Victoria Perry Robinson and Michael Robinson,
A musical run in the park for the Kennett Symphony
There’s a curious similarly between Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and a wellrun 5K race: They both take about 33 minutes.
The Kennett
Symphony of Chester County has taken advantage of that pleasant coincidence several times with its “Beat Beethoven” run in Anson B. Nixon
Park. On June 8, the organization celebrated its seventh annual version of this event, and many there called it the biggest one yet.
It consisted of a 5K run, a one-mile walk and a kids’ 50-yard dash. There was also a brief and informal concert by the popular Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus on the stage beside the lake.
In the hour before the 9 a.m. race, more than 130 people had preregistered. But as the minutes ticked by, many more runners showed up -- perhaps deciding that the favorable weather would make for a nice workout in the early
morning.
Maestro Michael Hall appeared, as he has in the past, wearing Ludwig Van Beethoven garb and wig. Hall also joined the under-6 children who raced the 50 yards down the path. By the time the 5K start
arrived, he had shed his wig and coat and finished the 33-minute challenge about two minutes before the music ended.
Jenn Fiorillo,
and 48 seconds. The proceeds from the registration fees went to support outreach programs of the orchestra.
The male winner of the race was Ethan McIntyre, 16, who ran it in a speedy 16 minutes and 35 seconds. The female
winner was
39, who finished in 20 minutes
Photos by Chris Barber
The Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus performs on the stage at Anson B. Nixon Park prior to the 5K run.
The runners take off for the 5K race in an attempt to complete it before the end of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
Ethan McIntyre completes the 5K in 16 minutes and 35 seconds – a comfortable cushion of time before the symphony was over.
Michael Hall, in Beethoven garb, displays the sign instructing participants to sign in.
