The race for the 158th
‘I am looking to change Pennsylvania for the better’
Now in her fourth campaign to win the 158th District seat in the State House, Susan Rzucidlo wants to restore ethics and bi-partisanship in Harrisburg
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
If Susan Rzucidlo, the Democratic candidate for the 158th District for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, were to add up the total number of homes
she has visited during her four campaigns over the past six years, the quantity -- easily in the tens of thousands -- would probably surprise even her.
And yet, it’s the stories inside those homes, Rzucidlo
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District seat
‘I want to see Pennsylvania flourish’
Eric Roe, the Republican candidate in the 158th District race, wants the state to be the most familyfriendly, business-friendly state in the U.S.
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
Eric Roe estimates that he has knocked on 9,000 doors since he entered the 158th Legislative District race, and he has listened to residents talk about the need for quality schools, property tax reforms, and for solutions to the growing state pension crisis. He has learned that the concerns of the district’s residents mirror his own, just as their values mirror his. Roe envisions a Pennsylvania with a stronger economy, lower taxes, and better schools, and he promises that he will make those goals the cornerstone of his work in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
“I want to see Pennsylvania be the most family-friendly, businessfriendly state in the country, and that‘s achievable,” Roe said.
Roe and Democrat Susan Rzucidlo are vying to win the State House seat that has been held by State Rep. Chris Ross for the last 20 years. The 158th Legislative District includes the townships of East Bradford,
East Marlborough, London Britain, New Garden, Newlin, West Bradford, and West Marlborough, portions of West Goshen Township, and Avondale Borough.
The big difference between the two candidates, Roe said, is that they have differing views on the size and scope of government.
“I think government should be smaller,” Roe said, explaining that sound financial stewardship is at
Kennett Township cuts ribbon
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
To the more than 100 local residents who attended the official opening of Barkingfield Park in Kennett Township this past Sunday, it was more than just showing up at a ribboncutting ceremony, or having an excuse to take the family dog out on a blustery autumn afternoon.
It was to help christen a 45-acre patch of earth that will serve as an outdoor sanctuary for the residents of the area for generations to come, and that’s just what they did. In coordination with the township’s Barkingfield
Park Committee, Land Conservation Advisory Committee and the Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, Kennett Township welcomed the public to its new passive park, with cinnamon doughnuts and apple cider, face painting, hay rides and tours of equipment from the Longwood and Kennett Square fire companies.
The journey of how the township arrived at Sunday’s official opening is a story steeped in collaboration with business and conservation leaders. After purchasing the original 56-acre property from the DeLeeuw family, real estate developer Mike Pia, Jr., and his wife Stephanie stipulated that a conservation easement be placed on the entirety of the property. When Pia began talking with the township about converting the remaining 45 acres to a public access space, the agreement with the township would give them the rights to develop a “passive” park, which would be restricted to the construction of trails, community gardens, dog parks – but no playgrounds and sports fields. On Feb. 12, 2016, the township became the official owner of 45 acres that now make up the park, at a cost of $782,000.
the center of his plan for the state government.
“We have to pass responsible budgets,” he explained.
“We need lower taxes for families, seniors, and employers. When you lower taxes, it helps attract businesses to Pennsylvania.”
Roe said that Rzucidlo would have supported the spending increases—and the tax hikes to support them—in Gov. Tom Wolf’s first two proposed
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new park
graveled lot), bordered by planted shade, orchard and buffer trees, and the installation of a rain garden.
Phase 2, scheduled to begin in spring of 2017, will include the construction of two dog parks, crushed stone pathways, as well as water and electric installations. Phase 3, also scheduled to begin in 2017, will call for the installa-
tion of a butterfly garden, sunflower and wildflower fields, a managed meadow area, a nature study area, shade trees, crushed stone trails, as well as trail benches, and interpretive signage and mile markers.
Phase 4, scheduled for 2018, will include the development of a children’s play area, a picnic pavilion, a
The four-phase plan for the park is currently being developed by Tom Comitta Associates, a West Chester-based landscape architectural firm. Phase 1, now underway, will include the creation of a vast system of mowed trails that navigates around the outer perimeter of the park; a 22-space parking lot and entrance (to begin as a
By Uncle Irvin
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Susan Rzucidlo, a candidate for the 158th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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Eric Roe and his wife, Alice, have a conversation with a young mother at a local park. Roe has been meeting with as many residents of the 158th District as he can leading up to the Nov. 8 election.
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Kennett Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Scudder Stevens welcomed more than 100 residents at the official opening of the township’s 45-acre Barkingfield Park on Oct. 23.
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budgets. State lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise on the 2015 spending plan, and the budget impasse lingered for nine months and jeopardized the operations of school districts and various programs that rely on state funding.
Continued from Page 1A began a write-in campaign about four weeks before the April 26 Primary election, suddenly in the midst of his first campaign for political office. He approached the race with energy and enthusiasm, knocking on 2,000 doors in the weeks leading up to the Primary election. He enjoyed the opportunity to meet with residents of the 158th District.
Roe, 29, took an unlikely path to earn the Republican nomination. At the beginning of 2016, Lenny Rivera, a Kennett Square attorney, was considered the likely Republican nominee for the 158th District seat. But Democrats challenged his nominating petitions in court, and Rivera withdrew from the race in March. Roe
“The residents inspire me,” Roe explained. “We have some of the kindest people in this district. We have educated voters who pay attention to what‘s going on politically.”
Roe emerged victorious in the Primary Election, earning 61 percent of the vote, despite being out-spent
by his two opponents— one a Republican and one a Democrat. That was an important political lesson. Hard work and communicating an effective plan will trump simply spending money on a campaign when it comes to earning the support of voters.
When Roe steps into the voting booth on Nov. 8, it will be the first time that he will see his own name on a ballot on election day. But his resume includes numerous experiences that have prepared him to serve in government.
Roe studied political science at American University in Washington, D.C. and later earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University College London. He served at the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011, where he was a staffer for chairman Michael Steele during the 2010 midterm elections. He served as a special assistant at The Chertoff Group, a homeland security consulting firm led by Michael Chertoff, the former Department of Homeland Security Secretary. He also completed a resident fellowship at the John Jay Institute in Philadelphia.
In 2014, Roe joined Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline’s staff as an administrative analyst, giving him an inside look at the functioning of county government each day. He considers Kichline and Commissioner Terence Farrell to be political mentors, and he sees how the
two Republicans work collaboratively with Democrat Kathi Cozzone on the three-person board that has historically been comprised of two Republicans and one Democrat. Chester County has been recognized numerous times for the quality of its government, and for providing good services to residents—but with fiscal constraint.
Roe would like to see the state government function the same way. It will be essential for Republicans and Democrats to work together, Roe said.
“I‘m going into this with realistic expectations. It will involve compromise. Compromise is not a bad word,” Rose said. “I intend to work on both sides of the aisle. I’ve seen that work at the county level, and I know that it can work. Republicans and Democrats can work together. A good legislator is willing to look at every avenue to find common ground.”
Roe will draw from his diverse educational and professional experiences in public service and the private sector. He is on the board of directors of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County and volunteers as a citizenship teacher at La Comunidad Hispana. He speaks fluent Spanish and French, and has traveled abroad on several mission trips, including to Haiti, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and China.
His wife, Alice, frequently joins him out on the campaign trail. The couple met during a Bible study class
when Roe was studying in England.
“She has been my biggest supporter in this,” he explained.
Alice immigrated to the U.S., moving away from the urban area of London to the rural Chester County.
“She really loves it here,” Roe said, explaining that they both enjoy volunteering in the community.
One experience that has been particularly rewarding has been teaching a citizenship class at La Comunidad Hispana. There, he met Bertha, an immigrant from Mexico who is a mother and small business owner.
He explained, “She hardly spoke a word of English, but
she studied hard, learned English, and learned about American history. She was an inspiration to me, and a reminder that the American Dream is alive and well.” Roe wants to go to Harrisburg to help protect that American Dream for more Pennsylvanians.
Strengthening the state’s economy by adding goodpaying jobs is one major goal, and he believes that lower taxes is a vital part of achieving that goal.
“We don‘t need more taxes,” Roe said. “I‘d like to see a more businessfriendly Pennsylvania.”
He said that he favors tort reforms to improve the
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Eric with his wife, Alice.
comfort station and a central gathering space. In addition, the long-range plans call for the possible installation of a community garden, based on the need and interest of township residents.
Barkingfield Park’s topography features both flat and steep sloping meadows, separated by the Osage Orange Hedgerow, which includes a tributary stream, and a buffer easement that separates the park from the Pia residence.
The township has also hired well-known trail consultant Larry Knutsen to develop a trail design for the park, which is expected to be completed by Spring 2017.
In his welcoming comments, township board chairman Scudder Stevens thanked both Pia and Comitta for their vision and guidance in establishing the park.
“It’s enabled us to create what is now this 45-acre township park, and it shows our continuing commitment
to open space, conservation and ecological issues, in order to make this the most beautiful township to live in in the entire Commonwealth,” he said.
“We’re also appreciative that our two fire companies are here as well, because it shows the commitment and support for the things that the township and the borough are doing, together.”
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
ceremony.
Killion opposes legislation that would prevent municipalities from adopting stronger local gun ordinances
State Senator Tom Killion voted against legislation that would penalize municipalities and taxpayers for enacting ordinances that are more restrictive than laws passed by the General Assembly.
Killion said he opposed Senate Bill 1330 because he believes that the legislation encourages lawsuits against municipalities, and would cost taxpayers millions and lead to unnecessary property tax increases.
“When a local community is sued and a judgment for damages is ordered by the courts, it is local property owners who will have to foot the bill,” Killion said. “In addition to taking rights away from municipalities that want to enforce tougher gun laws, this legislation would encourage costly and unnecessary lawsuits.”
“Almost every day there is another act of gun violence reported in the City
of Chester, and we cannot stand in the way of letting individual communities take the action they need to take to keep their communities safe,”
The bill would allow a party that believes he or she is affected by stronger local gun ordinances to sue the municipality to cover court costs, legal fees and other damages. Most alarming, it also allows for punitive damages for municipalities.
Walsh named school board student representative
The Oxford Area Board of School Directors recently welcomed Oxford Area High School senior Maggie Walsh, daughter of Maureen and Daniel Walsh, as Student Board Representative for 2016-17. She will report on district-wide student activities at each regular board meeting.
Maggie is a four-year member and secretary of National Honor Society, president of the LEOs community service club sponsored by the Oxford Lions Club and a member of the Interact Club, a community service club sponsored by the Oxford Rotary Club, and the Helping Hands community service club.
Maggie is a member of STING (Support Team for Integration of Ninth Graders), which helps freshmen transition to the high school environment; and CLeW (Community Leadership Workshop) which organizes a threeday seminar for students at the end of freshman year to help them begin to assume leadership roles at the school; Spanish Honor Society, the Student Renaissance Committee and Future Business Leaders of America. She is secretary of the high school’s new Mock Trial Club and represents the high school on both the Chester County Youth Leadership Council and the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Student Forum.
Maggie played volleyball from her freshman to junior years but was unable to play this year due to injury. This past summer
Oxford Area High School senior Maggie Walsh was recently named the school’s student representative to the Board of School Directors. She is pictured with Superintendent of Schools David A. Woods and board president Richard M. Orpneck.
“The Commonwealth has always deferred to our local communities on a wide range of issues, from education to zoning,” Killion said. “Public safety should be no different – if communities choose to enact stronger gun laws, that is their right and they should not be punished for doing so.”
There is really only one
to blame: David Connors, who was chair at
of
becoming manager, and the
of ousting Laurie VanSickle,
manager at that time, and the legal settlement London Grove made with her and cavalierly signed a bad deal with Heathland.
Connors, who allegedly runs a successful landscape business, must have thought he was Donald Trump, handling Inniscrone like Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal Casino, and taking risks that will be borne by all property owners.
Connors is up for re-election next year. Need I say more?
(Uncle Irvin’s column is his opinion only, and is not a news story.)
Hillendale Elementary students raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Hillendale Elementary School spent the month of September raising money and walking and running for Alex’s Million Mile, which is a part of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand organization.
With the inception of the Hillendale Trail (a .7 mile long community trail on the property of Hillendale), principal Steve Dissinger thought partnering with Alex’s Lemonade Stand’s Alex’s Million Mile program was the perfect fit. The
month started with lemonade stands at the school’s Sneak-a-Peek and Back to School Night.
Alex’s Million Mile is a program with Alex’s Lemonade Stand in which participants are encouraged to run, walk or bike during September to raise money for, and awareness of, childhood cancer. At Hillendale, students were encouraged to walk the trail. The teachers took the children out on the trail for teacher-led walks, and children walked the trail at recess. Hillendale has an early morning running club where most students run the trail early in the morning. On Fridays in September, students and teachers were encouraged to wear yellow, and free lemonade was given out at recess. As of Sept. 30, the school had raised approximately $1,326 for childhood cancer research and logged approximately 2,626 miles.
she served as a teacher’s assistant in the youth program of the Community Education Department at Delaware County Community College, Marple Campus, working with students aged five to 16, several with special needs. Maggie also works at La Sicilia restaurant in Downtown Oxford.
Maggie plans to study finance in college and her choices include Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Northeastern University.
Photo by Richard L. Gaw Zayden Cadreau of Lincoln University was the recipient of a face painting at the
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Kennett Township Police promotes three officers
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
Kennett Township Police Chief Lydell Nolt gave ranking promotions to three officers, at the township’s board of supervisors meeting on Oct. 19.
Officer Amanda Wenrich will be promoted to detective and lead criminal investigator. Nolt said that Wenrich has spent many hours in specialized training during the past year in preparation for her new position, and has successfully led criminal investigations that included crimes against senior citizens, sexual assaults and burglary crimes, during the last year.
Officer Jeffrey Call was promoted to corporal, and will be assigned as a patrol supervisor, evidence supervisor and traffic enforcement supervisor.
“Officer Call brings a wealth of knowledge as both a police officer and police supervisor,” Nolt said. “(He) has a strong community policing mindset, which is the key mission of the Kennett Township Police Department.”
Officer Matthew Gordon was promoted to sergeant, and will be assigned as second-in-command of the department, and will oversee all criminal investigations and control operations for the department.
“The assignment of rank within a police agency brings a structured foundation
to its operations,” Nolt said. “These promotions and special assignments will increase the level of service we provide to the community.”
Stevens thanked Nolt for “leading us so effectively, for taking over and quickly landing on your feet, in order to pick up a beginning police department and turning it into a police department of significance and effectiveness,” he said. “It’s a job well done, and it’s a job that is at its beginning.”
In other business, the supervisors gave approval to authorize township manager Lisa Moore and township solicitor David Sander to make an offer on the potential purchase of an 80-acre property, in the amount of $1.9 milion, for an open space acquisition.
If the owner accepts the offer, Moore said that the township will make a public presentation before the transaction is finalized. She said that the township could
receive between $500,000 and $750,000 in grants, which will be used to defray purchase costs.
Moore said that La Communidad Hispana will open a new dental clinic in the Longwood Corporate Center South on McFarlan Road, that will target those in the community who do not have dental coverage insurance.
As per the recommendation of the township’s planning commission, the board approved re-zoning amendments to Ordinance No. 261, which re-zones 14 tax parcels in the township from R-1 residential to R-2 residential, and allows for sub-division of these parcels. These properties are located on Old Kennett Road and Creek Road, and had been non-conforming to township zoning laws.
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
Franklin Supervisors hear resident concerns about hay storage and truck traffic
By John Chambless Staff Writer
At the Oct. 19 meeting of the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission member Brent Van Lith summarized the commission’s discussion of the Gourmet’s Delight Preliminary Plan.
Two areas of concern were the storage of hay bales on the property and the threat of fire, and truck traffic on Auburn Road near the mushroom processing facility.
After discussion and comments from area residents, the Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the plan, with four waivers and several conditions. After the report, there was a lengthy discussion about the possibility of hay bale fires on the property and truck traffic on Auburn Road.
West Grove Fire Company captain John Chambers and Franklin Township emergency management coordinator Harold Walls both commented on the hay bale storage issue. Chambers said that the fire companies have handled hay fires in the past. They isolate the burning bales and protect any nearby structures. He said that the Department of Environmental Protection has requested that fire companies let the hay burn
instead of wetting it down, so there is no unintended runoff into nearby streams or ponds.
Some residents asked about the possibility of an ordinance to govern the hay bales. Board chairman John Auerbach read from a copy of London Grove Township’s ordinance that restricts the size of hay bales to 100 feet long by 20 feet high by 35 feet wide. The ordinance also requires 25 feet between piles and any structure. Auerbach said New Garden Township does not have an ordinance in place at this time.
Another area of concern was truck traffic on Auburn Road. Residents requested that the township restrict trucks from using the road.
Solicitor Mark Thompson said that even if the township did restrict the trucks by weight, local deliveries must be allowed.
On a motion by Auerbach, and a unanimous vote, the board approved the Gourmet’s Delight Preliminary Land Development Plan Phase 1, 2 and 3 Composting Facility, revised on Sept. 30, with several waivers and conditions regarding details of stormwater pipes and other issues at the site.
In other business, the owners of Fox Chase Farm asked to meet with the board to discuss possibly adding a winery at the site. Owners Scott and Kim Wilkinson wanted to find a use for as stone barn on the property,
and want to combine their efforts with those of the owners of a vineyard off of McMaster Boulevard. All of the board members approved of the idea and agreed it would be a positive addition to the township.
The board unanimously approved a resolution regarding the Christina Watersheds Partnership Collaboration Project that will have all involved townships work together to meet the DEP’s requirements for stream load reduction. The resolution enters the township into a two-year commitment, at a cost of $1,000 per year.
The renovation of the manager’s office at the Township Building is complete. The board will next focus on the conversion of the bathroom in the meeting room to meet ADA guidelines.
The first step in improvements to the Municipal Complex site site took place recently. Trees and shrubs were planted along the fence behind the parking area to shield the area from the view of traffic heading north on Appleton Road.
For more information on township issues, visit www. franklintownship.us.
To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@chestercounty. com.
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Kennett Township police officers Jeffrey Call, Matthew Gordon and Amanda Wenrich all received ranking promotions within the department, as announced by township Police Chief Lydell Nolt on Oct. 19.
No coins needed to park in Kennett Square
Drivers can now use their mobile phones to pay for parking in Kennett Square.
A new app from Wilmington, Del.-based Passport Inc. will allow smartphone and other mobile phone users to pay with a click of a button, a text, or a phone call.
“If you’re in the middle of a business meeting or lunch, you don’t have to run out to feed the meter,” said Emily Wilson, a member of Passport’s marketing team. “We are excited to introduce this new option to Kennett Square parkers. It’s a great alternative for people who don’t carry around change.”
The existing parking meters will still accept change, according to Kennett Borough Manager Joseph C. Scalise. The only difference drivers will notice is a sticker on the meter alerting them about the app.
“We’re just adding on new technology to what’s already there,” Wilson said.
Payments accepted through the Passport Parking app include MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. There will also be a “Dedicated Wallet” option for payment, as well as discount coupons. The parking charge will not be credited until the end of the parking session.
The team from Passport Inc. has been working with Kennett officials since June to institute the program. Visitors to
nearby West Chester will recognize the parking app as one that has already been in place there since 2015.
“We hope people who frequent Kennett Square and West Chester will be more comfortable using the app,” Scalise said, adding that the borough first learned about Passport Inc. while searching for app-based parking systems.
Some of the benefits of Passport Parking, according to Scalise and Wilson, include ease of registration and parking history. To register, users enter their e-mail or phone number; once that is done, they will have the ability to pay for and extend parking times, and also to track where and when they park on an ongoing basis, just by accessing the app on their phone or computer.
The app also offers merchants the ability to validate parking for their customers; something Wilson called a “great way to get local businesses involved.” Merchants can provide a validation code to customers that can then be used to offset their parking costs.
Passport Inc. has launched in Swarthmore and Gettysburg and has provided app-based mobility solutions to cities, towns, universities and other groups in more than 47 states, according to its Web site. For more information on the app, go online at www.passportinc.com/ consumers.
How to Pay Your Parking Meter with Passport Parking Mobile Payment
Registering with PassportParking is quick and easy. Register by downloading the free app to your phone (Iphones – click on the App Store icon on your phone, search for “Passport Parking.” Android Phones – click on Google Play on your phone, search for “Passport Parking Mobile Pay”.)
You will be asked to register with your mobile phone number or email. Once you are verified, you are ready to start parking.
To start a parking
session you will be asked to enter the zone number, which is located on the parking meter. You will be asked to enter your license plate and select a length of stay. You will choose a payment method and confirm your session. You will be able to fund a wallet linked to the parking app that will charge you a one-time convenience fee instead of a fee each time you pay for parking. For more information on PassportParking visit www.passportinc.com/ consumers.
Oxford School Board’s agenda includes honoring top students, reports on legislative actions, and more
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
The Oxford School Board meeting on Oct. 18 included everything from recognizing the accomplishments of some top high school students to legislative updates on issues impacting Pennsylvania schools to a report on the Act 1 Index limit for the 20172018 school year.
The meeting began with a presentation by superintendent David Woods and high school principal James Canaday regarding some of the school’s students who are doing extraordinary things. Senior Gabriella DiLossi and Junior Alexander Burns were honored for their participation in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which was held in June at the Paul E. Tsongas Center of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Next up, Canaday introduced Oxford Area High School’s four students who attained Commended status in the National Merit Scholarship Program: Hayley Allport, Callie Jaycox, Bailey Myers, Matthew Terry.
The students earned the Commended status based on their results on PSAT tests.
Dr. Margaret BillingsJones, the district’s assistant superintendent, provided the board with an update about the district’s overall performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment testing for grades three through eight.
Billings-Jones explained that Oxford’s student performance in English and Language Arts generally exceeds the state average at most levels. Kindergarten students are coming into the district with slightly higher skill levels than in the last few years, which could help produce better results as the students progress through the school system.
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Oxford’s results on the Keystone Exams were also discussed. Billings-Jones noted that, across the state, schools are still seeing scores that are lower than they were before changes were made to make the Keystone Exams more rigorous.
In Oxford, the district implemented a new math program last year, and Billings-Jones explained that they expect to see an increase in scores as a result. The new science curriculum is being implemented during the current year to improve student performance on that area of testing.
Billings-Jones said that she expected the data from the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System (PVASS), to be made available on Oct. 19, a day after this meeting was taking place.
Billings-Jones concluded her report by talking about the School Performance Profile, which evaluates each school building on a number of factors, particularly standardized testing scores.
The Jordan Bank School received a 97 based on attendance and the promotion rate.
The Elk Ridge School scored a 63.9, which takes into account attendance, the promotion rate, and how
the third-graders perform on standardized tests when they reach that point since no testing of first- and secondgraders take place. The Nottingham School scored a 59.7, Hopewell scored 73.6, the Penn’s Grove School scored a 57.9, and the high school finished with a 76.7.
Billings-Jones explained that more detailed information about each school’s progress can be found at www. paschoolperformance.org.
Oxford School Board member Joseph Tighe reported that during the Finance Committee’s recent meeting the committee discussed the Act 1 limit for the 2017-2018 budget. The Act 1 Index, which is established by the state, limits how much a school district can raise taxes in a given year without seeking approval from residents via a referendum. Tighe said that the statewide Act 1 Index will be 2.5 percent. Taking into account certain adjustments, Oxford’s Act 1 Index limit will be 3.5 percent. One of the early steps in the school district’s budgeting process will be the school board voting whether it intends to remain within the Act 1 Index limit, or whether it will be seeking approval for a larger tax increase.
School board president Richard Orpneck read a report by school board member Rebecca Fetterolf, who represents the board on the Chester County School Boards Legislative Council, regarding several issues that state lawmakers are working on.
Orpneck explained that Senate Bill 1212, which was recently passed by the State Senate, appears to be on a fast track. This legislation would require school districts to provide opiate awareness education for students between grades six and twelve as part of an effort to prevent drug use and abuse by youngsters.
State lawmakers are also working on legislation that would require schools to offer a course on civics, with students required to pass a test as part of the requirements before graduation. Unlike the opiate awareness legislation, this is not on a fast track. The legislation could be introduced again by state lawmakers in 2017, after the election.
Billings-Jones informed the board that the Jordan Bank School was recently named as a recipient of the Games On grant by an organization that promotes healthy actions for kids.
The School Board approved the appointment of board member Howard Robinson to be the board’s representative to the Chester County School Authority to serve a five-year term that will expire in January of 2022.
“I had some reservations when I saw that it was for five years,” Robinson joked.
The Oxford School Board will be combining its two meetings in November, holding both on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the administration building.
To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
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Drivers can now use their mobile phones to pay for parking in Kennett Square.
Kennett Run Charities distributes $50K to local groups, schools
By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
Kennett Run Charities, the fundraising and gift-giving subsidiary of the annual Kennett Run, distributed more than $50,000 to 45 local organizations and one dozen schools, during ceremonies Oct. 20, at the Genesis Building in Kennett Square.
Now in its 27th year, Kennett Run Charities has distributed over $1 million in gift and in-kind donations to local groups, schools and organziations. The seeds of the organization date back to 1989, when Rotarian Michael R. Perna proposed to the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Kennett Square that Rotary join with other Kennett area service
clubs to host an event designed to accomplish three major goals: to achieve sustainable camaraderie among Kennett area service organizations and citizens, and the fostering of an esprit decorps among the ethnically, economically, and occupationally diverse groups that comprise our community; to establish a fundraising vehicle that would net everincreasing sums for expenditure to promote the general wellbeing and civic betterment of Kennett area residents, organizations and projects; and to showcase of the town of Kennett Square to the region, the nation and the world.
This year’s Kennett Charities recipients were the Avondale, Kennett, Longwood and Po-Mar-Lin fire companies; the
Longwood Rotary; the Kennett Area YMCA; the Lions Club and Rotary Club of Kennett Square; Community Volunteers in Medicine; Family Services of Chester County; KATS, Inc. Pantomime; Kennett Area Park & Recreation; the Land
Conservancy for Southern Chester County; Together for Education; Historic Kennett Square; the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance; Camp Dreamcatcher; Carter Community Development Corp.; Chester County
Intermediate Unit Family Literacy Program; the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County; the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County; the Garage Community & Youth Centers in Kennett Square and West Grove; the Kennett Flash; the Kennett Symphony of Chester County; the Avon Grove chapter of Meals on Wheels of Chester County; the Spanish Health Ministry; the Barn at Spring Brook Farm; the Kennett Education Foundation; Living Bridges; the UnionvilleChadds Ford Education Foundation; the Adult Literacy Program at the Kennett Library; Family Promise of southern Chester County; the Kennett After School Association; the Kennett Area Senior Center; La Communidad Hispana; the
Upland rolls out a new approach to learning
A third-grade teacher at Upland Country Day School recently introduced some innovative seating in her classroom -- a move that, while seemingly counterproductive, actually increases the attention and concentration of her students.
Siobain Perkins, a 15-year teaching veteran, rather than trying to suppress the normal energetic physical activity in her class, replaced conventional chairs with large, inflated stability balls to harness her students’ need to move.
Perkins knew that wiggling, squirming and high energy activity are all part of childhood.
After researching the subject, she believed it didn’t make sense to expect students to fully achieve academic success by requiring that they sit still.
She knew all about constant movement in the classroom and she faced the typical challenges of keeping younger students engaged and learning.
“There are children who
cannot stay seated,” she said.
“They get up and wander around, or they want to stand at their desks. Some students fall out of their chairs, and there are some who simply get lost in their own heads.”
Several recent studies point to evidence that when children are moving their brains are active and they exhibit a higher level of attention in the classroom.
When exploring the concept of alternative seating, Perkins found that replacing standard desks with tables made for a more productive environment, allowing for better collaboration and positive peer discussion.
“I like my students to collaborate, share, problemsolve and talk over learning together often throughout the day,” she said. She also researched the benefits of replacing chairs with stability balls, which ordinarily are used in exercise. Such a step may seem counter to conventional thinking. After all, who would give a room full of
8-year-olds large, shiny, bouncy balls and expect them to actually concentrate more? Wouldn’t it be disruptive?
Several teachers in independent studies across the country have witnessed improved focus and concentration among students whose chairs were replaced by exercise balls.
“I had been reading about the benefits of stability balls in lieu of chairs for a couple of years and was toying with the idea of incorporating them into the classroom with my new table arrangements,” Perkins said.
“When I was given the opportunity to try something innovative last year, I immediately knew I wanted to provide a stability ball for each student,” she added. “The stability ball strengthens the inner-core muscles and benefits good spine health and posture. Equally important for children, it allows them to constantly move, wiggle and bounce as much as they need throughout the day. The constant movement
encourages blood flow to the brain and better attention and concentration.”
Neuroscientists increasingly find that learning reaches far beyond the mind, that there is a strong connection between physical movement and the cognitive process. Sitting on a stability ball requires students to sit up straight and helps with balance, coordination, and motor skills needed to master writing, track words on a page, and calm the body in order to focus.
Early childhood educators like Maria Montessori stressed the relation between movement and academic growth, asserting that engaged students become better learners. With this in mind, Perkins believed a change to the traditional classroom design where children are seated all day seemed long overdue. In her case, it has proven fruitful.
“Very quickly after introducing the balls in my classroom, I noticed an increase in consistent engagement with
all the children,” she said. “The slight movement necessary to keep balanced on the ball really seemed to assist in keeping their attention on what was happening in our classroom at the moment.
“When working together with their table groups, the children could roll and bounce a bit, which kept them at the table and involved with their peers. I also noticed how excited they were to partake in this ‘experiment’ with me. They understood that we were testing out whether being able to move on their balls while they were learning would help them focus. It was fun to have their input and to help them to recognize how they learn.”
Rules had to be established. Two feet had to remain on the floor at all times. Bouncing and rolling to the side were allowed, but students were expected to stay seated on the ball. Perkins acknowledges that while there were initial challenges, the change was manageable.
With the help of Upland guidance counselor Amy
Unionville Community Fair; Wings for Success; Young Moms; Good Neighbors, Inc.; the Kennett Area Park Authority; the Tick Tock Early Learning Center; Kennett Area Community Service; and the WIN program in the Kennett Consolidated School District. In addition, contributions from the Kennett Run’s FUND RUN were awarded to the Bancroft, Chadds Ford, Greenwood, Hillendale, New Garden, Pocopson and Unionville elementary schools; Mary D. Lang Kindergarten; the Kennett and Patton middle schools; and Kennett and Unionville high schools.
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@ chestercounty.com.
At Upland Country Day School, teacher
Musemici, Perkins conducted her own study to gauge the effectiveness of the stability balls, gauging students’ engagement related to on task/ off task behavior. So how does a teacher cope with constant bouncing in the classroom?
“The bouncing did not bother me at all,” Perkins said. “There were many times when my whole room was bouncing up and down as the children enthusiastically had hands raised to answer questions. When a hand was raised, the bouncing generally increased along with it. The enthusiasm is contagious and everyone is thinking, which is wonderful.”
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Kennett Run Charities distributed more than $50,000 in gifts to 45 local organizations and one dozen schools, at its annual event on Oct. 20 in Kennett Square.
Siobain Perkins replaced conventional chairs with stability balls to harness her students’ need to move.
A project worthy of the community’s support
The day will come. It will be a crisp, fall afternoon that is bathed in golden light, or, perhaps more appropriately, a warm spring morning when the sun is bright and the sky is cloudless and blue. On this day, a group of children—boys and girls of all different abilities—will gather together at the Oxford Memorial Park to play side by side on new, inclusive playground equipment that can be enjoyed by all.
The day will come, and when it does, it will be a good day.
For the last few years, an effort has been underway to raise approximately $155,000 to install inclusive playground equipment that is designed specifically to allow children with special needs to play alongside their brothers, sisters, and friends. Currently, the playground equipment at Oxford Memorial Park—indeed at most parks—can’t be safely enjoyed by youngsters who have special needs. Consequently, they are often unable to play alongside their brothers and sisters and friends during trips to the park. Most families who have children with special needs simply don’t visit the park because there is nothing there for their children to enjoy.
At the most recent Oxford Borough Council meeting, council member Paul Matthews, a driving force behind the effort to bring inclusive playground equipment to Oxford Memorial Park, talked about how the fundraising campaign is slowly, but surely, progressing toward its goal. The campaign is well past the halfway point, thanks to strong community support. The Oxford Rotary Club has taken the lead on the initiative, planning several fundraising events and forming the Oxford Rotary Foundation as a non-profit so that funds could be sought from other foundations and through private donations.
Just last month, the Oxford Presbyterian Church held its popular annual Apple Festival, and proceeds of that event were pledged to support the playground project.
Overall, nearly $100,000 has already been raised, and Oxford Borough Council has authorized Borough Manager Brian Hoover to seek a $10,000 grant that would help move the project closer toward the goal. This grant would help pay for sidewalk improvements at the park that will be designed to allow anyone with mobility issues to have access to the park and the new playground equipment.
There is no other inclusive playground in the area that has accessible playground equipment right next to standard playground equipment so that all children, regardless of their abilities, can play side by side.
An inclusive playground was a good idea when the project started, and it’s still a good idea today. This project is certainly worthy of the community’s support, and we hope that the day when children will be enjoying the new playground equipment arrives very soon.
The Oxford Rotary Club has a Facebook page with more information, and contributions to support the purchase of the inclusive playground equipment can be sent to the Oxford Rotary, P.O. Box 27, Oxford, PA 19363.
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‘thank you’ for keeping Kennett Square beautiful...
Borough of Kennett Square for keeping the containers and hanging baskets watered, and Bill Reynolds of Pratt’s Greenhouse for supplying these lovely, outstanding plants.
It’s better out there than you think
Letter to the Editor:
Who isn’t weary and disgusted by the national news? This election year is like nothing we’ve ever seen. It seems as if the news has a new, even more, outrageous story every hour. People are overwhelmed by the anger, political spin, and the hourly updates.
I have good news. It is better out there than the news would lead you to believe.
I’ve always said that the best part of campaigning is meeting voters. So far, I’ve been to more than 11,000 voters’ homes, and you know what? The overwhelming majority of people, even if they don’t agree with me, are polite, kind and respectful.
I wish you could experience what I do as I travel from one end of my district to the other.
I wish you could meet the people that I’ve met, hear
their stories and spend a little time listening to them; you would be as optimistic as I am.
We are a diverse, thoughtful and caring community and we will make it through this election cycle together. My suggestion: Turn off the news and visit your neighbor. It’s better for everyone. There is a lot of serious business at hand, and we need to be attentive, but we can also be kind, considerate and willing to listen to
each other. Most people are only too happy to talk about what concerns them, their families, their friends. After talking to all of those voters and looking forward to talking to, even more, I can tell you; it’s better out there than you think it is.
Susan Rzucidlo Candidate for the 158th District Pa House of Representatives Susan@SusanForPA.com
Chester County firefighters receive half-a-million dollar federal grant for radio purchases
Twelve Chester County fire companies will soon be better equipped to operate on the Chester County Department of Emergency Services’ new voice radio system thanks to two federal grant awards issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Lionville Fire Company acted as a host applicant for one grant application to benefit fire companies along the Main Line and eastern areas of the County, while the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company of Unionville hosted a grant to benefit the County’s southern communities. Together, the two grant awards total $500,000. These grants were obtained through the Federal Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Grant Program which issues grants to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by providing direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments.
Former County Commissioner and current United States Congressman Ryan Costello helped to announce the grant awards. “Upgrading radio equipment and improving communications capabilities during real emergencies will make our communities safer and hopefully will make the difficult jobs of our dedicated emergency responders a little less dangerous,” said Congressman Costello. “I fully supported modernizing Chester County’s 911 communications system during my tenure as county commissioner and know that the County’s Department of Emergency Services, local fire companies and emergency medical services leaders have worked tirelessly implementing the new system. This grant is absolutely essential to continuing their work and providing our emergency responders the resources needed to serve and protect residents in southeastern Pennsylvania.”
In February 2013, the Chester County Commissioners signed a contract with Harris Corporation for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of a new $42.1 million digital radio system which replaced analog equipment from the early 1990s. In doing so, the Commissioners included the purchase of a select number radios for volunteer firefighters and emergency responders.
Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Terence Farrell said, “Chester
County’s emergency responders received a much needed upgrade in critical, life-saving communications with the new Harris APCO P25 Phase 2 Digital Voice Radio System. Our emergency responders now have a state-of-the-art emergency communications system and equipment, providing 99.8 percent portable, on-street radio coverage and improved in-building coverage. Providing this new system and equipment is one of the many ways we ensure a safe and secure county.”
County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone added: “We continue to show our commitment to public safety by making critical investments in our emergency responders, as outlined in our strategic plan. We were pleased to provide radio equipment to operate on the new Harris Voice Radio System and we are equally pleased to support other public safety projects like the new Computer Aided Dispatch System and the Public Safety Training Campus.”
County Commissioner Michelle Kichline also acknowledged the importance of these grants from a fiscal perspective. “As a former township supervisor, I understand the financial impact of supporting public safety. The new radio equipment removed a $9 million dollar impact from our municipalities. I am grateful to the fire companies for easing the financial impact to our municipalities and citizens even further by pursuing grants to supplement the County’s allocation of radios,” Kichline said.
“Every fire truck in the County was issued at least three portable radios, but some vehicles carry more than three firefighters,” said Bobby Kagel, Director of Emergency Services for Chester County. “It is important for every firefighter to be able to communicate with one another at an incident scene.”
Several fire companies purchased additional radios while others sought grant opportunities to help offset the costs.
Lionville Fire Company acted as the “host” applicant on behalf of the Paoli Fire Company, Malvern Fire Company, Radnor Fire Company, East Whiteland Fire Company, and West Whiteland Fire Company. They will receive a total of 84 new portable radios at a cost of $2,500 each.
“This news couldn’t come at a better time as we have
caption: (From left to right, front row) Robert Kagel, Director, Chester County Department of Emergency Services; Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell; County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone; Jack Law, West Bradford Fire Chief and Chester County Fire Chiefs Association; John Sly, John Sly Grantwriting; John Weer, Chester County Fire Marshal; B.J. Meadowcroft, Union Fire Company of Oxford; County Commissioner Michelle Kichline, Beau Crowding, Deputy Director of Fire Services, Chester County Department of Emergency Services; Congressman Ryan Costello; (from left to right, back row) Mike Holmes, Chief, Lionville Fire Company; Dave Jones, West Whiteland Fire Company; Ron Miller, President, Chester County Fire Police Association; and Steve Nuse, Chief, Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company.
recently transitioned to our County’s new radio system,” said Lionville Fire Chief Michael Holmes. “Every one of our firefighters will now be equipped with a radio.”
Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company was the host of the grant application awarded to benefit firefighters from the Union Fire Company of Oxford, West Grove Fire Company, Avondale Fire Company, Kennett Fire Company, and Longwood Fire Company. Together, they will receive $290,000 for the purchase of 116 radios. Earlier in the year, the Honey Brook Fire Company also received a $33,000 grant from the same grant program for more radios.
Po-Mar-Lin Fire Chief Stephen Nuse said, “Interoperability is extremely important. Several of our local departments routinely operate with firefighters in other counties and even other states. The ability for all of us to be able to communicate with one another is paramount.”
Each of these grant applications were written and developed by John Sly, a local Chester County volunteer firefighter who owns a professional grant writing firm. “I personally know the struggles we as volunteers face in order to raise money for the equipment we need to do our jobs,” Sly said. “These grants are a tremendous help and relief to ensure for our own safety – I’m very proud to have helped to bring this federal money to a local level. This is a great example of our federal, county, and local officials working together for the benefit or our
communities,” Sly added. In Fiscal Year 2015 FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program will award approximately $340 million directly to fire departments and non-affiliated EMS organizations nationwide to enhance their response capabilities and to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and emergency response personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards.
Since the inception of the AFG program in 2001, Chester County fire companies have received more than $12.6 million in federal grant funds for equipment and vehicles. Each year, more than 10,000 grant applications are received and an average of only 2,000 are funded.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is administered by the department’s Directorate for Preparedness through its Office of Grants and Training in cooperation with the United States Fire Administration, also a division of the Preparedness Directorate.
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A grateful “thank you” to the Kennett community for supporting the annual Beautification Plant Sale which funds the flowers, the Beautification Committee for planting the containers, the
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said,
for canvassing all of those neighborhoods within the district, and she’s proven herself to be over-qualified for the job of listening to the public’s needs. Yes, Rzucidlo has been on the losing end of the House race three consecutive times since 2010, but yes, she has amassed a thick resume of credits in the private sector that she believes would make her transition to the House a nearly seamless one.
Rzucidlo is the founder and director of SPEAK Unlimited Inc., a non-profit organization recognized nationally for conceptualizing and implementing first responder communication tools and disability support programs such as the PA Premise Alert system, Operation Communication Boards, and information and resource guides.
“I love nothing more than knocking on doors and being able to help people, and occasionally, I can help them, right there at the door, with whatever issues they’re facing,” said Rzucidlo, who is running against Republican candidate Eric Roe in an election that will be decided on Nov. 8. “Because of my many years as an advocate, I’ve been helping families for 20 years. There’s more to government than being able to walk the party line. You should be able to stand up for yourself and say, ‘This is what I’ve done. This is what I intend to do.’”
In 2010, Rzucidlo lost to Chris Ross by a percentage of 63 percent to 36 percent.
In 2012, Ross beat Rzucidlo
by a 58 to 41 percent margin, and in 2014, Ross won by the same margin. Now in her fourth campaign for the House seat, she faces Roe, a 29-year-old, self-described “Reagan Republican” whose campaign is based on the tenets of smaller government, lower taxes and the need to pass responsible budgets.
When she meets Roe at a debate sponsored by the Chester County League of Women Voters at the West Goshen Township Building on Nov. 3, Rzucidlo insists that the evening will be to inform the audience of where she stands on the issues, and after three campaigns, the particulars of her platform have become firmly-entrenched bullet points.
On public education, she opposes the Keystone exams as a determining factor in a student’s graduation from high school.
“One test cannot accurately evaluate an individual student’s abilities or efforts throughout their K-12 education,” she said. “No one should be left with one test that allows them to graduate or not graduate. In certain areas of the state, the students are being tested on biology, when there aren’t even biology books in the school. These high stakes tests cost us a lot of money, and they don’t give us any information that we don’t already have.”
Rzucidlo’s platform also includes improving access to healthcare options, increased health education, birth control and support for adoption.
“Let’s give people the accurate information and access to birth control,” she said, pointing to the success of an under-the-skin implant that led to the dramatic decrease
Rzucidlo is the founder and director of SPEAK Unlimited
tion recognized for conceptualizing and implementing
in teen pregnancy and abortions.
Calling Pennsylvania “a sieve of tax laws,” Rzucidlo wants to end corporate tax loopholes that allow 71 percent of all corporations to avoid paying any taxes.
tion tools and disability support programs. in the nation,” she said. “It is outrageous to know that it is fine for any legislator to take any gift whatsoever, so long as it is reported. If you have ten legislators who are willing to say, ‘These are the ethics I am willing to stand by,’ you will have enough of a caucus to make a difference in Harrisburg. You need that strength of a caucus.”
“We have to make sure that our laws are fair,” she said, “and that they are applied equally, and that people who are benefitting from our infrastructure and our economy are not getting a free ride. As we close those loopholes and more companies are paying tax, we can reduce that tax rate, because more people will be paying in.”
Citing that Chester County women receive, on average, 63 cents for every dollar a man makes, Rzucidlo wants to advocate for an “equal pay for equal work” measure that would close the large gap in pay between men and women.
Perhaps the most crucial nugget of Rzucidlo’s platform may also become the hardest to enforce. Harrisburg’s ethics need to be cleaned up, she said.
“We are the most prosecuted and jailed legislature
Rzucidlo is not immune to the toxicity of the modern political climate, and although the divisive ugliness that pervades national elections and governance is merely implied on the scale of the Pa. House, there’s still a strong whiff of it going around, she said. While partisan politics is dictating the motivations of lawmakers from local to federal government, Rzucidlo has already mastered the art of side-stepping, because when it comes to political affiliations, she is letter blind.
“For me, It’s never about the designation of ‘D’ and ‘R’ beside a politician’s name, but ‘How do we get things done?’” she said. “I’ve worked with both parties, and quite honestly, [Current
Rep.] Chris and I have more in common than Chris and Eric have in common, even though they both have ‘R’s behind their name. Chris is a moderate Republican, an environmentalist, and he was supported by teachers because of his commitment to education. These are exactly the folks who are supporting me this time.”
As of mid-October, Rzucidlo was the highest polling House candidate in Chester County, as evidenced by her standing in two different polls – one internal, conducted among 1,000 residents in the district -- and the other conducted by the House Democratic Caucus Committee, who polled 500 residents.
“All these polls tell me is that I just have to work harder, to make sure that our residents really do know who I am, to make sure they understand that I have the background and experience to make a difference,” she said. “It’s important that they know that I am not going to toe the party line, but become a fierce advocate for them, just like I already have been
for many years.”
The writer Malcolm Gladwell is famous for implying that in order to become an expert at something, he or she must devote at least 10,000 hours to it. Whether or not Rzucidlo is an expert at campaigning is of little concern to her, but with each passing campaign, she said that she becomes stronger and more knowledgeable about her position as a potential Harrisburg lawmaker.
“I’m more prepared now than ever, and I think I have a much better grasp of the issues than the first time I ran,” she said. “I love that I have spent these years investigating, studying, and talking to more and more people. Campaigning and governing is really about wanting to go deep into the weeds. If you don’t understand the issues, you can’t really fight for people.
“All of these experiences have brought me to where I am now,” she said. “I don’t regret any of them, because I’ve learned from them. Everything has taught me something.
“We can never compare pain, but we can commiserate and help each other. That’s where all these experiences have brought me to.
“The reason I am running is truly because I have done so many things as a private citizen,” Rzucidlo added.
“Becoming a state representative allows me to do even more. I’m not looking to start a political career. I am looking to change Pennsylvania for the better, and I have the ability to do it.”
To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, e-mail rgaw@chestercounty.com.
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business climate, and he would like to give business owners and farmers a break with fewer restrictions from the state.
He also wants to identify wasteful spending whenever possible. For example, he would like to explore the possibility of merging the duties of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Turnpike Commission that could produce savings for taxpayers.
He also supports a Republican plan to privatize the liquor stores. The sale of the liquor stores could generate revenues to be used for other things, like funding public schools. Finding cost savings in other areas could allow the state to freeze property tax rates on homes owned by senior citizens.
Roe pledged to be a strong proponent of public schools.
“We have some of the best schools in the country in this district,” he said.
“People want to keep the schools that way. I will support efforts to fully fund our local schools and school districts while simultaneously promoting accountability.”
One of the major issues that state lawmakers have been unable to address thus far has been the unfunded public pension liabilities which are projected to amount to approximately $60 billion. The time to take corrective action has come.
“It won‘t be easy, but we have to live within our
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means,” Roe said. “Let‘s start spending money wisely and stop making promises that we can‘t keep.”
Roe said that he supports pension reform that would put new state employees into a defined contribution retirement plan that is widely used in the private sector. He emphasized that current state employees would receive the full benefits that they’ve been promised.
Roe said that he’s proud of the endorsements that he’s earned from the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
“I‘ve been endorsed by the business industry,” Roe said, adding that Rzucidlo has been endorsed by public sector unions.”
While he would love to represent the 158th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Roe doesn’t necessarily view it as a job that he should have forever. He supports
the concept of term limits.
As he has been visiting with district residents, many have expressed concerns about the ineffectiveness of career politicians.
“We don‘t need more career politicians,” he explained. “But we do need more young people taking hold of the future of Pennsylvania.”
Like a lot of people, Roe has been deeply troubled by the divisiveness and tone the 2016 Presidential campaign. The release of a controversial 2005 video in which Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump can be heard bragging about kissing and groping women during a conversation caught on a hot microphone certainly represented a new low for vulgarity and lewd behavior by a presidential nominee.
“I was disgusted by it,” Roe said. “I found what he said to be disgusting, and what he said absolutely doesn‘t reflect my values.”
Roe’s mother is Mary Beth Roe, a host at QVC
in West Chester. He considers her to be one of his role models—because of her success as a professional and because she is part of such a strong family with good values.
“I was horrified by Trump’s treatment of women, and I say that as the son of a working mom and the husband of a working wife,” Roe said. “Women are to be respected. As a state representative, I would champion women’s issues.”
One such issue would be to revisit House Resolution 75, a “concurrent resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the issue of workplace pay disparity, to reexamine existing Federal and State laws relating to that issue and to make recommendations to the General Assembly.”
Roe also wants to support families who rely on daycare—he noted that under one proposal favored by Gov. Wolf, a new tax would be instituted on daycare services.
“We have a lot of young families in my district,” Roe said. “Such a tax is unacceptable.”
The negativity that has dominated the Presidential campaign has certainly not been present in the 158th District race.
Rzucidlo, by all accounts an earnest and kind-hearted person who is making her fourth bid for the 158th District seat, is hardly the type of person to take the political low road. In the Primary, the state’s Democratic Committee did question whether Roe had lived in Pennsylvania for the four years necessary to qualify to hold the office he is seeking.
Roe said that the politically motivated suggestion that he was not a resident of Pennsylvania for the required amount of time was an attempt to not talk about the issues that residents in the district are
facing. It was, in effect, an attempt to distract the voters.
“I‘ve been a resident of the district for 25 years. I‘ve been a resident of Pennsylvania in every way that a person can be a resident,” he said, explaining that he held a Pennsylvania driver‘s license and his vehicle was registered in Pennsylvania.
“I have nothing but respect for my opponent,” Roe said. “I‘ve run a campaign that I can be proud of. We‘ve stayed positive. If I win on November 8, I want to be able to say that I won the right way. The voters of this district deserve a positive campaign, especially with the negativity at the top of the ballot. We need to bring civility back to government.”
To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
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Eric and one of his students, María, a New Garden Township resident and new citizen of the United States. The picture was taken at her swearing-in ceremony.
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Eric and Alice, with their parents. On the right are Mark and Mary Beth Roe, and on the left are Paul and Lisa Gayle of London, England.
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Is significant funding for parking garage on the way for Oxford Borough?
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
At the Oct. 17 meeting of Oxford Borough Council, Steve Krug and Pauline Garcia-Allen, two consultants for the borough’s parking garage project, provided council with a monthly update about the efforts to secure funding for the proposed $5.73 million. The good news is that Oxford Borough officials may soon find out whether the first application that was submitted for funding has been successful.
Garcia-Allen, of Econ Partners, explained that the Chester County Commissioners are expected to announce this year’s recipients of Chester County Revitalization Program grants for
BURGLARY
A home at 307 Glen Hope Drive in Elk Township was burglarized between Sept. 9 and 11, and $1,500 in cash was stolen. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.
HEADSTONES MOVED
economic development projects at the Oct. 26 Sunshine Meeting.
“We’re looking forward to that day very much,” Garcia-Allen said, explaining that the borough has put in a grant application for as much as $1 million with the county. If this grant is successful, it would be a good illustration of the viability of the entire project, Garcia-Allen noted.
Business leaders in Oxford have said that the parking garage would help promote economic development in town, and would offer a long-term solution to the parking issues that have hampered Oxford’s efforts at attracting new businesses, especially a larger one, like a restaurant, that would require a lot of parking. Krug, the principal of Krug
Architects, completed a comprehensive parking study in 2015, and he and Garcia-Allen have been facilitating the borough’s attempts to secure federal, state, and county funding throughout this year.
The study recommended a 300-space parking garage that would be constructed on a parking lot near the center of the business district. The parking lot had previously been owned by the National Penn Bank (which is now BB & T Bank). The borough reached an agreement with National Penn Bank to purchase the two parcels that comprise the parking lot if plans to build the parking garage move forward. According to that agreement, Oxford will pay $1 to acquire the rights to the two parcels, and National Penn Bank
will receive 40 parking spaces in the new parking garage for a period of 25 years.
Krug and Garcia-Allen have been working with borough officials on the project in a variety of ways simultaneously.
Garcia-Allen explained that borough officials were slated to meet with PennDOT officials at a midOctober gathering to discuss possible funding options at the state level. Additionally, Oxford Borough officials are having ongoing negotiations with Verizon to discuss the small piece of the property that Verizon owns on the parking lot where the parking garage is expected to be built.
“State Representative John Lawrence has been pivotal in setting up those talks,” Garcia-Allen said.
Brian Hoover, the borough manager of Oxford, has taken the lead for Oxford in the negotiations with Verizon.
Garcia-Allen also talked briefly about how the scope of the parking garage project has evolved this year. The facility is now proposed to function as a transit center that could potentially link Oxford to some other form of public transportation in the region. This could make the project eligible for other funding from federal, state, and county sources. With the project estimated to cost more than $5.7 million, it seems like a certainty that Oxford would need to be successful in acquiring significant funding in order for borough officials to support moving forward with the project now.
Securing a revitalization grant from the county would be a good start. In other business at the Oct. 17 meeting, borough council voted in favor of applying for the 2016 PECO Green Region Open Space Program Grant. Funding would be used to construct a sidewalk at the Oxford Memorial Park as part of a project to build an inclusive playground for children with special needs. Mayor Geoff Henry offered a reminder that the Halloween Parade will take place in town on Thursday, Oct. 27, starting at 6:30 p.m. Trick or Treat Night is slated for Halloween Night, Oct. 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.
COUNTERFEIT STICKERS
DRUG AND LITTERING CHARGES
Timothy Michael Ohagan, 25, of Landenberg, was arrested and charged with possessing a small amount of marijuana and related drug paraphernalia, as well as scattering rubbish, after police observed suspicious activity occurring around his vehicle, which was parked at West Grove Memorial Park on Sept. 22. Ohagan was taken into custody, processed, and released pending a summons.
On Oct. 3, Kennett Township Police got a call about headstones being moved in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-388-2874.
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale charged two people with having counterfeit emissions and inspection stickers on their vehicles. On Oct. 4, police charged Octavio Rivera, 29, of Oxford, with forgery after a traffic stop at routes 41 and 1. On Oct. 5, police charged Kenneth Alan Hurley, 56, of Avondale, with forgery after a traffic stop at route 41 and Baltimore Pike.
UNDERAGE DRINKING
On Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.,
Kennett Square Police cited a 15-year-old boy for underage drinking and public drunkenness in the 100 block of Race Street. He was taken to a hospital due to his level of intoxication.
Also on Sept. 29, at 10:51 p.m., Kennett Square Police cited a 15-year-old boy for underage drinking in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue. He was released to a parent.
ARMED ROBBERY
On Oct. 3 at 2:40 p.m., Kennett Township Police responded to New Granite Way for a report of a robbery at knife point. The
two male juveniles said that they were threatened by another male for their belongings. The thief showed a knife and took two cell phones from the victims. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-388-2874.
CAR BREAK-INS
On Sept. 17, Kennett Square Police arrested a 13-year-old boy for breaking into several vehicles parked in the 500 block of East Cypress Street, and the 300 block of Juniper Street, between 11:30 and 11:43 p.m. He was charged with theft,
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criminal mischief and other charges that were filed with the Juvenile Unit of the District Attorney’s Office. He was released to a parent.
ATTEMPTED THEFT
On Sept. 21 at 9:37 p.m., someone tried to get into an unlocked Chevrolet Cruze parked at 4 Old Village Lane in Penn Township, but fled after the car’s alarm went off. A sky-blue utility van with a Sunoco sticker in the rear window was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed. Anyone with information about similar incidents is asked to call police at 610-268-2022.
Oxford 23, Kennett 22
Hannum’s extra point, after a last-minute touchdown catch by Brown, propels the Hornets to victory
By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
As soon as the football cleared the uprights, kicker Ryan Hannum was swarmed by his Hornet teammates as they celebrated a touchdown and the extra point that gave Oxford a 23-22 lead over Kennett. According to the game clock, victory was still 31 seconds away, but in the moment Oxford’s players were content to soak up the raucous cheers from the home crowd for a job well done. Tight end Pat Kinsella lifted Hannum and carried him toward the sideline, where the players’ emotions ranged between ecstatic and jubilant. Every person wearing a maroon and white jersey had played a part in helping Oxford reach this moment in this season. There was still work to be done—there was the matter of those 31 seconds, and quarterback Jake Dilcher and the Kennett offense had already scored 16 fourth quarter points, so Oxford’s defense still needed to go out and make another stop, but in a way this battle had already been won. In this game of momentum, the pendulum had swung back in Oxford’s favor, and that’s where it was going to stay.
Kennett’s offense,
starting at the 20, attempted to make one more long march down the field. Dilcher’s first two pass attempts fell incomplete, and the situation grew desperate as the seconds ticked away. On back-to-back plays, Dilcher completed short passes that were then lateralled to other players in an attempt to move the ball down the field. But a penalty against Kennett left them with 70 yards to go over the game’s final 1.4 seconds. Dilcher lofted one final pass and when
the ball fell incomplete, Oxford’s job was finished for the evening.
After watching his team surrender a 16-6 lead in the fourth quarter and then respond to the challenge by putting together a game-winning drive, Oxford head coach Mike Means couldn’t have been prouder.
“This game was huge for the program,” Means said.
Oxford has lost so many close games this year—one by one point, another by two points, and another by
three points—that it might have been understandable if the players hung their heads after Kennett seized the momentum and took the lead with four minutes to play. Instead of hanging their heads, the Oxford players showed their resilience and determination to win the game.
“You could just feel it on our sideline,” Means said. “Our kids believed. They didn’t get down on themselves. We expected to win the game. Every kid on the sideline was
[excited].”
At different points in the game, each team seemed destined to walk away with a victory.
Kennett took the game’s opening kickoff and marched efficiently down the field on a 65-yard drive that was highlighted by an 18-yard run by Connor Hyzny and several nice runs by Dilcher. The tandem combined for more than 125 rushing yards in the first half alone. Dilcher capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run.
A bad snap on the extra point left the score at 6-0. It looked like Oxford was going to answer right back as the Hornets’ offense moved down the field. Running back Tim Davis had an 18-yard gain that moved the ball into Kennett territory. A pass play from quarterback Chandler England to Kinsella also covered 16 yards as Oxford moved inside the ten-yard line. On the next play, England rolled into the end zone unimpeded, but the referees did not signal a touchdown. Instead, they informed both teams that a whistle had been blown inadvertently mid-play. After a long conference, Oxford was denied the touchdown and the ball was placed back at the nine-yard line. Two plays later, running back Brandon Holz carried the ball into the end zone, but the play was nullified by an illegal formation penalty on Oxford. Three plays after that, Kennett’s defense stopped Oxford at the one-yard line, taking over on downs. With Kennett’s offense pinned back against its own goal line, the Hornets’ defense turned up the pressure. Three plays after taking over at the one-yard line, Kennett was attempting to punt from its own end zone, a daunting task that was
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made more difficult by the light rain that had been falling for most of the evening. Kennett couldn’t get the punt off and the ball was loose in the end zone where Brandon DeShields recovered the ball for an Oxford touchdown. Hannum booted the extra point to give the Hornets the 7-6 lead with 3:19 left in the first quarter.
England led the offense on an 85-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. DeShields picked up 38 yards on a nice catchand-run. Davis picked up two yards on a fourth down play that extended the drive. England lofted a pass toward Kinsella along the right sideline that was nearly intercepted by Dilcher, but the Oxford receiver managed to come down with the ball inside the ten-yard line. Two plays later, Davis plowed into the end zone, making it 14-6.
Meanwhile, Oxford’s defense was controlling the game. On Kennett’s next offensive series, Mykie Brown stopped Dilcher five yards behind the line of scrimmage on first down. The next two plays resulted in incompletions, and Kennett was once again punting away the ball. There was a bad snap and as players from both teams scrambled for the ball as it rolled into the end zone. The ruling on the field was that Oxford had a safety, increasing the Hornets’ lead to 16-6. Oxford was also getting the ball as a result of the
safety. The Hornets’ offense would put together another good drive, moving deep into Kennett territory, but once again the Kennett defense was up to the challenge and kept the score at 16-6.
The score would remain at 16-6 until Kennett’s offense came to life early in the fourth quarter. On several plays, Dilcher demonstrated an amazing ability to elude tacklers, scramble around, and find a receiver down the field. Perhaps his best play came on a fourth-and-nine pass from the 15-yard line of Oxford. Dilcher rolled left, dodged defenders, avoided a sack by Oxford defensive lineman Mike Weber, continued to run around, and then fired a pass to Dominic D’Angelo for a touchdown. Kennett converted the twopoint play when Dilcher connected with Myles Robinson, making it 16-14 with 10:50 left to play.
The momentum continued to swing in Kennett’s favor as the defense turned in a strong series. Defensive end Kerry Tomasetti was all over the place, disrupting Oxford’s running game. Cornerback Sebastian Hughes made a nice play to get his hand in the way of a pass by England, forcing the Hornets into a fourth-and-long situation. Oxford would have to punt.
Dilcher continued his strong play, completing a 15-yard pass to Tomasetti along the right sideline after avoiding Oxford’s hard-charging defense.
Another scramble by Dilcher moved the chains on the drive. Hyzny capped the drive with a three-yard touchdown with 4:34 left to play. Kennett once again successfully converted the two-point play, giving the team its first lead since the first quarter at 22-16. Oxford went three-andout on its next offensive series, but so did Kennett. That set the stage for Oxford to get the ball back with 1:08 left to play. England completed four passes, including three to Brown, during the 68-yard game-winning drive. The ten-yard touchdown pass that England and Brown connected on came after Brown made a nice cut back near the goal line. The defender slipped and Brown was open in the
corner of the end zone with 31 seconds left to play. They needed the extra point to reclaim the lead.
An eternity seemed to pass between the time Oxford scored the touchdown and the time the extra point could be attempted. Kennett was hit with two penalties and also called a timeout. Finally, the ball was snapped and Hannum boomed the extra point through the uprights, giving Oxford the 23-22 lead. The Oxford defense went back out on the field and closed out the victory.
Hannum, the hero of the day, said that the extra point was the biggest kick he has ever made. He admitted to being a little nervous before the kick,
but he was confident that his blockers would give him the time he needed to make the kick.
Means said that he was also very confident that Hannum would make the kick. “He’s a hard-nosed player,” the coach said.
“He’s a soccer player— he scored three goals last week. If we get protections for him and wind is not a factor, he’s going to make the kick.”
Means was very complimentary of the Kennett team, lauding Dilcher for his uncanny ability to make plays out of nothing.
“He can really extend plays,” Means said. “Once he scrambles, they really do a great job of making plays.”
Means also said that
Tomasetti is an impact player on both sides of the ball.
The victory improved Oxford’s record to 2-7, while Kennett’s record now stands at 3-6. After working so hard only to lose so many close games this season, Means said that it was good to see his team emerge victorious in a close one.
“These kids deserve to be on this side of one of these,” he said. “Winning like this could mean more for the program than a blowout.”
Kennett will host Great Valley at 7 p.m. on Friday night to close out the season. The Hornets, meanwhile, will look to win its second game in a row when they travel to Octorara on Friday night.
Photo by Steven Hoffman
Ryan Hannum kicked the extra point with 31 seconds left to help Oxford to a 23-22 win over Kennett.
Walk through Oxford’s history at the Arts Alliance
By John Chambless Staff Writer
You might not realize how much history Oxford has, but after spending a while examining “Art, Architecture and Archives,” the new exhibit at the Oxford Arts Alliance, you are certain to learn things you never knew about this little town. Through Nov. 11, the Oxford Area Historical Association is using the gallery space to spotlight pieces of the town’s past – photos, news clippings, and often really fun objects – to create a trip back through time. In the center of the gallery are the cash
register, paperwork and display case from Simon’s Men’s and Boy’s Outfitter, the clothing business that once occupied the gallery space. It’s a homecoming for these old objects, and it’s satisfying to see the huge wooden register, display stands and an unworn boy’s jacket from the 1940s or 1950s with its original store price tag. But everywhere you turn, there are fun discoveries to be made.
There’s a large display board with drills and augers made at the Slack Auger Works, and movie posters, a ticket sign and “Standing
Fleeting moments and emotions, captured in paint
By John Chambless Staff Writer
The first thing that strikes you about Sherrill Cooper’s solo show at Bookplace in Oxford is the light glowing in each of her small paintings. Then you appreciate her skillful handling of the paint – vibrant but exacting, suggesting motion, and including just enough detail for you to fill in the scene for yourself.
Cooper, who has had a successful career as an illustrator, knows exactly how much is enough. The paintings look like they’ve been done quickly, but that may be incorrect. The breezy style is, however, captivating.
There are some snapshotlike moments that take on emotional resonance in her hands, such as the young women walking away from the viewer in “Pretty Perfect.” Cooper’s depictions of horses and riders are also fine –particularly the deep blue sky in the tiny “Storm’s Coming,” and the violet
foreground shadow in “Dinner Time,” in which the horses are depicted with a minimum of brushstrokes.
The unusual floor-up perspective of “Order Another” draws you in immediately, as does the seated man on a smoke break (“Ten Minute Break”), in which the cigarette is depicted with a 1/8-inch dab of white paint, and an orange dot with a wisp of smoke.
The neat trick is that these paintings – with details rendered in sketchy swipes of paint – have a nearly photographic quality when they’re viewed at a distance. It’s a rather dazzling effect, and it makes this collection of 20 vibrant paintings well worth a visit.
In her artist’s statement for the show, Cooper writes, “My aim is to distill information into its simplest form. I apply each stroke carefully, trying to capture the complexity of their emotions and environment without the clutter of too much detail. I am satisfied when I have communicated an attitude,
essence, expression, and emotion at a certain moment in time.”
That she certainly does.
“Painting With Bravado,” a solo show by Sherrill Cooper, opens at Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) on Oct. 30, with an artist’s reception from 5 to 8 p.m. It continues through Nov. 19. The book shop and gallery is open Fridays through Sundays. Visit www.bookplace.com.
To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
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A display of drills made at the Slack Auger Works in Oxford.
The street sign that stood next to a carriage factory in Oxford.
1952 ‘Mirthquake’ revue put on by the Oxford Rotary Club.
An unworn jacket once sold at Simon’s Men’s and Boy’s Outfitter.
The Octoraro Hotel seen in a vintage postcard.
The Oxford Caramel Factory was a self-contained manufacturing and packaging business that operated from 1892 to 1933.
A soap box race car from the events held every year in downtown Oxford.
Through Nov. 18
Fall Critters
Bats, witches, ghosts, turkeys, pumpkins and other seasonal home decor and tabletop items are available through Nov. 18 at the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Critters are ornaments and tabletop decorations, each made by hand using natural materials. Museum volunteers use raw materials such as pine cones, acorns, egg shells, flowers, and seed pods to give each critter its own personality and expression. They range from $10 to $50 and are available in the Museum Shop, which is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.
org.
Continental Inn (2285 Lincoln Highway east, next to Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster). Dealers will be buying, selling and trading records, CDs and music memorabilia of all eras and genres. Admission is free. Call 610-932-7852 or visit www.recordcollectors.org.
Nov. 17 and 18
New York City senior trip
Mike Rainey, Dave Primiano, Nick Kupsey and Noah Houlihan (Oct. 25, 8 p.m., $12 and $14); Francis Dunnery and His Sensational Electric Band (Oct. 27, 8 p.m., $30 and $35); Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins with the Travis Lawson Band (Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $20 and $23); Countdown to Ecstasy (Nov. 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m., $25 and $30); the Nik Everett Band
(Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $17 and $20); Adrian Legg (Nov. 9, 8 p.m., $22.50 and $25); Who Are You: Who tribute band (Nov. 12, 8 p.m., $25 and $30). 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.
Oct. 26
Spaghetti dinner
The Oxford Area Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford) will hold its spring take-out spaghetti dinner on Oct. 26. The menu will consist of spaghetti with meatballs, tossed salad with dressing, dinner roll and homemade dessert. Dinners can be picked up between 3 and 6 p.m. The dinners are $7. Call 610-932-5244 to reserve dinners.
Oct. 29
Jen Chapin in concert
The Friends Folk Club has announced its schedule of fall concerts, beginning with Jen Chapin (Oct. 29) and continuing with The Sin City Band (Nov. 19) and Charlie Zahm (Dec. 9). The concerts are held at the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse (260 S. Third St., Oxford), and begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are $15 for adults, free for children 12 and younger. Refreshments will be sold. Proceeds benefit the Oxford Friends Meetinghouse. Call 610-869-8076 or email friendsfolkclub@aol.com.
Nov. 2 and Dec. 14
Craft workshops
The Oxford Area Senior Center is hosting two new make-it and take-it craft workshops for the community at the Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford). Create your own fall door hanger with Pickled Pickles boutique owner and craft enthusiast, Jennifer Campion, on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. On Dec. 14 at 7 p.m., the project will be a holiday centerpiece. The fee is $25 per class (cash only). Call for reservations, 610-932-5244 or email oxsrctr@zoominternet.net.
Nov. 5
Chicken barbeque
On Nov. 5, the Chatham United Methodist Church (3215 Gap Newport Pike, West Grove) is hosting a chicken barbeque from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Halfchickens will be available for $6.
Nov. 5
Human trafficking report
The JuST Conference Report will be presented on Nov. 5 at 9:30 a.m. for the ACE (Advocating, Collaborating, Educating) Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance of Oxford. Officer Weaver of the Oxford Police Department will report on the materials covered during this conference, which ACE paid for him to attend in Arizona. Through the shared stories of survivors, learn the difference between domestic violence, abuse and sex trafficking. Refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. at the Oxford Senior Center (12 E. Locust St., Oxford). Email stopslavery@zoominternet. net or call 610-932-0337.
Nov. 13
Record Collectors show
The Keystone Record Collectors Music Expo will be held Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
The Oxford Senior Center is offering an overnight trip to New York City to see the annual Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall on Nov. 17 and 18. The trip includes bus transportation, one night’s lodging in New York, one breakfast, the show, a tour of Lower Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue shopping and Macy’s Herald Square. The cost is $350, with a $200 deposit required. $149 is due before Sept. 10. Call 610932-5244 for information.
Nov. 19
Christmas bazaar
Assumption BVM School’s Craft Fair and Christmas Bazaar will be held Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Parish Center (290 State Rd., West Grove). There will be vendors, foods, The North Pole Workshop for children, high-end raffles and more. Call 610-869-9576 or visit www.abvmschoolwg.us.
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: Stand Up At the Flash with comedians
that same day* at one of our locations. We are open during the lunch hour and until 6 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Call us at 610-869-0953 or 610-932-6386.
Oct. 28 to Nov. 13
Jacalyn Beam solo show Chadds Ford Gallery (Route 1, Chadds Ford) presents recent works by Jacalyn Beam, “Treats and Tricks,” from Oct. 28 to Nov. 13. There will be an opening reception on Oct. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Call 610388-2412 or visit www. awyethgallery.com.
Nov. 4 to 26 Sue Ciccone at Longwood Art Gallery
Longwood Art Gallery (200 E. State St., Kennett Square) is hosting “Serendipity,” featuring original landscapes and animal portraits by Sue Ciccone, from Nov. 4 to 26.
A reception with the artist will be held Nov. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. during the First Friday Art Stroll with wine, cheese and live music. For more information, call 610-444-0146 or visit www.longwoodartgallery. com.
Nov. 4
Art at Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Wellness Center (331 E. State St., Kennett Square) is participating in Kennett Square’s First Friday Art Stroll on Nov. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m., featuring photography by Nikki Hale and artwork by David Gillespie. The members of The Moxy have been working on a new project for the past few months and will be playing an acoustic set. The exhibition continues through Nov. 29. Call 610444-8020 or visit www. metamorphosiswellnesscenter. net.
Through Nov. 5
Philip Jamison solo show
The Church Street Gallery (12 S. Church St., West Chester) presents works from five decades by watercolorist Phil Jamison through Nov. 5. Gallery hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www. churchstreetgallerywc.com.
Through Oct. 29
Plein air show at Longwood Gallery Longwood Art Gallery (200 E. State St., Kennett Square) is hosting an October group show
featuring original oils by plein-air artists David Diaz, Nan Jackson and Dennis Young through Oct. 29. For more information, call 610444-0146 or visit www. longwoodartgallery.com.
Through Oct. 29
‘Nature: Folded & Enfolded’
The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) hosts a show by Tamara Krendel and Anne Oldach, “Nature: Folded & Enfolded,” through Oct. 29. The two friends first exhibited together at The Station Gallery in 1980. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 302654-8638 or visit www. stationgallery.net. Through Nov. 11
‘Art, Architecture and Archives’ The Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford) presents “Art, Architecture and Archives” through Nov. 11. The exhibit includes works by CX Carlson and his contemporaries, art by Carlson students from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, displays from the Oxford Area Historical Association archives and more. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www. oxfordart.org.
Oct. 28 to 30 Flying Colors Art Show Flying Colors Fine Artists will hold its annual art show Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at the Montgomery School (Route 113 in Chester Springs). An artists reception with live music and refreshments will be held on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Hours on Saturday and Sunday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. All paintings will be for sale. An art activity for children is planned for Saturday and Sunday, as well as informal artist demonstrations. All members are professional artists working in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil or fiber art. Participating artists include April D’Angelo, Cheryl DeckerSauder, Pam McKee, Joanne Orth, Joan Spillman, Lin Webber and others. For more information, call 610-942-3234.
Bats, witches, ghosts, turkeys, pumpkins and other seasonal home decor and tabletop items are available through Nov. 18 at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford (see listing).
‘Serendipity,’ by Sue Ciccone, is part of her solo show at Longwood Art Gallery in Kennett Square from Nov. 4 to 26 (see listing).
Chamber luncheon focuses on the future of energy production
By John Chambless Staff Writer
The state of energy production and future goals for cleaner energy were the big topics addressed at the Oct. 20 Annual Fall Luncheon of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce.
The packed meeting, held at Hartfeld National Golf Club in Avondale, featured keynote speaker Ron DeGregorio, the senior vice president of Exelon Generation and president of Exelon Power. In his opening remarks, DeGregorio sketched out the basic facts about Exelon.
The company serves customers in 16 states and Alberta, Canada.
Exelon Generation is headquartered in Kennett Square. “Exelon is a big
player nationally. We are a Fortune 100 company now,” DeGregorio said. “We are America’s numberone low-carbon producer. We have more than 34,000 employees and we generate 32.7 megawatts of power. I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Wow, that’s a lot.’ But to put that in perspective, in Philadelphia Electric Company’s territory –they’re about a 5,000 megawatt load. We could do about seven Philadelphia region utilities and provide for that kind of load.
“Exelon Generation is headquartered here in Kennett Square. PECO is an Exelon company,” DeGregorio said. “We have six different utilities – in Chicago, PECO here, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Potomac Electric, Atlantic City Electric, and Delmarva Power. We
maintain their names for branding purposes, but they’re Exelon companies. In Pennsylvania, we have 640 employees in Kennett Square. We still maintain our PECO headquarters in Philadelphia. We maintain the whole Exelon Generation Company headquarters here, and our corporate headquarters is out in Chicago. Overall, we employ 6,000 Pennsylvanians.”
DeGregorio said Exelon pays $250 million in taxes each year in Pennsylvania.
“It’s a pretty significant footprint in Pennsylvania, and this is a very important region for us,” he said.
Looking back just over 15 years ago, he addressed the result of deregulation on the energy industry that opened the doors to competitive energy suppliers for consumers.
“About six years ago, lot started to change,” he said. “We had disruptors in our industry. In 2008, fracking really didn’t exist. Back then, natural gas prices were very high and the United States was constructing multiplebillion-dollar projects to build liquified natural gas facilities to import natural gas. We didn’t think we had enough. And then fracking starts to make a difference. Right now, the estimate is that we’ve got about 100 to 150 years worth of natural gas to provide all of our energy needs. So what happens is, with the abundant supply, prices crashed. Today in this country, we’re beginning to
look at exporting natural gas. So in a short period of time, we’ve seen a significant shift.”
There has been a move away from heavily polluting coal power to cleaner natural gas in our region, and DeGregorio discussed some of the main alternative energy sources.
“For 10 years, we’ve had production tax credits provided for wind farms,” he said. “Now, people think we should continue those tax credits to deal with the issue of climate change. It’s easy to say that we should be ‘all green’ with our power production, without getting into the fact that wind and solar are non-dispatchable resources. That means that if you need more power, I can’t go out to my wind farm and blow more on the turbine to satisfy your energy needs. That creates some challenges.
“Where the wind blows most predominantly is
South Dakota, Iowa, places where I can get about 37 to 40 percent capacity out of that unit. That’s a lot better than in Pennsylvania, where we might get a 32 percent capacity factor,” DeGregorio said. “The regions where the wind resources are the greatest happen to be the regions that are farthest from the load. So now we need to invest in transmission – the big towers.”
Since 2005, he said, coal generation has dropped by 35 percent, while natural gas has increased 66 percent, and wind and solar have increased 242 percent in the last decade. Nuclear, meanwhile, generates 20 percent of our power nationwide.
The state of nuclear energy production and facilities “will be a topic in 2017-18 in Pennsylvania,” DeGregorio said. “We’re going to get to this conversation with the
Governor and the PUC.
“We think the energy industry is not only challenging, but fun and exciting,” he added. “We think there are a lot of interesting things going on, and a bright future for us in this country. I believe that natural gas abundance is really good for our country from an energy independence perspective, and as a bridge fuel for cleaner power.
“We want you to know that we recognize safe, clean, reliable, costeffective power enables your businesses. It enables the Chamber to advocate that more factories and companies move into this region. We know it’s important, and we want to continue to be there for you.”
To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
Photo by John Chambless
A large crowd filled a meeting room at Hartefeld National Golf Club last week to hear about the future of energy production.
Photo by John Chambless
Ron DeGregorio, senior vice president of Exelon Generation, and the president of Exelon Power.
You’ll also be surprised to discover the 1890s photos and posters from the horse racing track that once held the Oxford Fair. You might recognize some family
members and ancestors in the display for the Oxford Rotary Club’s musical productions that ran from the 1930s to 1950s which seemed to feature just
about everyone in town in one costume or another.
There’s a table devoted to bluegrass legend Ola Belle Reed, as well as an overview of the history of The Lincoln University. And you might get lost in the fascinating news clippings about the 1931 project to move the Ware Mansion across Route 472 to its current location. It was a real technological marvel.
There’s a re-covered wooden soap box racer frame from the downhill races that were once held on Lincoln Street through the 1950s. The back wall has paintings by local artist C.X. Carlson and his contemporaries. The folkart painting of the heart of Oxford by Louise Bauman is particularly fun, with a cascading, odd perspective that tries to squeeze in every storefront.
There’s a recreation of an ore-hauling cart once used along the Oxford Railroad, and the actual Coach Street sign that stood at the Wilson, Pugh and Wilson
carriage factory. There are medals from past military members, a display case of the many incarnations of the Oxford Hall building in the heart of town, and early postcards of Third Street that have been enlarged to show fascinating details.
You’ll find some fine examples of the stoneware pottery made by R.J. Grier in the late 1800s, as well as medals in track and field won by Oxford barber and athlete Hans Olson, information about the Peach Bottom Railroad, Bicknell’s Pool, the Oxford Caramel Factory … and on and on.
You’ll need an hour to properly examine
everything, but you’ll be rewarded with a deeper appreciation of the fabric of Oxford, past and present. Go and reminisce, or go to discover something you never knew.
“Art, Architecture and Archives” continues through Nov. 11 at the Oxford Arts Alliance (38 S. Third St., Oxford). Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.oxfordart.org for more information. To contact Staff Writer John Chambless, email jchambless@ chestercounty.com.
Room Only” sign from the three movie theaters that once operated in town.
The wooden cash register and display case from Simon’s Men’s and Boy’s Outfitter.
A reproduction of an ore cart used on the Oxford Railroad.
This folk art painting by Louise Bauman shows Market Street in Oxford.
A pair of boots once for sale at Simon’s Men’s and Boy’s Outfitter.
A crowd lines up for a showing at one of Oxford’s three movie theaters.
A poster and signs from Oxford’s movie theaters, including a ‘Standing Room Only’ sign that was lighted when the crowd reached capacity.
LEON E. ROWE
Leon E. Rowe, Jr., 71, of Kennett Square, passed away on Oct. 19 at Neighborhood Hospice, after a courageous 12-year battle with prostate cancer.
He was the son of Leon E. Rowe and Ramona Fraser Rowe of West Grove. He was raised by his grandparents, George A. and Margaret I. Fraser of West Grove.
Leon attended Avon Grove High School, where he came back to teach for 30 years after graduating with honors from West Chester State Teachers College (now University). He also attended the University of Hawaii on a scholarship to study East/West cultures and American University. While teaching at Avon Grove, Leon was class advisor for many years, as well as social studies chairman. He was a PIAA official for several years, a poll worker, and former Kennett Square Historical Commission member.
An antiques buff, he collected presidential campaign memorabilia. With his wife, he was a postcard dealer for over 45 years, and an estate appraiser for Larmore Scarlett for over 25 years. They also gave talks on many aspects of collecting.
Leon is survived by his wife of 49 years (and high school sweetheart), Dolores Del Nero Rowe; as well as sisters Margaret Rice (David) of Newark, Del., and Nancy Staton of West Grove; and brothers Robert (Deborah) of Wilmington, Del., John (Sharon) of Bear, Del., David (Susan) of Wilmington, Del., and George and James of Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
A visitation with friends and family will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Kuzo and Grieco Funeral Home (250 W. State St., Kennett Square), with a memorial service to follow at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to Neighborhood Hospice, 400 E. Marshall St., West Chester, PA 19380. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
PATRICK PIERNO
Patrick Pierno, 55, of Avondale, passed away on Oct. 18 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. He was the husband of Susan Hornick Pierno, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. He was the son of Anthony Pierno of Florida and the late Marianna Giurdanella Pierno.
Patrick was the Director of IT Technical Services at Farmer’s Insurance in Wilmington, Del. He enjoyed landscaping, working with computers, and being with his family and friends.
In addition to his wife and father, he is survived by one daughter, Lea Marianna Pierno of Avondale; two brothers, Anthony Pierno of Staten Island, N.Y., and Stephen Pierno of Allentown; and two sisters, Laura Cordiviola of Trinity, Fla., and Carmela Garda of Staten Island, N.Y.
A visitation with family and friends will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home (250 W. State St., Kennett Square). His funeral mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Church (212 Meredith St., Kennett Square). Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America, 9899 Main Street, Suite 204, Damascus, MD 20872. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
Oct. 29
Family Fun Night
Oxford United Methodist Church (Market and Addison streets, Oxford) presents its second annual Family Fun Night on Oct. 29 from 6 to 7:45 p.m.
There will be trick-ortreating at the church, with games, activities and treats for children ages 12 and younger, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Dress in costume and bring a bag.
Oct. 30
Trunk or Treat
The annual Trunk or Treat event will be held
Oct. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. at West Grove United Methodist Church (300 N. Guernsey Rd., West Grove). The community is welcome to this free, safe way for children ages infant through 4th grade to experience the joy of trick or treating. Church members will have cars, vans and trucks lined up in the parking lot with themed decorations and candy for costumed children. There will be games, crafts, a story, a hayride, music and snacks. For more information, call 610869-9334 or visitwww. westgroveumc.org.
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JOSEPH M. MATONTI
Joseph M. Matonti, Jr., 77, of Peach Bottom, passed away on Oct. 16 at his residence.
He was the husband of Irene Sandy Matonti, who passed away in 2014, and with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Joseph M. Matonti, Sr., and Carol Pope Matonti. He was a boilermaker with the Boilermakers Local No. 13 in Newportville, Pa. Joseph was a member of Assumption BVM Church in West Grove. He enjoyed carpentry, cabinet making, mechanical work, heavy rigging (which was his specialty), boating, water sports, and being with his family and friends.
Joseph is survived by two sons, Joseph M. Matonti III and his wife Deborah of Lewes, Del., and Derek M. Matonti and his wife Lisa of West Chester; two daughters, Irene “Cookie” Shoffner and her husband Stephen of Downingtown, and Roxanne Creshine and her husband Douglas of Peach Bottom; two brothers, Richard Matonti of Naples, Fla., and Frank Matonti of Philadelphia; two sisters, Anna Fitzgibbons of Levittown, and Carol Hofer of Levittown; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son, Brian Matonti; and one brother, Michael M. Matonti.
Burial was in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield. In memory of Joseph, a contribution may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
LILIAN EVA THOMPSON
Lilian Eva Thompson, 96, of Kennett Square, died on Oct. 13 at her home at Crosslands Community in Kennett Square.
She was the wife of William Bennett Thompson, who passed away in 2015, and with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. She met Bill in Liverpool, England, while he was stationed there during World War II, proudly serving his country as a Private in the U.S. Army. She was born in Liverpool in 1920, the only daughter of the late “Nina and Pops” Hewish.
Survivors include two sons, Christopher Thompson of Naples, Fla., and Will Thompson of Seattle, Wash.; daughter-in-law Jennifer Deacon of Liverpool, England; and her two grandchildren, Adam Deacon of Liverpool, and Matthew Deacon of New Zealand, with his wife and child.
Eve, as she was well known by all, was one of a kind, and quite a unique, independent force of nature. She always had afriendly smile and a warm greeting to all people she knew and met. She will be sorely missed by so many people.
A memorial service was held Oct. 22 at Crosslands. Online condolences may be made by visiting www. griecocares.com.
KATHARINE M. KENDIG
Katharine M. “Kate” Kendig, 91, of Glen Mills, passed away on Oct. 14 at her home at Maris Grove. She was the devoted and loving wife of Nathan Kendig, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage before his passing in 2014. Kate was born and raised in Kennett Square, where she graduated from St. Patrick’s Grade School and Kennett Consolidated School. She worked at the DuPont Company as a secretary prior to marrying Nate, and then as a teacher’s aide at Kennett Consolidated School for a number of years. Kate was an accomplished vocalist who performed at Longwood Gardens and in her father’s minstrel shows. Kate’s true joy was being a homemaker and raising her three sons. Her Sunday dinners were something that everyone looked forward to. Kate and her family spent 30-plus years summer vacationing in Belgrade, Maine. Upon her husband’s retirement from Camp Kennebec in Belgrade, Kate and Nate enjoyed their summers on the coast of Maine, where they spent much of their time with family and friends.
Kate is survived by her sons, Kevin (Veronica) of Sarasota, Fla., Terrance (Anna Marie) of Newark, Del., and David of Newtown, Pa.; and two adored grandchildren, David Jr. “Duke” and Devon; along with several nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces left to cherish her memory. She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis P. and Florence (Leonard) Mundy; her brother, Francis “Pete” Mundy; sisters Margaret Chrzanowski and Mary Mundy; sister-in-law Laura (Kendig) Myers; and brothers-in-law Dr. John Chrzanowski and Benjamin Myers.
The family would like to extend their appreciation to the caregivers at Maris Grove Rose Court and Crossroads Hospice.
Contributions may be made in Kate’s memory to Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, 523 Plymouth Road, Suite 225, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; or Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com.
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10p-26-1t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-748 Writ of Execution No. 2015-05740 DEBT $358,414.58 ALL THAT CERTAIN and lot of land, situate in the Borough of Kennett Square, County of Chester and State of
Popular ABS, Inc. Mortgage PassThrough Certificates Series 2004-5 VS DEFENDANT: THOMAS H. KUKODA and EILEEN S. KUKODA
SALE ADDRESS: 156 N. Walnut Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SARAH A. ELIA, ESQ., 267-295-3364
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-749
Writ of Execution No. 2014-00901
DEBT $548,645.62
ALL THAT CERTAIN parcel of real estate in the Borough of Avondale, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point at the southwesterly extremity of the arc of a curve having a radius of 35 feet which connects the northeasterly line of State Highway (50 feet wide) Route Number 215, and which has a bearing of south 44 degrees 00 minutes east, with the southerly line of State Highway (60 feet wide) Route No. 131 at a point of reverse curve, said beginning point being distant 22 feet northwardly and radially from the center line of railroad of The Philadelphia, Baltimore and
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VS DEFENDANT: CRAIG BRIAN ELLIS and LISA EVAN ELLIS and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SALE ADDRESS: 122 Lower Hopewell Road, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO DeNARDO, 610-278-6800
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,
of 340 feet an arc length of 342.42 feet to the place of beginning.
BEING UPI No. 4-3-30
IMPROVEMENTS consisting of commercial structure.
PLAINTIFF: PNC Bank VS DEFENDANT: AVONDALE IQ., LLC
SALE ADDRESS: 72 Baltimore Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: UNRUH TURNER BURKE & FREES, 610692-1371
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM.
CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016.Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-765 Writ of Execution No. 2014-11779
DEBT $256,467.93
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in the Township of Lower Oxford, County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of Property of Hopewell Enterprises Section I, made by H2 Engineering Associates, Inc. dated 10/16/78 and last revised 3/5/79 and recroded in the Office of the Records of Deeds under Plan Number 2208 as follows as wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Lower Hopewell Road (T-312), said point being the northwest corner of this about to be described lot and the southwest corner of Section II; thence from said beginning point and extending along Section II, the two following courses and distances: (1) north 62 degrees 10 minutes 29 seconds east, 455.00 feet, to a point, said point being on the southwesterly side of a 20 feet wide drainage easement: (2) south 27 degrees 49 minutes 31 seconds east, 200.00 feet to a point a corner of Lot 4; thence along the same south 62 degrees 10 minutes 29 seconds west, 455.00 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of said Lower Hopewell Road; thence along the same north 27 degrees 49 minutes 31 seconds west, 200.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING 2.089 acres of land be the same more or less.
BEING Lot 5 as shown on said Plan.
BEING the same premises which John O. Hagy, Jr. and Hazel M. Hagy, his wife, by Deed dated 7/15/93 and recorded 8/4/93 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 3600, Page 0857, granted and conveyed unto Craig Brian Ellis and Lisa Evans Ellis, their heirs and assigns, as tenants by the entireties in fee.
PLAINTIFF: The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York,
WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-777 Writ of Execution No. 2015-03761 DEBT $311,907.92
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of the Kent Farm, drawn by Gladnick, Wright, Salameda, dated 8/3/99, and last revised 8/29/00, said Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 9015698, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the southeasterly side of Flintlock Circle (19 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 12 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning along Lot No. 12, south 63 degrees 05 minutes 41 seconds east 148.52 feet to a point in line of Open Space; thence extending along said lands, south32 degrees 27 minutes 07 seconds west 195.00 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 14 on said Plan; thence extending along same, north 38 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds west 160.82 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of Flintlock Circle; thence extending along same the three following courses and distances, (1) northeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 14.40 feet to a point of tangent, (2) north 35 degrees 05 minutes 03 seconds east 94.58 feet to a point of curve and (3) northeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 19.71 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING 23,896 square feet (0.549 acres) of land.
BEING Lot No. 13 as shown on the above mentioned Plan.
BEING the same premises which Willow Creek, L.L.C., by deed dated 6/6/02 and recorded 6/19/02 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Chester, in Deed Book 5309, Page 1354, and Instrument #10097171, granted and conveyed unto David Curtis and Keri Curtis, husband and wife, as tenants by the entirety, unto the survivor of them, in fee.
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Certificate holders of CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR3 VS DEFENDANT: DAVID CURTIS and KERI CURTIS
SALE ADDRESS: 43 Flintlock Circle, West Grove, PA 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: SHAPIRO DeNARDO, 610-278-6800
N.B.
or piece of land situate on, in the Township of Franklin, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land situate in Franklin Township, Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being Lot No. 13 Carriage Run, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of a 25 feet wide easement for ingress and egress for Lots 13 and 14, and in the line of said Lot 14, which point is the following three courses and distances from the northerly end or a 25 feet radius junction curve forming the intersection of the southwesterly side of Carriage Run Road, at 50 feet wide, with the northwesterly side of Route #841, at a 50 feet wide: along the said southwesterly side of Carriage Run Road the following three courses and distances: (1) north 44 degrees, 56 minutes 27 seconds west, 78.72 feet to a point of curvature; thence (2) in a northwesterly direction along a curve to the left the radius of which is 150 feet an arc length of 109.47 feet to a point of tangency; thence (3) and partly along the said southerly side of a 25 feet wide easement for ingress and egress north 86 degrees, 45 minutes, 16 seconds west, 487.32 feet to a point: (1) running along the said line of Lot 14 south 4 degrees, 50 minutes, 50 seconds west, 307.32 feet to a point in the line of lands of John S. Frank and in the center line of a 50 feet wide Colonial Pine Line Easement; thence thereby (2) north 85 degrees, 9 minutes, 10 seconds west, 182.76 feet to a point in the line of Lot 12; thence thereby the following 2 courses and distances: (3) norm 4 degrees, 50 minutes, 50 seconds east, 302.21 feet to a point on the aforesaid southerly side of a 25 feet wide easement for ingress and egress; thence thereby (4) south 86 degrees, 45 minutes, 16 seconds east, 182.83 feet to a point and place of beginning.
BEING UPI Number 72-04L-0017
PARCEL No.: 72-04L-0017
BEING known as:.126 Carriage Run Drive, Lincoln University, PA 19352
BEING the same property conveyed to Joseph L. Beitler, Jr. and Kristi D. Mizenko, no marital status shown who acquired title, with rights of survivorship, by virtue of a deed from Wachovia Bank, N.A., F/K/A First Union National Bank, a Florida Corporation, dated March 16, 2004, recorded April 8, 2004, at Official Records Volume 6115, Page 633, Chester County, Pennsylvania records.
PLAINTIFF: LSF8 Master Participation Trust VS DEFENDANT: JOSEPH L. BEITLER, JR., aka JOSEPH BEITLER; KRISTI D. MIZENKO, aka KRISTI MIZENKO
SALE ADDRESS: 126 Carriage Run Drive, Lincoln University, PA 19352
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI, LLC, 614-220-5611
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash,
TAX Parcel No. 58-3-33.2
PLAINTIFF: Penn Township VS DEFENDANT: JAMES McANANY and SYLVIA McANANY
SALE ADDRESS: 78 Allsmeer Drive, West Grove, Pennsylvania 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: JASON J.
LEININGER, ESQ., 484-690-9300
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-830 Writ of Execution No. 2014-11761 DEBT $298,742.97
ALL THAT CERTAIN, message, lot or piece of land situate on, in the of East Nottingham Township, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Plan of “Elk Creek Reserve” drawn by Concord Land Planners and Surveyors, Inc., dated 11/13/98 and last revised 3/24/00, said Plan recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 15342, as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the southeasterly side of Stella Street (50 feet wide), said point being a corner of Lot No. 30 on said Plan; thence extending from said point of beginning along the southeasterly side of Stella Street the two following courses and distances: (1) northeastwardly along the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 50.00 feet the arc distance of 28.53 feet to a point of tangent, and (2) north 15 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds east 61.71 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 32 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot No. 32 the two following courses and distances: (1) south 74 degrees 32 minutes 43 seconds east 300.00 feet to a point, a corner, and (2) south 15 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds west 155.00 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 30 on said Plan; thence extending along Lot No. 30 the two following courses and distances: (1) north 74 degrees 32 minutes 42 seconds west 223.64 feet to a point, a corner; and (2) north 36 degrees 21 minutes 07 seconds west 107.20 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
BEING Lot No. 31 as shown on the above mentioned Plan.
BEING UPI Number 69-7-32-6G
PARCEL No.: 69-7-32-6G
BEING known as:. 223 Stella Street, Oxford, PA 19363
BEING same property conveyed to Lee Jarmon Jr. and Alisa T. Jarmon, husband and wife, by Deed from Wilmer L. Hostetter and Joyce L. Hostetter, husband and wife, record owner and Keystone Custom Homes, Inc., equitable owner, dated November 5, 2001, recorded November 28, 2001 in the Chester County Clerk’s/Register’s Office in Deed Book 5124, Page 1942.
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Successor-inInterest to Wachovia Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WWF1 VS DEFENDANT: ALISA T. JARMON and LEE JARMON, JR.
SALE ADDRESS: 223 Stella Street, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI, LLC, 614-220-5611
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t
2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-848 Writ of Execution No. 2015-11713 DEBT $196,400.53
PROPERTY situate in the Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania
BLR# 3-6-2.6
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: OCWEN Loan Servicing, LLC VS
DEFENDANT: JENNIFER B. IAVARONE a/k/a JENNIFER B. LORUSSO a/k/a JENNIFER B. LORUSSO IAVARONE and JOSEPH A. IAVARONE
SALE ADDRESS: 615 Oak Avenue, Kennett Square, PA 19348-3430
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. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-849 Writ of Execution No. 2016-01495 DEBT $175,029.47
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situate in West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Subdivision Plan of Property owned by Paul E. Jones, Jr. and Bernice T. Jones, dated March 18, 1993 last revised May 19, 1993 and recorded in the Recorder of Deeds Office at West Chester, Pennsylvania in Plan No.12112 as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of Fremont Road (T-305) a corner of land now or formerly of Thomas E. and Melissa A. Price, thence from the beginning and extending along Fremont Road south 8 degrees 6 minutes 46 seconds west, 163.12 feet to a point a corner of Lot 2, thence leaving Fremont Road, crossing the westerly side thereof and extending along said lot, north 76 degrees 13 minutes 00 seconds west, 291.48 feet to a point in line of lands now or formerly of Riley and Mary J. Greer, thence extending along said lands, north 43 degrees 31 minutes 9 seconds east, 295.35 feet to an iron pipe in line of lands of Thomas E. and Melissa A. Price, aforesaid, thence extending along said lands, south 40 degrees 4 minutes 8 seconds east, re-crossing Fremont Road, 159.58 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
BEING Lot 1 on said Plan.
CONTAINING 1.0807 acres more or less
BEING Parcel #68-5-34.1
ALSO known as 558 Fremont Road, Nottingham, PA 19362
BEING the same premises which Dannette Rentas and Luis O. Rentas, wife and husband by Deed dated October 20, 2006 and recorded November 8, 2006 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania in Deed Book 7002 Page 117, conveyed and granted unto Dannette Rentas.
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006, GSAMP Trust 2006-HE4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-HE4, c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC VS
DEFENDANT: DANNETTE RENTAS and LUIS O. RENTAS
SALE ADDRESS: 558 Fremont Road, Nottingham, PA 19362
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: STERN & EISENBERG, 215-572-8111
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale
Oxford, PA 19363-1566
of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-850 Writ of Execution No. 2015-03902 DEBT $141,272.95
ALL THAT CERTAIN, message, lot or piece of land situate on, in the Borough of West Grove, County of Chester, State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described, as follows, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage and tract of land, known as No. 19 Townview Drive, in the Borough of West Grove, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, described according to a Plan of Heather Heights, Building Group C made by George E. Regester Jr. and Sons Inc. Registered Land Surveyors, Kennett Square Pa. dated July 22, 1976 and revised September 21,1976 and recorded as Chester County Plan No 682 as follows to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the northwest corner of this lot and in line of other lands of Heather Heights, which point is measured the three following courses and distances from the southwest corner of lands of H. Martin; (1) south 89 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds east 111 feet to a point (2) south 00 degrees 27 minutes 00 seconds east 77.65 feet to a point (3) south 89 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds east 132.43 feet to the beginning point; thence along the other lands of Heather Heights south 89 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds east 20 feet to a point a corner of C-20; thence along C-20 south 00 degrees 21 minutes 05 seconds west through a division wall 90 feet to a point on the north side of Townview Drive; thence along the same north 89 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds west 20 feet to a point a corner of C-18, thence along C-18 north 00 degrees 21 minutes 05 seconds east through a division wall 90 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING 1,800 square feet of land be the same more or less
BEING within building Group C as shown on the above named plan of Heather Heights
BEING UPI Number 05-004-0505.0000
PARCEL No.: 05-004-0505.0000
BEING known as: 19 Townview Drive, West Grove, PA 19390
BEING the same property conveyed to Benerando Martinez Jr., who acquired title by virtue of a Deed from Household Finance Consumer Discount Co., dated May 26, 1995, recorded July 30, 1996, at Deed Book 4063, Page 2219, Chester County, Pennsylvania Records.
PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Successor by Merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association VS DEFENDANT: BENERANDO MARTINEZ, JR.
SALE ADDRESS: 19 Townview Drive, West Grove, PA 19390
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANLEY
DEAS KOCHALSKI, LLC, 614-220-5611
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-852
Writ of Execution No. 2015-03865 DEBT $209,608.32
PROPERTY situate in the East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
BLR# 69-3-3.4C
IMPROVEMENTS thereon: residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: FRANCISCO LOPEZ and MARIA GUADALUPE LOPEZ
SALE ADDRESS: 257 Brick Road,
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. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM.
CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-853 Writ of Execution No. 2014-10812
DEBT $387,368.35
PROPERTY situate in London Grove Township
TAX Parcel #59-08-0551.0000
IMPROVEMENTS: A residential dwelling.
PLAINTIFF: U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Successor in Interest to Bank of America, National Association as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE1 VS DEFENDANT: GREGORY P. RUSSELL
SALE ADDRESS: 51 Abby Road, Avondale, PA 19311
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. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-854
Writ of Execution No. 2015-06218 DEBT $243,516.57
ALL THAT CERTAIN messuage and tract of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the north side of Locust Street, and numbered 363 Locust Street, in the Borough of Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described in accordance with survey made June 17, 1942, by Arthur Crowell, Registered Surveyor, as follows:
TAX I.D. #: 6-4-152
PLAINTIFF: Fifth Third Mortgage Company VS DEFENDANT: WILLIAM J. BAILLIE and REBECCA A. BAILLIE
SALE ADDRESS: 29 West Locust Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C., 215790-1010
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West
1556,
Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-868 Writ of Execution No. 2015-08336 DEBT $199,854.23
PROPERTY situate in the New London Township, Chester, County, Pennsylvania BLR# 71-1-14 thereon:
IMPROVEMENTS residential dwelling
PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: RACHEL HOPE MALOLIE, IN HER CAPACITY AS HEIR OF JERRY G. MALOLIE, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER JERRY G. MALOLIE, DECEASED
SALE ADDRESS: 2107 Newark Road, West Grove, PA 19390-9553
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP,
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t Sheriff Sale of Real Estate
By virtue of the within mentioned writ directed to Carolyn B. Welsh, Sheriff, will be sold at public sale, in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, announced on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11AM prevailing time, the herein-described real estate. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file in her office located in the Chester County Justice Center, Office of the Sheriff, 201 W Market Street, Suite 1201, West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Schedule of Distribution on Monday, December 19, 2016. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed hereto within ten (10) days thereafter.
SALE NO. 16-11-857 Writ of Execution No. 2015-04666 DEBT $460,547.74
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to the Final Subdivision Plan of “Auburn Hills”, made by Hillcrest Associates, Inc., dated September 23, 2002, last revised November 21, 2002, and recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 16614, as follows, to-wit;
BEGINNING at a point on the northeasterly side of Lavender Hill Lane the four following courses and distances:
(1) On the arc of a circle curving to the left, having a radius of 85.00 feet the arc distance of 64.39 feet to a point of reverse curve;
(2) On the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 30.00 feet the arc distance of 59.19 feet to a point of tangent;
(3) North 01 degrees 47 minutes 26 seconds east 69.55 feet to a point of curve; and
(4) On the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 675.00 feet the arc distance of 133.26 feet to a point a corner of Open Space, thence extending along same the two following courses and distances:
(1) South 89 degrees 42 minutes 52 seconds east 110.60 feet to a point;
(2) South 60 degrees 34 minutes 48 seconds east 132.46 feet to a point a corner of Lot 19, thence extending along said Lot, south 40 degrees 36
45
217.64 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING 0.906 acres more or less.
BEING Lot 18 on said Plan.
BEING the same premises as Wilkinson Heritage, L.L.C., a Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company,
2004 with the Chester County Recorder of Deeds Office in Deed Book 6117, Page 57, granted and conveyed unto Cathy Leah Roberts [now deceased].
PLAINTIFF: Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania VS DEFENDANT: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR ASSOCIATIONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST FROM OR UNDER CATHY LEAH ROBERTS, DECEASED MORTGAGOR AND LAST REAL OWNER
SALE ADDRESS: 26 South Fourth Street, Oxford, PA 19363
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 412-837-1164
N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. 10% payment must be paid in cash, certified check or money order made payable to the purchaser or Sheriff of Chester Co. The final payment must be made payable to Sheriff of Chester Co. and is due twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 2PM. CAROLYN B. WELSH, SHERIFF 10p-26-3t
