This year’s Pennsylvania primary election affirmed the fact that most of our citizens have lost faith in government and the political process. More than 80 percent of our commonwealth’s registered voters failed to show up to vote. It’s no wonder. People have seen increasing partisanship deadlock cripple any chance of progress in both Harrisburg and Washington. They see problems mount and the absence of bold…
Pocopson Township supervisors passed a resolution authorizing the grant contract closeout for the Pocopson Township Trail Related Support Facilities Project. The vote was 3-0. The grant involved phase 1 of the Barnard House project, according to Supervisors’ Chairman Barney Leonard. He said the township applied for the $250,000 grant in July 2013 for the development of trail-related support facilities and received the entire amount. The…
West Goshen Township Police are seeking the public’s help to identify whoever stole a van and multiple tools from a flooring company on Thursday, June 18, at 11:15 p.m. Police said someone entered multiple vans at Mansueto Hardwood Flooring Ltd., which is located in the unit block of Hagerty Boulevard in West Chester, managed to “punch the ignition” (a procedure that enables one to start…
Open your storybooks, put on your wings, and get ready for a magical adventure as the annual Fairy and Wizard Festival returns to the Tyler Arboretum on Sunday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity to become a dragon, make a fairy wand, plant a magic bean, and enjoy lots more imaginative play. Listen to enchanted tales from around…
John A. Caligiuri Sr., 92, of West Grove, died Saturday, June 20, in the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice. He was the husband of Theresa Biondi Caligiuri, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Anthony and Antionette Mascara Caligiuri. John was a self-employed mushroom grower for 50 years, retiring in 1985. He was a…
Administering the Chester County criminal justice system, or any justice system for that matter, is difficult. Costs to taxpayers can be exorbitant, rehabilitation efforts for prisons need be innovative and providing a safe environment for all involved is a must. The tasks aren’t easy. Chester County has been addressing these issues, and we have seen tremendous progress in the past year. The average daily inmate…
Joan Marie Smyth, 62, of West Grove, died Thursday June 18, at the Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood. She was the wife of Robert “Bob” Smyth, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Chester, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and the late Joan Marie (Reilly) Murphy. Joan was a 1970 graduate of Avon Grove High school and a 1975 graduate…
They came to share their sorrow, grief, apprehensions and frustrations, and to draw strength from one another. That was the purpose of a special ceremony at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in West Chester. Members and visitors gathered at the church Sunday, June 21, after the regular service to talk about the fatal shooting of nine people in South Carolina last week. On Wednesday, June 17,…
Walls covered with paintings are expected in an art gallery, but what does the home of an art dealer look like? In the case of Paul Durand-Ruel, his home looked like an art gallery as well. In fact, he had 270 paintings in his home in Paris and opened his home to the public at the end of the nineteenth century to display his own…
Salon Sestra, the new salon at Olde Ridge Village, is aptly named. “Sestra” means sister in several Eastern European languages, including Czech, Russian and Ukrainian. And the new salon is owned and operated by two sisters, Kristin Totoro and Nikki Talarovich. Talarovich is the stylist and has 14 years in the salon industry. Totoro has a background in business, specifically in customer service and sales, as…
Kathleen Palcso Shatley, 61, died at her home after a nine-month battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Richard Shatley, with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her former spouse, Paul Combs. She was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Palcso of Kennett Square. She worked at Phillips Mushroom Company in Kennett Square until…