More than 200 people from the Kennett Square area rode buses, organized by the Kennett Area Democrats, to the Women's March in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Jan. 21. They joined hundreds of thousands of people who had traveled far and wide, as well as millions more who were participating in similar marches all across the country and around the world, in a demonstration of unity…
The formal process is underway to replace Michael Rock on the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board. Rock resigned from the board earlier this month, citing a lack of diversity and tolerance toward minorities in the district. Board members publicly interviewed four people during their Jan. 23 meeting. Those four included Scott Bosch, Robert Smith, Lisa Tascione and Tom Day. All live within Region B of the…
West Chester University's John H. Baker Gallery will be celebrating a lifetime of encouraging the artistic spirit with the exhibition "Art Spirit and Beyond." The exhibition will include works by artist Karl Kuerner and 50 other of his more than 500 students from over the past 30 years. "My goal is not to teach, but to let them paint." Kuerner says that when he looks…
In his first day of office, President Trump began to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. As a citizen, a resident of southern Chester County, and a leader of a non-profit providing health care to the underserved, I must speak out. I grew up in a hardworking family where my parents owned a small business. They were never able to afford health insurance for our family…
RoseMarie Brizek, 85, of Lincoln University,died Sunday, Jan. 22, at her home surrounded by her family. Born Dec. 7, 1931 in Catasauqua, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Alice (Forner) Zernhelt. She and her family moved to West Hazelton in 1945, where she resided until 1949. RoseMarie became a registered nurse at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Reading, Pa. in 1952,…
Lois Hoopes Scott, 74, of Kennett Square, died Friday, Jan. 20, at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Theodore H. Scott, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hoopes and the late Blanche (Rayner) Cooper and step daughter of the late Franklin M. Cooper. Lois was a…