Chester County Press 07-15-2020 Edition

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Supervisors’ ‘OK’ moves Ways Lane development plan to final approval stage

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

The Kennett Gateway, a planned development that, A veracity of voices...1B if completed, will transform a long under-utilized section of Kennett Square, moved one step closer to becoming a reality recently after the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to the development’s plans at their July 1 online meeting.

The approval was based on the recommendations of the township’s Planning Commission.

The Kennett Gateway, located near the confluence Chester County farmers of East Cypress Street and Ways Lane, is a 13-acre rise to the challenge...4B planned village concept that proposes the construction of 53 townhouse units; a 49,000 square-foot, threestory mixed-use building that will contain 24 apartment units on the second and third floors and 14,000 square feet of commercial space on the first floor.

The planned village is

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being developed by the Commonwealth Group, a Wilmington-based development, leasing and management company that has been involved in office, residential and industrial building throughout the MidAtlantic region since 1973.

The Kennett Gateway application is the first mixed use commercial/residential development application to be proposed within the Way’s Lane area.

The July 1 meeting was not the first time the Kennett Gateway proposal has been discussed and reviewed by township officials. Previously, it received relief from the township’s Zoning Hearing Board in 2019.

The planned project received a huge boost on June 30, when a subcommittee of the township’s Planning Commission recommended a preliminary plan approval to the project, in connection with reports and additional they recommendations Continued on Page 2A

Kennett Library project clears two hurdles in one night On July 6, Kennett Square Borough Council approved a conditional-use request and deemed the designs for the new library as appropriate for the community

By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer The Kennett Library project cleared two hurdles in one night when Kennett Square Borough Council voted 6-0 to approve a conditional-use application that provides some relief from the borough’s zoning requirements. At the same meeting on July 6, borough

council also approved a certificate of appropriateness for the design of the new, 33,000-square-foot library that is planned for the Weinstein lot at the intersection of State and Willow streets.

The conditional-use application was discussed by borough council during a formal public hearing that was held during a regularly

scheduled council meeting.

Attorney Joe Riper, representing the Kennett Library during this public hearing, outlined some details about the project. The new library is planned to be approximately 33 feet tall. Riper explained that there is a need for relief from some of the setback and yard requirements in the borough’s ordinances. To that Continued on Page 3A

Kennett School Board deals with school reopening options The school district will hold a drive-in graduation ceremony on July 25

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was so high on Monday night that attendance at the board meeting, which was held using Zoom videoconferencing, maxed out at

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300 people.

School board president Joe Meola apologized to the folks who could no longer log on, but promised to work on expanding virtual reach in the future.

Those who logged in seeking information on what was coming at the beginning of school may not have received a defini-

tive answer, however.

Superintendent Dusty Blakey said he and his committee studied two possibilities: in-person student attendance and virtual instruction, but he is now seeking another option. He explained recent feedback he had received from the public that prompted him to pursue a third option: a

Republican Committee of Chester County unanimously elects Dr. Gordon Eck as chairman Dr. Gordon Eck was unanimously selected to serve as the new chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County on Monday.

His term will run through June of 2022.

“I am extremely honored and humbled to have the support of this committee and look forward to serving the fine people of our county,” Eck said in a statement. “The Republican Party was founded on the principle of human dignity. This dignity, as the Founding Fathers recognized and recorded in the Declaration of Independence, is endowed by our Creator and cannot legitimately be conferred or restricted by human government.

Inherent in humanity and human dignity are fundamental rights, such as the sanctity of life, equal justice and opportunity, and personal freedom, including economic freedom and

hybrid combination of inperson and virtual.

He asked the board to table the issue and let him develop the details of the third [hybrid] option.

Blakey said that he would complete the work within two weeks and present the information to the board.

“It is a fluid document as the COVID-19 changes,” he said.

The board unanimously approved his request.

Curriculum director Lydia Hallman explained that she and her committee had fine-tuned the district’s distance learning that was utilized last spring in the face of the pandemic shutdown. She said they have developed a product that is more structured and rigorous. They call it “Kennett

Virtual Academy.”

This enhanced curriculum parallels the material that is taught in the Kennett classrooms and is focused on grade level skills. It will include whole-group, small group instruction as well as reinforcement, student support and independent study. It is a six-hour-a-day program for students from kindergarten through 12th grade, she added.

Blakey said that within a week the district would publish online what the virtual schedule would look like. He said the current results of parental surveys revealed, among other things, that about 75 percent of the respondents favored in-person return to school, compared with Continued on Page 4A

Penn Township intersection project wins award Courtesy photo

Dr. Gordon Eck was unanimously selected to serve as the new chairman of the Republican Committee of Chester County.

freedom of conscience.

These rights should guide our approach to issues such as educational choice, access to affordable, quality healthcare, criminal justice reform, racial reconciliation, ending the exploitation of women,

and coming alongside those in need.”

Eck added, “We live in troubling times. But, as Robert Woodson reminds us, America is not defined by its failures, but by its promises. The Republican Continued on Page 4A

The project that brought significant improvements to the intersection at Route 796 and West Baltimore Pike in Penn Township is being recognized with a statewide award.

A panel of judges representing the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association and PennDOT selected the Penn Township intersection project as the co-winner of the 2020 Road and Bridge Safety Improvement Awards Program.

Before the project, the intersection ranked among the least efficient intersections in the state, and the intersection was also the scene of numerous accidents. Penn Township purchased the Red Rose Inn near the intersection to not only preserve an historic building in the township, but also as a way to allow for a realignment of the intersection that would make it safer.

An on-site award presentation is being planned.

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reviewed from the township’s solicitor, engineer, landscape consultant, fire chief, police chief and the Chester County Planning Commission.

They stipulated in their recommendation that the approval is subject to several conditions in the proposal that need to be addressed in the form of 19 waivers, which include road maintenance, lighting, sidewalks, access easements, parking, stormwater concerns and alternate vegetation replacement.

In addition, the subcommittee recommended final plan approval be granted as long as the Commonwealth Group provides “private street maintenance agreement(s) for the full width of Ways Lane fronting the Kennett Gateway land development.” The wording was later changed by the township solicitor to read: “The applicant will use its best efforts to entertain the private street maintenance agreements for Ways Lane. If Ways Lane is relocated, the extent of the private street maintenance shall run to the end of the southernmost access driveway for the applicant’s proposed development. If Ways Lane is not relocated, the extent of the private street maintenance shall run to the southernmost end of the applicant’s property.”

While the location where Kennett Gateway is proposed to be built is the one remaining area in the township that has potential for commercial and/or higher

density residential development, it is perceived as a diamond in the rough. To some, Ways Lane – a private road -- is considered an eyesore of poor roadway infrastructure, but to others, it owns great potential, given its close proximity to the bustling walking community of the Kennett Square Borough and the Route 1 corridor.

Despite his objection to the wording and details of the provision that calls for the Commonwealth Group to provide street improvements to and abide by a maintenance agreement with Ways Lane, Supervisor Scudder Stevens recognized the need to properly develop the area.

“This project is an important project for the township, and that location is an important location that needs to be addressed,” he said. ‘The addressing of Ways Lane, not just at that point, but for the length and totality of Ways Lane, is crucially important, and it has to begin somewhere.”

John Jaros of Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco, the attorney representing the Commonwealth Group, also sees the “big picture”potential for the planned development.

“The only way Ways Lane is going to start to get improved for its entirety is that is if this project gets started, and acts as an impetus for future development along Ways Lane, which I think it will, that will ultimately lead to the improvement of Ways Lane for its entirety,” he said.

The planned project now moves to the final land plan

approval stage, which is scheduled to occur later this summer.

Township to refinance its commitment to open space In other township business, the board voted 3-0 to enter the township into a $6 million loan agreement with Malvern-based Public Financial Management (PFM) to help refinance its commitment to future open space acquisitions.

About two months ago, the board authorized the staff to pursue options related to the township’s existing open space loan – the depth of which was used to purchase the Spar Hill Farm property – in an effort to refinance the current open space loan and allow for additional options to pay for open space purchases in the future.

Chris Bamber, a senior management consultant with PFM, discussed several financing options with the supervisors.

After being presented with several refinancing options, the board agreed to the particulars of the loan, which will be to enter the township into a $6 million loan for a 15-year maturity period at a fixed rate of 3.5 percent interest. The loan period will begin this August, and will give the township the freedom to draw from it for a period of up to 24 months.

Currently, the township is carrying an existing open space loan that includes $2,829,309 in existing debt, from a $5 million loan that was issued on July 24, 2018. The loan

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The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors recently gave preliminary approval to The Kennett Gateway, a planned development that, if completed, will transform Ways Lane in Kennett Square.

fulfills the Township’s four-point “wish list” of potential financial packages: It creates a $5 million to $6 million total issuance, inclusive of $2.9 million refunding; it creates a draw period for up to 24 months; it is a fixed rate; and its maturity length is between 15 to 20 years.

Bamber said that PFM will charge the township $17,500 to broker the loan and provide financial advisement over the course of the loan. Stevens asked Bamber what advantage the township will have by hiring an independent financial advisor.

“Unfortunately, we’ve seen that when folks try to do this themselves, the banks kind of recognize that, and that’s when you start to see some murky terms and revisions included in the loan,” Bamber replied. “[By doing] this two or three times a week across the Commonwealth, [it allows us] to go to the bank and say, ‘That is not the standard, and that is not part of the process.’ It’s the expertise in trying to help you figure it out, and taking the burden off of your financial team.”

Bamber said that hiring PFM will provide the township with a “peace of mind.”

“You [the township] effec-

tively have an independent third set of eyes representing your interests,” he said.

Bamber comes to the township at the recommendations of Township Finance Manager Amy Heinrich and Township Manager Eden Ratliff, who had worked with PFM for debt issuance at their previous positions – Heinrich when she was the chief financial officer and finance director for West Whiteland Township and Ratliff when he was borough manager and chief administrative official of the Borough of Greencastle in Franklin County.

Currently, PFM is the largest public financial advisor in Pennsylvania and in the country, and is the financial advisor for nine municipalities in Chester County and nine county school districts.

Stevens said that it makes good financial sense for the township to refinance its open space loan structure now.

“We are not spending [township residents’ money],” he said. “We are spending open space tax money, which was a result of a referendum that was overwhelmingly adopted, and has continued to be supported by the residents of this township ever since.

Open space is in great

demand in the view of this township, so we are spending the money that they have given us to do that, and we’re trying to do it at the most efficient and economical level.”

Stevens said that by securing the loan now, it will allow for the township to take immediate action on potential land acquisitions that may become available soon. As an example, after years of what he called “coffee cup conversation” about the possible acquisition of the Spar Hill property, the township had to act very quickly in order to acquire the property. He said that there are currently a handful of potential acquisitions the township is considering.

“The land availability controls, and in this case, if one of these [potential] transactions became available next week, and the owner of the land said, ‘We’re retiring and moving to Florida, and if you want to do this deal, you have to do it now or it will become a housing development,’ what do we do? Do we wait and talk to them next year?

“That land is here now, and we have to be ready for it.”

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

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end, Riper said, the Kennett Library was seeking conditional-use approval under the provisions of the borough’s Tall Buildings Overlay, which eliminates the side yard setbacks and provides relief for certain improvements to the side yard, as well as some of the regulations pertaining to impervious surface coverage.

During the hearing, Riper asked questions of Keith Leonard, an architect and director of operations with RRMM Architects, and Jim Fritsch, an engineer with Regester Associates.

Both firms are working on the library project.

Leonard talked about how the design of the new library includes high ceilings and large reading rooms with lots of natural light to make the building pleasing to those inside it and inviting to people who are driving or walking by.

Leonard said that they do not think that the two-story building will cause significant issues with shadows on neighboring properties.

Once Riper finished asking questions of Leonard and Fritsch, Kennett Square Borough’s solicitor, Mike Crotty, explained that the borough council

had 45 days in which to make a decision on the conditional-use application if the council members felt it was necessary to take that time.

Instead, the council members were willing to move forward on a decision immediately after the public hearing was concluded.

Council member Peter Waterkotte made the motion to approve the conditional-use application, and Ethan Cramer seconded the motion.

After some discussion, borough council voted 6-0 in favor of the Kennett Library’s conditionaluse application. Council president Dr. Brenda Mercomes, who represents the borough on the Kennett Library board, abstained from the vote.

A little later on during the same meeting, Kennett Square Borough Council also approved the certificate of appropriateness for the design of the new Kennett Library.

Cramer explained his support of the design by noting that the borough has a very eclectic mix of buildings. Buildings in the borough’s historic district were constructed at different time periods, so there is a blending of styles.

Borough council supported approving the certificate

of appropriateness, moving the project forward another step.

Council member Doug Doerfler noted that there are still some issues that need to be worked out in other avenues, including the subdivision and landdevelopment reviews.

The Kennett Library issued a statement the day after the project cleared the two hurdles during the borough council meeting. Jeff Yetter, the president of the Kennett Library’s Board of Trustees, said, “The Kennett Library is grateful for the continued support of the Borough of Kennett Square to help make the new Kennett Library a reality. The library is so much more than a building. It is an institution that has served the community for 125 years. It’s a place of learning, a pathway to literacy and employment, a steppingstone for educational success, and a community gathering place with a warm welcome for all, regardless of race, religion, income disparity or sexual orientation.

Never has a library been more important than it is right now in our nation’s history.”

In other business at the July 6 meeting, Kennett Square Borough Council unanimously agreed to

An architectural rendering of the new library.

start posting recordings of borough council meetings that are taking place through videoconferencing. These recordings will be posted on the borough’s website.

Waterkotte, speaking in favor of posting the meetings online, said that making recordings of these meetings accessible to the public could help encourage residents to be participants in their local government.

Council members could also direct residents to the recorded meetings if a resident has questions or concerns about a particular issue.

Cramer, the council member who first

suggested posting these meetings online, seconded Waterkotte’s motion.

Cramer also suggested that, for now, the borough only post those meetings that are taking place through videoconferencing. Once regular meetings resume, borough officials can evaluate whether they want to continue posting the meetings online. The motion that was approved by borough council also established that the recorded meetings should be kept available online for a period of three months.

In the Finance Committee report, Cramer said that the borough’s finance staff has been monitoring and

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evaluating the impact that the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown has had on the borough’s revenues.

Cramer explained that the earned-income revenues will not meet the projections that were made in the 2020 budget. Additionally, some other line items in the budget, such as parking revenues, will also fall short of projections.

Cramer said that it’s likely that the borough will need to dip into its savings this year to help offset the revenue shortfalls.

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

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18 percent favoring virtual education.

Blakey also reported on the graduation, which, after it was cancelled, drew strong public reaction.

The initial decision prompted a revision in the form of a letter to stakeholders from high school Principal Jeremy Hritz.

The letter stated: “…(we) received feedback from the community and reflected upon it and how we could safely have some type of in-person celebration. As a result, we are going to provide a drive-in celebration…on July 25 at Kennett Middle School…”

Blakey explained that there would be two cele-

brations starting at 10 a.m.

The board also received a report from athletic director Sean Harvey as well.

He has the task of overseeing summer training for fall sports.

Harvey prefaced his presentation by saying that the playing of all fall sports is still up in the air based on decisions by regional experts and government regulations. His task at hand is to keep athletes safe during their practices, which begin on Aug. 10 for football and a week later for the other sports.

“We do not know what the fall is going to bring,” Harvey said.

Some of his recommendations on summer workouts include daily health screenings, hand sanitizing, social distancing, players taking home

and washing equipment, player-owned water bottles with no water fountains available, and for all practicing to be held outside.

“Our coaches are bringing our kids back safely and slowly,” Harvey said.

Director of Facilities and Construction George Wolhafe reported on the actions his department has taken and will take in preparation for in-person student returns to school.

He said that the district has made sure that outside air-continual fresh air is running 24 hours a day even on days when school is not in session. Their filters have been changed and cleaned as well.

Additionally, water fountains have been turned off.

There is one bottle filling station in each building.

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Party has historically fought for these promises against fierce opposition.

As Chairman, it will be my honor to continue leading that fight until those promises become a reality for all.”

The Republican Committee of Chester County held a virtual meeting in order to vote for the chairman position and the other party officers. There were 324 members of the Republican Committee of Chester County present or present by proxy.

Elected to serve alongside Eck were Thomas Donohoe (executive vice chair), Felice Fein (vice

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Dusty Blakey, the superintendent of the Kennett Consolidated School District.

sinks for hand-washing will have hand sanitizing stations installed.

Custodial staff will work during each day making rounds hourly. And every evening they will return

to clean and disinfect the buildings.

Meola said the district will produce a video that showcases the answers to frequently asked questions. He added that

although the board traditionally has no August meeting, it will this year with so many vital decisions to make.

“Probably more than one [meeting],” Meola said.

chair), Joe Toner (treasurer), Ann Marie Franciscus (secretary), Trish Milanese (assistant secretary), and Larry Constable (financial secretary).

Eck was elected in November 2013 as the Chester County Coroner.

Sworn into office in January 2014, he accomplished the goal of honoring the deceased while serving the living. Under his leadership, the office transitioned from vendors to a highly educated, talented team of full and part-time employees, thus improving the competency, commitment, and consistency of the staff. The Coroner’s office pursued certification for all deputy investigators as well as initiated the

process of national accreditation of the office, a status held by only 6 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties at the time. Dr. Eck also made personal calls to those grieving losses.

Alongside his wife, he visited with the mourning in an unofficial capacity when the families desired.

Eck has been a resident of Chester County since 1965. He attended Henderson High School and later graduated from Ursinus College and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

He is retired from his 36-year practice of family and geriatric medicine.

He has since continued his education, graduating from Liberty Theological

Seminary with a Masters degree in Biblical studies as well as a Doctorate in Ministry from Southern Evangelical Seminary.

Eck currently serves as the medical director for a juvenile detention center in Morgantown. He also sits on the boards of Chester County Women’s Services and SALT — Support and Leadership Training. Additionally, he is a member of the Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Response Team and had been prepared to serve in New York City or Italy prior to the decrease of Covid-19 cases in those locations.

He is married with six children and eighteen grandchildren.

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Local News Lincoln University announces leadership change The Board of Trustees decides not to extend the president’s contract The Lincoln University Board of Trustees announced on July 11 that Dr. Brenda A. Allen has completed her term as the school’s president.

“The Board of Trustees recognizes the significant contributions that Dr. Allen has made to Lincoln University and we wish to thank her for the leadership she has provided,” said Theresa R. Braswell, chair of the Lincoln University Board of Trustees, in a statement.

“On behalf of the Lincoln

University community, we wish her well in her future endeavors.”

A 1981 graduate of Lincoln University, Allen was named the college’s 14th president in July of 2017. During her tenure as president, she worked to preserve historic buildings on campus, improved firstyear student retention and four-year graduation rates, and raised the university’s standing in key national rankings. She also successfully led efforts resulting in the reaffirmation of the

Man charged with strangulation, other offenses Terrance Davis, 41, a resident of West Grove, was charged with strangulation, simple assault, and other related offenses after Kennett Square Borough police officers responded to an incident where he allegedly grabbed a female victim and placed his hand around her neck.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:11 a.m. on June 28 in the 300 Block of Juniper Street in Kennett Square Borough.

Davis was taken into custody and transported to central booking at Chester County Prison to be processed and arraigned. Charges were filed with District Court 15-3-04. Charges include one count of strangulation, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct.

institution’s accreditation in 2019.

As a result of the change in leadership, the Board of Trustees will soon name an interim president. Emphasis will be placed on new leadership with extensive executive experience in higher education, coupled with a strong background in business, finance, and entrepreneurship.

“We seek an innovator who will help us forge a new vision that builds upon the traditions of a liberal arts education while

driving innovation to meet the demands of today and tomorrow. These qualities are essential to taking our university to the next level,” said James W. Jordan, a member of the Board of Trustees. “Above all, we seek to continue to provide our students with the highest degrees of academic excellence, while continuing the successful 166-year legacy of Lincoln University.”

For more information on the leadership, transition visit www.lincoln.edu.

Forgery The Kennett Square Police Department arrested Adam Jude Croce on Monday June 22 after he was charged with forgery and several other offenses.

According to police, an arrest warrant was issued for Croce on May 8. He was wanted in connection with charges of forgery, possession of instruments of crime, theft, and receiving stolen property.

Croce, 49, of Philadelphia, was charged after an investigation identified him as a suspect in a mail theft incident. On April 20, the victim reported multiple checks the victim had written and mailed were cashed in different amounts by Adam Croce. The victim reported that the checks were mailed on April 19 and were later acquired by the suspect. Croce was observed on bank surveillance cashing the checks on April 20 in Philadelphia. The Criminal Investigations Division assisted on this incident and were assisted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Kennett Township Police. Charges were filed with District Court 15-3-04 on June 22.

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Possession with intent to deliver Ryan Trice, 28, of Wilmington, Del., was arrested and charged with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (Act 64), as well as simple assault and other related offenses, stemming from an incident on June 19.

While pulling up to Kennett Gas and Go in the 700 block of West Cypress Street, police officers observed Trice getting back into the vehicle reported in this incident.

When officers made contact with the two occupants of the vehicle, a strong odor of marijuana was detected. While the female passenger was attempting to gather her belongings from inside the vehicle, Trice allegedly struck her in the face with his cell phone in hand.

Trice was then taken into custody and placed in a patrol vehicle. Witnesses observed Trice toss something in the trash while he was outside of his vehicle.

Officers retrieved approximately 65 baggies of a controlled substance from the trash. The suspect was transported to central booking at the Chester County Prison on these charges and is awaiting a preliminary hearing at District Court 15-3-04.

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Local News 2020 Kennett Brewfest will be replaced with a ‘backyard brewfest’ alternative After careful consideration, the Kennett Brewfest organizers and the Board of Directors of Historic Kennett Square have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Kennett Brewfest in its traditional form.

However, an alternative, a “backyard brewfest” is being planned.

“We care deeply about the health and well-being of the community that has grown up around this event,” said “Brewfest King” Jeff Norman, a local architect and one of the original Kennett Brewfest founders. “With COVID19 restrictions still in place and the uncertainty surrounding pandemic-related health guidance for the fall, planning for the event presented too great a health and financial risk. We also knew that social distancing, limiting crowds, and mask wearing would take the heart and spirit out of this beloved social event.”

Now in its 23rd year, the brew festival has put Kennett Square on the map as a destination for beer lovers. The Brewfest paved the way for Kennett’s thriving brewery scene, which includes Victory Brewing Company, Kennett Brewing Company, Braeloch Brewing, and nearby Be Here Brewing.

“2SP Brewing Company, with a brewpub location just outside the borough, has been a longtime mug sponsor and supporter and

a great addition to our community’s beer and dining scene as well,” said Norman.

The Brewfest has also raised considerable funds for Historic Kennett Square. Approximately one-third of the operating budget for this important community nonprofit is raised through their Brewfest and Winterfest events.

“The decision to cancel Brewfest was difficult but necessary,” said Historic Kennett Square Board President Tom Sausen.

“Our primary concern is for our community—both those who have supported this event over the years as Courtesy photos well as the talented brew- Jeff Norman, the Brewfest King and a local architect, is working with the Kennett Brewfest committee to develop ers who have made the a backyard brewfest alternative for 2020, that is being planned for October.

Kennett Brewfest what it is. We’re grateful to Jeff Norman and his committee for putting together a safe alternative that will allow people to enjoy the spirit of the Brewfest safely at home this year. We’re asking people to save the October 3 date for this alternative and appreciate our community’s continued support of Historic Kennett Square during this challenging time.”

Organizers say more details about the backyard Brewfest edition will be released in the weeks to come. In the meantime, they say, stay tuned to the Kennett Brewfest website and social media pages for more information.

The Kennett Brewfest is an important fundraiser for Historic Kennett Square.

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“But I’ll know my song well before I start singin’.”

Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” The unlikeliest of teachers taught a valuable lesson last week.

From the time DeSean Jackson, a wide receiver from Cal-Berkeley, was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, his ability on the football field was demonstrated by his willingness to catch the most difficult passes thrown his way, and by the speed he displays in leaving his opponents tasting the dust left by his cleats. Injuries aside, his professional career has been marked by consistent dependability and occasional brilliance. During his first tenure with the Eagles, Jackson was a human highlight reel of spectacular catches and game-ending runs, and after a few seasons spent in Tampa Bay and Washington, D.C. the star he cultivated years ago has been polished again in the color of Midnight Green.

He is again an Eagle. He is again one of us.

Such accolades become the wood that builds platforms, and during the July 4 weekend, Jackson misused that platform to such an appalling measure that the repercussions of his action are likely to taint the remainder of his career. In an Instagram post he sent to his 1.4 million followers, Jackson posted a single page from a book that showed a quote –allegedly from Adolf Hitler – that read “the white Jews knows that the Negroes are the real Children of Israel,” and that Jewish people “will extort America.” As a final splash of salt to the wound, the quote said that of the Jewish people, “their plan for world domination won’t work if the Negroes know who they were.”

Jackson took his online antics a step further the next day, when he posted an image of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, long considered one of the world’s largest peddlers of anti-Semitic sentiment.

Jackson called Farrakhan “powerful.”

As a new week began, Jackson began a ridiculous back-stepping dance in an effort to place distance between himself and his comments. His purpose, he said in a statement, was to uplift, unite and encourage our culture with positivity and light. “Anyone who feels I have hate towards the Jewish community took my post the wrong way,” he posted. “I have no hatred in my heart towards no one!! Equality Equality.”

Jackson is not the only professional athlete who has wrecked the support beams of his platform; his comments are merely the latest red meat offering for dissection and disdain. Consider the racist undertones that came out of the mouth of Jackson’s former teammate Riley Cooper, who is white, when he was caught on tape using the ‘N’ word while attending at a concert at Lincoln Financial Field. Rather than absorb a large fine from his employer like Jackson did, Cooper was promptly awarded a contract extension after his action.

While the words – both written and spoken – of our professional athletes are examined under the microscope of public opinion and severe scrutiny, they are different from the rest of us only in the way that their spotlight shines brighter. The rest of us do not have 1.4 million followers. What we share with Jackson, however, is that through the power of social media, tacked on to the freedoms contained in the First Amendment, each of us is given the license to share our individual voice.

In the Age of the Pandemic – in the Time of Social Unrest – in the wake of a daily tweet storm cloud from the halls of the White House -- 2020 has been the most powerful year for our accumulative voices, and it continues to be played out like a long narrative on social media.

This is a tremendous responsibility to carry, and while most of our words have been well chosen, some seem to arrive without any form of internal vetting, scrawled like word addicts searching for a dopamine hit that comes when the rage of emotion meets the immediacy of seeing the message on a computer screen.

There they are, beside the cat videos. Individual attacks rather than civil discourse. Knee-jerk entries meant to provoke rather than educate. Regardless of their intentions, these messages form our truth as individuals and as a nation, and every word we write is plastered permanently on us like the imprint of our definition.

If we are truly committed to the cause of creating a better society, we must be persistent but decent. We must never abuse the giant medium that allows us to share our message.

We must communicate our thoughts, feelings and emotions as if a small child is peering over our shoulder as we write.

We must, as DeSean Jackson recently taught us, to think before we react, because the repercussions of our failure to do so could eventually topple our right to do so.

Letter to the Editor: We are currently facing the biggest threat to American lives since World War II. At the time of this letter, more than 118,000 lives have been lost to COVID10. It has taken more American lives than the Gulf, Vietnam, Afghan, and Iraq wars combined. It’s serious, and it’s still spreading. So why has it become a political issue?

COVID-19 doesn’t care if you are an ever-Trumper or a never-Trumper. It kills everybody. Wearing a mask, or not, should not be a symbol of political affiliation.

Wearing a mask simply shows courtesy and respect for your fellow human beings and is an acknowledgment that they, too, have rights. Taking precautions

to protect our friends, family, and neighbors should be uniting us, not dividing us.

Who does this division serve? The left, right, or all of us? The answer is none of the above. Division best serves Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. They are aware that united we stand, divided we fall. Have we forgotten that? They have spent years trying to disrupt our society so they can take advantage of us. It has been said that America will not fall from without, but from within. When politics begin to tear apart families and end longtime friendships, it is indeed tearing at the very moral fiber of our nation. If it continues, Putin wins.

We have to reopen and get back to work. We must do it in a safe, sensible and logical manner so we can remain open. It doesn’t do

us a lot of good if businesses have to shut down again, as some are, because the virus is spreading. I can’t buy my way out of a coffin.

I can’t help my family if I am laying in a hospital bed.

The enemy we are facing is a virus, not a political party. When I go to the doctor or the hospital, I don’t care what the politicians have to say about my situation, I’m going to listen to the doctors. We need to stop listening to the politicians and start listening to the doctors so we can reopen safely and stay opened.

What can we do about it? It starts with me and you. We have to be more tolerant and understanding of each other’s opinions.

Everyone has the right to an opinion, so we need to respect that. We can do without the name-calling,

the insults, and labeling.

We need to focus more on common ground. We can and do work together to solve problems in our local neighborhoods, so let’s continue those efforts on a larger scale. In Washington, there is also common ground.

Infrastructure repairs and reducing drug prices are two examples of things that both parties are in favor of. Yet, nothing is happening because of partisanship which exists on both sides of the aisle. We must stop electing die-hard partisan candidates to represent us and elect people who want to work together to move our nation forward.

Let’s stop the hate before it’s too late.

Thomas J. Olivieri Oxford

This is a testing time for all of us

By Lee H. Hamilton A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and massive unemployment, “its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly.”

Russia, China, North Korea, Iran… All are testing how far they can go, seeking to exploit our weaknesses and fill the vacuum they perceive in world leadership. Our allies, meanwhile, are expressing dismay at the U.S.’s inability to come to grips with the pandemic—symbolized most acutely by the prospect that Americans will be barred from traveling to a partially reopened Europe this summer—and at our withdrawal from world organizations, treaties, and involvement in places where we have traditionally been central to keeping the peace.

There are good reasons we have turned inward. As a nation, we have botched the response to the coronavirus, as its recent sharp upward trajectory illustrates. We are still feeling our way through the economic impact, with every likelihood that millions of

people will be struggling for a long time. And, of course, street protests, concern about policing, and turmoil over the nation’s racial practices are preoccupying many people’s attention.

Any one of these things would have been enough to try us as a country; all together make this a desperately difficult time.

We’ve been through times like this in the past, and no doubt will again in the future, but at this moment, our mettle is being tested as it rarely has been.

Oddly, I find something bracing about this. Not long ago I was meeting with a group of young graduate students, who asked what troubled me most about the problems we confront, and the word that instantly came to mind was “complacency.” As Americans, we have a tendency to feel that we’ve always come through hard times and always will.

The result is often a sense that we can leave things to others: to our leaders, to our nonprofits, churches, and community groups, to our more involved neighbors.

We ourselves don’t set out to do the things we know need to be done.

But here’s the thing about a representative democracy like ours: it doesn’t

work unless citizens do their part—and I include our leaders in this. At its heart, it asks of us that we find a niche where we can improve things. It’s disheartening to see recent polls that suggest huge percentages of Americans believe things in the country are out of control—80 percent of respondents in a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll—but it’s heartening to know there’s something we can do about it: the country won’t be out of control if each of us steps up to the challenges we see in our own neighborhoods and our nation.

I began my political career because I felt like I needed to do something to help my community in southern Indiana and didn’t know where to start. So, I asked my precinct committeeman, who enlisted me to go door to door to try to get voters involved.

That led eventually to Congress, and ultimately to a committee chairmanship trying to resolve some of the country’s knottiest foreign affairs challenges. You never know where these things are going to lead.

My point in saying this is that we can all start somewhere. We are divided as a nation on political, economic, and racial lines. We face

the existential challenge of climate change. Many of us on both the right and the left worry about a lack of moral perspective in how we approach our problems.

All of these are ripe for actions that we, as individuals, can take. If you’re white, for instance, how much time have you spent talking to Black people or Latinos about the hostility and difficulties they face?

Making the effort to understand as best you can is an important step toward recognizing how deep-seated these problems are, and at the same time how they might be overcome.

This time of testing is an opportunity. It’s a chance to shake off the complacency we’d settled into, and to exercise the gift that our system gives us: the ability to make a difference.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

Oxford Borough needs your assistance in naming a service road The new one-way service road that runs from Locust Street to Octoraro Alley is in need of a name. This service road is used only for deliveries to the businesses that face South Third Street, and for pedestrians.

Please provide the reason for the name that you offer.

It can be called an Alley

or a Road, whichever you choose.

Please send your suggestions by email to virtual@ oxfordboro.org, or U S Mail to Oxford Borough at P. O. Box 380, Oxford, PA 19363, or hand deliver to Oxford Borough Hall, 1 Octoraro Alley in Oxford.

All suggestions must

include your full name, address and contact number or email.

All suggestions must be in writing and received by noon on Friday, July 17 to

be considered and voted on by borough council at the meeting of July 20. The zoom link for that meeting can be found on the Oxford Borough website calendar.

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A veracity of voices: New anthology features essays by local women writers

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer At its highest calling, the gift of one’s abilities is best when it becomes transferable to others.

Seventeen years ago, when Dida Gazoli of Kennett Square began her “Motherhood Concessions” blog after the birth of her daughter, she knew that eventually she wanted to give other women that same gift of being able to tell their stories in the form of personal essays and memoirs.

For Gazoli, whose essays and editorials have appeared in the Washington Post, MSN, and on the NPR show “Tales from the South,” entering the world of creative nonfiction gave her the key to discover herself in the context of being a mother, as well as the freedom to write about it.

“I used to think, ‘Who cares about my goofy mistakes as a parent?’” she said. “What I found as a memoirist was that braving veracity – having the courage to admit both my mistakes and my epiphanies – was actually inspiring other people. I began to understand that my writing became much more powerful when it inspired others who were going through the same experiences.”

Now, 17 years after she began her blog, the realization of inspiring others to tell their stories has become a reality. Gazoli recently completed her editing work on Braving Veracity, a new 65-page literary anthology that features personal essays and memoirs written by eight women authors from Chester County and the Brandywine Valley. Now available for purchase on Amazon

and Kindle, each essay captures the voices of women who have revealed poignant truths about themselves, their families and their personal lives.

The proceeds from the sale of the anthology will go toward supporting the authors’ work, their exploration of memoir and their future creative efforts.

The essays contained in the anthology Braving Veracity are categorized in the genre of “creative nonfiction,” a term coined by writer and editor Lee Gutkind to describe personal, first-person essays that are crafted using literary techniques.

Gazoli was inspired to begin work on Braving Veracity after teaching a memoir writing workshop to a group of women writers at the Kennett Library last year. One of her students was the writer and artist Carrie Barcomb, a professional artist, who wrote an essay for the workshop that evoked Hecate, a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who was often depicted holding a pair of torches or a key necklace, and is often seen as a symbol of personal freedom.

Barcomb’s essay is included in Braving Veracity, and her illustration graces the cover of the first edition of the anthology.

“When I read her piece – after she’d decided to reveal what had happened to her -- the goddess representation became Carrie’s ticket to a new life, and it gave her the ability to find her voice and tell reveal her own truth,” Gazoli said.

Like Barcomb, most of the authors in Braving Veracity write about their difficult experiences related to loss,

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Braving Veracity was edited and compiled by Kennett Square essayist and writer Dida Gazoli.

abuse, mental illness, Alzheimer’s, cancer, guilt and self-forgiveness.

The anthology’s youngest writer is a rising senior at Kennett High School, whom Gazoli worked with to help sharpen her essay for publication.

“She told me, ‘There’s so much to tell or show that I don’t know where to begin,’” Gazoli said.

“I coached her to write down the first thing she saw, and go from there.

She already has the gift of being a visual storyteller, so she saw the scene, and was able to immediately get there and write about it.

“It’s not necessarily easy to reveal this as a first-time author, and sometimes facing the veracity of the truth really takes courage.”

For Kennett Square writer Eve Fisher, whose essay “A Sibling Alone” appears in the first edition of Braving Veracity, writing about the loss of her brother gave her the opportunity to give him the honor he deserved.

“The essay is about a devastating experience in my life, and I wanted to be true to what I felt was my brother’s perspective,” Fisher said.

“I saw him as my sibling, but he was his own person. It was a fine

Illustration by Carrie Barcomb

Braving Veracity is a newly-released anthology featuring the personal essays of eight women writers from Chester County and the Brandywine Valley.

line to be responsible to his memory and writing something that other family members who knew him will eventually read.”

Fisher said that her essay centers on a topic that’s often overlooked: the loss of a sibling.

“There isn’t much written about mental illness that isn’t clinical, and losing a sibling is kind of a neglected area of grief and bereavement,” she said. “I hope that those who struggle with mental illness or who have a family member who struggles with it, will get some sense of relief or understanding from reading the essay.”

Gazoli sees the anthology as evolving into a

twice-a-year or even a quarterly publication, issued in conjunction with “Rhythm & Words,” a series of live performances of essays performed by local memoirists, poets and writers that is being planned for a later date.

She said she also wants to help women of color develop their writing voices.

“Everyone has a story waiting to be told, but often, it becomes difficult to illustrate it on the page,” she said. “It’s an emotional process, and sometimes it’s painful, because emotionally, many are not ready to tell their story. I hope to continue encouraging women to keep going, to

unlock their voice, and trust the writing process until they have a story that they feel helps them and will help others.

“That’s the power of storytelling.”

Braving Veracity is now available for preorder on Amazon.com for $14.95 (paperback) and $4.95 (Kindle eBook).

For more information about the anthology and how to submit an essay for possible inclusion in a future edition, email Dida Gazoli at contactdida@didaink.com or visit www.didaink.com.

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

Oxford Rotary Club makes donation to area food cupboard The Rotary Club of Oxford recently made a donation of $1,000 to the Divine Sent Food Cupboard, which is located in Oxford and helps local residents.

Half of the donation was provided by Rotary International District 7450, which includes the Oxford club, through its COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The Rotary Club of Oxford made a matching gift to the food cupboard.

Established in 2003, the mission of the Divine Sent Food Cupboard is to provide food to people

in need in Oxford and surrounding areas.

“Our goal is to decrease the number of food insecure days that hungry residents experience while simultaneously providing nutrition, health and well-being,” said Donna Moore, Divine Sent’s executive director.

Moore explained that the cupboard’s goal is to provide a five- to sevenday supply of food on a monthly basis to local families. This includes nutritious food obtained through the state in collaboration with the

Chester County Food Bank, as well as canned and nonperishable items obtained through food drives and donations.

“We participate in government programs for clients who are below 150 percent of the poverty level,” said Moore.

Divine Sent meets the needs of hungry children by providing additional food, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks, when school is not in session. This has been particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.

“When school is not in session, our families struggle to feed their children adequate, nutritious food, and we are here to help,” said Moore. She encouraged community members to consider making a food donation to the cupboard.

The Divine Sent Food Cupboard is located at 198 Barnsley Road, Oxford, next on the grounds of the Oxford Church of God. More information is available by calling 610-932-3377 or by email at divinesentfoodcupboard@ gmail.com.

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The Rotary Club of Oxford recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Divine Sent Food Cupboard in Oxford.

From left are co-executive director Sylvia Justin; executive director Donna Lee Moore and Oxford Rotary President Dr. Ray Fischer.

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Obituaries ELISABETH REESE CHANCE Elisabeth Reese Chance passed away on July 4 at Kendall at Longwood.

She was born to Mary and John Reese in Lansford, Pa. on Oct. 21, 1920.

She grew up with her sister Mary in Drexel Hill, graduated from Upper Darby High School and then went on to Drexel University. After graduation, she went to work at United Engineers & Constructors in Philadelphia. It is there she met and later married Henry M. Chance II on Aug. 20, 1944. The two bought a farm, Little Valley, in Malvern, and there they raised their family and lived for almost 50 years.

Beth was active in the Chester County Hospital Auxiliary, the Women’s Committee of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and served on the Board of the Chester County Mental Health Association. She was the first woman parishioner of the St. David’s Church to serve as a member on the Vestry. Beth was a family counselor at Family Service and volunteered at The Home of the Sparrow, as well as Planned Parenthood of West Chester.

She will be long remembered by several generations of family and friends whom she touched in the course of her life.

She is pre-deceased by one stepson, Ted Chance, and one son, Henry Chance, She is survived by three sons, Steven, James and Mark Chance, and two step-daughters, Suzanne Schenkel and Barbara Stone. Also surviving are ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

No memorial services have been scheduled at this time.

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

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

SANDRA CAROLE FAIRCHILD Sandra Carole Fairchild, a resident of Thayne, Wyoming, passed away while surrounded by her family on June 16 at her residence. She was 81.

She married Jim Fairchild, then a recent graduate from West Point, in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 1960.

This June 25 would have been their 60th wedding anniversary.

Sandra was born in West Chester, the daughter of the late Clarence Francis Barton and the late Kathryn Goodwin Barton.

After high school, Sandy attended and graduated from Lasell University in suburban Boston. Prior to marrying, Sandy was employed by Summit Trust of New Jersey.

Sandy supported Jim and her family in many military moves—13 of them—during his 20-year Army career.

She made warm, wonderful homes for her family in seven states and Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany. Sandy and Jim moved to Thayne from Southern California in 2006.

Her favorite activities were arts and crafts, golf, skiing and gardening, in addition to rescuing and caring for horses, dogs and cats.

In addition to her husband, Sandy is survived by two sons, James “Jim” B. Fairchild, Jr. and his wife of Salt Lake City, UT and Douglas Fairchild and his wife of Murrieta, CA. Jim Jr was born in Van Nuys, California and Doug was born at the University of Michigan.

Sandy was the grandmother to four grandchildren.

She was predeceased by one son, James Barton, who passed away shortly after birth, and her only sibling, Dean Barton.

Her family will miss her warmth and love very much.

Her funeral service will be private, A public Graveside service will be held at noon on Saturday, July 25 at Union Hill Cemetery, Route 82, Kennett Square.

In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution in Sandy’s name to the Animal Humane Association of Star Valley, P.O. Box 654, Thayne, WY 83127.

To view Sandy’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.

LORNA COHEN BINDER Lorna Binder entered into final rest after a progressive illness. She was 89.

She was a devoted, wife, mother and grandmother. She was the daughter of Mortimer J. Cohen and Helen K. Kalickman. She was the wife of Dr. Martin Binder, who predeceased her.

Lorna was a brilliant pianist, having had the opportunity to work with a New York City orchestra. Most or her adult life was spent in West Bradford, where one of her proudest achievements was that her home was the place in the neighborhood where her children’s friends congregated and made their second home.

In 1996, she and her husband moved to Hershey’s Mill, where she co-hosted the Hershey’s Mill television program broadcasting movies of the golden age of Hollywood. She and her co-hostess introduced the movies, and gave biographies of the legendary stars of the films.

She is survived by her children, Eric (Lilli) Binder, Ira (Elizabeth) Binder and Susanne (Christopher) Green; four grandchildren, Elise, Paul, Douglas, and Blake; her sister, Hedy (Joseph) Elefritz, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held on July 12 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford.

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

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

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ARTHUR L. THOMPSON Arthur “Jr.” L. Thompson, Jr, a resident of Oxford, passed away on July 4 at his residence. He was 68.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of Mary Hess Thompson of Avondale and the late Arthur L. Thompson, Sr. He worked in the warehouse for Christian Salsven Frozen Foods in Malvern for 11 years and retired in 1993.

He enjoyed boxing, football, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and being with his family and friends.

He is survived by one son, Arthur L. Thompson, III of Oxford; one brother, Leonard Thompson of Woodview, Md.; and one sister, Mary Heck of West Grove.

He was predeceased by one brother, Randy Thompson and two sisters, Audrey Thompson and Shirley Thompson.

A graveside service was held on July 13 at the Union Hill Cemetery, Route 82, in Kennett Square.

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

Arrangements are being handled by the Cleveland Funeral Home, Avondale.

CLYDE E. SHOOP, SR. Clyde E. Shoop, Sr., of Oxford, passed away at his home on July 8.

He was 82.

He was the husband of Catherine M. Podmenick Shoop, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage.

Born in Lincoln University, he was the youngest of ten children born to the late Ira and Anna Mary Frame Shoop.

Clyde served in the Air National Reserves 142 Recovery Squadron in New Castle, Del. He was employed with General Motors Boxwood Plant in Wilmington, Del., retiring after 31 years of service.

He was a member of Oxford United Methodist Church and the Union Fire Company No. 1, Oxford.

Clyde enjoyed gardening, farming and especially spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife; four children, Iris Megill of Lancaster County, Clyde Shoop, Jr. of Oxford, Barbara Roark of Lewisville and Allen Shoop of Oxford; eight grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; several greatgreat-grandchildren; and one brother, Ben Shoop (Shirley) of Del. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Muller; one grandson; and eight siblings.

Services are private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 86 Pine St., Oxford, PA 19363 to offset funeral expenses.

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

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

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Local News Tower Health-Brandywine Hospital launches first-ever residency program Tower Health-Brandywine Hospital has initiated the hospital’s first-ever residency program.

The first-year class of the Tower Health-Brandywine Hospital General Psychiatry Residency Training Program began on July 1.

There are eight students in the first class.

The four-year accredited general psychiatry residency program has 32 positions with approximately eight residents per training year. The program offers experiences in inpatient, outpatient, consultation-liaison, geriatric, community, substance

abuse, and child and adolescent psychiatry in a range of clinical settings throughout the Philadelphia area.

“We inaugurated our program this year as a collaboration between a well-established psychiatry training program at Drexel University Psychiatry, and Brandywine Hospital’s highly regarded clinical services in behavioral and mental health,” said Brandywine Hospital Interim CEO Vik Acharya.

“Our program provides a variety of experiences to ensure that our trainees are exposed to a wealth of different types of patients and

clinical approaches.”

“We are looking forward to partnering with Brandywine Hospital on this program,” said Donna M. Sudak, MD, Tower Health-Brandywine Hospital General Psychiatry Residency Program Director, and vice chair for Education in the Department of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine. “The Drexel tradition emphasizes the importance of creating a nurturing, cohesive, friendly and collegial learning environment, and an unwavering commitment to education.”

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The first-year class of the Tower Health-Brandywine Hospital General Psychiatry Residency Training Program began on July 1. There are eight students in the first class.

“It is our hope that residents will graduate with a broad range of skills and have the ability to provide pharmacologi-

Obituaries

JOHN RUSSELL SEITZ, III John Russell Seitz III passed away on July 11. He was 64.

John was born on Aug. 6, 1955 in Ridley Park, Pa. to the late John Jr and Audrey (Cope) Seitz.

He earned a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware in 1980, and practiced as an engineer at several companies, including Hewlett-Packard, before starting his own business, Seitz Technical Products, in 1982.

John was a prolific inventor, responsible for the creation of numerous products ranging from movie film equipment (Steadicam and Skycam) to medical airway management devices (Smartkart and Proshield).

John also had a passion for the automotive world, especially motorcycles, repairing and building his own since childhood. His technical fascinations and interests led to him becoming the proud owner of the junkyard on Route 472.

He was also an avid music lover and attended concerts and maintained a home collection of music from numer-

ous bands, especially The Beatles.

John was known by all for his undeniable genius, his insatiable thirst for knowledge, a weakness for all foods (except peppers), his appreciation of both the simple and the extravagant, and his compassionate and relentless nature. He was an inspiring mentor in countless fields to anyone willing to learn from him.

Even after his numerous accomplishments and impressive feats in life, John asserted the most rewarding part of his life was being a father.

John is survived by his son, John IV, a daughter Samantha, stepson Tyler, their mother Pamela, and his sister, Karen.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St. in Oxford.

Interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Bowmanstown, Pa. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510, Herriman, UT 84096.

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

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

cal and psychotherapeutic interventions for patients with a variety of psychiatric disorders,” said Wei Du, MD, interim chair of Psychiatry at Brandywine Hospital, and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine.

“Residents will become skilled at functioning in multidisciplinary teams, will communicate effectively, and be advocates for patients beyond the bedside.

Residents will develop practice habits that incorporate measurement-based care and quality improvement.”

The four-year accredited general psychiatry residency program includes both didactic and clinical curricula. The didactic curriculum and supervisory experiences emphasize a thorough and well-rounded approach to psychiatry with a substantial focus on psychotherapy as a critical part of the skillset of every psychiatrist.

The clinical curricu-

lum includes a mixture of training in different areas of expertise over the four years, including internal medicine, adult neurology, emergency services and behavioral health.

During the first and second years, residents rotate through a variety of inpatient settings, including time spent at Brandywine Behavioral Health, with one-month rotations on each of the four units – general adult, mood disorders, geriatric, and eating disorders.

The program also includes rotations at other training sites involved with this residency program.

The third year is spent entirely in the outpatient setting. The fourth year includes a mixture of time spent on clinical activities for ongoing care of their outpatients, inpatient “chiefships,” and electives.

For more information about the program, visit brandywine.towerhealth. org/academics.

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Local News Chester County farmers rise to the challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our nation in so many profound ways, and agriculture, an essential business in every way, has been no exception.

From owner-operators of small, suburban produce farms to commodity crop farms on thousands of acres – all have had to rethink their business models and add extra safety measures because of the coronavirus for their families, staff and customers, often requiring extra expertise and expense.

“Chester County’s agricultural industry has always been incredibly

strong. We rank second among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, and place 53rd among the 3,000plus counties nationwide in the total value of agricultural products sold,” said Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz.

“That equates to a $712 million industry.”

COVID-19’s impact on Chester County’s farming businesses has been significant.

For Chester County egg farmers Deb Ellis and Duane Rehmeyer of Highspire Hills Farm in Glenmoore, the pandemic cost them a majority of their restaurant cli-

ents and a large part of their income. Despite increasing demand from their grocery store clients like Crop’s Fresh Marketplace and Kimberton Whole Foods, Deb and Duane were left with a large number of eggs they were unable to sell and feed bills to pay.

“Chickens don’t read the paper; they don’t stop laying in a pandemic,” said Ellis.

With help from some partner organizations, Ellis and Rehmeyer looked to social media.

They had always had Courtesy photos a presence online, but Alejandro Romero, an employee at Pietro Industries in Kennett Square, wearing a hadn’t needed to focus specially created t-shirt that reminds Pietro staff, and the community, that agriculture employees are heroes, performing essential jobs that keep us fed, even during difficult times.

on it much. After a couple well-received Facebook posts about their egg surplus, the couple were surprised to receive an avalanche of new customers to their small, on-farm store.

“Normally, we might have a few cars a day, but now we have upwards of 40 to 50 cars coming down the driveway to buy our eggs, “ said Ellis. “We are grateful to all of our friends and neighbors for their support and are thankful that we have the ability to support our local community.”

Farmers markets, a Chester County egg farmers Deb Ellis and Duane Rehmeyer of Highspire Hills Farm traditional marketing in Glenmoore.

channel for farmers, have also changed in response to COVID-19.

Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell said, “Chester County’s farmers markets are a great source for locally-grown meats, vegetables, cheeses, yogurt and honey – some even year-round.

But just like many other Chester County industries, because of COVID-19 our farmers market operators have had to be creative to continue to safely serve their customers.”

Many Chester County farmers markets now prefer customers order

online and pay in advance to avoid customers congregating in and around vendor booths. The increased social distancing is good for public health, but it has put a stop to browsing and face-to-face conversations with customers, both proven to increase farm sales.

In response, farmers market vendors Sammy Smenkowski and Zac Heacock of Full Circle CSA in Glenmoore chose to open up more spots in their community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. In a CSA program, customers pay in advance to receive farm

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“I wanted to help keep my employees safe and remind our larger community that agriculture employees are heroes, performing essential jobs that deserve our recognition and appreciation,”

Zac Heacock and Sammy Smenkowski, of Full Circle CSA in Glenmoore.

products throughout the growing season.

“We nearly doubled the size of our CSA from last season to not only attempt to meet high demand and feed as many people in our community as possible, but to make up for lost revenue due to markets running very differently and restaurants being closed or limited with sales,” said Smenkowski.

“We have and will continue to use strict hygiene protocol and to come up with creative, safe ways to get food

to people’s homes,” she added.

Increased safety is the name of the game for small operations like Full Circle, up to and including large operations employing hundreds like mushroom giant Pietro Industries in Kennett.

The mushroom industry has always been an innovator when it comes to designing and implementing safety protocols, but the pandemic has caused them to add additional measures beyond their usual practices. It also amplified their ongoing workforce

shortage and caused the loss of major clients like restaurant, university and cruise ship food service companies.

Chris Alonzo of Pietro Industries in Kennett Square (and Chester County Agricultural Development Council Board Chair) has seen a positive employee response to the new measures on his farm including TV monitors playing safety messages in Spanish, increased conversation with employees about their health and his new t-shirt campaign.

said Alonzo.

As many farmers will tell you, COVID-19 is far from the only crisis they have had to manage over the years to keep our grocery shelves fully stocked. Unpredictable weather, employee shortages and invasive pests are no picnic either.

“If nothing else, this pandemic has proven that a robust local food

system is a necessity, not a luxury, and it deserves our steadfast support,” said Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline. “Remember, when you buy Chester County grown farm products today, you are helping to insure farmers will be able to keep growing for us tomorrow. We are all in this together.”

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Information regarding Borough Council Meetings and Committee Meetings is available on the Oxford Borough website All Borough Council meetings and Committee meetings will be held virtually using Zoom until further notice.

All Zoom meeting information will be available prior to the meeting by going to our calendar at https://www. oxfordboro.org/calendar/month and clicking on the meeting you would like to virtually attend. Once you click a meeting, you will be taken to a page with the Zoom meeting information. Please call 610-932-2500 if further assistance is required.

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From the office of the creditor comes the living man, Philip Alexander Carlton Jr. and Crystal Lynette Carlton, heirs and Beneficiaries of the Estate/Trust BARBARA JEAN JOHNSON and BARBARA JEAN CARLTON the decedent set forth below. There is a claim and lien on all variations, derivatives, open and closed contracts and reversionary interest thereto and of the titles BARBARA JEAN JOHNSON and BARBARA JEAN CARLTON and after acquired property in the amount of $800,000,000,000.00 USD/XDR eight hundred billion and accepted for value. All Power of Attorneys are revoked. All debts of the BARBRA JEAN JOHNSON Trusts/Estates are hereafter settled. Any parties with a valid claim greater, request and make known to their attorneys. All other persons indebted to decedent are to make payment without delay to the Administrator named below. This residuary clause is a codicil and amendment to the Last Will and Testament of Philip

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The West Nottingham Township Board of Supervisors will consider adoption of a Resolution for Plan Revision in conjunction with submission of a sewage facilities planning module Component 3m pursuant to the provisions of the “Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act�

(Act of 1965, P.L. 1535. No. 537) as amended and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP�) contained in Title 25, Chapter 71 of the Pennsylvania Code.

The name of the project is Herr Foods, Inc. Off-Site Sewer Force Main Extension and the applicant is Herr Foods, Inc. The type of project is a mix of residential and commercial uses but no process or industrial uses are included.

Each of the uses to be connected to the public sewerage facilities are existing and no new uses are proposed. The proposed connections and structures to be served are within the VCTR zoning district (Village Center Subdistrict). The zoning provides for these existing uses.

There are nine separate tax parcels involved, all of which are owned by Herr Foods, Inc., and include, Parcels: 68-2-57, 68-2-57.1, 68-2-57.2, 68-2-58, 68-2-59, 68-2-60, 68-2-61, 68-2-61.1 and 68-2-61.2 which encompass approximately 12.4 acres within West Nottingham Township at the northwest intersection of Christine Road (Route 272) and Baltimore Pike. The proper-

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ties are located with frontage along the west side of Baltimore Pike and the north side of Christine Road (Route 272). Construction of the sewer force main and connection of the structures/ uses is expected to be completed within approximately eighteen months.

The sewage facilities planning module component 3m for the project, code number 1-15967-215-3m, describes the technical and administrative details associated with the proposed sewage facilities. In summary, the sewage facilities include a gravity sewage collection system within the parcels to be connected, a pump station to be located on one of the parcels and a six-inch diameter sewer force main to be constructed within the Baltimore Pike existing legal right-of-way from approximately Christine Road to the West Nottingham Township border with East Nottingham Township. The sewer force main will connect to a six-inch diameter sewer force main to be constructed by B. K. Campbell, Inc. within the Baltimore Pike right-of-way from the West Nottingham Township border to a point near Water Way Road in East Nottingham Township. There, the sewer force main will connect to an existing 10� gravity sewer main to be owned by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority and the sewage will flow by gravity through the existing collection system in the Borough of Oxford to the Oxford Area Sewer Authority Waste Water Treatment Facility for treatment using a “mechanical� treatment process and reclamation using land application. The proposed sewage collection and conveyance infrastructure will be separately constructed by Herr Foods, Inc. and B. K. Campbell, Inc. and will be owned, operated and maintained

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separately by Herr Foods, Inc. and B. K. Campbell, Inc. until dedication of the infrastructure is accepted by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority. Thereafter, all of the infrastructure will be owned, operated and maintained by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority. Potable water for the existing uses is provided by a combination of on-site wells and the Chester Water Authority from its main located in Baltimore Pike in front of certain of the Herr Foods, Inc. parcels.

The projected volume of sanitary sewage (domestic strength waste) from the structures to be connected is approximately 5,280 gallons per day based on measured water consumption. This equates to 13.2 EDUs based on 400 gallons per day per EDU as required by the DEP and 24 EDUs using 220 gallons per day per EDU as required by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority.

All sewage infrastructure located on the project parcels will be constructed and paid for by Herr Foods, Inc. That part of the off-site sewer force main serving the Herr Foods, Inc. project will be constructed, and paid for by Herr Foods, Inc. initially, subject to the terms of a reimbursement agreement with the Oxford Area Sewer Authority and B. K. Campbell, Inc. that will provide for partial reimbursement of the project costs. All ongoing sewer user fees and other expenses related to service to the subject parcels/structures/uses will be paid for by Herr Foods, Inc. During the reimbursement period, the anticipated approximate reimbursement component cost per EDU associated with construction of the force main is $1,923.08, which is a one-time charge. While the cost of operation

and maintenance of the force main is event driven and varies year-to-year, the average annual cost for operation and maintenance of the sewer force main allocated to each new connection during the initial ten-year period is expected to be approximately $9.86 per EDU. This sewage planning module submission is intended to address the sewage planning elements associated with establishing public sewer service to the nine tax parcels list above and the uses associated therewith and construction of a Six-Inch Diameter Sewer Force Main, using directional boring, within West Nottingham Township.

After construction of the force main and dedication to the Oxford Area Sewer Authority, if other property owners in the geographic vicinity of the Christine Road and Baltimore Pike intersection and force main want to be served by public sewer, those requests will be considered by the Oxford Area Sewer Authority and West Nottingham Township on a case-by-case basis. Separate sewage planning will be required, prepared and processed to address such requests.The project is located within the Chester-Sassafras/Lower Susquehanna, North East Creek and Tweed Creek/Octoraro Creek watersheds.

Each of the preceding watersheds are designated TSF, MF (Trout Stocking and Migratory Fish) water uses. No conflicts or potential conflicts were identified by the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. No conflicts were identified by the West Nottingham Township Planning Commission, the Chester County Planning commission or the Chester County Health Department; no municipal response is needed in conjunction with these reviews. No conflicts were identified as a result of conducting a search of the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory data base. The sewage facilities planning module component 3m and related documents may be viewed at the West Nottingham Township Office, 100 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362, Mondays and Wednesdays between the hours of 9:30 am and 2:30 pm or by appointment. Comments regarding the project sewage facilities planning module component 3m must be in writing and sent or delivered to Ms. Candice Miller, Secretary, West Nottingham Township, 100 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362 within 30 calendar days immediately following publication of this notice.

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We encourage residents to provide public comment by submitting comments via email to office@newgarden.org prior to the meeting to be read aloud. Participants attending the Zoom conference may provide public comment during the meeting. Those individuals with disabilities requiring ADA accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact office@newgarden.org or call 610.268.2915 at least two days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations. This meeting is being conducted virtually as the Township has declared a State of Emergency on March 16th, 2020.

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NOTICE is hereby given that due to the risks in regard to the COVID-19 virus,

the New Garden Township Sewer Authority will be holding a regular business meeting on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 6:15 PM virtually using the ZOOM meeting conference software. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:15 PM. The meeting agenda and information on how to join the meeting will be available on Friday, July 17, 2020 on the New Garden Township website and will be posted at the Township Building. The general public is welcome to join the meeting via a computer, laptop, tablet, cell phone or land line phone.

We encourage residents to provide public comment by submitting comments via email to office@newgarden.org prior to the meeting to be read aloud. Participants attending the Zoom conference may provide public comment during the meeting. Those individuals with disabilities requiring ADA accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact office@newgarden.org or call 610.268.2915 at least two days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations. This meeting is being conducted virtually as the Township has declared a State of Emergency on March 16th, 2020.

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