Chester County Press 05-13-2020 Edition

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Fanning selected to fill vacant seat in London Grove

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer

The London Grove Township Board of Supervisors, in a livestreamed meeting on May 6, elected Christina Fanning to fill the unexpired term of Christine Honoring KHS seniors Allison, who resigned from the board in March. ...1B Fanning was one of three people who applied for the seat. The other two were longtime planning commission member

Frank Scarpato and former supervisor Richard Scott-Harper.

Fanning was selected by a 3-1 vote, with supervisors David Connors, Kevin Runey and Steve Zurl voting in her favor, and Lee Irwin casting his vote for Scott-Harper.

Connors, explaining that it was a tough vote for him because he knows and likes all three candidates said, “I like the leadership [Christina] can bring to the table.”

‘Stay-at-home’ orders for

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CCIU helps combat food insecurity...4B

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As part of a multi-colored, three-phase matrix designed to diagnose and subsequently determine when Pennsylvania counties can begin to ease restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and slowly reopen, Gov. Tom Wolf announced on May 1 that 24 counties would move from the red phase of

the plan and into the yellow phase.

Chester County was not among them.

On May 8, Wolf announced that 13 additional counties will move to the yellow phase of reopening beginning on May 15.

Again, Chester County was not included in that group, and now joins 29 other counties that remain in the red phase, and whose stay-at-home orders, origi-

East Marlborough Township seeks to fill supervisor vacancy

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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East Marlborough Township is now looking to Classifieds..................5B fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors.

Julia Lacy resigned from the board last month. She was voted to the position in November of 2017, and joined the board at the start of 2018.

The Board of Supervisors formally accepted the resignation at the most recent township meeting on May 4.

Residents interested in applying to fill the seat must submit a letter of interest and resume by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 22.

Submissions may be mailed to the township at 721 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, or emailed to nlovekin@ eastmarlborough.org to the attention of Neil Lovekin, Township Manager.

To Subscribe Call 610.869.5553

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Julia Lacy has resigned from the East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors. She was elected to the board in November of 2017.

To qualify for appointment, a person must have resided in the township continuously for at least one year prior to the the date of the appointment.

Interviews will be conducted remotely/virtually so that the township can comply with all state and county regulations regarding the Continued on Page 6A

It is not business as usual for the Borough of Oxford but, like the rest of the world, the residents and business owners and elected officials are moving forward.

The council meeting scheduled for Monday, May 18 will take place utilizing Zoom, the first step back toward normalcy.

Borough Manager Brian

Hoover said they have been spending this downtime reorganizing and catching up. The office crew has been downsized to keep everyone safe. One employee had a possible exposure and was quarantined at home for two weeks. That person has returned to work and everyone is wearing masks and using hand sanitizer frequently. But Hoover is anxious, like everyone, for life to return to normal. But he readily admits he doesn’t know how the new normal

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance The importance of ‘medical necessity’

County begins COVID-19 antibody testing

Oxford Borough searching for normal amidst a pandemic

By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer

Part 4 in a series

He added that he is not planning to run again in three years, while Fanning has stated that she will run again. Connors also said, regarding the other two candidates for the vacant seat, that in the next election there will be other seats opening as well.

Steve Zurl said he favored Fanning because

By Frank Lobb Christina Fanning of her business experience, and she will be Fanning, 50, grew up The healthcare plans we able to deal well with the in Philadelphia and went have today have their orifinances of the township to Nazareth Academy gin in the 1930s and the in the future.

Continued on Page 2A Depression. Back then, the nation’s doctors and hospicounty extended to June 4 tals were going broke and something had to be done.

What emerged was an arrangement where doctors and hospitals banded together to offer all the healthcare an individual would need in exchange for a low monthly Pennsylvania counties that moved from payment. However, by the 1970s, the national cost of red phase to yellow phase on May 8 healthcare had risen to a Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Montour, point that Congress turned to Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Venango and Warren this system of prepaid care to drive down the cost of Pennsylvania counties that will move from healthcare. The thinking was red phase to yellow phase on May 15 that the bargaining power of Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, this prepaid healthcare, or Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland managed care system as we have come to know it, was nally set to expire on May be moved into the yellow up to the task. Unfortunately, 8, have been extended to phase before June 4. no one thought to change June 4, although additional “The reopening the model for covered serContinued on Page 2A counties may be selected to vices in what was now being called health insurance and ‘This test will help keep our still offering all the healthcare an individual needed for frontline heroes safe’ a set monthly payment.

Once again, something had to be done. That something became the HMO excesses of the 1980s and 1990s where managed care health insurance began overruling doctors for determining the care an individual could receive. The litigation that followed was long and extenBy Richard L. Gaw households. sive, but what came out of it Staff Writer County government has was a clear and resounding contracted with Bethlehem- message from the courts that In an effort to provide based Lehigh Valley only the attending doctor additional safeguards for Genomics, a laboratory (OUR doctor) can determine its essential workers on the that holds the Clinical the care an individual needs front lines of the COVID- Laboratory Improvement or expressed in the termi19 pandemic, Chester Amendments (CLIA) nology that developed, County began providing certificate to perform the care that is “medically full-scale antibody testing high complexity testing, necessary.” for priority healthcare, first which is required by the One never to surrender, responder and long-term Pennsylvania Department even when beaten, the mancare facility individuals on of Health. aged care insurance industry May 8 at two locations – Although the antibody test made “medically necessary” Longwood Gardens and can be easily administered the determining factor in all the county’s Public Safety by qualified healthcare per- decisions on coverage. And, Training Campus in South sonnel -- with results that since the courts had ruled Coatseville. are available in 15 minutes that only our doctor can The county is the first in -- the state’s Department determine what is needed, Pennsylvania to undertake of Health currently requires everyone appeared happy. antibody testing. the monitoring of the test by However, the insurance The test, administered in a CLIA laboratory. industry wasn’t through. the form of a simple pin“We have been investigat- They simply claimed the prick test kit manufactured ing every option open to us right to deny payment for

by Chester County-based to try and get ahead of the insurance purposes instead Advaite, is now being given coronavirus, and we know of the right to determine not only to first respond- that determining who has “medical necessity” for ers and healthcare workers, developed antibodies will be healthcare purposes.

Continued on Page 3A but to the members of their Fortunately for us, the original requirement of providing all the healthcare an individual needs for a set monthly payment has never changed.

Your plan is simply counting on us to NOT understanding the subtle difference between is going to look. up to 500 attendees, all denying payment for insur“I am worried about every- sharing the feed from their ance purposes and overruling one, including our business webcams, thus allowing for our doctor for determining district,” he explained. “It is the same conversations that the “medically necessary” not easy to carry on without could take place during a care we need. This is a difbeing able to communi- typical meeting. The bor- ference we will fully explore cate with Council. Council ough will have instructions in a coming article.

President Peggy Russell on the website to help all Frank Lobb, a local resiand I have been in constant those interested in attending dent and business owner, is contact. And together we the May 18 meeting. the author of “How to Refuse are learning how to run a The agenda is expected to Your Hospital Bill.” More meeting on Zoom.” be a big one, although there information about this topic Zoom is a cloud-based is an option to split it and is available at his website video conferencing tool hold another meeting. Like at www.killabill.com, and where one can host calls many municipalities, busi- Mr. Lobb can be contacted with others. Users can open ness continues, contracts at lobbsanalyticalworks@ Continued on Page 3A gmail.com. chat rooms and can have

As Gov. Wolf begins state reopening, Chester County to remain in ‘red’ phase

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

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High School and Penn State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biology.

Her husband is Joe Fanning. He has served the nation in the military and the community in law enforcement. The Fannings have two adult daughters.

Fanning has lived in London Grove Township since 1998, and she said she loves living in the country with its beauty, farms and open space, as well as its proximity to Philadelphia.

She is a global sales director with Thermo Fisher Science in the BioProduction division.

She said she believes the skills she has developed in business management are of value on the board.

“My vision is to continue that path of smart fiscal management, balanced growth and community development,” she said. She added that she believes the biggest challenge in London Grove Township is managing growth while preserving the quality of life in the community.

The supervisors also heard a report from Inniscrone Golf Course manager Tom Bolka.

During March and April the golf course was closed due to the Corvid-19 pandemic. It reopened with state safety guidelines on May 1.

“The people came out in droves,” Bolka said.

“We came up with a plan with a 20 percent reduction in golfers to keep everyone safe,” he said.

That meant an average of 16 golfers per hour compared with the usual 24. In the first five days, he said, they collected $23,000 in revenues.

Public works manager Shane Kinsey reported that he recommended keeping the dog park closed according to state social distancing guidelines.

That started a discussion among the supervisors, however.

Irwin took issue with the idea.

“Anybody who’s been to Lowe’s, Giant or the Acme can claim they are following the guidelines, but they’re not. I think we can trust our people to police and monitor themselves [at the dog park],” Irwin said.

The supervisors discussed the pros and cons and agreed to open the dog park but continue to keep it well maintained.

The supervisors also agreed to give the residents some tax relief by extending the face amount due until Dec. 31. They declined to extend the discount period to the end of the year, however.

They also approved a request by Steve Edwards to expand the rumble strips on Inniscrone drive to the full width of the pavement. Edwards had reported that because the strips covered only halfway, people were swerving to the open area to get around them.

Red Phase

Yellow Phase

Green Phase

Work & Congregate Setting Restrictions • Only life sustaining business can remain open • Congregate care and prison restrictions are in place • Schools (for in-person instruction) and most child care facilities are closed.

Social Restrictions • Stay at home orders are in place • Large gatherings are prohibited • Restaurants and bars are limited to carry-out and delivery only • Travel is encouraged for life-sustaining purposes only • Safety guidance for businesses, workers, individuals, facilities must be enforced and updated in necessary • Public health indicators, orders and restrictions must be monitored and adjusted as necessary

Work & Congregate Setting Restrictions • Telework must continue where feasible • Businesses with in-person operations must follow business and building safety orders • Child care facilities can open, providing they comply with guidance • Congregate care and prison restrictions remain in place • Schools are to remain closed for in-person instruction Social Restrictions • Stay at home orders are lifted • Large gatherings of more than 25 are prohibited • In-person retail is permitted, although curbside and delivery is preferred • Indoor recreation, health and wellness facilities and personal care services (such as gyms, spas, hair salons, nail salons and other entities that provide massage therapy), and all entertainment (such as casinos, theaters) remain closed • Restaurants and bars are limited to carry-out and delivery only

Work & Congregate Setting Restrictions • Lifts the stay at home and business closure orders to allow the economy to strategically reopen while continuing to prioritize public health • Businesses must follow CDC and Pa. Department of Health guidelines • While this phase will facilitate a return to a “new normal,” it will be equally important to continue to monitor public health indicators and adjust orders and restrictions as necessary to ensure the spread of disease remains at a minimum Social Restrictions • Aggressive mitigation lifted • All individuals must follow CDC and Pa. Department of Health guidelines

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plan prioritizes the health and welfare of Pennsylvanians by using a combination of factors to gauge how much movement a location can tolerate before the 2019 novel coronavirus becomes a threat,” Gov. Wolf said. “I’d like to emphasize that this plan is not a one-way route.

We are closely monitoring the 24 counties in the yellow phase and will re-impose restrictions if danger arises.”

The purpose of the yellow phase, Gov. Wolf said, is to begin to power back up the state’s economy while keeping a close eye on the public health data to ensure the spread of disease remains contained to the greatest extent possible.

While no counties have yet reached the green phase, those counties now in the yellow phase will see the easing of some restrictions on work and social interaction, but will still have to endure the closures of schools, gyms, and other indoor recreation centers, hair and nail salons, as well as limitations around large gatherings.

Wolf said that the reopening decisions that move the state’s counties from the red phase to the yellow phase – and ultimately, the green phase -- are based on the advice of scientists, medical professionals, and the state’s epidemiologists.

Factors that inform decisions include case counts, modeling, geographic location, contact tracing and testing capabilities for individual counties, regions, and the state. Each county is considered individually

before deciding on placement into the red, yellow or green phases. Yellow counties have a lower risk of virus spread. Red counties have a higher risk of virus spread.

Translated into colors and phases, Pennsylvania is an almost perfect divide of yellow counties to the north, and red counties at its southern portion, and for good reason. While there are now 57,154 positive cases and 3,731 deaths due to COVID-19 throughout the commonwealth, the highest numbers of positive cases recorded have been near the borders of Chester County: Philadelphia (15,008), Montgomery (5,292), Delaware (5,046), Bucks (4,028) and Berks (3,417).

In contrast to its neighboring counties, Chester County has recorded 1,906 positive cases of coronavirus and 184 deaths.

“I cannot allow residents in a red county to get sick because their local officials can’t see the invisible risk of the virus in their community,” Gov. Wolf said. “So, I must, and I will impose consequences if a county locally lifts restrictions when it has not yet been given the go-ahead by the state.”

Gov. Wolf said that while he has lifted some restrictions in the more rural regions of the state, he reminded residents and business owners that the yellow designation means “caution” and that “every contact between two people is a new link in the chain of potential transmission.”

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

Kennett School Board waives some graduation requirements for seniors

By Chris Barber Contributing Writer Kennett High School seniors will graduate this June despite the three-month shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a live-streamed meeting on April 13, the board voted unanimously to suspend some of the requirements for graduation and to offer help to those who might have fallen behind.

The board resolved that the local standards and

mandated testing could not be implemented within the time anticipated. They further affirmed that without the waiver the students and community would suffer “irreparable loss” for reasons beyond the control of the district.

The resolution states that the students will be credited with all the coursework – even the partial content – successfully completed by March 13. That credit will be deemed sufficient for graduation.

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The resolution further states that seniors who were failing courses or needed extra help would be given opportunities for “credit recovery.”

Superintendent Dusty Blakey, in addressing the resolution, did not say what kind of ceremony or recognition would be held for graduation.

“I’ve been in touch with other superintendents, and nobody has an idea what [graduation] will look like,” he said.

Ordinarily, Kennett’s graduation ceremony is held on the front lawn of the high school in a Friday night event with the graduates processing down the

front steps of the building.

Blakey also praised the work of his teachers and staff throughout the lockdown.

“Each principal has sent out and has been in contact with the community of learners and parents so they know what their expectations will be,” he said.

“We will continue with our online learning for the rest of the school year.”

Reflecting on the reduced time for courses, tests and meeting state standards, Blakey said, “We’re focused on [the students’] next stage of life.”

He praised his staff and teachers. “It’s been a great team effort. It’s been great

to watch everyone do what they do,” he said.

He took his agenda report opportunity to praise the food program as well.

“We have two locations for meals and three social workers out there feeding the more remote families,” he said.

Additionally, the district is distributing computers and negotiating for internet access for those who need it for online learning.

“Our whole Kennett community has been awesome in helping us move forward with this whole process,” Blakey said.

“Our whole Kennett community has been phenomenal,” he added.

The board approved a preliminary budget of $89.8 million for the 2020-2021 school year. This represents a 2.42 percent increase from the present tax rate and, if adopted at that level, will cost the average residential property owner an additional $136.

But as the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic continued through the month, school board member Michael Finnegan, who chairs the district’s Finance Committee, said at the May 11 meeting that projections of income would fall short by $1.72 million. He and his committee will be reconsidering reductions in programs and could perhaps lower the originally proposed tax increase if possible.

Assistant Superintendent for Financial Affairs Mark Tracy explained that this approval by the board is the second of three that will determine the final tax. The final approval will come at the June meeting and will be influenced by discussion and information provided at a Finance Committee meeting.

Tracy said there are many variables contributing to what the final figure will be, especially in consideration of the current culture of the pandemic.

“So much of it is unknowns and the positions of the taxpayers,” he said.

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extremely useful in helping us make informed decisions on the way to physical, emotional and economic recovery,” Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz said.

“That’s why we researched the best options available, followed federal and state guidelines, and subsequently purchased tens of thousands of antibody test kits from a manufacturer based right here in Chester County.

“This test will help keep our frontline heroes safe, while collecting information on the spread of COVID19 in Chester County that will help inform decisions made by policy makers and healthcare providers

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need to be signed, bills need to be paid, and the borough residents need the services that they have come to rely on.

Russell had this to say about this challenging time: “We are continuing to carry out the duties of Borough Council according to the Pennsylvania State Borough Code. We are not issuing comments or updates about the pandemic because the residents are being provided daily updates by the President of the United States and his task force, Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania, the governors of surrounding states, and our own Chester County Health Department.

“Because we are not doctors or scientists, we are not making any comments.

Daily, the news and updates are evolving and what is said at 10 a.m. is sometimes no longer valid at 6 p.m. We would not want to risk providing erroneous information or ‘outdated’ updates,” she said.

“What we can do is obey the Stay At Home order, wear the required masks, maintain the recommended social distances, and respect the education and knowledge of those who know much more than we do,” she continued. “We can support our local essential businesses and we can help our neighbors in ways that are in compliance with the directives to keep us all healthy. We can stay calm.”

Continuing to work in the Borough are the Public Works employees since they provide essential services like water treatment and infrastructure maintenance. And during this time they have an added job of sanitizing public facilities and structures, even though much of that remains closed off to the public.

Hoover expressed concern about the budget saying, “We will struggle with our budget since our revenues are off. Fortunately, we have 85 percent of our real estate [revenues] in already.

Parking revenues will be off, as well as earned income. We have one parking enforcement officer working. Codes enforcement will slowly be coming back on. As far as our production businesses go, we still have Flowers Foods and Sunny Dell working, along with those essential businesses open in the Oxford Square Mall and the borough business district.

We are going to miss out on the Connective Festival, which brings a lot of revenue in for OMI and the Arts

locally and nationally,” said County Commissioner Josh Maxwell. “Most importantly, now we can start the process of antibody testing for the good of Chester County residents.”

County Commissioner Michelle Kichline said that while the antibody testing will not be a replacement test for confirming cases of COVID-19, it is another crucial tool that will help the county respond to emergencies, treat patients, and care for seniors.

“If this provides us with results we are expecting, we hope to be able to expand antibody testing to additional priority level tiers, to help us manage this crisis. It also will give us more information as we plan and prepare for the safe re-opening of Chester

County,” she said.

Based on the recommendations of Chester County health officials, the County Commissioners are also considering options for coronavirus nasal swab testing for congregate care facilities, first responders and healthcare workers, and to supply healthcare systems that may need additional tests.

“The more we know, the more we can plan to open Chester County in a way that balances safety with our business and economic needs,” Moskowitz said.

“All investment in testing up-front, will, we believe, pay dividends for our future.”

Alliance. Sadly, they won’t be able to recoup that.”

“I’m also concerned with the theatre project. And I’m not sure how much of the federal money (Personal Payroll Protection Program) is going to reach our mom and pop places here. No one has experienced something like this in their lifetime and they don’t know where it will end,” Hoover continued.

Hoover was quick to add that those Borough projects that were started will be moving forward. “The Regional Street Light Program contract with Keystone Lighting has been signed, and that will complete the LED streetlight upgrade in the borough.”

The Second Street/ Octoraro Alley project is still in line to go out to bid soon. And the $735,000 project including improvements on the streets of Nottingham, Franklin, Garfield and Broad is being prepared to go out for bid and expected to be completed in the summer.

At a time when the Borough stood poised to move forward with the new parking garage and new businesses opening, prospects are on hold for the moment. New businesses opening may not have had the time to build up their client base, but those existing businesses are quick to point out that all of them are in this together.

One of those business owners, John McGlothlin, stressed, “We are all in this together. Each business adds to and feeds off the other. We have to support each other at this time.”

Businesses in the borough, such as McGlothlin’s don’t just support other businesses, they support everything imaginable in the community and surrounding area.

That includes sports teams, school funding projects, community improvements, anything youth-oriented, or the non-profits that assist those in crisis.

McGlothlin owns The Sawmill Grill and the Octoraro Hotel and Tavern in Oxford, and manages The Nottingham Inn Kitchen and Creamery in Nottingham, McGlothlin is very concerned about the health and well-being of the population, but feels part of that health includes his employees getting back to work.

“I worry about my employees,” he said. “I know many of them live paycheck to paycheck and I am concerned whether they are able to pay their bills, their rent or mortgage, and put food on their table.”

McGlothlin estimates he

has lost 50 percent of his revenue at the Sawmill Grill, 70 percent at the Creamery, and has no income coming in at all from the Octoraro Hotel and Tavern which he closed over a month ago.

McGlothlin laid off workers on March 16, sending them an email with unemployment information. “We tried to look at who needed to work the most and kept 15 out of 75 employees,” he said.

On January 8, he started managing the Nottingham Inn Kitchen and Creamery and only had it a couple months before having to scale down to a limited take-out menu. Then they reopened the ice cream shop.

He is still waiting to receive funding from the Personal Paycheck Protection Program, and does expect some. He did get a response from his bank saying he would receive the funding he applied for, but at this writing he has not received it.

McGlothlin, like many restaurant owners, has been trying to hang on by serving customers with take-out, but that is not paying all the bills, nor does it provide work for all of his employees.

“Take-outs are a completely different ballgame,” he said. “We figured out things the last seven weeks.

It is a huge learning process for us and the staff. We are okay for now. The community has blessed us. They are supporting us, by taking advantage of the curbside service and by buying gift cards. I can honestly say, I’ve never worked harder in my life. My wife Nickoel works the front and I work the back. I don’t know what I would do without her. It has been hard on our three daughters as well. We don’t see as much of them as we usually do. And we have to make sure they keep up with their school work.”

He knows when they do open the restaurant, it will be different. “If I can only get one third of the customers in due to the new restrictions, it will be hard to make the sales we need to make to pay for our expenses,” he said. “I am hoping it will open sooner rather than later.”

Always the optimist, McGlothlin always looks for the silver lining. He has learned much during this process. “I think this will make everyone understand you need eight to ten months of income to sustain something like this, he said.

‘I am worried for all of our businesses, but we know we are all in this together and we support each other. We

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

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Chester County has begun providing full-scale antibody testing for priority healthcare, first responder and long-term care facility individuals and their families at two locations – Longwood Gardens and the county’s Public Safety Training Campus in South Coatesville.

all lean on each other.” He has learned that you have to have a good attitude and stay positive especially at a time like this.

During all of this he said he certainly appreciates his family and loved ones even more. He got very emotional talking about his 81-yearold dad. “I haven’t seen him since Christmas. I want to see him. I worry about his health,” he said. “Family is precious. Everyone’s family is precious, and I just pray we all stay healthy and get through this.”

Kyle DiFilippo is praying for normal too. He has owned Flips Barbershop for eight years and, like others, he is feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This whole ordeal has been devastating to me,” he said, explaining that it appears that we are still a few weeks away from being able to reopen his business.

DiFilippo is worried about the other barber that works with him.“I used to joke with everyone that I would be good with this job unless the Beatles came back and kids started growing their hair long,” he said. “Now, I wonder if it will ever go back to normal.”

DiFilippo is self-employed and has tried to apply for unemployment, but has not yet been able to talk to anyone. He has been closed since the second week in March and things are getting rough. He knows it may be June, or even July, before they can open.

“This all comes after the parking garage was constructed. We lost a lot of money then due to the construction and parking and we were just beginning to get back on our feet,” he said.

He and his wife, have two children, who are also home because school is closed.

“I try to make the best of it,” he said. “I don’t beat myself up. It is what it is.

Being a barber is my passion. I love my job. I miss the people. I miss my clients that came in happy to see me.”

He admits that maybe barbers aren’t essential, but says, “people sure feel bet-

ter when they get a haircut.”

Now he’s just hoping he’ll be returning soon to what he loves.

“My clients are so important to me,” he said. “It’s hard to explain, but I give them a service that leaves them feeling good about themselves and gives them confidence. I’ve had people cry when they see the transformation. Kids can’t wait to come back and see me. I have been getting all kinds of messages on social media and texts to my phone from moms and dads telling me they miss me and can’t wait to see me again.”

Kyle is thankful for the clients reaching out with websites on help and places to apply for loans through this pandemic. He added, “People care about Flip the Barber and my family. I’ve held it down in Oxford for 8 years and watched a lot of businesses come and go in that time. The best part about falling down is getting back up. These last few months of this pandemic, although frustrating, have left me knowing how important my business and I am to the community.”

Maggie Garcia-Taylor is a well-known name in the Oxford business community, and her Nationwide Insurance - Garcia-Taylor Insurance Agency Inc. is like so many businesses in Oxford Borough—it is supportive of the community and of the employees. She is very thankful that she is able to work remotely, but admits she is concerned for her employees and her clients.

“My employees are like family,” she said, “and I’m concerned for all of them. We don’t know how long this is going to last. I haven’t been into the office for weeks.”

Nationwide is one of the insurance companies that has reached out to their clients and provided them with a rapid relief refund.

They are also working with their clients at this time to ensure they are not missing any discounts they may be eligible for. Garcia-Taylor says this is taking a toll

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on her emotionally because she is very close with her customers. She misses them.

“Personally, I’m reevaluating everything. I’m sure everyone is. We are trying to figure out how to adapt to this situation. I’ve had some difficulty applying for the Personal Paycheck Protection Program. We hope to hear something soon,” she said. At this point she doesn’t feel hopeful.

“We will keep treading along. Like everyone else I’m just looking for normal, but I don’t know what that will be,” she explained.

The Borough of Oxford has been tested before, but never like this. Each business has been creative in how they are handling this pandemic.

Wholly Grounds Coffeehouse is one of those creative businesses that is doing curbside pickup. LOLA’s Boutique is actually entertaining people online. Check out the Facebook page for more information. Nella Naturals, which were formerly the Soap Bucket, has made lemonade out of lemons by boosting their production of hand sanitizer—a product very much in demand.

Check out all Oxford Borough businesses that you were doing business with before the pandemic and let them know you are still out there. They are coming back, and now they need your support.

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Local News Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway seeks national designation

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway – which includes part of southern Chester County – could soon be on the national map of scenic byways.

The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway Commission (BVSBC) is applying for the right to designate it as a national byway. Made a state byway in 2005, the BVSB consists of a 25-mile corridor that connects to the Delaware National Scenic Byway on Route 52 and on Creek Road (formerly Route 100) and winds in a figure-eight pattern ending on Route 162 in East Bradford near the Stroud Preserve.

“At the February meeting of the commission, it was agreed that we would begin the process of writing the application and gathering input from the boards of the member townships: East Bradford, Pocopson, Kennett, Pennsbury and Chadds Ford,” said BVSBC chairman John Haedrich at the May 6 online meeting of the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors. “We have received many questions from those boards and are compiling those answers in a FAQ format to distribute to the townships along with a white paper identifying the benefits and obligations of a National Scenic Byway designation.”

The application for national designation dovetails with the 2019 Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act, which opened nominations for state byways to apply for

National Scenic Byway designation from the Federal Highways Administration.

This February, PennDOT’s Byways Coordinator asked the BVSBC to investigate this opportunity and consider filing an application, which is due by June 15.

The BVSBC has already been active in their pursuit of giving the byway a national designation. In 2017, the commission finalized the Corridor Management Plan (CMP). As they prepare their application, the BVSBC is encouraging public comment and questions on the national scenic byway designation. All correspondence can be sent to BVSB2020@gmail. com. Haedrich asked the Kennett Township supervisors to provide a supporting letter for inclusion in the application.

In other business that was discussed at the township’s May 6 Zoom meeting, the board adopted Resolution 2020-6, authorizing the township to enter into a cooperative police mutual aid agreement with the Oxford Borough, the Kennett Borough and the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department for police services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board also adopted Resolution 2020-8, expressing the township’s “serious and immediate” concerns about the actions regarding the proposed sale of the Chester Water Authority (CWA) by the City of Chester. Last month, Chester City Council adopted a resolution to begin negotia-

tions for the sale with three bidders: The CWA, Aqua Pennsylvania and American Water Pennsylvania.

Soon after the news, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) issued an “Emergency Action Plan” for Chester that recognized Gov. Tom Wolf’s declaration on April 13 that the city was in the throes of a fiscal emergency.

The plan, in part, directs Chester to continue working with its legal counsel “to formulate positions related to the authority and to city assets” with respect to CWA, but prohibited the city from selling, leasing, or monetizing any of its assets valued at more than $10,000 without DCED approval.

The township’s resolution reaffirms the same position it took on the proposed sale three years ago, said Supervisor Scudder Stevens.

“It was appropriate when we did it back on Sept. 20, 2017, when we went public in saying that we did not support the City of Chester trying to sell off the CWA,” he said. “Nothing has changed, and it’s only gotten worse. It’s appropriate that we reaffirm what we did in the past and state it again, a little more forcefully.”

“Public water should stay in the public’s hands,” said Board Chairman Richard Leff. “While selling the Chester Water Authority to a private company will make money for the private company, it is not necessarily in the best interests of the general public.”

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Hoffman encouraged township residents to make food donations to the Kennett Area Community Services (KACS), which is accepting drop-offs at the Kennett Area YMCA on Wednesdays and Thursdays, or make a contribution to the KACS by accessing its website (www. kacsonline.net).

In his opening comments, Stevens expressed his concern for township residents who are now experiencing

isolation as a result of Gov. Wolf’s Stay-at-Home orders for Pennsylvania residents.

“We all know about social distancing,” Stevens said. “It means that we are physically distant, but we are not socially or personally removed. This is a time when people are alone and climbing the walls and are depressed. We are, all of us, going through a difficult time, and we all have to do it in a closed space.

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“Being socially removed from each other is not a good idea,” he added. “Being physically removed is a very good idea. Reach out to the people you love and tell them you love them. Have a virtual cocktail party with them. Do all of the things you need to do, not only for them, but for yourself.”

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

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Local News Gov. Wolf boosting state efforts to provide better access to food during pandemic

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer Letters sent last week by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to state representatives and the United States Department of Agriculture dovetailed with a major policy change approved

by Gov. Wolf that accelerated state efforts to provide food for its needy residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 29, Gov. Wolf sent a letter to the members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation that urged members of Congress to take legislative action to ensure access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to those who need it now and during the recovery months that will follow.

Wolf also followed up with a second letter – this one sent to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – that requested reconsiderations for interpretations of SNAP made by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS).

In the past, FNS had denied numerous SNAP-related waivers submitted by the Wolf administration that would have allowed for eased access and increased benefits for families that rely on the program.

More needs to be done for low-income Pennsylvania families, especially in the time of the pandemic, Wolf said.

“Many Pennsylvanians are now experiencing extremely challenging economic situations due to the pandemic,” Gov. Wolf wrote. “Pennsylvania needs to have every tool possible to support our most vulnerable citizens. That’s why we are calling on Congress to take swift action to ensure access to SNAP so Pennsylvanians have enough food throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

“We appreciate that Congress and the USDA have provided some flexibility for the SNAP program, but more must be done to help Pennsylvanians weather the difficult weeks ahead.”

The Wolf Administration has also requested that Pennsylvania be permitted to exclude Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from the SNAP grant benefit calculation. This is not counted as income for Medicaid or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, but is for SNAP. Counting this short-term payment as a regular payment would create an administrative burden that could result in households being removed from SNAP for a short period, only to be eligible again when payments end. This would create unnecessary confusion and loss of benefits for houses that were eligible for SNAP prior to losing their employment.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) has also requested clarifications on operational adjustments necessary to administer SNAP during the pandemic. The federal government has not directed states on how to verify for reductions in income, as opposed to outright job loss, due to the COVID-19 health emergency. This guidance is necessary so applications may be properly processed.

“SNAP is the nation’s single-most important food security program – it provides nine meals for every one meal provided by a food bank,” said DHS Secretary Teresa D. Miller. “As we navigate this difficult time, we must be sure that we are able to fully leverage the SNAP program to help Pennsylvanians feed themselves and their families. It is critical that Congress and the USDA recognize the potential for SNAP to help stabilize both households in need and grocery stores and retailers and support access to SNAP for those who need it most.”

DHS is continuing to process applications for SNAP and encourages people and families who need assistance to apply online at www.compass.state.pa.us.

Emergency applications for SNAP can be expedited in five days, and all Pennsylvanians who are in a difficult financial situation due to the economic

challenges of this pandemic should apply to see if they are eligible for assistance.

Pennsylvanians who need help feeding themselves or their family can also find and contact their local food bank or pantry through Feeding Pennsylvania and Hunger-Free Pennsylvania to access food resources in their community.

In another effort to get food into the hands of the neediest Pennsylvanians, the Wolf administration recently made changes to the state’s Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant Program to help ensure food banks are adequately supplied to meet the needs of residents.

The changes to the program are effective immediately, and include: 1) Closing the round of grant eligibility on May 8 to review applications and deliver awards as soon as possible; 2) Expanding the list of potential partners beyond retailers and wholesalers to also include farms, processors and cooperatives; and 3) Removing preapplication meeting requirements to expedite applications.

Food Recovery Infrastructure grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations such as food banks, shelters, and soup kitchens to cover the costs of equipment purchases necessary to

prepare, transport and store food acquired from retailers, wholesalers, farms, processors and cooperatives. Examples of eligible equipment include refrigerated or non-refrigerated box trucks, industrial-sized refrigerators, pallet jacks and/or dollies. Installation and shipping costs will also be eligible for support.

Increased demand on the charitable food system related to COVID-19 has demonstrated an immediate need for resources to support additional cold storage space, and more flexibility and changes to this grant program. The changes also encourage partnerships between nonprofit organizations such as food banks and farms, processors and cooperatives that continue to experience challenges within the food supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.

“At a time when our fellow residents are facing hunger and financial hardship, we all have a moral obligation to do what we can to help, and that includes expanding

this grant program, quickly delivering grant awards, and helping ensure that food is not being wasted,” Gov. Wolf said.

To apply for a grant through the program, the applicant must describe its current food recovery operation and explain how the food infrastructure equipment will enhance its current program. The organization must also provide a description of the proposed program and provide what food retailers, wholesalers, farms, processors and cooperatives will be partners for the project. Additionally, the organization must provide a description of how the program will be operated by staff and or volunteers.

“Making these changes will help us get more food to the people who need it and help prevent harvested crops from spoiling or otherwise going to waste,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell.

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

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COVID-19 virus. Interviews are slated to take place during the Monday, June 1 public meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The appointed candidate shall serve until the reorganization meeting in January of 2022, and would have to run and win in the election of 2021 to retain the seat through January of 2023.

To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@chestercounty.com.

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Editorial

The gifts our teachers gave us Our normalcy is stumbling. The circumference of our family’s footprint has shrunken from the Big Top of activity and obligation to the distance from one room to the next. Our routines have been rerouted, and most of that which we took for granted – even our children’s education – has taken on a new dynamic.

All across Chester County, in homes where children live, there is likely not a kitchen table that is free of school books, notebooks, pens and pencils and perhaps a laptop or two. By reason of necessity, our kitchens -- and our dining rooms -- have become America’s temporary classroom.

Suddenly, and with very little warning, parents have added “teacher” to an already packed logjam of responsibilities, and those once miniscule pockets of time that had been reserved to recharge are now spent at that table, poring over subjects they haven’t had to think about since they were themselves in elementary, middle or high school.

For many parents, supervising their child’s lessons – turning page after page and solving equation after equation – has renewed the sense of discovery they had when they were their child’s age, when everything learned was new and entered into their mind for the first time. It all comes back now: An equation listed on Page 134 of a mathematics textbook or seeing the Periodic Table of the Elements for the first time in decades conjures the inhale of memories: the scent of chalk, the beam of the overhead classroom lights, and the order and regimentation of desks aligned in rows, and the authoritarian voice of a teacher. They knew all of our names. They knew our strengths and our weaknesses. They wrapped their hands around our pens and our fears and our reluctance and pushed us forward. The best of those voices never relinquished the responsibility that they had been given – to join our parents in helping to lay down the bricks for who we would become, however hardscrabble or soft those pathways were.

In the very large and awful tenor of this pandemic, there is little to celebrate. We as a nation and a world are living in the thicket of questions that remain months away – perhaps years -- from being answered. It is too huge a question to ponder and its complexity is beyond our strength. We have returned to the close proximity of our loved ones, cobbling together a system of plans that holds our families and ourselves together. We live in our kitchens now more than ever; we have spread our children’s homework from table to table like treasure maps, and we carve out time that we never thought we had.

If there is a beautiful moment in becoming our children’s new teacher, it is that we have gained an appreciation for those teachers in our past who burn in our memory now, who took the time to lean down to our desks and walk us through every step of what we could simply not grasp on our own.

The best of those teachers, we remember now, never allowed us to give up. There is the problem, so how do we solve it? Perhaps the greatest gifts our teachers gave us were hidden in what helped create our pathways -- Resilience and Resourcefulness.

Both gifts are transferable, and we pass them on now, to those who are doing their school work at our kitchen tables.

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Opinion House leaders urge governor to lift restrictions House Republican leaders issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening announcement: “Millions of Pennsylvanians are sitting at home out of work, while their children are not being properly educated, and their loved ones in nursing homes are still not being adequately protected by the state.

“The governor’s goit-alone approach continues to unfairly impact Pennsylvanians

who want nothing more than to abide by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and provide for their families.

Pennsylvanians deserve the opportunity to protect themselves without having the government shutting down their livelihoods any longer.

“The counties fortunate enough to be deemed ‘yellow’ today, despite meeting the newly formed guidelines weeks ago, will only now start the pathway to recovering from an eco-

nomic disaster they could have avoided if given the opportunity sooner.

Meanwhile, residents in ‘red’ counties continue to suffer under the plague of not just a pandemic, but a state unemployment system that is cracking under immense pressure.

“The governor has continuously said the timeline for Pennsylvanians is being determined by the virus.

Well, we cannot wait any longer for the ‘virus’ to return our calls.

“Pennsylvanians have

passed the test and flattened the curve.

“Testing for those on the front lines, along with those interacting with the most vulnerable populations, is the key to resuming our lives, not a color-coded map.

“We will continue to push for expanded and effective testing so we can truly know where our state’s resources should be best used to defeat the virus, and allow Pennsylvanians to get back to work, school and places of worship.”

A guide to voting by mail in the Pa. Primary In just a few short weeks, on June 2, residents across the commonwealth will be exercising their civic duty by voting in the primary election. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, many polling places may be closed and consolidated with others, potentially leading to long lines.

To protect yourself and fellow neighbors, all registered Pennsylvania voters are now eligible to vote by mail-in ballot this year. The voter registration deadline is May 18 and the deadline to apply for mail-in and absentee ballots is May 26 at 5 p.m. In less than five minutes, and a few clicks, you can be registered to vote in the 2020 primary election.

What is the difference between a mail-in and absentee ballot?

Absentee ballots require voters to list a reason why they need an absentee ballot. Those include: • College students who are not registered to vote at their school address;

• People whose work or vacation take them away from the municipality where they live; • Those with a physical disability or illness that prevents them from going to the polling place; • Military members; • People who may have a conflict due to the celebration of a religious holiday; and • Inmates who haven’t been convicted of a felony In previous elections, this was the only way to vote by mail. Due to COVID-19’s impact, new election laws allow any registered voter to cast their vote safely and securely by mail.

How to register for absentee or mail-in ballots Register to Vote: please note you must be registered to vote by May 18 in order to apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot.

If you are not a U.S. citizen and a resident of Pennsylvania at least 30 days before the next election, you CANNOT register

to vote.

You can register online or by mailing in a paper application to Chester County Voter Services. Please visit Pennsylvania Voter Services to learn more.

Need to update your registration? To change your name, address, or party, you must fill out and return the online or mailed application

by May 18.

Not sure if you’ve registered before? Check your voter registration status here.

Fill out the mail-in or absentee ballot application online or by mail: Please note, in order to vote by an absentee or mail-in ballot in the Pennsylvania Primary held on Tuesday, June 2, your completed application must be received in the county office by 5 p.m. on May 26.

If you have a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID number, you may apply for a ballot online, or you can download a paper applica-

tion. If you do not have one of these ID numbers, you will need to download a paper application and mail it to your Chester County Voter Services, 601 Westtown Rd, Suite 150, West Chester, PA 19380.

To request a paper application, please call voter services at 610-344-6410 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m, Monday to Friday.

Fill out your ballot and return it to Chester County Voter Services. The deadline to return your voted absentee or mail-in ballot is 8 p.m. on June 2.

You can track your application status or status of your voted ballot through Votes PA. Due to COVID-19, Chester County Voter Services’ office is currently closed and has limited hours for calls. Have questions? Please visit Votes PA, the Chester County Voter Services website, send us a message, or call 1.877.VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772).

Oxford Educational Foundation celebrates selection as a GIANT Bags 4 My Cause Program beneficiary The Oxford Educational Foundation (OEF) has been selected as a beneficiary of the GIANT Bags 4 My Cause Program for the month of May. The GIANT Bags 4 My Cause Program, which launched in March 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where shoppers live and work. Oxford Educational Foundation was selected as the May beneficiary of the program by store leadership at the GIANT located at 849 West Baltimore St., in West Grove. The Oxford Educational Foundation will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reus-

able Bags 4 My Cause Bag is purchased at this location during May, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag attached to the bag.

“We are honored that we were chosen to be the beneficiary of this program during the month of May,” said Dr. Ray Fischer, the executive director of the OEF. ”The dollars will assist in our mentoring and tutoring program.”

The Oxford Educational Foundation is a non-profit based in Oxford. Since 1994, the OEF has collaborated with the Oxford Area School District to enhance the quality of education by providing a mentoring,

tutoring and classroom volunteer program for the students. It also provides professional grants to teachers for innovative programs. Learn more about the Oxford Educational

Foundation by visiting www.oxfordeducationalfoundation.org.

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want to prepare for technical occupations and services in large part attend the Chester County Technical College High School at Pennock’s Bridge Campus in Penn Township. Ninety-nine students from Kennett attend the school. Kennett’s share of the budget is $1.9 million.

Director of Facilities George Wolhafe reported on the progress of three district projects: the stadium, Mary D. Lang ADA compliance and secure entrance vestibules for schools.

Ironically, under the cloud of school closings from the pandemic, the projects will probably proceed to completion sooner rather than later because the facilities are not in use currently, he said.

He said the school district applied for and was granted an exemption from the state and is proceeding with the construction work. He said the application for the exemption was approved because the school district asserted that the projects

were critical for the health and safety of students, staff and community.

The stadium project includes the football field turf, rehabilitation of the tennis courts and replacement of the track.

In other business, before the board members and staff were able to livestream the meeting, they voted to approve a temporary waiver of the policy that a quorum of five board members must be present at the meeting location.

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The board also approved two other budgets, one for the Chester County Intermediate Unit and the occupational budget for the Chester County Technical College High School. The Intermediate Unit provides a variety of specialized services to schools countywide. Students from southern Chester County who

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Celebrating Kennett High School’s Class of 2020 The Kennett Education Foundation honored all 326 members of the senior class by placing yard signs on their lawns

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer A group of volunteers, including 23 Kennett High School teachers and administrators as well as members of the Kennett Education Foundation, surprised the students in the Class of 2020 with a heartfelt tribute last week.

For two hours last Wednesday, the volunteers drove the school district’s bus routes, placing yard signs on the lawns of all 326 members of Kennett High School’s 129th graduating class. The signs, lettered in blue and white, congratulated students who have had their senior years disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

According to Dr. Rudy Karkosak, the president of the Kennett Education Foundation, there was a realization that the Class of 2020 was missing out on some of the most important events of senior year. They wanted to do something special to honor the Class of 2020.

“The Kennett Education Foundation is pleased to partner with Kennett High School and the school district in honoring the Class of 2020,” Karkosak said.

“We realize that the seniors are missing many of the

activities that they would have shared as graduates, but we hope they will accept these signs as recognition of their accomplishments and a token of the community’s support.”

Karkosak, a former superintendent of the Kennett Consolidated School District, is the grandfather of two Kennett High School seniors. He said everyone was motivated to extend their best wishes to the graduating seniors.

Karkosak credited Kennett Education Foundation board member Ann Schlitz with bringing the idea of the yard signs to the school district’s attention. Schlitz saw some pictures on social media of other schools across the country using signs to honor their graduates in this unprecedented time.

There was overwhelming support for the idea, and the Kennett Education Foundation funded the signs, which proudly proclaim that the Kennett Education Foundation congratulates the Class of 2020. On the reverse side of each sign, the same well wishes are printed in Spanish.

A total of 400 signs were printed, with plans to place the additional 75 signs at

Dr. Rudy Karkosak, the president of the Kennett Education Foundation and former superintendent, has two grandsons—Sam Davidson and Nate Lillis—in the Class of 2020.

the high school itself, all of the district elementary schools, the middle school, the Kennett Y, the Garage, and other businesses and locations around town, so residents are reminded of the important milestone reached by the seniors.

Senior class advisor Peggy Hughes took the lead in organizing the distribution of the signs and recruiting volunteers.

“When I asked for help,” she said, “the response was overwhelming. Everyone wanted to do something.

Our seniors are so loved, not just by those of us at the high school, but by the whole community.”

Kennett High School principal Dr. Jeremy Hritz added, “We are very disappointed for our seniors for the way their year has

been disrupted. Honoring them with the yard signs is a way for us to let them know we are thinking about them and that we care about them. We are

grateful for the Kennett Education Foundation making this possible.”

Students are encouraged to pose with their families in front of their sign

and Tweet their photos @ KCSDKennettHS. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor @ chestercounty .com.

These are just a few of the many Kennett High School graduates who posed beside their signs.

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Obituaries ROBERT KINDERMAN

LINDA HOLTZCLAW

RICHARD MCCOY

Robert “Bob” Richard Kinderman, of Wilmington, Del., passed away after a brief illness on May 3. He was 73.

Bob was born on January 8, 1947 in Lancaster, Pa. and grew up in West Grove. He graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1965. After high school he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era. Bob moved to Delaware in 1969 and later attended Goldey-Beacom College, where he majored in business. His professional career began in sales. He started his own business in 1976 and was a successful painter and paperhanger for over 30 years.

Bob had a flare for all things artistic and was known for his creative and unique projects, not only in interior design, but with eclectic art pieces as well. His work included furniture, jewelry, paintings, leatherwork, and scratchboard. He was gifted, articulate, and free-spirited.

He was known for his off-beat sense of humor and easily made friends wherever he went.

Bob was raised in a Christian home and professed his love for the Lord throughout his life. He often acknowledged God’s hand in his life and recognized God’s beauty in nature. He loved to travel the country to enjoy the landscapes of various regions.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Richard R. and Irene B. Kinderman.

He is survived by his children Stephanie Kinderman Lorenzana (Jorge), Kristoffer R. Kinderman, Megan L. Kinderman, Klinton R. Kinderman, Kevin F. Kinderman (Brooke), Myra L. Benson (Andrew), their mother Deborah Kinderman, and 21 grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Donald R. Kinderman (Nydia) and sister, Linda Jean Van Sant-Stike (Ray).

A private graveside service will be held at Oxford Cemetery.

Arrangements handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

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

Linda Justice Holtzclaw, age 80, of Kennett Square, went home to Jesus on May 2 after battling kidney disease and dementia.

Linda was born to Paul and Justine Justice on Sept. 28, 1939 in Ashland, Kentucky. After graduating from Ashland High School in 1957, she went on to study biology at University of Kentucky, earning a bachelor of science degree. While there, Linda met her husband, Lee, at a University of Kentucky football game. They married in 1962 and celebrated 58 years of incredible love and companionship, traveling the world together and they were blessed with three daughters and nine grandchildren.

Linda was an avid artist and lover of nature and animals.

She was deeply inspired by color and used it to express herself. She painted in oil and acrylic, subjects ranging from landscapes, animals, and flowers to portraits and nativity scenes. She had many creative talents besides painting. Whether it was sewing prom dresses, flower arranging, cooking, creating wedding veils, or simply setting the dinner table, Linda put her heart into her craft.

She served her community in many ways over the years, volunteering at Meals on Wheels, Door of Hope, and Christian Womens Club to name a few. A member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Brandywine Valley Baptist Church, and Grace Fellowship Church over the years. She was a faithful prayer warrior and especially loved growing in Christ with her Sharing Group family.

Linda was predeceased by her parents Paul and Justine Justice, and her brother, Paul Justice. She is survived by her husband Lee Holtzclaw, her daughters Lorinda (Jon) Taylor, Lynn (Scott) Simpson, and Luanne Holtzclaw, and her grandchildren, Christopher (Nicole) Holtzclaw, Matthew Taylor, Andrew (Dani) Taylor, Julia Simpson, Rachel Taylor, Scott Alex Simpson, Sarah Taylor, Rebekah Taylor, and Mikaela Taylor, and her siblings Margaret “Peggy” (David) Harman, and George (Carol) Justice, her sister-in-law Mary Justice.

The family would like to thank the staff at Brandywine Senior Living at Longwood for the way they cared for Linda over the past three years.

A family service and interment will be held privately, with a public Celebration of Life to be scheduled when allowed.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Linda J. Holtzclaw to Samaritan’s Purse at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/memorial-page/ linda-j-holtzclaw-kennett-square-pa.

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

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

Richard McCoy passed away on May 3 after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was 84.

Richard faced and fought his illness with courage, never once complaining and always with gratitude to his son Reuben and others, until his body couldn’t continue anymore. As this chapter is completed, he had a life well lived and a rest well earned.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his four siblings, Alberta “Teddy” Flemings, Beatrice “Bea” Jackson, Amanda “Sister,” and Wilbert McCoy. Richard was born Jan. 15, 1936 to the late Richard J. McCoy and Alberta (Hayes) McCoy in Philadelphia. He was the fourth child out of five. Richard was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System. A few years after graduating, he married Delores Harmon on Feb. 16, 1957. She was his wife of 39 years until her death in 1996.

From this union, four children were born—Robin, Richard Jr., Reuben, and Barbara. In February of 1970, the family purchased a home on 11th Street in the North Philadelphia section of the city. Richard remained in this home 49 years until 2020 when he moved in with his daughter Robin and son-in-law Glenn, following a diagnosis of colon cancer. They provided him with excellent care and a loving home environment during his final months of life.

Richard was well known in his community of 40 years. He was charming, charismatic and a hard worker.

Richard helped to serve those in his neighborhood as a Block Captain working with other community leaders and officials on important issues of the day. He could always be found helping family and friends. He was a man of insight whose words of wisdom will no doubt remain with his family and friends forever.

Richard loved the oldies and spent many days listening to the Temptations and the Drifters, two of his favorite groups. He was a great dancer and always loved a good family party. He also enjoyed cruising the high seas with Robin and Glenn. Richard also had a passion for classic cars, especially his Red Rambler, which he painted by hand with a regular can of paint and a brush.

Richard leaves to cherish his memory two daughters Robin Wilkins (and her husband Glenn) of Oxford, Barbara McCoy of Philadelphia, two sons Richard McCoy of Tampa FL, and Reuben McCoy and his wife Karen of Sicklerville NJ. Richard also enjoyed the company of nine grandchildren: Christopher, James, Sean (and wife Michelle), Robin, Monica, Michael, Sharon (and husband Kyle), Almedia, and Reuben Jr. Richard also leaves to cherish his memory Pamela Brockington, a devoted friend and companion of 20 years, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws, neighbors and friends.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. Oxford.

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

EVELYN L. MAINS Evelyn L. Mains, of Landenberg, passed away on April 20 at home.

She was 74.

She was the wife of Allen C. Mains, Jr. with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Mountain City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Fred Howell and Beulah Helen Eldreth Adams.

Evelyn was employed with Hewlett-Packard for 30 years, retiring in 2001.

She attended Landenberg Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Tina L. Pairo of Kennett Square; one brother, David A. Adams of Avondale; and one sister, Linda Dillon of Kennett Square.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford.

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

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MARY ELIZABETH ABSHER

DORIS M. DENGLER

Bryse Ayn Ciallella, of Kennett Square, has passed away. She was 34.

She recently graduated from New York University with a master’s degree in journalism.

Bryse Ayn is survived by her loving grandmother, Deloria Stranahan; her steadfast and beloved brother, Connor Ciallella (and his wife Thaise); her loving father, Bruce Ciallella; her loving brother, Bruce Ciallella (and his wife, Danielle); her loving stepfather, Ralph De Martino; and by her extended De Martino family, Andrew and Ryan De Martino, Matthew De Martino, and Laura Mylnarski, and Kira and Courtney De Martino; the Stranahan, Boellaard and Meyers families; and her mother, Susan Ciallella, who worshipped the ground she walked on.

She was predeceased by her beloved and devoted sister, Blair Aryn Ciallella, and her beloved and devoted grandfather, Poppy Stranahan.

Burial services will be private at the Longwood Cemetery in Kennett Square.

You are all invited to a memorial service to celebrate Bryse Ayn’s life and to help keep open the door to her life. The date, time and location of the memorial service will be announced as soon as the coronavirus outbreak restrictions allow for public gatherings.

In these very difficult times, the family prays for those who have been lost and for those who are ill. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you join in making a donation to an organization helping in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home, Kennett Square. Please share online memorials by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.

Mary Elizabeth (Howell) Absher passed away peacefully on May 6 in her home in Nottingham surrounded by family. She was 78.

Born August 3, 1941 in Pikeville, KY, she was the second child of Levi Howell and Amy Tackett Howell.

Amy passed away when Mary was a small child.

Mary and her husband, Charles Absher, recently celebrated their 51st anniversary. Her greatest joy was her faith in Jesus Christ, and her roles as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Wrightsdale Baptist Church and had lived in this area most of her life.

In addition to her husband, Charles, she is survived by two sisters, Ruby Gordon, of Elkton, Md. and Laurene Ferrell (Randall) of Wellington, KY; two daughters, Katherine Brinton (Scott) of Peach Bottom, Pa. and Patricia Herr (Dan) of Chester, MA; and thirteen grandchildren, Christopher Brinton (Amanda), Andrew Brinton (Jaylene), Joe Brinton, Ben Brinton (Rachel), Katherine Nolt (Byron), Evonna Brinton, Charles Barker, Krystyna Barker (Corey Wallace), Vivienne Herr, Evelynn Herr, Carolynn Herr, Gwendolynn Herr, and Judson Herr; also seventeen great-grandchildren, John Brinton, Shelby Brinton, George Brinton, Bethany Brinton, Erika Brinton, Miranda Brinton, Jansen Brinton, Elijah Brinton, Brantley Nolt, Lavonne Nolt, Cordell Nolt, Hailey McColl, Mackenzie Shaffer, Serenity Shaffer, Arianna Shaffer, Colton Wallace, and Genevieve Wallace. She is also survived by Nicole Parks, her friend and loving caregiver.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Sara Barker (Chris); brothers, Ballard Howell and Larry Looney; also her father, the Rev. Levi Howell and her mother, Vivienne Howell.

As a result of the restrictions related to public gatherings during the COVID-19 outbreak, a memorial service for Mary will be held at a later date. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mary’s memory to the Wrightsdale Baptist Church Building Fund, 310 Little Britain Road South, Peach Bottom, PA 17563.

The arrangements are being handled to Dewald Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Quarryville. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.dewalds.com.

Doris M. Dengler, age 92, of Kennett Square, passed away on April 29 at Linden Hall.

She was the daughter of the late Clayton V. and Marie E. Dengler.

She grew up in Lebanon, Pa., and moved to New York City in 1958, where she was employed in a law firm and studied at Columbia University School of General Studies and Mills College of Education.

After graduation, she moved to Kennett Square where she taught elementary education and completed her own education with a master’s degree in education from Temple University.

Doris retired from teaching in 1989 and for almost two decades thereafter worked as a guide in the garden at Winterthur. During this period of time she traveled extensively in Europe, the United States and Mexico.

Doris had many interests, including politics, literature, art, music, theatre, history and nature. She also loved people and had a wide circle of friends.

She leaves no children but a family of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and two great-great nieces. She was predeceased by her only sister, Jeanette and brotherin-law James Hoffman.

Her service will be held privately.

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

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JOSEPH J. ALBRIGHT Joseph J. Albright, 70, of Spring City, formerly of Nottingham, passed away on May 4 at the Phoenixville, Hospital.

He was the husband of the late Barbara Jones Albright.

Born in Altoona, Pa. he was the son of the late Roy E. and Rose Matlack Albright.

He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by one son, James D. Albright (Melissa) of Oxford; four grandchildren, Alysa Anderson, Katelynn Anderson, Maddox Albright and Danika Albright; one brother, Andy Albright of Morgantown, Pa.; and one sister, Linda Chalfant of Honey Brook, Pa. He was preceded in death by a son, Matthew Robert Albright.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. Oxford.

On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.

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As I always say, “It isn’t just about cars, trucks, engines and their challenges, it’s all about my customers in need and my ability to help them and their families.” Being able to serve you, meet you, and be part of your life as you are mine, is why I do what I do. I don't claim to be the best or the smartest, but I do promise to be honest, caring, fair and to provide a solution even if I need help. I believe we should all do what we can to help those in our community.

I want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of my friends for their generous help through the years. Without them and their support Blitz would not be what it is today, nor would it have been as meaningful a journey. I invite everyone to stop in, if only for a meet and greet! Many have driven by for years and wondered what we are about. It really is all about you, as our motto says.... “We are Just Here to Help!” STOP IN! My best to all in Kennett.

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CCIU combats food insecurity during school closures

Courtesy photos CCIU staff deliver meals to students across the county (photo taken prior to the April Recipients of the food deliveries sent a 19 mandatory requirement of masks being ‘thank you’ photo to CCIU staff. worn in essential businesses).

Food insecurity has been a major area of concern and anxiety for families across the nation since the mandatory shutdown of schools several weeks ago. To help combat those struggles, over 80 staff members from the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s (CCIU) Head Start and food services programs have been working out of the Gordon Early Literacy Center in Coatesville to make sure that students have access to food during the mandatory school closures.

“When families are experiencing food insecurity, they are often faced with impossible trade-offs. In order to put food on the table, families typically sacrifice other basic needs,” said Terry Kenworthy, Head Start Supervisor of Health and Family Services.

Since the closures began the week of March 16, 2020, an average of over 810 CCIU students enrolled in Head Start, the Child and Career Development Center and the Migrant Education Program have received five

breakfasts and five lunches each week. During the week of April 13, that number soared to over 1,045 students receiving a delivery. Additionally, families in need of diapers, wipes and infant formula receive weekly distributions to sustain the needs of the youngest family members.

Upon making a routine delivery, one family service worker found a note taped to the door that read, “I just wanted to give you a little thank you card to show my appreciation for everything you have done for our whole family. You didn’t blink an eye and simply offered any and every type of assistance possible to help deal with the craziness of our current daily life. You always go above the call of duty to make sure me and the kids have everything we need. You truly are amazing.”

The breakfast and lunch items are provided by the CCIU’s Child and Adult Care Food Program, a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA) that provides student meals through the free and reduced lunch program, while the non-perishables and self-care items are provided by the Market Club located at the Gordon Early Literacy Center.

The Market Club has graciously received donations from the Chester County Food Bank, the Mitzvah Circle, CCRES, the CCIU Education Association and many individuals throughout the county.

Community members and businesses that are interested in helping with this initiative are encouraged to shop the Amazon wish lists at www.cciu.org/ marketclubwishlist. There are four categorical wish lists for donors to shop that include items to prepare meals, necessary baby products and household essentials. Gift cards and monetary donations can be made out to Head Start and sent to the attention of Joyce Humphrey, 455 Boot Road, Downingtown, PA 19335 with the memo “The Market Club.”

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Local News Degler honored as Leo of the Year Margaret "Maggie" Degler has been selected as the Pennsylvania State Lions and Lions District 14P Leo of the Year.

At the start of 8th grade in 2015, Degler's enthusiasm for community service led her to become a founding member and president of the first-ever Avon Grove Charter School Leo Club.

Since that time, she has held a leadership position annually: president for three years (2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2019-2020), secretary (2017-2018) and vice president (2018-2019).

When she entered high school, she continued to advocate for an AGCS Leo Club at the high school level and has helped coordinate the team meetings before school, during lunch, and after school to ensure the high school group could thrive. She’s even hosted weekend planning sessions at the local Starbucks to provide an opportunity for all to attend.

As a founding member of the Leo Club, she has been an integral part of the success of the club. She has been involved in almost every activity the Leo Club organized, and she frequently came up with her own ideas to add into the mix during times she was unable to be there.

In the school and local community, Maggie has coordinated the purchase and distribution of pretzelgrams and led a donation drive (coins collected by

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Maggie Degler was named Leo of the Year for her activities in support of the Leo Club.

classroom) for Canine Partners for Life, resulting in $1000 donation. She brought Canine Partners for Life to Avon Grove Charter School for three informational assemblies for grades 3-12 (nearly 900 students) to share the importance of service dogs in the lives of others. She led the collection of 679 nonperishable items for The Bridge in West Grove, led the collection of more than 700 books for the Avon Grove Lions Club Book Barn, led a T-shirt design contest and sales with all proceeds of $900 donated to Southern Chester County Family Promise of Southern Chester County. Students organized a Random Acts of Kindness initiative that spread through the school, brightening staff members’ days.

Students also organized an egg hunt and activity day

for the Avon Grove Charter School’s 170 kindergarten students. Maggie also organized Bingo breakfasts for the resident of Luther House in Jennersville.

In addition to the aforementioned activities, Maggie was instrumental in coordinating two longerterm fundraiser projects that proved to be a success. First was the school lip-sync battle. The other was the diaper drive for victims of the Hurricane Harvey disaster in Houston, Texas in the fall of 2017.

Under Maggie’s leadership, the school and community collected more than 20,000 pounds of diapers and supplies for victims of Hurricane Harvey in the fall of 2017. This outstanding effort made the local news and was a major achievement for Maggie and her club members.

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Notice of the death of Helen L. Lutz, late of Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Settlor of the Edward C. Lutz and Helen L. Lutz Revocable Living Trust, Dated 7/31/2000 is hereby given. All persons indebted to said Trust are requested to make prompt payment and those having claims to present the same, without delay to: Successor Trustee: Regina M. Waters, C/O Attorney: David Peckman, Peckman Chait LLP, 29 Mainland Rd., Harleysville, PA 19438 4p-29-3t

PUBLIC NOTICE

PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of Penn Township will hold a Public Hearing at the Penn Township Municipal Building, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. at which time the Board will hear the following matter: Application of Mike and Kelly Ferraro seeking variances from the minimum rear yard requirements and the maximum lot coverage requirements of Zoning Ordinance Sections 502.F and .G, and

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Section 1501.A.3.e(1) so as to allow the construction of a swimming pool on a 0.32 acre â&#x20AC;&#x153;cluster developmentâ&#x20AC;? residential lot located at 53 Allsmeer Drive, West Grove (UPI # 58-3-33.42) in the Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Residential Subdivision zoning district, with a rear yard setback of 12 feet in lieu of the 50 feet required and total lot coverage of 5,151 square feet (36.9%) in lieu of the 25% maximum allowed. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the public meeting scheduled above and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township Secretary at (610) 8699620 to discuss how Penn Township may best accommodate your needs.

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and enter meeting code #950-12875426. No in-person attendance at the Borough Building will be permitted.

Public comment should be short and concise and limited to general matters of concern and items on the agenda. To submit comments or questions prior to the meeting, email virtual@oxfordboro. org, deliver written comments to the drop box in front of Borough Hall, 1 Octorara Alley, Oxford, or call (610) 932-2500 by 12:00 pm. on Monday, May 18, 2020. If you wish to participate in this meeting and are a person with a disability requiring an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate, please contact the Borough secretary at (610) 932-2500 to discuss how your needs may best be accommodated. OXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL GAWTHROP GREENWOOD, P.C. Stacey L. Fuller, Solicitor 5p-13-1t

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An application for registration of the fictitious name Medina Asian Grocery, 446 Lancaster Ave., Unit 1, Frazer, PA 19355 has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date 11/15/2019 pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295. The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Tahira Ahmad, 549 Highland Ave., Wayne, PA 19087.

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An application for registration of the fictitious name Photo Image Creation Service, 285 N. Guernsey Rd., West Grove, PA 19390-1028 has been filed in the Department of State at Harrisburg, PA, File Date 03/14/2020 pursuant to the Fictitious Names Act, Act 1982-295.

The name and address of the person who is a party to the registration is Joseph Dixon, 285 N. Guernsey Rd., West Grove, PA 19390-1028.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Oxford Borough Council will hold a meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020, commencing at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time. To comply with the Stay-at Home Order issued by Governor Wolf, minimize public exposure to COVID-19 and maintain social distancing, this meeting will be conducted via Zoom, an online video conferencing service. The Zoom platform allows participation both by video and telephone. Members of the public may register in advance using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/9 5012875426?pwd=SXVzVDY3VTI5cD VRejFjdWc0dDJBdz09 or by utilizing Webinar ID#950-1287-5426 and Webinar Password #864282 on https://zoom. us/. Members of the public participating by phone may call in at (929) 205-6099

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday, June 22nd, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-5-237 Writ of Execution No. 2017-03736 DEBT $217,604.91 ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings thereon erected, situate in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, as shown on Map and plan made for Percy Bair, dated November 5, 1963 and made by Edgar Laub, Registered Surveyor, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the title line in the bed of New Gap and Newport Pike, being a corner of lands now or late of Charles Null; thence extending through the bed of said road on the arc of a circle curving to the left having a radius of 5729.65 feet, the arc distance of 119.91 feet to a point a corner of lands of M. & Percy Bair; thence along the same and lands of Carroll Greenleaf, leaving the bed of said road and crossing over a spike, South 38 degrees 41 minutes 59 seconds West 309.66 feet to a point on the title line of the Old Newport Pike;

thence along the same and through the bed thereof, North 51 degrees 18 minutes 1 seconds West 257.70 feet to a spike, a corner of lands now or late of John Wilson; thence along the same and leaving said road, North 41 degrees 20 minutes and 29 seconds East 202.78 feet to an iron pin a corner of lands of said Charles Null; thence along the same, the three following courses and distance; (1) South 30 degrees 37 minutes 1 seconds East 43.98 feet to an iron pin; (2) South 75 degrees 27 minutes 1 seconds East 54.08 feet to an iron pin; and (3) North 56 degrees 13 minutes 29 seconds East 147.77 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING in area 1.566 Acres.

Tax ID # 44-7D-34 PLAINTIFF: CIT Bank, N.A. VS DEFENDANT: Ronald E. Hays SALE ADDRESS: 241 Cochran Street, Cochranville, PA 19330 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 215-

790-1010 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheriff of Chester Countyâ&#x20AC;?. The balance must be made payable to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheriff of Chester Countyâ&#x20AC;? within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest and claimants that the Sheriff will file with the Prothonotary and in the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, both located in the Chester County Justice Center, 201 W Market Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schedules of Distribution on Monday,

June 22nd, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

SALE NO. 20-5-240 Writ of Execution No. 2019-07976 DEBT $190,713.19 All that certain tract of land situate in the Township of West Sadsbury, Chester County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, compiled from surrounding deed and set forth as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the center of Upper Valley Road (L.R. 15063) said point being the Northwest corner of lands of Pearl B. Cantler, thence passing over a spike on the South side of said road, South eleven degrees twenty minutes East (S 11 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; E), one hundred twenty-five (125) feet to an iron pin, thence continuing along land of Pearl B. Cantler, South seventy-nine degrees ten minutes West (S 79 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; W), one hundred ninety-two and nine tenths (192.9) feet to an iron pin in line of land of Pearl B. Cantler and being a corner of land of Timothy B. Kennedy, et ux;

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

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Chester County Press

Local News Long-term care facilities hit hard by COVID-19 The Chester County Coroner’s office releases updated numbers and state lawmakers take action to protect residents and workers in facilities

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer COVID-19 has hit nursing homes and long-term care facilities particularly hard.

Last week, in response to requests from families and some of Chester County’s elected officials, the Chester County Coroner’s Office released additional information on COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities in Chester County.

Between March 28 and May 6, 183 residents of long-term-care facilities in the county have lost their lives to COVID-19.

According to the Chester County Health Department website, there are 75 licensed long-term care and personal care homes in the county. Thirty of those facilities, or 40 percent, are recorded as having an outbreak, defined as at least one positive case,

at this time. Twenty-four Chester County facilities have reported one or more COVID-19 deaths to the Coroner’s Office.

Five of those facilities plus one nearby Montgomery County facility have had 10 or more residents die of confirmed or probable COVID-19.

The Southeast Veterans Center in East Vincent Township has been hard-hit by the pandemic. As of May 6, 34 residents of the Center had died of confirmed or presumed COVID-19, either at the facility or at a local hospital. Three Chester County long-term care facilities with 10 or more deaths are Green Meadows Rehabilitation Center in Willistown Township, Brandywine Hall and Barclay Friends in West Chester Borough.

In addition, 20 residents of Parkhouse Rehabilitation

Long-Term Care Facilities with at least 10 COVID-19 Deaths Facility

Township

# deaths reported

Southeast Veterans Center Green Meadows Rehabilitation Center Brandywine Hall Parkhouse Nursing and Rehabilitation Barclay Friends

East Vincent Willistown/East Whiteland West Chester Montgomery County* West Chester

34 30 24 20 14

*Death occurred in a Chester County hospital

and Nursing Center, a facility in Royersford, Montgomery County, died after transport and admission to a Chester County hospital. Coroners count all deaths that occur within a county, regardless of the residence of the decedent.

Additionally, there are 12 residents of the Bellingham Personal Care Home who have died of COVID-19.

“Long-term care facilities take care of elderly persons with advanced lung, heart, neurological, and other diseases,” said Chester County

Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol. “I believe the staff at these facilities has been doing the best they can while struggling with lack of resources, including nurses, PPE, COVID-19 tests, and space. As discussed at a State Senate Hearing, the vulnerability of nursing homes wasn’t recognized early on when the focus was on hospital preparedness. We need to support these facilities now, and just as importantly, we need to re-imagine what long-term care needs to

look like in the future.”

The numbers of deaths reported here need to be interpreted with caution because facilities differ in size and in the type of patients they care for.

Last week, Mike Turzai, the Speaker of the State House, unveiled legislation that would establish a framework to help protect residents living in nursing home facilities, personal care homes, and assisted living residences.

The Department of Health reported last week

that Pennsylvania has had 3,416 deaths attributable to COVID-19. Of those 3,416 deaths, 2,355 – or 69 percent – were citizens who lived in a nursing home or personal care home.

The legislation would establish a coordinated, collaborative public-private-partnership approach of regional health system collaboratives. These health collaboratives would administer/manage personnel, protocols, testing and expenditures to protect the seniors in these facilities.

Dinniman announces over $16 Million in aid for Chester County colleges and universities Funding stems from federal CARES Act in response to COVID-19 The U.S. Department of Education announced over $12 billion in funding for higher education institutions through the CARES Act. Multiple colleges and universities in Chester County are receiving over $16 million of this aid, of which at least half must be used as grants to stu-

dents needing financial relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This funding will provide welcome and much needed support for all facets of higher education institutions,” said State Senator Andy Dinniman, minority chair of the Senate Education Committee.

All higher education institutions in Pennsylvania will receive some funding, and the amount each institution receives is related to its student enrollment.

Chester County institutions of higher education are receiving as follows: • Cheyney University:

$663,615 ($331,808 for students) • Lincoln University: $3,494,532 ($1,747,266 for students) • West Chester University: $11,992,115 ($5,996,058 for students) Multiple local community colleges also received fund-

ing, including the following: • Delaware County Community College: $5,360,154 ($2,680,077 for students) • Montgomery County Community College: $4,090,103 ($2,045,052 for students) • Reading Area Community

College: $3,184,345 ($1,592,173) “Hopefully, this financial support will help higher education institutions and all their students get back on track and continue their stellar academic progress in the wake of this crisis,” Dinniman said.

cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

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, June 22nd, 2020. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedules unless exceptions are filed in the Sheriff’s Office within ten (10) days thereafter.

Legals thence along Kennedy’s land, South ten degrees fifty minutes East (S 10 50’ E), two hundred eighteen and twenty-six hundredths (218.26) feet to an iron pin on the North line of the Penn Central Railroad Company, thence along said last mentioned line one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from a parallel to center line of said Railroad, South eighty-two degrees seven minutes thirty seconds West (S 82’ 07’ 30” W), two hundred twenty-eight and forty-three hundredths (228.43) feet to a point being the Southeast corner of land of Harold D. Hall, et ux; thence along Halls land North one degrees forty- eight minutes West (N 01’48’ W), one hundred sixty-four and thirty-four hundredths (164.34) feet to a point in line of land of Earl C. Skiles, et ux; thence along Skiles land, North eighty degrees East (N 80’ E), forty-seven (47) feet to a pin; thence continuing along land of Skiles North ten degrees West (N 10 W), one hundred twenty-five (125) feet to a point in the center of Upper Valley Road (L.R. 15063); thence along said center line North seventy-nine degrees ten minutes East (N 79 10’ E), twenty (20) feet to a point being the point and place of BEGINNING.

(21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

Said land bounded on the North by land now or late of Earl C. Skiles, and Iris V. Skiles his wife, Upper Valley (LR 15063) and Pearl B. Cantler, bounded on the East by land of Pearl B. Cantler, bounded on the East by land of Pearl B. Cantler and Timothy B. Kennedy, Leslie A. Kennedy, his wife, bounded on the South by land of Penn Central railroad company; and bounded on the west by land of Harold M. Hall and Elizabeth A. Hall, his wife, and Earl C. Skiles and Iris V. Skiles, his wife.

All that certain messuage and tract of land situate in the Borough of West Grove, County of Chester, and Commonwealth of PA, as more fully described in a Deed dated September 29, 2006, and recorded on October 6, 2006, in Record Book 6975, Page 295 form Milly E. MacBean to Roger W. Gunther.

Tax ID: 36-05-0135.060 Title is vested in Richard E. Walker and Ethel Marie Walker, husband and wife by deed from Ethel Marie Walker, Married woman, dated 08/28/1986 and recorded 09/05/1986 on Book 431 and Page 541.

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 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, June 22nd, 2020. 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. 20-5-245 Writ of Execution No. 2019-10630 DEBT $179,279.13

Tax Parcel # 5-3-2 PLAINTIFF: Fund Society, VS DEFENDANT: Roger W. Gunther Wilmington Savings SALE ADDRESS: 288 Guernsey Road, West Grove, PA 19390 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: William J. Levant ESQ., 610-260-6000

PLAINTIFF: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate holders of the CWABS, Inc., AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2005-BC5 c/o NewRez LLC f/k/a New Penn Financial LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing VS DEFENDANT: Ethel Marie Walker & Richard E. Walker

N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

SALE ADDRESS: 3342 Upper Valley Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PARKER MCCAY PA 856-596-8900 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 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, June 22nd, 2020. 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. 20-5-248 Writ of Execution No. 2016-01815 DEBT $413,333.64 PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF EAST MARLBOROUGH TAX PARCEL # 61-02-0070 SOLD AS THE PROPERTY OF: LISA M. TETI and STEVEN P. TETI IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: M&T Bank VS DEFENDANT: Lisa M. Teti & Steven P. Teti SALE ADDRESS: 313 Marlborough Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 PL ANTIFF ATTORNEY: KML LAW GROUP, P.C., 215-627-1322 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 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, June 22nd, 2020. 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. 20-5-253 Writ of Execution No. 2017-02252 DEBT $178,915.30 Property situate in the OXFORD BOROUGH, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 6-4-56

IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: PHH Mortgage Corporation VS DEFENDANT: Daniel A. Graham & Sherry L. Graham SALE ADDRESS: 251 Maple Street, Oxford, PA 19363 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN, DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 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, June 22nd, 2020. 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. 20-5-266 Writ of Execution No. 2017-01576 DEBT $258,719.65 Property situate in the NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 71-3-24.3G IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: Pennymac Loan Services, LLC VS DEFENDANT: Barry A. Bolt SALE ADDRESS: 479 Kirks Mill Road, Lincoln University, PA 19352-1006 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein- described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 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, June 22nd, 2020. 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. 20-5-269 Writ of Execution No. 2019-06886 DEBT $376,893.70 Property situate in the PENN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER County, Pennsylvania BLR # 58-3-419 IMPROVEMENTS thereon: Residential Dwelling PLAINTIFF: Freedom Mortgage Corporation VS DEFENDANT: Mare M. Elicier & Allison L. Elicier SALE ADDRESS: 233 Larchmont Lane, West Grove, PA 19390-8825 PLANTIFF ATTORNEY: PHELAN HALLINAN DIAMOND & JONES, LLP 215-563-7000 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate

By virtue of the within mentioned writs directed to Sheriff Fredda L. Maddox, the herein-described real estate will be sold at public sale in the Chester County Justice Center at 201 W Market Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, as announced on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 at 11AM. Notice is given to all parties in interest

SALE NO. 20-4-154 WRIT NO. 2018-03458-RC DEBT- 195,158.28 ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situated in the Township of Sadsbury , County of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described according to a Subdivision Plan of “ Octorara Glen” made by Chester Valley Engineers, Inc., dated 1/17/2003, last revised 2/272004 and recorded as Plan File #17023, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Southeasterly side of Wick Drive at a common corner of Open Space and Lot #35 (about to be described); thence from said beginning point extending along the side of said road North 50 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 96.16 feet to a point, a corner of Lot #36; thence extending along the same South 39 degrees 15 minutes 50 seconds East, 225.00 feet to a point, a corner of Lot #27; thence extending along same South 50 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds West, 96.16 feet to a point in line of the aforesaid Open Space; thence extending along the same North 39 degrees 15 minutes 50 seconds West 225.00 feet to a point, being the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING Lot #35 on said Plan Fee Simple Title Vested in Marcus Laneby deed from, Damian G. Mataraza and Sandra F. Mataraza, Husband and Wife, dated 04/27/2011, recorded 08/04/2011, in the Chester County Recorder of Deeds in Deed Book 8222, Page 1530.

ALSO KNOWN AS 44 Wick Drive, Parksburg, PA 19365-9108 Plaintiff: PHH Mortgage VS Marcus N. Lane a/k/a Marcus Lane Address: 44 Wick Drive, Parkesburg, PA 19365-9108 N.B. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase money must be paid at the time and place of sale. Payment must be paid in cash, certified check, or money order made payable to the purchaser or “Sheriff of Chester County”. The balance must be made payable to “Sheriff of Chester County” within twenty-one (21) days from the date of sale by 4PM. FREDDA L. MADDOX, SHERIFF 4-29p-3t

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CHESTER COUNTY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020