State Rep. Stephen Barrar, R-160, serving parts of Delaware and Chester counties, plans to introduce legislation later this month intended to keep firearms out of the hands of those who are legally prohibited from owning them. The measure, which still has no name or bill number because it has not yet been formally introduced, focuses on prosecuting convicted felons who attempt to buy a weapon…
A prominent arts patron once labeled Jamie Wyeth “a wretched child,” a characterization that failed to stick. Lincoln Kirstein, the founder of Lincoln Center, later became one of Wyeth’s biggest boosters. As a fledging artist, Wyeth traded his father’s dogs and raccoons in Chadds Ford for Andy Warhol’s moose head and drag queens in New York. Wyeth’s stint at Warhol’s Factory led to a series…
Helen Ada Hackman, 91, of Avondale, died Friday, March 6, at her residence. She was the wife of Franklin Hackman Sr., who died in 1995, and with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clarence S. and Olga Flantery Bailey. Mrs. Hackman was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her friends and family. She…