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Volume 154, No. 8
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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JP Morgan Chase development plans get another look in New Garden By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer To borrow a phrase from the late Yogi Berra, it was like deja vu all over again – with a few tweaks. Before a large audience at the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 18, local land developer Bill Romanelli gave a follow-up presentation about the revised plans for a mixeduse development generally
known as White Clay Point, which is owned by JP Morgan Chase. Romanelli gave a modified version of the presentation he gave at the Township Building on Dec. 16, 2019 -one that introduced the plans for the 200-acre development -- only this time he discussed changes that have been made to the original plan that included more open space and more emphasis on a possible trail network that could
connect the development to the St. Anthony in the Hills property at its southern end. The project – which Romanelli said may adapt a more local-friendly name like “New Garden Town Centre,” “The Reserve at New Garden” or New Garden Meadows” to name a few options – is proposed to stretch from Reynolds Road to the south, Sunny Dell Road to the west and Sharp Road to the north, Continued on Page 3A
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Photo by Chris Barber
Leon Spencer, the 2016 Outstanding Citizen recipient, congratulates Annalie Korengel for receiving the honor for 2019.
Chamber honors Korengel as Outstanding Citizen at gala By Chris Barber Contributing Writer
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Oxford Area High School presents Once Upon a Mattress...4B
A large audience attended the Feb. 18 New Garden Township Board of Supervisors meeting to hear the second presentation related to the proposed mixed-use development being planned for Route 41 in the township.
Guests at the 53rd annual Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Gala rose to their feet to applaud Annalie Korengel, the 2019 Outstanding Citizen Award recipient. The gala, held on Feb. 22 at Longwood Gardens, honors a local resident who, in the opinion of the Continued on Page 2A
Jordan Bank Kindergarten Center ‘turning the page’ with online story time series By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer
The story of Yukon...1B
Rep. Houlahan meets with local leaders...7A
Since the start of the 2019-20 academic year, Dr. David J. Hamburg, the principal at the Jordan Bank Kindergarten Center in Oxford, has been moonlighting as a fireman, a chocolatier, a paint store employee, an electrician high in the sky in a bucket truck and a grain operator climbing up a silo. He has also been seen boxing at the Jennersville YMCA and making pizzas at Bravo Pizza. Hamburg’s activities are part of “Dr. Hamburg & Friends’ Turn the Page Tuesday,” an innovative
online approach that engages schoolchildren in the power of reading and introduces them to career opportunities, as well. The weekly, 15-minute program – available on the school’s Youtube channel, with a new show every Tuesday – introduces young readers and their families to local leaders in several industries, who read children’s books pertinent to their occupations. Now in its 24th episode, each story is complimented by a short interview Hamburg conducts with the reader about Photo by Richard L. Gaw his or her career. Cathy Diamond’s class at the Jordan Bank Kindergarten Center in Oxford take a few The majority of the moments to greet school principal Dr. David Hamburg and Yamilet Fernandez of shows are recorded on site; the Oxford Area School District, who are the producers of “Dr. Hamburg & Friends’ Continued on Page 6A
Turn the Page Tuesday,” an innovative online program that encourages reading.
Enjoy Winterfest and Restaurant Week in Kennett Square The eighth annual Winterfest takes place this Saturday while Restaurant Week begins on March 3 By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer
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Are you looking for the perfect way to spend the extra day in 2020? Opinion.......................7A Kennett Square has a Obituaries...................2B fun event on tap on Leap Day, and then, just a few Classifieds...........5B & 6B days later, Kennett Square’s diverse dining options will be showcased during Restaurant Week. The eighth annual Kennett Winterfest is taking place © 2007 The Chester County Press on Leap Day, Feb. 29, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the festival will offer attendees a chance to enjoy live Photo courtesy of Dylan Francis music, food, and of course The Kennett Winterfest takes place from 12:30 to 4 great beer, as more than 65 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29.
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top-rated craft brewers will be pouring two-ounce samples of unique and seasonal beers. The brews will include everything from Pilsners and IPAs to porters and stouts. The brewers featured in the Winterfest come from across the region as well as local favorites like Victory, Braeloch, and Kennett Brewing Company. Some of the newcomers making their first appearance at Winterfest include Autumn Arch Beer Project from Newark, Del., Collusion Tapworks from York, Pa., Form Fermentery from Philadelphia; and
Sloop Brewing from East Fishkill, N.Y. “We’re also looking forward to a rare beer festival appearance by Iron Hill Brewery, returning for the first time in many years,” said Jeff Norman, a local architect and one of the founders of both Brewfest and Winterfest. Norman is known by many in the Kennett Square community as the “Brewfest King” for all the work that he puts into planning and staging these two important events that serve as fundraisers for Historic Kennett Square. Continued on Page 2A
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