Sheriffs’ geography lesson warms many hearts

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Chester County Sheriffs Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh (left) and Alex Underwood have collaborated to make a 9-year-old boy's wish come true.

The contest – an opportunity to spend a day hunting and fishing with the Chester County Sheriff – appeared tailor-made for the 9-year-son of a single mother with health problems. So when a family friend told Alex Collins about the competition, he responded enthusiastically – as did his mother, Leslie Collins, and his fourth-grade teacher at Fern Hill Elementary, Jason A. Thompson. All three wrote…

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Gladys Eggers Vattilano of West Grove

Gladys Eggers Vattilano, 55, of West Grove, died Thursday, Dec. 18, at her residence. She was the wife of Richard A. Vattilano, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Millard and Mazella May Eggers. Gladys was a cash application clerk at Herr’s in Nottingham, PA for the past one and-a-half years. Prior to…

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