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District judge orders all charges against Cavalcante to be moved to county court trial

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Six months after his Aug. 31, 2023 escape from Chester County Prison held thousands of area residents in a two-week grip of fear and concern, convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante emerged from a white van beside law enforcement officers at the rear of the District Court in New Garden on Feb. 2 at about 9:30 a.m.

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Dressed in the orange jumpsuit prison attire that he has worn nearly from the time he was captured last Sept. 13 in South Coventry Township, Cavalcante was then led into the courtroom at 10:02 a.m., and for the next two-and-a-half hours of his preliminary trial, his eyes, nearly completely obscured behind an unruly mop of hair, saw the testimonies of eight witnesses whose lives and careers were interrupted and

The Avon Grove School Board meeting on Jan. 25 began with a presentation by Avon Grove High School art students Police officer convicted to inform board members after shooting at motor- about their level of satisfacist’s car...7A tion with the art department classroom space, curriculum offerings, and program in general.

The board members received positive news all around, and they had an opportunity to view some outstanding student artwork.

After the presentation, the formal part of the agenda began. Superintendent of Schools M. Christopher Marchese, Ed.D., was present. Board members in attendance included Rick A new ‘Haven’ for southDumont, Herman Engel, ern Chester County...1B Dorothy Linn, Ed.D., Ken Roark, Nick Taylor, Bill Wood, and Mike Woodin.

Board member Ruchira Singh and school board President Bonnie Wolff were not present. Board Vice President Linn presided over the meeting.

The meeting began with

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Susanna DeWese, entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of her client.

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Convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante was led into the District Court in New Garden Township on Feb. 2 for a preliminary trial stemming from the 20 charges filed against him following his two-week escape from Chester County Prison last Aug. 31.

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impacted during his twoweek escape last fall.

After a meticulous presentation by Deputy Attorney General Christopher Phillips introduced more than 20 exhibits into evidence, District Judge Matthew Seavey ordered that all 20 charges against Cavalcante be bound over for a trial that will take place in a West Chester courthouse at a date to be announced.

Cavalcante’s attorney,

school board committee reports, the purpose of which is to inform the board in its entirety about issues discussed amongst committee members at their meetings. The reports provide non-committee members with enough information to enable them to vote on those issues.

Chester County School Legislative Council Report The issue of how Pennsylvania is going increase its school funding to provide more equitable distribution of monies is a big topic these days.

Subsequently, board member Wood’s report on the matter was the longest report of the meeting.

Wood serves as Avon Grove School District’s representative at the Chester County School Boards Legislative Council, a board that the Chester County Intermediate Unit hosts in order to inform educators about pertinent state and federal regulations. Wood reported about the council’s recent legis-

lative committee meeting.

He said participants in that meeting discussed two reports issued Jan. 11 by the Basic Education Funding Commission (BEFC), an organization comprised of state officials tasked with making recommendations about how to improve Pennsylvania’s funding systems for its 500 public school districts. The reports outlined differing formulas for funding K-12 public education.

The impetus behind the creation of these reports was the decision rendered in the Commonwealth Court case William Penn School District, et al. v.

Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al., decided Feb 7, 2023. This case decided that the Pennsylvania General Assembly failed to meet its constitutional duty to provide a “thorough and efficient system of public education” by both underfunding and unfairly funding public schools.

The majority report—the one that received the most approvals from the 15 state officials who compose the

FROM OUR LENS Through the mist of a February morning

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

This historic barn along Sheehan Road in New Garden Township – which has been documented to have played a significant role in the Underground Railroad movement in Chester County – radiated its presence on Feb. 1 through the fog that slowly surrendered to a sunny morning.

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New $15 million home scheduled to begin construction in late 2024

Kennett Area Community Service reports progress, rising numbers at annual meeting

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer The more than 100 residents, elected officials and local stakeholders who attended the Kennett Area Community Service’s (KACS) annual meeting on Jan. 31 received a rolling wave of encouraging news about the agency’s prog-

ress from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 31, 2023, a period that was highlighted by the success of its empowerment programs and a 45 percent increase in revenues from individual, business, faith-based and sponsorship donations.

The event, which was held at the Kennett Square Borough Building, provid-

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Kennett Area Community Service Board President Christine Prisco served as the opening speaker at the agency’s annual meeting on Jan. 31 at the Kennett Square Borough Building.

County Dems, GOP endorse slate of candidates The Republican Committee of Chester County and the Chester County Democratic Committee recently held their respective endorsement conventions to vote on the candidates who are officially endorsed by each party leading up to the Pennsylvania Primary Election in April.

On the Republican side, State Rep. John Lawrence, who represents the 13th Legislative District, and

State Rep. Craig Williams, who represents the 160th District, were both endorsed by the county GOP. In addition to Lawrence and Williams, the GOP endorsed the following in State House contests: Regina Mauro (157th District), Dale Hensel (74th District), Rodney Simon (155th District), Melissa Dicranian (167th District), Shawn Blickley (26th District), and Kris

Vollrath (156th District).

Neil Young was endorsed for the U.S. Congress 6th District race, and Duane Milne was endorsed in the Pennsylvania Senate 19th District.

The Chester County Democratic Committee endorsed three-term Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (U.S. 6th District) unanimously, as well as a host of other incumbents.

John Kane (9th Senate District) and Carolyn Comitta (19th Senate District) received the endorsement from the Chester County Democratic Committee. Incumbent State Representatives Paul Friel (26th District), Dan Williams (74th District), Danielle Friel Otten (155th District), Chris Pielli (156th District), Melissa Shusterman (157th District), Christina Sappey

(158th District), and Kristine Howard (167th District) were all endorsed as they seek re-election.

Only two of the General Assembly races were contested on the Democratic side, with the 155th District’s incumbent Danielle Friel Otten receiving the endorsement, and Elizabeth Moro picking up the nod for the 160th District seat. For the Continued on Page 7A

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Cavalcante was charged last November for escaping the Chester County Prison, burglarizing residences, and stealing items that ranged from a refrigerated dairy van from Baily’s Dairy, clothing, a sleeping bag and a camera bag to a knife and a .22-gauge shotgun and its ammunition.

For those gathered in the packed courtroom, the preliminary trial served as a blow-by-blow retelling of Cavalcante’s clandestine scramble through southern Chester County, told by some of those whose actions and confrontations with the escapee were well documented by local, regional and national media.

Correctional officers recall prison escape The preliminary trial began with the testimony of two of the prison’s correctional officers who through exhibit photos and video replayed the circumstances on the morning of Aug. 31 that led to Cavalcante’s escape, including the now viral video that showed him scaling up the narrow hallway near the prison’s exercise yard, as well as new video that showed him jumping off the prison roof, scaling a fence and escaping from prison grounds.

In his testimony, which referred to several videos that documented Cavalcante’s escape, Lt. Miles Pettiford said that he was informed in central control that of the nine prisoners that were led to the

exercise area that morning, one inmate was brought in from the yard earlier than the others, but at the time the remaining eight prisoners were being led back into their holding cells, “one was missing,” he said.

“Nine went out, but one didn’t come in.”

Phillips then called for the testimony of Ryan Drummond, a resident of the 1600 block of Water Glen Road, located just a half-mile from the prison, who shared the moments when Cavalcante broke into his home at about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 31. Drummond said that while he and his family were asleep, he was awoken by a noise in the home and noticed that one of his home’s doors had been opened about two inches.

The door’s lock was not functional at the time, he told Cavalcante’s attorneys.

He described the noise he heard as a “shuffling movement in the kitchen.”

“Knowing that there was a prisoner on the loose, I quickly ran down the hall to check on our children,” he said. “At that point, I woke my wife up and let her know that there might be someone in the house.”

While his wife called 9-1-1, Drummond found a picture frame to use in his defense and began to flick the light switch from the hallway “to let whoever was in the house know that I knew he was in the house.”

He then saw the light in the kitchen flick on and off, indicating that Cavalcante was in the home.

Following Cavalcante’s capture, Drummond identi-

fied several items that were stolen from the basement of his home and recovered by authorities. They included a sleeping bag, a camera backpack, a men’s shirt, a shaving razor and a small steak knife that had been taken from the family kitchen.

After testimony by area resident James Hertz, whose home’s sensory video captured an image of Cavalcante walking through his property on Sept. 2, Phillips continued to call witnesses whose testimonies merged with the escapee’s 14-day trek through the county. After eluding authorities in the area of Longwood Gardens, Cavalcante punctured through a perimeter in the area of investigation and stole a refrigerated van whose key had been left in its ignition and proceeded to drive about 40 miles north to East Nantmeal Township. On Sept. 9, he rang the doorbell of the home of Robinson Conegero on Bonnie Brae Road, who was at a nearby restaurant with his wife and family who were visiting from Brazil.

Speaking through an interpreter, Conegero said that while he was unable to identify the visitor on his phone or decipher what he was saying, his wife said she was certain that it was Cavalcante, whom he said was a friend of his brother-in-law, and only “an acquaintance” who had visited the home two or three times.

Conegero told Phillips that he then called police, who arrived at his home

Photo by Richard L. Gaw

Similar to the events that led to Cavalcante’s two-week escape and his subsequent capture on Sept. 13, 2023, his preliminary trial drew several members of the media.

after Cavalcante had left in the stolen van, but the image of the escapee caught in the ring camera was used as evidence that tracked his whereabouts to northern Chester County.

‘Don’t do it! Don’t do it!’

Perhaps the most compelling testimony came from Horace Daniel Hammond of South Coventry Township, who encountered Cavalcante on Sept. 11 at about 10 p.m., when the escaped prisoner entered Hammond’s garage, where the homeowner was cleaning up from his job as a welder.

Pointing to Cavalcante on the other side of the courtroom, Hammond said, “That man over there came into my garage and took a .22 caliber rifle (later described as a Ruger “varmint” gun, which was fully loaded at the time with a ten-shot magazine) with a

scope on it with flashlights.

I got up, got out of my chair and went over. He was crouched down trying to grab the gun. As I got up, I had another pistol in my pocket because I was out working earlier in one of my sheds, and I put it in there because I knew this man could possibly be in the area.”

Hammond continued to follow Phillips’ request to provide further details of the incident.

“I went after him,” Hammond continued. “I told [Cavalcante] ‘Don’t do it! Don’t do it! and that’s when I started going after him. He turned and he ran.

He went around the corner, and he tucked himself in between the fence and my walk. I said something to him, but I can’t remember what I said, and then he said something.

“I put up my pistol and he was cornered back there, and he ran up the hill and

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I fired four shots at him, probably from here to the back of the courtroom (a distance of about 20 feet).

I thought I had hit him but obviously I didn’t.”

While Cavalcante managed to elude Hammond’s pursuit, the report of the stolen rifle enabled authorities to tighten their search perimeter, and on the morning of Sept. 13, a heat-detecting radar device on an aircraft hovering above the scene tracked Cavalcante to an area located behind a tractor dealership. According to testimony given by border patrol officer Chris Holter and Lt. John Prisker -- who was assigned as the lead investigator in the mission to find Cavalcante – special agent Ed Clark led a foot patrol through a thick brush that found Cavalcante laying on his stomach with his hands and the stolen rifle beneath him. After a short and futile escape – and with the assistance of Yoda, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois who is part of the BORTAC K9 unit with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection -- Cavalcante was captured, taken into custody and later formally arrested at the State Police in Avondale.

The 34-year-old Cavalcante is one of 3,830 inmates at the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montogomery County, where he is serving a mandatory life sentence for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend Deborah Brandao in Schuykill Township in 2021, in order to prevent her from telling police that he was wanted for a murder he committed in his native country of Brazil in 2017.

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

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services for 2,102 households (6,1010 individuals) and generate a value of $2.4 million throughout 22 municipalities in southern Chester County, including a high of $432,618 to New Garden Township alone.

During that period, the KACS Food Cupboard serviced 1,911 households with 820,841 pounds of food and supplies that were distributed by the agency’s 184 volunteers, who contributed more than 10,000 hours of time to the Cupboard.

Food and supply source donations also rose significantly over the past recorded period of 202122 that saw donations from the Chester County Food Bank increase 48 percent and donations from local grocery stores rise 42 percent.

“We have gotten a little better at communicating our message, and I think telling the truth all of the time and telling the story about the work we do appeals to people, so the more people are hearing about it, the more support we are getting,” said KACS executive director Leah Reynolds.

In its mission to end the cycle of poverty in the community, KACS’ Bridges out of Poverty initiative graduated 14 students in its “Getting Ahead” program and 8 students from its “Financial Empowerment” classes.

From Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 31, 2023, 7 “Getting Ahead” students lowered their debt; 7 opened a new bank account; 6 increased their income; 2 began a new job; and 2 earned additional certifications.

In addition, 81 volunteers attended a Bridges Out of Poverty training session.

On May 1, 2023, KACS received designation as a Community Housing Development Organization that now empowers the agency to invest in residential properties in its service area in order to convert them into permanent, sustainable and affordable housing for its constituents. Through that initiative, KACS acquired 1,408 existing affordable housing units for 3,342 individuals.

While the expense side of the agency’s ledger saw a $4.02 million in payment – the majority to its Food Cupboard ($2.2 million) and its Social Services ($769,226) – KACS saw a revenue of $4.32 million during the period that included $1.1 million in donations from individuals, businesses, sponsorships and faithbased organizations and an additional $1.8 million in food donations.

In conjunction with increased revenues and donations and the flourishing success of its housing and educational initiatives, the meeting introduced what will soon become its largest and most expensive challenge: the construction of its new home on West Cypress Street in Kennett Square Borough.

Photos by Richard L. Gaw Former Board President and current board member Board member and diversity and inclusion officer Lynn Majarian Lenda Carrillo

Estimated at $15 million, construction of the facility -- situated on both Kennett and New Garden townships on 5.6 acres donated by the Pia family – is expected to begin in late 2024 with a projected opening in late 2025. The agency is currently seeking financial support from the government and from the private sector.

In addition to being able to consolidate its services and its Food Cupboard – including the opening of a food distribution warehouse collaboration with the Chester County Food Bank -- the new KACS facility will also dedicate a portion of its space to partner agencies that will enable individuals and families to access a variety of services in one location.

“Together, we can build hope for a sustainable future for KACS and much needed infrastructure for

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A rendition of the new KACS headquarters and distribution center on West Cypress Street in Kennett Square Borough, which is scheduled to begin construction in late 2024 and be completed in late 2025.

the non-profit community that helps make Chester County an amazing place to live,” said board member and former bard president Lynn Majarian. “Thanks in advance for your help, your support and any donations you may give us to help us build this essential building.”

Reynolds said that raising the necessary funding for the new building will manifest itself in the form of sharing the narrative of the

agency with the residents, businesses and potential donors in the southern Chester County area.

“We know the challenges are this: Everybody thinks that we’re just a food cupboard, so communicating that we are not and describing the other components of what we do will be crucial,” she said. “It will be on us to tell those stories in every sector of the communities we serve and tell the stories not just in writ-

ing but through video and other images.”

To learn more about making a donation to the cost of construction of the new building, visit www.

KACSImpact.org.

The KACS Empty Bowls event will take place on Feb. 23 at the St. Michael Lutheran Church, 109 Doe Run Road, in Unionville.

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

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“Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.”

-Maya Angelou In the cultural diaspora of American art, perhaps the most definitive fact is that no one ethnic group can lay singular claim over a genre, but there is little doubt that in the performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of expression, the African American influence has been paramount.

“African Americans and the Arts,” the theme of this year’s Black History Month, celebrates the vital role played by some of our nation’s greatest artists who have served to inspire us, to get us off of our seats, to have the courage and conviction to illuminate oncesilent narratives, and to empower communities of all ethnicities to remove themselves from the comfort zone of ignorance and learn to embrace the sometimes uncomfortable truth.

African American art is the glory-be-to-God infusion of African and Caribbean influence, thoroughly seasoned with the spices of the Black American experience. It is the movement of New Negro, the Black Arts, the Harlem Renaissance, Hip-Hop and Rap and Afrofuturism.

It is the climax of consciousness at the moment when bondage surrenders to freedom, the collaboration of what happens when rage meets creation, when oppression meets victory and when symbolism clashes headlong with symmetry.

It is the long march of paragraphs that stretch from Langston Hughes to James Baldwin to August Wilson to Suzan-Lori Parks.

It is the highway of blues from Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters that leads from the gospel of Miss Mahalia Jackson to the dizzying riffs of John Coltrane to the sultriness of Miles Davis and to the Electric Ladyland of Jimi Hendrix.

It is the dance of Alvin Ailey, the turntable hip-hop of Tupac Shakur and Run DMC flying across the airwaves and the canvases of Horace Pippin and JeanMichel Basquiat that burn in our subconscious.

It is the cinematic thunder blast of Gordon Parks and Spike Lee, the mesmerizing constraint of Sidney Poitier and the Davises: Ossie and Ruby and Viola.

It is the symphonic collaboration of the forever artists, who reside in the fist and the fondle of our American heritage and it is unconscionable to restrict the acknowledgement of their genius to the smallest month. Their work is the soul within them that resides in all of us, without timeline.

Upcoming Black History Month events in Chester County The Chester County History Center presents: Black History Month Indoor/Outdoor Tour February 9 and 12, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This unique, one-hour, guided tour will take visitors through the Center’s library, its galleries and, weather permitting, outside to tour the town of West Chester.

225 North High Street West Chester, Pa. 19380 www.mycchc.org The Chester County Art Association presents: “A Black Thread Through Time: A Personal Journey of Black Artists” in the Allinson Gallery, and “Visions in Bronze, Gypsum, and Charcoal” by Richard Blake in the Huston Gallery.

February 10 to March 2 Opening reception on Thursday, February 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.

100 N. Bradford Avenue, West Chester, Pa. 19380 www.chestercountyarts.org.

The Kennett Underground Railroad presents: “African American Women Abolitionists,” a lecture

by Michele Sullivan February 24, 10 a.m. to noon Kennett Library 216 East State Street, Kennett Square, Pa. 19348 www.kennettlibrary.org.

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As you know, interest rates have risen considerably over the past couple of years.

But what does this mean to you, as a consumer and as an investor?

From a consumer’s standpoint, it’s not hard to see the effects of higher interest rates. If you want to take out a mortgage or refinance an existing one, you’ll find that it’s considerably more costly, in terms of the interest you’ll pay, than it was a few years ago. And the same is true of car loans and credit cards. Paying these debts at higher rates can affect your cash flow, so while rates are high, you may need to make some important decisions about your overall budget and spending plans.

As an investor, though, you may find the effects of higher interest rates to be somewhat more complex.

That’s because higher rates can have a different impact on different types of investments, such as stocks and bonds.

When considering stocks, be aware that not all market sectors will respond the same way to higher interest rates. For example, the financial sector, which includes banks, insurance companies and brokerage

firms, may benefit from higher rates. On the other hand, smaller technology companies, which still must invest heavily in their businesses, may not do as well due to rising interest rates making it more expensive for them to borrow. And other sectors will respond differently to higher rates.

Keep in mind, though, that there’s great variance within sectors and among companies, so when you consider purchasing stocks, evaluate each choice on its merits and make sure it fits within your risk tolerance, time horizon and need for portfolio diversification. When you diversify your investment dollars, you can reduce the risk of market volatility affecting just one type of asset, although diversification by itself can’t protect against all losses.

With fixed-income investments, such as bonds, interest rate movements can have significant and direct impacts. When interest rates rise, the value of your current bonds will likely fall because new bonds can pay higher rates. However, you can also buy bonds at the new, higher rates and benefit from bigger interest payments.

Still, there’s no guarantee that interest rates will

stay elevated – in fact, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it might actually start cutting rates in 2024 – which is why it may be a good idea to build what’s known as a “ladder” consisting of short-, intermediate- and long-term bonds. Once you have your ladder in place, you’ll have some protection from interest-rate movements. So, if rates were to keep rising, you could reinvest the proceeds of your short-term bonds in the new, higherpaying ones. But if rates level off, or even fall, you’ll still benefit from your longer-term bonds, which typically, but not always, pay higher rates than shortterm ones.

Of course, if you hold your bonds until maturity, you will continue to get the same interest payments, regardless of where market rates go.

In any case, it’s useful to be aware of what’s happening with interest rates — the more you know about the factors affecting your investments, the better off you’ll be.

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Chester County’s 9-1-1 Center transitions to new emergency call infrastructure 'Next Generation 9-1-1' employs latest technology to receive and transfer emergency calls more efficiently The Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES) transitioned to its Emergency Communications Center to Next Generation 9-1-1, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s (PEMA) Statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network.

Next Generation 9-1-1 is a faster and more efficient way for the county’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) – the 9-1-1 call center – to receive emergency calls and associated caller information, and when needed, transfer them to other 9-1-1 call centers in the Commonwealth.

Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Josh Maxwell said, “Next Generation 9-1-1 puts Chester County at the forefront of the latest technology that gives our 9-1-1 telecommunicators crucial details about a 9-1-1 caller, including faster and better accuracy on location of the caller. It also allows our emergency telecommunicators to seamlessly transfer calls and a caller’s vital information to another 9-1-1 call center in the state.

“What Next Generation 9-1-1 brings to Chester County’s dedicated telecommunicators and the public is transformative because of its precision in handling emergency calls.”

County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz added, “Thanks to PEMA’s

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Chester County Telecommunicator Mike Arganetto in the Chester County 9-1-1 Center. Chester County has transitioned to the new Next Generation 9-1-1 Statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network, a faster and more efficient way for the 9-1-1 call center to receive emergency calls.

Interconnectivity Fund, the best 9-1-1 technology is now available to support Chester County’s 5,000plus first responders who work tirelessly every day to protect the public. The strengths of this new system will be especially evident during disasters or times of high call volume when the ability to reroute calls to other 9-1-1 centers is critical.”

Chester County’s 9-1-1 telecommunicators complete more than 500,000 dispatches for emergency personnel and equipment every year, providing support to 53 police agencies, 40 fire/rescue agencies and 26 emergency medical services agencies.

Bill Messerschmidt,

Director of Chester County’s Department of Emergency Services, said, “Until now, 9-1-1 calls have been routed to 9-1-1 centers using infrastructure that is decades old. The new Next Generation 9-1-1 infrastructure is a highly secure and redundant fiberbased network that relies on Geographic Information System (GIS) map data to locate and deliver calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 call center quickly and with extreme accuracy.”

Messerschmidt added, “Next Generation 9-1-1 also gives us the ability to adapt to future 9-1-1 technologies, including receiving multimedia, such as photos and videos.”

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Commissioner Eric Roe said, “The shift to Next Generation 9-1-1 infrastructure was handled behind the scenes with PEMA and telephone providers, allowing Chester County telecommunicators to continue to answer 9-1-1 calls. No new training was required, and telecommunicators saw no change in how they receive or handle emergency calls.

Moving to new technology can often involve challenges for users, but there were no service disruptions during the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1.”

Chester County follows two other counties in southeastern Pennsylvania – Berks County and Delaware County – in moving to Next Generation 9-1-1.

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BEFC—is now under consideration by the general assembly so that it can rectify inequities. Majority report recommendations will not go into effect without legislation approved by the general assembly and signed by the governor.

Board member Wood said, “I think we could be looking at a once-in-a-generation change in funding for public education.”

He said there was significant overlap between the two reports, with both calling for an increase in public school funding, cyber charter reform, upgrades to facility infrastructure, robust support for mental health, and urgent action to rectify the teacher shortage.

Wood said, “There likely will be a substantial increase in public education funding next year, and I think the overlap items will likely make their way into the budget.”

He also reported on the differences between the two reports, including disparity in the amount of funding needed and the ways to go about achieving that funding. The majority report called for a hefty increase in mostly state, but also local, funding; the minority report said that the funding should be left to the general assembly to decide.

The majority report called for consideration of universal pre-K as well as full-day kindergarten to be mandated across the state.

The minority report did not include this request, but it

did call for the implementation of the Pennsylvania Award for Success Student Scholarship Program, which Wood said is basically a voucher system.

Wood urged board members to read up on the majority report and to formulate, hopefully, a unified board stance on the issues.

He said he hoped that, ultimately, all Chester County school boards could join together to create a countywide resolution on various issues, including opposition to school vouchers, to present to legislators.

Wood informed the board that a bill has been introduced in the state legislature that would require all public schools to adopt later start times, and some area schools have already voluntarily chosen to adopt later school start times.

Education Committee Report Education Committee Chairperson Engel reported items on the education committee agenda that were up for vote by board members. These items included a request for consent for the course selection handbook.

He reported that the committee has not yet approved the curriculum for the Early Childhood Learning Lab program, a tuition-based pre-school that will utilize high school students as teachers, thus enabling those students to work toward careers in early education. Therefore, that curriculum was not up for full board vote. Engel added that the committee wanted to further discuss potential

changes to the class rank policy before putting that issue up to vote during the consent agenda portion of the meeting.

Operations Committee Report Wood also gave the operations committee report since the chairperson, Woodin, was unable to attend the recent committee meeting.

Wood said he received a first look at the budget from the district’s Director of Business Administration/ CFO Dan Carsley. Carsley stated that the administration has determined that Avon Grove School District has ample funds to cover its programs next year, and therefore, the school board should not request a tax increase.

Wood reported that the committee discussed a need for $200,000 in funds for infrastructure upgrades to the Early Childhood Learning Lab, with some of the monies potentially coming in the form of grants from the Avon Grove Education Foundation, a philanthropic organization that secures donations from businesses and individuals interested in supporting Avon Grove School District. He said board approval of learning lab infrastructure funding should occur after the education committee approves the lab’s curriculum.

He stated that the operations committee received a request for $22,000 for theatre lighting, but that the committee recently learned that those lights can be purchased from the student

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The Avon Grove School Board held its monthly meeting on Jan. 25 and discussed a wide variety of topics—including the possible school funding changes.

activities fund (which is composed of student-generated funds).

Wood reported that the operations committee recommends the board approve a request for $53,000 for hardware items for the Innovation Space, the high school’s technology space.

He also said the high school is in need of new turf on its athletic field, and the committee gave the high school administration a nod to put the project up to bid.

Student Reports Student Representative Tyler Dalton announced that the Mr. Avon Grove Show will take place Feb. 22.

Student Representative Abby Hood announced that the Winter Wonderland Dance will take place at the Avon Grove High School gym on Feb. 16.

Business Office Report Carsley gave the business office report. He read off the list of previously discussed operations committee items, and they were put up for vote. All items were approved. Also approved was the use of Avon Grove Education Foundation donations to fund author Jordan Sonnenblick’s visit

to the Avon Grove Middle School. Sonnenblick is the author of Drums, Girls, Dangerous Pie and Notes from the Midnight Driver, books that are popular amongst middle schoolers throughout the country.

Superintendent of Schools Report Marchese listed the remaining consent agenda items, that is, requests for funding that remained up for vote. The board unanimously approved all requests.

Marchese went on to make a variety of announcements, including a notification to board members that the 2022-2023 annual report would be in their mailboxes this week. He said that the district focus groups

on safety and security had begun to gather community stakeholder input regarding infrastructure upgrades for safety and security. He also announced that Avon Grove School District enrollment as of Jan. 1 was 4,998 students.

Acknowledging January as National School Director Recognition Month, Marchese praised the school board. As such, he said that those who attend public events should be reminded that board members are not paid and that they dedicate many hours per month to ensure students receive an outstanding education, while at the same time these members act as good stewards to the taxpayers’ funds.

He commended each board member individually for their efforts.

Upcoming Avon Grove school events Kindergarten Informational Session, Feb. 7: This session is for parents considering enrolling their children in kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Children must be five years old by Sept. 1, 2024 in order to enroll.

The session will be held at Penn London Elementary and will also be live-streamed as well.

Avon Grove High School Course Opportunities Night, Feb. 28: This event is also known as Course Selection Night, and it will be held at the high school.

Cutler forms Artificial Intelligence Opportunity Task Force to guide AI legislative policy Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Monday he has formed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunity Task Force comprised of House Republican lawmakers who will engage with experts and stakeholders to inform future legislative policy decisions relating to artificial intelligence, including the human-centric ethical development of this emerging technology, along with appropriate safeguards.

Announcing the formation of the task force in a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro, Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Debra Todd, and inviting their participation, Cutler noted the importance of forming this task force now.

“It is our responsibility

to thread the delicate needle between protecting our citizens from misuse and abuse of AI while at the same time embracing the spirit of ingenuity and entrepreneurship that opened this new frontier,” Cutler said in the letter. “The time has passed for asking ‘Should we utilize AI?’ We already are; this change is irreversible.

Rather, the time is now to ask, ‘How can we, as the entrusted public servants of this Commonwealth, utilize AI in order to achieve what is so important to all of us – a thriving economy, affordable living, safe communities, and familycentered opportunities for our children to learn, grow and thrive?’”

Making up the AI Opportunity Task Force are: • Rep. Alec Ryncavage (R-Luzerne) • Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) • Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) • Rep. Valerie Gaydos

(R-Allegheny); and • Rep. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/ Allegheny) In the immediate term, the AI Opportunity Task Force will develop guiding principles and standards by which it will operate. Those principles and standards will help narrow the scope of review on legislation already in the works and inform the innovative and thoughtful legislative policy to be developed by this task force.

“The job set before the task force is not small and we do not expect a single, hasty set of recommendations. Indeed, we do not expect the challenges before this task force will remain the same over the course of its members’ service,” Cutler added.

“So instead, we encourage the task force to view its role as ongoing and to provide periodic reports and recommendations as it deems most effective.”

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Local News County police officer convicted of two crimes after shooting at motorist Chester County police officer Anthony Sparano was convicted last week of recklessly endangering another person and the propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle after a week-long jury trial in Chester County.

Evidence presented at trial showed that Sparano, a member of the West Caln Police Department, shot at a motorist as she drove away from a traffic stop, striking the vehicle from behind. The driver was not struck by the gunfire.

Following the ver-

dict, District Attorney Christopher L. de BarrenaSarobe said, “I want to thank the jury for their work on this difficult trial. This case shows that the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and law enforcement are committed to applying the law evenly to all citizens, even police officers.”

Sparano is a 55-year-old resident of Coatesville.

Judge Allison Bell Royer presided over the trial. The case was investigated by the Chester County Detectives and deputy District Attorney

Bridget C. Gallagher was the prosecutor. The jury was presented with video evidence from police body cameras, police dash cameras, and testimony from a variety of witnesses— including the defendant.

Sparano was found not guilty of simple assault and convicted of recklessly endangering another person and propulsion of missiles.

Both convictions are misdemeanor offenses.

After dismissing the jury, Judge Royer ordered a presentence investigation and

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indicated she would attempt to schedule a sentencing hearing in approximately one month.

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13th legislative district that includes much of southern Chester County, Cristian Luna was endorsed.

For state Attorney General, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer received the endorsement of the county Democrats.

Before the county party leaders decided on their endorsements, the Republican Committee of Pennsylvania endorsed Dave McCormick for U.S. Senate, Dave Sunday for Pennsylvania Attorney General, Tim DeFoor for Pennsylvania Auditor, and Stacy Garrity for Pennsylvania Treasurer.

The Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee had previously met and the endorsements included President Joe Biden for another term as U.S. President and Sen. Robert Casey for another term as U.S. Senator. Additionally, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta was endorsed in the State Auditor General race and Rep. Ryan Bizzarro was endorsed for State Treasurer. An endorsement was not reached

by Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee for the office of state Attorney General.

The Primary Election in Pennsylvania will be held on Tuesday, April 23.

The deadline to register to vote in the Primary Election is April 8.

Diggs appointed as new executive director of the Housing Authority of Chester County The Board of the Housing Authority of Chester County (HACC) has appointed Paul Diggs as the new executive director of the organization.

The appointment is effective immediately.

Diggs arrives at his new position from the Howard County Maryland Housing Commission and takes over HACC leadership from recently retired executive director Dale Gravett.

Housing Authority Board Chair Pat Bokovitz said, “The executive director role at the Housing Authority of Chester County is critical to ensure quality housing

is provided to the 1,800 recipients of housing choice vouchers and 180 households living in the Housing Authority’s public housing units.”

Bokovitz added, “The focus of the Housing Authority of Chester County is to provide, manage and develop quality affordable housing for individuals and families while also promoting self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization.

This is achieved through forging strong partnerships to create innovative solutions to the housing needs of those we serve. Meeting

this focus on a daily basis requires strong leadership and we are excited to have Paul join the organization.”

Diggs received a bachelor of science degree in government and public policy and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Baltimore. In addition to his role as director of the Housing Choice Voucher Program with the Housing Commission of Howard County, Maryland, he has gained experience in management positions with the Housing Authorities in Baltimore, Annapolis, and Washington D.C.

The Housing Authority of Chester County was established in 1963 to meet the housing needs of low and very low-income residents of the county. The agency is governed by a five-member board which meets monthly.

Services are provided by the agency’s 30 employees supported by an annual budget of approximately $22 million. The executive director serves as the administrative head of the HACC and principal advisor to the board and is responsible for the effective management Courtesy photo and administration of the Paul Diggs is the newly appointed executive director of the Housing Authority of Chester County. authority.

Scientists discover new link to colon cancer stem cell growth at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute Study yields promising target for treating drug-resistant colorectal cancers In a major research discovery, scientists at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have uncovered a link between two main cellular pathways involved in the development of colorectal cancer.

The link is an enzyme called CYP26A1 that is connected to retinoic acid (RA) and WNT (Wingless & Int-1) signaling, and its discovery opens the potential for a new treatment target for drug resistant colorectal cancers. Their report was published online on Jan. 7 in the journal Cancers.

“Over the last few decades, our work has focused on how cancer stem cells play a role in the development and spread of colorectal cancer. Our goal is to find more effective therapeutic targets,” said Bruce Boman, M.D., Ph.D., MSPH, FACP, senior author and chief of the study’s research team at the Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research at the Graham Cancer Center. “With the identification of CYP26A1 as a link between WNT and RA signaling, we have, at last, a definitive approach to targeting the stem cell population that is driving tumor growth.”

worldwide, equally affecting both men and women.

Conventional research over the last 50 years has been that cells undergo a series of genetic mutations that lead to the unchecked growth of tumors and their progression to metastatic cancer. Traditional therapies designed to kill the bulk of cancer tumor cells continue to fall short of a cure for advanced, drug-resistant colon cancers.

“Dr. Boman’s compendium of work leading to his most recent discovery brings us to the threshold of a novel targeted treatment for advanced colorectal cancer,” said Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D., Bank of America endowed medical director of Christiana Care’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. “This research reflects the mission of the Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research to hasten discoveries from bench to bedside and draws us even closer to a curative solution for this treatment-resistant cancer.”

Previously, Boman and his research team described how colon cancer stem cells develop and flourish in the presence of a mutation in the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) tumor suppressor Searching for a cure gene. The researchers continued to uncover how these Colorectal cancer is the colon stem cells, identified second most deadly cancer as aldehyde dehydrogenase-

positive (ALDH+) stem cells, progressively increase in number and fail to differentiate into mature neuroendocrine cells.

Colorectal cancer drivers resist treatment Retinoid drugs, derived from vitamin A, have shown promise in treating a variety of cancers, particularly acute promyelocytic leukemia for which retinoid treatment regimens are curative.

However, the overpopulating ALDH+ stem cells that drive colorectal cancer growth are a tougher breed that thus far have resisted conventional treatments including immunotherapy, chemotherapy or radiation.

“Our earlier work showed that RA signaling mainly occurs in ALDH+ stem cells and that the retinoic acid signaling pathway acts to induce differentiation and death of colon stem cells,” Boman said. “Consequently, when APC is mutant, the reduced or dysregulated RA signaling explains in part why these cancer stem cells remain immature and over-populate.”

The APC mutation present in about 85 percent of tumors is the most common genetic alteration associated with colorectal cancer. When APC is mutant, it activates WNT signaling which augments CYP26A1 expression

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Scientists at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have uncovered a link between two main cellular pathways involved in the development of colorectal cancer.

that increases enzymatic degradation of retinoids and decreases RA signaling.

“Elevated CYP26A1 levels prevent differentiation of APC-mutated colorectal cancer stem cells by clearing out more retinoid acid, which reduces RA signaling,” said Boman.

The majority of colorectal cancer patient tumors the researchers examined expressed an increased level of CYP26A1 compared to normal colon tissue from the same patient. According to Boman, “Patients who did not carry the APC mutation expressed lower levels of CYP26A1 that leads to higher levels of RA in their tumor cells, which appears to afford these patients better survival.”

His findings support the existence of crosstalk between WNT and RA signaling that is governed by CYP26A1 expression and resultant RA levels as well as the APC genotype (normal or mutated) of the patients.

New Target: CYP26A1 enzyme “To restore retinoidinduced differentiation and reduce stem cell numbers, CYP26A1 levels will need to be lowered by inhibiting WNT signaling so that cells can respond to retinoid drugs,” Boman said.

“In other words, you have to repress CYP26A1 enzyme activity in order to get the full effect of the retinoids.”

With the understanding of

how dysregulated CYP26A1 expression contributes to tumor growth, the researchers have begun drug testing in mice to target this mechanism with combinations of CYP26A1 and WNT signaling inhibitors along with cell differentiation-inducing agents such as all-trans retinoic acid. Boman believes these findings have strong potential for clinical application.

This study was supported in part by The Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation, The Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research Fund, The Carpenter Foundation, University of Delaware Department of Biological Sciences, and National Institutes of Health.

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The Haven Social in Landenberg has opened to packed seatings, a diverse menu and a cool vibe that will make you feel transported to a big city bistro

A new ‘Haven’ for southern Chester County

By Caroline Roosevelt Contributing Writer On a recent Sunday afternoon -- part of a misty weekend when the warming temperatures gathered up the remnants of snow and our region was encapsulated in a giant cloud -- I found my way to a new restaurant nestled in the wooded, winding roads of Landenberg, and I am happy to say that for restaurant goers in southern Chester County tired of the same old scene, The Haven Social has already lifted that fog.

Self-described as a coastal inspired BYOB, this venture that was opened late last year by husbandand-wife duo Tim Bolt and Mary Schleuter is frankly so much more. I had been complaining to anyone who would listen that I was having a hard time finding hidden gems, which I define as something that deserves to be talked about, raved about, but hasn’t yet seen the light of day. Moreover, a hidden gem should be something special and new and not absorb the interior and culinary retread of well-entrenched historical references, as is too often the case in historic Chester County.

The Haven Social has already checked off two

of those requirements.

However, it appears it has seen the light of day and more, as they have had to change their reservation requirements to parties of six or more due to high demand. Yet, the notion of having to wait at the Haven Social bar with a drink until a table becomes ready is not the purgatory it normally is in many other area locales.

Upon driving into the parking lot of the restaurant, the large Roman arched windows already set the stage for something out of the ordinary in the landscape of Landenberg.

I was immediately excited, my appetite was whetted, and I was curious for what was in store. Upon entering, I felt the time of day immediately shift from my 2 p.m. arrival time to about 8 p.m., as I was entranced by the dimly-lit interior and the scent of burnt orange.

I wove slowly through the mosaic of lush green couches toward the dark wood bar where the arched windows behind it had been repurposed to appear as art nouveau mirrors with flecks of gold in the patina. The harsh, mid-afternoon daylight did not break through, and, in fact, I felt as though I was arriving for my evening cocktail before a night out in a chic Manhattan

The caviar deviled eggs are sure to delight any palate.

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Owners Tim Bolt and Mary Schleuter of The Haven Social in Landenberg.

hotel. Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” twinkled in the background, and a few larger parties lingering from the brunch rush were tucked away in their respective large party corners.

One of the unique features of The Haven Social is their BYOB policy that not only allows for wine and beer, but the opportunity for guests to bring their own liquor that can be paired with an enticing menu of Mary’s expertly created mocktails. I asked her what her favorite mocktail is, and she pointed me to the Sour Ginger -- a combination of apple kombucha, ginger honey foam, pineapple, lemon and dehydrated pineapple.

The kombucha provided a welcome sour kick which replaced the need for alcohol, and the ginger honey foam delicately played with the rest of the flavors and reminded me a bit of a pisco sour. I found myself wanting to relive that first sip again and again.

In concert with the mocktail, Tim began to introduce me to a tasting menu that began with caviar deviled eggs. Whenever I see deviled eggs on a menu, I have to try them.

In the last decade, deviled eggs have made a culinary comeback; they’re no longer the lukewarm dish your grandmother made that sits on the back of the family buffet table barely

The décor of The Haven Social is reminiscent of a big city bistro.

The lobster-shrimp roll is a compliment to the restaurant’s diverse menu.

touched, but a good litmus test of the level of creativity in a restaurant’s kitchen.

This dish didn’t disappoint. Finished with a fluffy dollop of chive creme fraiche, each egg came crowned with a delicate pile of black caviar and a tiny chive stem on top and danced between what would remind me of a scotch egg due to the panko crusted outer layer and a savory meringue.

It was an appropriate and tasty nod to the restaurant’s seafood inspired menu.

Next up came the lobster-shrimp roll. The Haven Social works with local fish mongers to use the freshest seafood on

their menu and it shows.

The first bite of my lobster shrimp roll squelched in my mouth with a tart, slightly briny, and very refreshing combo of lobster and shrimp. Whipped up with a brown-butter mayo, this take on the lobster roll is particularly indulgent.

The buttery toasted roll and Old Bay Seasoning thrust me immediately into visions of summers in New England. Don’t sleep on this roll. Even after finishing the formal iteration, I scooped up lobster remnants using the homemade chips served on the side. I left no crumbs.

The Haven Social also features a raw bar with oysters, shrimp cocktail,

and yellowfin tuna tartar. Mussel bowls provide options for mussel and fries combos - including saffron cream, garlic white wine, diavolo (tomato and chili flakes), and coconut curry.

Sandwiches range from the aforementioned lobster roll to Smoked Brisket, Nashville Hot Chicken, and their take on a burger, “The Smash.”

Sides like fries, crispy brussels, green beans, mac ‘n cheese, coleslaw bring a southern soul food element to the joint, and just an afterthought, save room for the Nutty Buddy Smash pie (peanut butter mousse with a nutty buddy crust).

As I ceremoniously dumped my napkin on the bar, fully sated, I can say I’ve found my hidden gem.

The Haven Social brings a much-welcomed, destination dining experience to Landenberg. Great for a date night, an intimate birthday celebration, or a totally deserved fancy brunch, it should become a must-visit spot on the local culinary radar.

Oh, and if you’re not a party of six or more, make sure to get there early, because it’s almost certain that you won’t be the only guests in line.

The Haven Social is located at 1215 New London Road in Landenberg and is open from Thursday through Sunday. To see a complete menu for brunch, dinner and mocktails, visit www.thehavensocial.com.

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Obituaries DAWN D. HOUGH Dawn D. Hough, a resident of Peach Bottom, departed this life on Jan. 30, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital due to a recent illness. She was 70.

She was the beloved wife of Neal W. Hough, with whom she shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Jane (Washer) Johnson.

Dawn was a graduate of North Hunterdon High School in Clinton, N.J., class of 1971. Known for her creative skills, she enjoyed crafting and decorating her home. Dawn loved the ocean and enjoyed spending time at the beach, especially the Outer Banks.

She also loved to sing and she sang with several local bands over the years. A people person, Dawn was exceptional at working with people and could easily strike up a conversation with anyone she met.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a brother, Clifford Johnson, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and many nieces and nephews.

A gathering to celebrate Dawn’s life will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Dawn’s memory to the American Cancer Society online at www.cancer.org.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Dewald Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Quarryville. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.dewalds.com.

CAROL WALLACE EDWARDS Carol Wallace Edwards, of Quarryville, passed away on Jan. 30, 2024 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was 68.

She was the wife of Stephen B. Edwards, with whom she shared 31 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Betty Kauffman Wallace.

She had a deep love for animals and her dogs. Carol enjoyed dancing and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren, gardening and enjoying the outdoors. She was also an immaculate housekeeper and she was thrifty.

She is survived by her husband; two children, Victoria Elaine Galloway (Kevin) and Daniel B. Proffitt; five grandchildren, Derek, Dagan, Brandon, Caileigh and Cameron; one great-grandchild, Rhiley Ray Stetler; and two brothers, John Wallace (Connie) and Donald Wallace (Penny).

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9 at Little Britain Presbyterian Church, 255 Little Britain Church Road in Peach Bottom, Pa., where friends and family may visit from 10 to 11 a.m.

Interment will be in Little Britain Presbyterian Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway E, Lancaster, Pa. 17602.

The arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

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

Alleluia Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.

RONALD EUGENE MASTERS Ronald Eugene Masters, of Oxford, passed away on Jan. 29, 2024 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. He was 89.

He was the husband of the late Deborah Chamberlain Masters, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of the late Eugene and Alice Zimmerman Masters.

Ronald was employed as an orthopedic surgeon for over 50 years. He received his doctorate degree from Northwestern University Medical School and worked at Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, Ill. He also volunteered at Rainbow Hospice also in Chicago.

Ronald was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church where he sang in the choir.

He enjoyed sailing, kayaking, photography and especially spending time with his friends and grandchildren.

He is survived by his three sons, Bradley (Mindy) Masters of Sunrise, Fla., Gregory (Renee) Masters of Kennett Square and Eric Masters of Chicago, Ill., and eight grandchildren, Brendon, Ryan, Hunter, Gabriel (Samantha), Aiden, Nolan, Cody and Clayton.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Masters.

The family would like to thank the Ware Community and Willow Tree Hospice for their support and care.

Services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rainbow Hospice, 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 100, Bolingbrook, Ill. 60440.

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

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SAMUEL J. GANOW Samuel J. Ganow, 65, of Cochranville, went to be with the Lord after an airplane accident on Feb. 1, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Kendelyn Cadman Ganow, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Sam was born in Mississippi, and raised in Grand Island, Neb. He was the son of the late Glen and Ruth Lillard Ganow, and he was then adopted by the late Ed and Norma Lillard after the passing of his parents.

Sam was a 1976 graduate of the Skyview Baptist Academy in Memphis, Tenn. He went on to further his education at LeTourneau University, where he found faith and community while earning a bachelor’s degree.

Sam was involved in the Construction Equipment

Rental business for over 30 years.

Sam loved to immerse himself in his faith, family, hobbies and volunteerism. He was a member and elder of Faith Bible Chapel in Cochranville, Pa. He was a dedicated volunteer and advocate for alpine ski races for over 20 years. He faithfully served on the Octorara School Board for 26 years, and his most recent role on the school board was President.

Sam loved flying. He received his pilot’s license in college, and flew recreationally for many years.

He recently got back in to aviation with his friends at Rebuild Rescue, where he was a YouTube personality rebuilding and rehabbing airplanes. He also enjoyed testing his limits by running marathons with his Run Disney community. He was very proud of his Run Disney marathon accomplishment of being a “Perfect Dopey.”

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children,

Steven G. Ganow and wife Abby of Nottingham, Shawn J. Ganow and wife Nora of Landenberg, and Kelinda C. Heckert and husband Matthew of Parkesburg. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and four sisters, Rosemary Pullen of Idaho, Suzanne Sanders of Nashville, Tenn., Amy Connor of Bartlett, Tenn. and Laura Schafer of Colorado Springs, CO. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Glen Craig Ganow, Charles Ganow and Michael Lillard.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Octorara High School Auditorium at 226 Highland Road in Atglen, Pa. Interment will be private at the Glen Run Cemetery in Atglen, Pa. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home in Parkesburg.

Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com.

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RUTH SMEDLEY THOMPSON Ruth Smedley Thompson, 104, of the Unionville area, passed away on Jan. 29, 2024 at Ruston Residence at Jenner’s Pond in West Grove.

Ruth was the farmer’s daughter of the late Byron T. Smedley and Elizabeth Sharpless of Lamborntown Road in West Grove.

The late Frances McMullen (Rick) of Chula Vista, Calif. was her younger sister.

Ruth and her late husband Harold E. Thompson were longtime farmers. Ruth, with their son Byron and his wife Dawn, continued to operate their family’s Century Farm located at Green Valley crossroads, in Newlin Township. In addition to Angus cattle, the farm is known for the great sledding hills and the ice skating pond.

After graduation from Goldey-Beacom College, Ruth was secretary at Avondale Canning Company and later for the principal at the original Avon Grove School.

She was a longtime Newlin Township tax collector and Republican Committeeperson.

Ruth loved to volunteer and served as a boys 4-H club leader, 4-H department chairman at Unionville Community Fair, a member and past President of Evergreens Garden Club, even helping with a club display at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

A Birthright Quaker and longtime member of London Grove Friends Meeting, Ruth was a very active member. She served a term as Meeting Clerk in the 1970s, served as chairman of the annual Plant Sale Herb Department and on many other committees, and recently she served on the Library Committee.

She enjoyed many hobbies, including flower arranging, needlework, genealogy, knitting sweaters and hats for the family and her Plein-Air Artist Group.

Ruth was always supportive of her children’s activities. She is survived by her daughter, Leona Provinski (John), her sons, Byron Thompson (Dawn) and Larry Thompson of Unionville, and John Thompson (Janet) of Constableville, New York.

Also surviving are 5 grandchildren, Heidi Thompson, Amy Hoffman (Jeremy), Kevin Thompson (Vanessa), Karen Conlan (James), and Matthew Provinski (Jessica) and 10 great-grandchildren.

The memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, Feb. 10 at London Grove Friends Meeting at 500 West Street Road in Kennett Square. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to noon before the service. At 1 p.m., lunch will be served in the meeting social room. Friends and family are all welcome.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to London Grove Monthly Meeting, attention Doug Myers, 483 West Street Road, Kennett Square, Pa. 19348. Your kind donations will be allocated for “Upkeep of the Caretakers House Fund.”

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

Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home in Kennett Square.

Janet Rash Suter, 84, of Kennett Square, passed peacefully into eternal life with Christ on Jan. 25, 2024, at her home, surrounded by family and friends.

Born on March 15, 1939 in Lancaster, Janet was the beloved daughter of Herbert and Catherine Rash and sister to Herbert “Gene” Rash.

Janet grew up on a farm in West Grove. She spoke fondly of frequent family gatherings with her aunts and uncles and particularly loved growing up side-by-side with her many cousins. Many of Janet’s lifelong friendships were established during her childhood in West Grove. She was an active member of New London United Methodist Church throughout her childhood and was a 1957 graduate of Avon Grove High School.

Janet was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by two children, Sandra Bahel (husband Tom) and William Kavanaugh, five grandchildren, Jaclyn Cummings (husband Jason), Deanna Bahel, Jenna Bahel, Olivia Kavanaugh and Michael Kavanaugh, three great-grandchildren, Charlotte Cummings, Jacob Cummings and Matthew Cummings, and two nephews, John Rash and Michael Rash.

Janet was predeceased by her parents, brother, husband Holland Suter, and daughter Catherine Massey.

Janet cherished time spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She had a wonderful gift of hospitality. Janet enjoyed cooking for her loved ones and decorating her beautiful home. In recent years, she enjoyed summer trips to Waterledge Cottage in Orr’s Island, Maine with four generations of her family.

Janet’s tremendous work ethic served her throughout her life. While raising her three children, Janet graduated with a bachelor of science degree in education from West Chester State College and a master of education degree from Widener University. She was proud to be the first in her family to have pursued higher education. In 1999, Janet retired from the Red Clay School District after over 20 years as a dedicated special education teacher.

Janet was known throughout her life as a wonderful friend. She added to her long list of friends in all seasons of her life. Janet’s friends — affectionately referred to as simply “the girls” — were a source of great joy for her throughout her life. She loved playing cards, attending water aerobics and traveling the world with “the girls.”

In her retirement, Janet enjoyed volunteering in the Kennett Square community. Some of her favorite volunteer positions were at Longwood Gardens and the Encore Shop. In 2005, Janet moved to Victoria Gardens in Kennett Square, where she made many wonderful friends and enjoyed an active social life. Throughout her adult life, Janet was a faithful member of The Presbyterian Church of Kennett Square, where she served as a deacon.

Donations in Janet’s memory can be made to Meals on Wheels of Chester County or Penn Medicine Hospice.

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

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SALE NO. 24-2-28 Writ of Execution No. 2022-01723 DEBT $498,993.32 ALL TIIOSE CERTAIN LOTS OR PIECES OF GROUND SITUATE IN EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: BEING PARCEL NUMBER: 61-5-331 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential property PLAINTIFF: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N. A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST VS DEFENDANT: MARY JANICE JEFFRIES SALE ADDRESS: 458 Mimosa Circle, Kennett Square, PA 19348 P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 855-225-6906 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale.

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SALE NO. 24-2-36 Writ of Execution No. 2023-04000 DEBT $604,370.33 ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR TRACT OF GROUND, SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF PENNSBURY, COUNTY OF CHESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO A PLAN OF PROPERTY OF “CHADDWYCK” MADE BY GEORGE E. REGESTER, JR., AND SONS, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR, KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA DATED 2/21/1977 AND RECORDED 5/17/1977 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF CHESTER COUNTY IN PLAN #1035, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF CHADDWYCK LANE (50 FEET WIDE) WITH THE SAID TITLE LINE OF BRINTONS BRIDGE ROAD; THENCE LEAVING SAID BEGINNING POINT AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID TITLE LINE OF BRINTONS BRIDGE ROAD THE FOUR FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES: (1) SOUTH 35° 05’ 20” EAST, 434.33 FEET TO A POINT MARKED BY A P.K. NAIL; THENCE (2) SOUTH 4°43’ 40” WEST 137.45 FEET TO A POINT MARKED BY A P.K. NAIL; THENCE (3) SOUTH 57° 33’ 40” WEST 368.53 FEET TO A POINT MARKED

BY A P.K. NAIL; THENCE (4) SOUTH 86° 32’ 40” WEST 168.78 FEET TO A POINT, A CORNER OF LOT #4 ON SAID PLAN THENCE LEAVING SAID TITLE LINE OF BRINTONS BRIDGE ROAD AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID LOT #4, NORTH 3° 57’ 32” EAST 688.15 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF CHADDWYCK LANE THE TWO FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES; (1) SOUTHEASTWARDLYALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE CURVING TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 450.0 FEET THE ARC DISTANCE OF 78.92 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT; THENCE (2) NORTH 83° 54’ 40” EAST 115.50 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SAID TITLE LINE OF BRINTONS BRIDGE ROAD, THE FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 5.571 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT# 3 ON SAID PLAN. BEING the same premises which Robert J. Maiersperger and Renell R. Maiersperger by Deed dated November 4, 1996, 2003 and recorded in the Office of Recorder of Deeds of Chester County on November 21, 1996 at Book 4110, Page 212 granted and conveyed unto Renell Maiersperger.

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Chester County Press DEFENDANT: Kevin James Bell described real estate will be sold at public on-line auction SALE ADDRESS: 322 South 5th via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ Street, Oxford, PA 19363 chestercopasheriffsales, on PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LOGS Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 LEGAL GROUP LLP 610-278- at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants 6800 that the Sheriff will file with the N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s purchase money must be paid Office, both located in the Chesat the time of the on-line sale. ter County Justice Center, 201 Payment must be made via W Market Street, West Chester, SALE NO. 24-2-40 Bid4Assets. The balance must Pennsylvania, Schedules of Writ of Execution be paid within twenty-one (21) Distribution on Monday, March No. 2022-06961 days from the date of sale via 18th, 2024. Distribution will be DEBT $142,851.66 Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MAD- made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t are filed in the Sheriff’s Office Property situate in the BORwithin ten (10) days thereafter.

OUGH OF ATGLEN, CHESTER Sheriff Sale County, Pennsylvania, being of Real Estate SALE NO. 24-2-54 By virtue of the within menWrit of Execution BLR# 07-03-0039 tioned writs directed to Sheriff No. 2022-09373 DEBT $150,605.90 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be residential dwelling sold at public on-line auction All that certain piece or P L A I N T I F F : F R EE D O M via Bid4Assets, by accessing parcel or Tract of land situate MORTGAGE CORPORATION URL www.bid4assets.com/ in the Borough of Parkesburg, chestercopasheriffsales, on Chester County, Pennsylvania VS DEFENDANT: WILLIAM R. Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 SEMPLE, JR. & KIMBERLY M. at 11AM. Notice is given to all TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 8-3parties in interest and claimants 203 SEMPLE that the Sheriff will file with the SALE ADDRESS: 419 Valley Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s PLAINTIFF: Citizens Bank, Office, both located in the Ches- N.A. Avenue, Atglen, PA 19310 ter County Justice Center, 201 VS P L A I N T I F F AT T O R N E Y: W Market Street, West Chester, DEFENDANT: Sue Anne Smith BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 844- Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, March SALE ADDRESS: 414 Main 856-6646 18th, 2024. Distribution will be Street, Parkesburg, PA 19365 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the made in accordance with the purchase money must be paid Schedules unless exceptions PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: Mcat the time of the on-line sale. are filed in the Sheriff’s Office CABE, WEISBERG & CONPayment must be made via within ten (10) days thereafter. WAY, LLC 215-790-1010 Bid4Assets. The balance must SALE NO. 24-2-51 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the be paid within twenty-one (21) Writ of Execution purchase money must be paid days from the date of sale via No. 2023-02497 at the time of the on-line sale.

Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDEBT $271,624.67 Payment must be made via DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t Bid4Assets. The balance must ALL THAT CERTAIN lot of land, be paid within twenty-one (21) Sheriff Sale situate in the Township of Lower days from the date of sale via of Real Estate Oxford, County of Chester and Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADBy virtue of the within men- Commonwealth of Pennsylva- DOX, SHERIFF tioned writs directed to Sheriff nia, bounded and described 1p-24-3t Fredda L. Maddox, the herein- according to a Final Plan of Sheriff Sale described real estate will be Subdivision made for Charles N. of Real Estate sold at public on-line auction & Sharon L. Griffith by Herbert via Bid4Assets, by accessing E. MacCombe, Jr., P.E., dated By virtue of the within menURL www.bid4assets.com/ March 20, 1989, last revised tioned writs directed to Sheriff chestercopasheriffsales, on June 15, 1989, and recorded Fredda L. Maddox, the hereinThursday, February 15 th, 2024 in Chester County Recorder of described real estate will be at 11AM. Notice is given to all Deeds Office as Plan #9496 as sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing parties in interest and claimants follows, to wit; URL www.bid4assets.com/ that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s BEGINNING at a point in the chestercopasheriffsales, on Office, both located in the Ches- bed of Hayesville Road (T-342), Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 ter County Justice Center, 201 a corner of Lot 4 on said Plan; at 11AM. Notice is given to all W Market Street, West Chester, thence extending from the be- parties in interest and claimants Pennsylvania, Schedules of ginning point through the bed that the Sheriff will file with the Distribution on Monday, March of said road North 59 degrees Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s 18th, 2024. Distribution will be 37 minutes 06 seconds West Office, both located in the Chesmade in accordance with the 165.78 feet to a corner of Lot ter County Justice Center, 201 Schedules unless exceptions 2 on said Plan; thence leav- W Market Street, West Chester, are filed in the Sheriff’s Office ing the bed of said road and Pennsylvania, Schedules of within ten (10) days thereafter. extending along Lot 2 North 30 Distribution on Monday, March degrees 22 minutes 54 seconds 18th, 2024. Distribution will be SALE NO. 24-2-48 East 300.00 feet to a point in made in accordance with the Writ of Execution line of aforementioned Lot 4; Schedules unless exceptions No. 2022-04095 thence extending along Lot 4 are filed in the Sheriff’s Office DEBT $269,303.41 South 59 degrees 37 minutes within ten (10) days thereafter.

06 seconds East 165.78 feet; SALE NO. 24-2-55 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or thence extending along same Writ of Execution piece of land designated as Lot South 30 degrees 22 minutes No. 2023-02867 15 on the Plan of the lots of The 54 seconds West 300.00 feet DEBT $78,735.73 Oxford Land and Improvement to the first mentioned point of recorded in the Office of The beginning.

All that certain piece or Recorder of Deeds, in and for parcel or Tract of land situate in Chester County, in Deed Book BEING Lot 3 on said Plan.

New Garden Township, Chester X-10 Volume 245, at page 269, situate in the Borough of Oxford, BEING THE SAME PREMISES County, Pennsylvania County of Chester and State of AS Kathleen M. Lockhart, by Pennsylvania, on the West side Deed dated January 8, 2009, TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 60of Fifth Street, between South and recorded on January 21, 6-14 Street and Garfield Street, 2009, by the Chester County bounded and described as fol- Recorder of Deeds as Docu- PLAINTIFF: Longbridge Finanlow, to wit: ment No. 10896418, granted cial, LLC and conveyed unto Anthony VS BOUNDED on the North by Lot Michael Moulton, an Individual. DEFENDANT: Jane Mellinger, Known Surviving Heir of Ste14 now owned by John S. Benphen T. Little, Bruce Robinson, son, on the East by the West line TAX PARCEL NO. 56-4-16.3 Known Surviving Heir of Steof Fifth Street, on the South by Lot 16 now owned by Norman IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a phen T. Little, John Michael Little, Known Surviving Heir of M. Stewart and on the West by residential dwelling Stephen T. Little, and Unknown the East line of a 14 feet wide alley, having a front of 50.3 feet PLAINTIFF: Wilmington Sav- Surviving Heirs of Stephen T. on the West line of Fifth Street ings Fund Society, FSB, as Little and extending back to the East Trustee of Stanwich Mortgage SALE ADDRESS: 9129 Gap line of the alley aforesaid and Loan Trust I Newport Pike, Avondale, PA having a width of 50 feet on said VS alley, the south line beginning DEFENDANT: Anthony Michael 19311 in the West line of Fifth Street, Moulton PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: Mc100.6 feet Northwardly from the intersection of the North line of SALE ADDRESS: 257 Town- CABE, WEISBERG & CONGarfield Street and being 170.5 ship Road, Lincoln University, WAY, LLC 215-790-1010 feet in length.

PA 19352 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the BEING THE SAME PREMISES PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: HILL purchase money must be paid which Robert M. Stewart Jr., Ex- WALLACK LLP, 215-579-7700 at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via ecutor of the Estate of Robert M. Stewart Sr., deceased, by Deed N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the Bid4Assets. The balance must dated October 31, 2016 and purchase money must be paid be paid within twenty-one (21) recorded November 17, 2016 at the time of the on-line sale. days from the date of sale via in the Office of the Recorder of Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDeeds in and for the County of Bid4Assets. The balance must DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t Chester, Pennsylvania in Book be paid within twenty-one (21) 9436, Page 1335, Document days from the date of sale via Sheriff Sale ID# 11510416 granted and con- Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADof Real Estate veyed unto Kevin James Bell DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t By virtue of the within menin fee. tioned writs directed to Sheriff Sheriff Sale Fredda L. Maddox, the hereinTAX PARCEL # 6-9-134 described real estate will be of Real Estate sold at public on-line auction By virtue of the within menPLAINTIFF: Lakeview Loan tioned writs directed to Sheriff via Bid4Assets, by accessing Servicing, LLC Fredda L. Maddox, the herein- URL www.bid4assets.com/ VS that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, March 18th, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, March 18th, 2024 Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

land be the same more or less. 20, 2018, AT DOCUMENT ID 11640239, AND RECORDED IN BEING Lot No. 2 on said plan. BOOK 9846, PAGE 1372, OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF BEING THE SAME PREM- DEEDS, CHESTER COUNTY, ISES which Richard E. and PENNSYLVANIA. Carol M. Yourgalite, by Deed dated 10/1/1998 and recorded PARCEL NO.: 62-06-0040.150 10/1/1998 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for PLAINTIFF: Wells Fargo Bank, Chester County in Deed Book N.A. 4429, Page 634, granted and VS conveyed unto Thomas and DEFENDANT: Edward C. Wuchter Terri L. Ferkler.

SALE NO. 24-2-56 Writ of Execution No. 2023-00199 DEBT $108,510.63

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: MANresidential property LEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC PLAINTIFF: Citizens Bank, 614-220-5611 N.A. F/K/A RBS Citizens, N.A. N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the VS DEFENDANT: Thomas Ferkler purchase money must be paid a/k/a Thomas P. Ferkler & Terri at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via L. Ferkler Bid4Assets. The balance must SALE ADDRESS: 122 East be paid within twenty-one (21) Avondale Road, West Grove, days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADPA 19390 DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: LAW OFFICE OF GREGORY JAClassifieds VARDIAN, LLC 215-942-9690

All that certain piece or parcel or Tract of land situate in the Borough of Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 8-384 and 8-3-85 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: a residential dwelling PLAINTIFF: Truist Bank formerly known as Branch Banking & Trust Company VS DEFENDANT: Trisha A. Simmons a/k/a Trisha Simmons and Jason A. Simmons

PARCEL NO.: 59-11-122

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) SALE ADDRESS: 559 Rose- days from the date of sale via mont Avenue, Parkesburg, PA Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MAD19365-1032 DOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t

PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 215-790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time of the on-line sale.

Payment must be made via Bid4Assets. The balance must be paid within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale via Bid4Assets. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 1p-24-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, March 18th, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-2-60 Writ of Execution No. 2023-04480 DEBT $140,640.04 ALL THAT CERTAIN tract or parcel of land situate in London Grove Township, Chester County, PA, described according to a plan prepared by Regester Associates, Inc., dated July 18, 1994 and last revised August 6, 1998, being Drawing Number F-447 and being Lot No. 2 on the said plan, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the title line of Public Road T-300 known as East Avondale Road, marking a corner of the herein described tract and a corner of lands of James & Kathryn Jennings; thence leaving the said point of beginning and along the title line of East Avondale Road the following three courses and distances to wit: (1) South 65° 56’ 16” East, 218.12 feet to a point; (2) 68° 2’ 46” East, 72.59 feet to a point; (3) South 67° 52’ East, 34.16 feet to a point marking a corner of Lot No. 1 on the said plan; thence along the same and leaving East Avondale Road the following two courses and distances to wit: (1) South 22° 13’ West, 250.31 feet to a point; (2) South 57° 21’ 3” West, 274.03 feet to a point in line of lands of James R. & Theresa K. Devlin; thence partly along the same, partly along lands of Thomas A., Jr. & Jennifer Albertson and partly along lands of James & Kathryn Jennings, aforementioned, North 3° 4’ East, 509.24 feet to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the hereindescribed real estate will be sold at public on-line auction via Bid4Assets, by accessing URL www.bid4assets.com/ chestercopasheriffsales, on Thursday, February 15 th, 2024 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriff’s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, March 18th, 2024. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 24-2-67 Writ of Execution No. 2023-04385 DEBT $480,694.21 ALL THAT CERTAIN, MESSAGE, LOT OR PIECE OF LAND SITUATE ON, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF KENNETT, COUNT Y OF CHESTER , STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED, AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: All that certain lot or piece of ground, situate in the Township of Kennett, County of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Final Plan of Hartefeld, Section One made by Totem Tech Richardson, dated 5/22/1987 and last recorded in Chester County as Plan No. 7440, as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the South side of Gregg Lane cul-de-sac, said point being a corner of Lot No. 15 as shown on said plan; thence extending from said point of beginning along Gregg Lane cul-desac on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 60 feet the arc distance of 79.26 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 13; thence extending along the same North 80 degrees 16 minutes 55 seconds East 87.23 feet to a point, a corner now or formerly of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.; thence extending along the same South 31 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds East 339.20 feet to a point in line of land of other lands now or formerly of Hartefeld, L.P.; thence extending along the same South 69 degrees 42 minutes 45 seconds West 190 feet to a point, a corner of Lot No. 15 aforesaid; thence extending along the same North 24 degrees 01 minute 38 seconds West 299.92 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. Being Lot No. 14 as shown on said plan.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO EDWARD C. WUCHTER WHO ACQUIRED TITLE BY VIRTUE OF A DEED FROM SANDRA W. TERRELL AND CAREY J. TERRELL, DATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2018, CONTAINING 2.224 acres of RECORDED NOVEMBER

SALE ADDRESS: 208 Gregg Lane, Avondale, PA 19311

NOTICE Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Storage First Downington located at 3925 Hazelwood Ave Downington PA 19335 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storageauctions.com on 2/27/2024 at 10:00AM. Kyle B Jones unit #131; Ken Agostinelli unit #147. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

Auto Auction 2012 Ford Transit Vin# NM0LS6BN9CT112248. To be sold February 7, 2024 @ 9:00 am, Chews Towing, Inc. 722 Market St Oxford PA 19363

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Chester County Press

Local News Chester County families get a taste of summer at Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair Chester County students and their families gathered on Jan. 23 to get a jump start on their summer planning at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s (CCIU) Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair, held at West Chester East High School.

Organized by the CCIU and sponsored by CCRES and the Children’s Fund of Chester County (CFCC), the Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair brought local families together with over 50 vendors, including summer camps, craft vendors, educational programs, sports organizations and more.

Now in its 12th year, this free fair offers families the opportunity to hear from local vendors and camps that align with their child’s interests and needs and receive additional information on their offerings.

Rather than reaching out and waiting for a response, which is the traditional method for making summer arrangements, parents who attended the fair were empowered to speak one on one with camp representatives and get immediate answers to their questions.

“This is my first time looking for camps for my daughter, so this is a good way to see what’s out there and what’s in our general area. There are a lot of different types of activities here, from superhero camp to Treehouse World and the YMCA,” said Serena Zhou, parent and first-time fair attendee. “I get to speak to the folks who are running the camps, get a feel for how each camp operates and gain exposure to other camps outside of the area I live. It also gives me an idea of what camps I can enroll my daughter in as she gets older.”

The event, which was intended to streamline summer arrangements for Chester County families, also helps local businesses make longlasting connections in the community. Business owner Crystal Murphy attended the event to promote the Learning Adventures Summer Camp offered through Murphy Music Center in Downingtown.

“We’re a small, community-based business and we’re new, so we’re in the exposure phase of getting to know the community,”

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Chester County families enjoyed a taste of summer at the 2024 Summer Adventures Camp & Activities Fair.

said Murphy. “This event is a great way to get people to come see us, talk to people one on one, tell them about what we do and network with other businesses.”

“Our aim is to connect families with local organizations and take the stress out of summer planning,” said Jay Della Ragione, special events coordinator for the

CCIU. “This event offers a variety of summer activities all in one place and brings the community together.

There are so many amazing organizations out there, both new and established, and we want to showcase what they have to offer families within Chester County.”

Families who attended this year’s Summer Adventures

Camp and Activities Fair enjoyed a reprieve from the cold of winter with upbeat music and a photo booth, in addition to many interactive activities and promotional items offered by the camp vendors to keep the kids in attendance engaged throughout the evening.

The night concluded with two giveaways: a vendor

raffle for a Twin Valley Coffee basket and a $25 Amazon gift card, and a raffle drawing for attending families including toys, arts and crafts and kinetic sand.

To learn more about our annual Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair or for a list of participating vendors, visit www.cciu. org/summer-adventures.

Cecil College senior pursuing passion for nature Holly Martin has a passion for nature and the way the modern world interacts with and affects the natural order of the environment. When she came to Cecil College, she was looking for a career path that helped her understand these impacts and possibly provide her with opportunities to make changes for the better.

Now in her senior year at Towson University, where she will complete her bachelor of science degree in environmental studies with a minor in biology this spring, she is networking to develop connections with non-profit organizations focused on environmental justice. With more than 73,793 acres of agricultural land in Cecil County, she is passionate about the intersectionality related to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) in Maryland and the role of environmental planning.

“There were three reasons Cecil College stood out for me upon graduating high school. It gave me an affordable way to pursue my dream of higher

education while still being close to home. Thirdly, it enabled me to get a head start on classes by taking online courses while still in high school,” said Martin, a 2020 graduate of Perryville High School. “Many of my courses at Cecil College laid a foundation for my coursework at Towson University. I transferred most of my prerequisites and core requirement courses, allowing me to start my upper-level courses immediately.”

A native of Conowingo, Martin learned of the topquality environmental and biological courses offered at Cecil College from family members who previously went through the programs.

Cecil College offers an associate of applied science degree in agricultural sciences, biological sciences, bioproduction, equine studies, horticultural science, and physics.

Through the advice of family members and talking with classmates in her first semester at Cecil College, Martin laid the foundation of her education. She quickly discovered the sci-

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ences came naturally to her, embraced the course work, and made positive connections with the faculty.

“Christine Warwick and Heather Cadogan were my favorite professors as they were amazing at breaking down complex processes for students and offering extra help to ensure each student understood the material,” said Martin.

“Professor Warwick had us do study guides at the end of each chapter, and at the time, as a new student, I didn’t quite understand their benefit. But looking back, they were great to study material for exams, and I’m glad she pushed us to do them.”

Martin realizes her interest in environmental sciences goes hand-in-hand with the issue of climate change, which has become an industry. As a powerful economic driver, investment in climate change industries in the United States has grown from $890 million in 2015 to more than $576 billion in 2022, according to Environmental Business International research firm.

Martin’s goal was to

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Cecil College student Holly Martin has a passion for nature and the way the modern world interacts with and affects the natural order of the environment.

complete her education with little college loan debt, opening the doorway to work for a non-profit upon graduation. At Cecil College, she applied for and was awarded several scholarships that covered the cost of tuition, books, and some of her living expenses.

“I was awarded the Battelle STEM Scholarship, the Cecil Pride Scholarship, the Collegium

de Vinum Scholarship, and the Zalewski Family Scholarship. These scholarships helped me stay focused on my studies as they helped relieve any worry about financials.

Many students I knew at Cecil College also worked part-time or full-time jobs while pursuing their academic goals. Knowing there is less of a financial burden on a student can be a big game changer,” said Martin.

Martin encourages high school juniors and seniors to find various ways to save money, and not to assume going into debt is

the default to go to college. She advises that high schoolers reach out for local scholarships, attend a local college to reduce costs, or take online courses over the summer to get a head start.

Martin said, “Too many students feel they are missing out on the “college experience” if they do not immediately go into a fouryear university. In the long run, avoiding student debt and obtaining a good education is more valuable. You can still have two years to experience those; don’t feel pressured to take the same path as everyone else.”

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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Local News United Way of Chester County launches Chester County United in Kindness campaign The initiatives encourage community members to cascade employees at local nonprofits with appreciation and support leading up to Random Acts of Kindness Day The United Way of Chester County recently announced the Chester County United in Kindness campaign, an initiative dedicated to showing appreciation and support to local nonprofit employees in celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb. 17.

In a collective effort, United Way is encouraging individuals, businesses, and community groups to join them from Feb. 12 to 16 in recognizing and uplifting these individuals who contribute tirelessly to our community.

“Celebrating and honor-

ing the dedicated employees of nonprofits is vital for the flourishing of our community,” said Christopher Saello, president and CEO at United Way of Chester County. “Through this initiative, our aim is to spark gestures of kindness that not only convey appreciation

but also offer substantial support to the hardworking staff at these organizations, vigorously contributing for the betterment of our community.”

For those uncertain on how to participate in the campaign but eager to be involved, they can reach out

to United Way of Chester County for guidance or make a donation. By doing so, United Way will extend their donation to a local nonprofit on their behalf, guaranteeing that their generous contribution directly bolsters their dedicated team.

To learn more about the campaign, please visit www.

ChescoUnitedInKindness. org. For inquiries or partnership opportunities, contact Edwina Johnson, Community Impact Assistant at United Way of Chester County, at 610-429-9400 x4115.

Obituaries

JAMES HOWARD WHITESEL, JR. James Howard Whitesel, Jr., affectionately known as Jim, Jimmy, Dad, Poppop, and PPop, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2024 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.

Born in Petersburg, Pa., he was the cherished son of James Howard Whitesel Sr. and Emma-Jean (Longenecker) Whitesel.

Jim’s life was a rich tapestry woven from devotion to his family, a passion for automobiles, and a distinguished career as an electrician. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 60 years, Donna L. (Sharpe) Whitesel; his brother, Dennis L. Whitesel (Patti); his sister, Nancy R. Hunziker; his daughter, Kimberly A. Gennusa (Anthony); his son, James H. Whitesel III (Ellen); four grandchildren, Erika L. (Gennusa) Christie (Ben), Jessica L. (Gennusa) Davis (Robert), Hunter Whitesel, and Logan Whitesel; along with five great-grandchildren, Easton, Memphis, Blakely Christie, and Cooper and Carter Davis.

Jim moved with his family to Delaware at the age of 13, where he became the local paperboy in Ogeltown, Del. After graduating from Newark High School in 1960, he embarked on a career as an electrician, contributing his skills at Avison, American Mirexx, American Hoechst, M. Davis, and concluded his career at the Middle Department Inspection Agency (MDIA). He retired at the age of 72.

He was a longtime resident of Elk Township. Jim

was a proud 52-year member of the Hiram Lodge #25 in Newark, Del. and a member of the Oxford Masonic Lodge #353 as well as a member of the Valley of Wilmington Scottish Rite, reflecting his commitment to the principles of Freemasonry and its community.

Jim’s unparalleled love for travel and cars led to memorable adventures, notably the cross-country trip in his 1951 Mercury with his wife. This remained a fondly recounted story. His passion for cars extended to local car shows, where he was a regular presence, showcasing his classic cars.

In his youth, Jim delighted in hunting, fishing, and camping, cherishing the times he packed up the camper for weekend family getaways, creating lasting memories.

A celebration of life is being planned to honor Jim’s memory on Feb. 23 at 11:30 a.m. at Deerfield Golf Club, 507 Thompson Station Road in Newark, Del. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Jim’s name to Leeds Church, 1579 Blue Ball Road, Elkton, Md. 21921, to the attention of Edith Racine.

Jim’s legacy is one of strong character, deep love for his family, and a zest for life. He will be profoundly missed by all who knew him.

The family extends its heartfelt thanks to the doctors and nursing staff in the ICU at Chester County Hospital for their dedicated around-the-clock care during the final days of Jim’s life.

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

JAMES BRADLEY PAXSON James “Jay” Bradley Paxson died unexpectedly while at his home on Jan. 14, 2024. He was 53.

He was born in West Chester on Dec. 11, 1970, the son of Timothy and Dyann (Blittersdorf) Paxson.

Jay grew up in West Grove and was a graduate of Avon Grove High School, Class of 1990. He resided in Maryland for most of his adult life and at the time of his passing he lived in Massey, Md. He is survived by Holly Dawson; a son, James Bradley Paxson Jr., two daughters, Kaytlin Dawson (John) and Elizabeth Slack (Gavin), and one grandson, Dean Slack.

Jay is also survived by two brothers, Paul Paxson and Gregory Paxson (Winter) and a sister, Jennifer Paxson (Danny).

He enjoyed spending time with his family and his beloved dogs, Ezekiel and Massey. Jay had a lifelong passion for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies. In his earlier years, he enjoyed snowmobiling in Potter County with family.

A Celebration of Life and luncheon will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Robert Fulton Fire Company, 2271 Robert Fulton Highway in Peach Bottom, Pa. Arrangements are being entrusted to Wards Funeral Home in Linwood, Pa.

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