My name is Hope and I’m a 4-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair. I was brought to the Chester County SPCA in February and it’s hard to believe that a lovely girl like me has not been adopted yet. You can’t help but fall in love with me as soon as you see me. I have gorgeous green eyes that will catch the attention of just…
Concord Township supervisors are looking at a variety of different government models and have authorized advertising an ordinance that would put such a question on the November ballot. In a rare Friday night meeting, supervisors voted to advertise a hearing that would put the following referendum on the ballot: “Shall a Government Study Commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of…
Chester County authorities dubbed an investigation into a cocaine-trafficking ring “Operation Snowflake,” an operation that has generated copious time behind cold steel bars. District Attorney Tom Hogan said two defendants received state prison terms last week. Omar Lopez-Jurado, 31, of Coatesville, was ordered to spend 12 to 24 years in jail, and Jaime Moreno-Gomez, 39, of Oxford, received a 10- to 20-year term. Hogan said…
• A Delaware man was cited for failing to yield in connection with an accident on Route 926 in Pennsbury Township on July 14. Police said Francis Toner, 50, of New Castle, was making a left hand turn onto eastbound Route 926 from a gas station parking lot, but failed to yield to oncoming traffic. Toner’s vehicle was struck by another car traveling west. No…
• The Kennett Square Murder Mystery Art Stroll will take place Friday, Aug. 1, starting at 6:30 p.m. The murder “discovery” is at 6:45 p.m. This year the theme is Art in the Garden and it has drawn a variety of colorful characters from the local and regional garden clubs. But underneath the veneer of friendly competition there lurks a darker side to the event.…
Sale flyers arrived at my house this week advertising Back-to-School savings. As office supplies are integral to my job, sales like this catch my attention. Back-to-school shopping was also one of my daughter’s favorite activities of the year when she was little and, I must admit, it is also nostalgia and habit from those years that attract me to these ads. In staring at the…
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts opened its retrospective exhibition of Jamie Wyeth’s works on July 16, and, as the fates allowed, I was there. Objectively speaking, it is doubtful anyone would deny Jamie Wyeth’s extraordinary skill and expertise as an artist. However, my reflections here are simply subjective — pure projections of my own psyche. First of all, I was delighted to be able…
The Chester County Health Department is informing residents that mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in West Goshen Township. The positive mosquito samples were both collected on July 10, 2014. Mosquito traps are placed in various locations in the County as part of routine surveillance by Health Department officials. The Health Department will continue to monitor these areas as well as surrounding…
The Kennett Symphony of Chester County (KSCC) presents Symphony Under the Stars on Saturday, August 9, 2014, 7:00 pm (Rain date August 10) in the Open Air Theatre of Longwood Gardens under the direction of Guest Conductor, Markand Thakar, of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and featuring Soprano, Stephanie Scogna, winner of the 2013 KSCC Vocal Competition. It’s a summertime tradition: The Kennett Symphony performing symphonic…
Mr. Charles F. Patton, of Unionville, died Saturday morning, July 19. He was 85 years old. Born in West Chester, on Sept. 25, 1928. He was the son of the late John W. Patton and the late Edith Moore Patton. He was the beloved husband of Joanne Hood Patton for 59 years. Father of Charles (Rick) Patton, Jr. and his wife Cindy, Nancy Patton, Amy…
