Art Watch: OxAA Member show opens Friday

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Deep Sea Diva by Paula Graham

The 2016 Oxford Arts Alliance Member's Show starts this Friday, August 19th, with an opening at their Third Street gallery from 5 to 8 p.m. sponsored by Armstrong Cable Company. "This year's Member's Show is a real community art show, exhibiting art by the professional artist to the weekend amateur - which is a true reflection of what we are all about . 'Community through…

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Op/Ed: Need new library, not more study

Here we go again. After over two decades of announcing the need for a new library facility, the current library board and earlier library boards have failed to provide a new facility. Instead the current board is forming another new committee to conduct additional study. The public does not need another study. The public needs a new modern library! Located in the borough! How much…

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Pre-plan talks on Crebilly Farm continue

There’s still no actual plan on the table, but Toll Bros. Inc. and Westtown Township officials continue talking about the possible 300-plus-home development of Crebilly Farms. Toll Divisional President Andrew Semon told supervisors Monday evening during the board’s work session that his company is ready to submit a plan for 300 homes on the 330-acre property as a by-right development, but wants to know what…

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In Pocopson, Barnard House tensions persist

Tensions stemming from the Barnard House continued to surface during the Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Aug. 15. Tempers remained in check, sometimes just barely, during a discussion that dominated the hour-long session. In the end, the supervisors reiterated their stance that no final decision has been made on the fate of the early 1800s building, except that it would be protected.…

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Mary Madeline Greer of Avondale

Mary Madeline Greer, 84, of Avondale,died Monday, Aug. 15, at her residence.  She was the wife of James W. Greer, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Lansing, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Martha E. Powers Blevins. She was a food service manager at Mary D. Lang school in Kennett  Square, retiring in 1997, after 18  years…

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