The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing to take testimony regarding Senator Dominic Pileggi’s legislation addressing the management and disposition of digital assets after death, according to a press release from the senator. Senate Bill 518 would establish the Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, giving people the power to plan for their digital assets in the same manner they make plans for their…
The Chester County Health Department is informing residents that a mosquito sample collected in Phoenixville Borough on June 10 has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first positive mosquito sample identified in Chester County for the 2015 season. The mosquito traps are placed in various locations in the county as part of routine surveillance by Health Department officials. The Health Department…
Summertime stargazing and socializing at one of the region’s premier conservation sites await guests of Friday Night Lights, the popular event hosted by Natural Lands Trust (NLT) at the picturesque ChesLen Preserve. Now in its fifth year, Friday Night Lights will take place on Friday, July 10, from 8 to 11 p.m. Black Horse Motel and New Sweden will provide live music. In addition, expert…
Joseph C. Pesce, 91, of Kennett Square, died June 14 in Sidney, Ohio. His parents were Joseph Pesce and Adelaide Brondo; born in the Liguria Province of Italy, both moved to the US in the early part of the twentieth century, settling along the Brandywine River in the Wilmington, Delaware area. Joseph lived in Kennett Square throughout most of his life. He attended St. Patrick’s…
Dorothy C. Fischer (nee Weatherly), of West Chester, died peacefully on June 12, at Wellington Terrace Nursing Home, where she had resided for the last two years. Dorothy and her late husband, Norman, had previously lived in Downingtown. She is survived by her sons, Bill (Maureen) and Jim (Dawn); her five granddaughters, Aimee Johnsonbaugh (Dennis), Kerry Eden (Patrick), Ashleigh Forwood (Jimmy), Casey Smith (Eric) and…