Monthly Archives: December 2013
No tax increase in Chadds Ford
To borrow an old phrase: There will be no new taxes in Chadds Ford, not going into 2014 at least. Supervisors, on Dec. 4, unanimously passed the budget for next year without raising any taxes. The current millage rate of 0.787 will remain for most property owners. Those whose property is in a fire hydrant district will continue to pay a rate of 0.882 mills.…
Police Log Dec. 5: Crashes, thefts
• Driving too fast for conditions is being blamed for an accident that sent a Parkesburg woman to the hospital on Nov. 27. Police said Andrew J. Throckmorton, 28, of Exton, was driving his Toyota 4 Runner in the left lane on Route 202 behind a Ford F 100 just south of Ridge Road in Chadds Ford Township. The report said the Ford was slowing…
88 keys can’t contain her
Rei Hotoda began playing piano at the age of 3 in Japan. Hotoda arrived Tuesday in Kennett Square to audition for the position of Conductor of the Kennett Symphony. The next morning she told her story — a geographic and career journey — to a group from the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce. After an undergraduate and doctoral degree in piano performance, a career…
KAU Little League names District 28 honorees
The KAU Little League recently selected several players and parents as its 2013 District 28 award winners. Each year, the district—which includes Little Leagues from throughout Chester County—recognizes players, parents, and other volunteers from every league for their athletic achievements, sportsmanship, and dedication to their respective teams and organizations. KAU Little League players—who range in age from four to 18—attend primarily schools in the Unionville-Chadds…
Mind Matters: Stigmas and beyond
Stigma, false confessions, ethnicity, geography, employee health. What’s the connection? Possibly the only connection is that when my American Psychological Association Monitor arrived recently, I gleaned from its pages little chewy nuggets of ongoing psychological research on these themes. Although I remain a clinician and am not a researcher, I applaud the scientists that give foundation to my face-to-face encounters in my work and that…
Charlene Monastra of West Chester
Charlene Monastra, 59, of West Chester, and Ocean City, N.J., died Dec. 2. Born in Wynnewood, Charlene was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Lawser. She was a graduate of Harriton High School and Susquehanna University where she met the love of her life, Tom. Charlene loved her family and friends and her happiest times were spent with them at their home on…
Virginia H. Watson of Kennett Square
Virginia H. Watson, 89, of Kennett Square, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Brandywine Hall in West Chester. She was the wife of Claude J. Watson, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Creston, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John and Melvina Lewis Roark. She was a nurse’s aide at Chester County Hospital for 18 years, retiring in 1986. Virginia…
Balls, Bats and More makes debut at Chester County Book Store
Balls, Bats and More: Essentials of Professional Baseball makes debut at Chester County Book Company on Wednesday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m. Publisher Norman Mawby and 16 of his friends have collaborated on the ultimate book on the essentials of professional baseball. Mawby’s friends include a Hall of Fame writer, the Phillie Phanatic, writers, authors and others interested in the sport of baseball. “The book…
Alice E. Malchione of West Grove
Alice E. Malchione, 91, of West Grove, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Broomall Manor. She was the wife of Paul Malchione who died in 1989, and with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Minersville, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Elizabeth Williams Zeiler. Alice was homemaker and was an avid reader, enjoyed playing Bingo, and greatly loved being with…
Earl Louis Minor Sr. of New Castle
Earl Louis Minor Sr., 88, of New Castle, Del., died Thursday, Nov. 28, at Serenity Gardens. He was the husband of June Elizabeth Baker Minor, who passed away in 2011 and with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Ercildoun, Pa., he was the son of the late Abram and Susan Lewis Minor. Earl was an Inspector at Chrysler Corporation in Newark, DE…