Joanne E. Manning (nee Linder), 78, of West Chester, strong, beautiful and supportive mother and grandmother, died at home July 22, 2015. Loving mother of Susan McGowan (Michael), Chuck Manning (Lynn), Tom Manning (Dawne) and Carol Koehler (Al), from her first marriage to the late Charles R. Manning. Also survived by 11 adoring grandchildren. Married to her second husband, the late Frederick G. Schmidt, 1976…
Geraldine M. Gerald (nee Pope), 82, of West Chester, died July 23. Born in 1933 in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Mary (nee Wabble) and Fred Pope. Geraldine worked as the ward secretary at Chester County Hospital for 18 years. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening and antiquing. She was the beloved wife of Jerome J. Gerald; the loving mother of…
Birmingham Township supervisors are less than a week away from voting on whether or not to issue a recommended Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed new home at 1236 Birmingham Road. Supervisor Bill Kirkpatrick thinks the board will vote on the matter during its Aug. 3 meeting. Most such recommendations, which are made by the township’s Historical and Architectural Review Board (HARB), pass without incident.…
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• Pennsylvania State Police from Troop K, Media barracks, have reported a fatal accident on Route 202 in Chadds Ford Township. The report said an as yet unidentified black female was crossing Route 202 on foot when she was struck and killed at 10 p.m. on July 28. The victim was crossing 202 in the vicinity of Carrabbas restaurant. Medical personnel pronounced the victim dead…
• Harvest time in the Ford. Webb Road residents Dennis Decola and Chadds Ford Township Supervisor Samantha Reiner enjoy the bounty of Decola’s farm in Nottingham. Reiner called her neighbor “an incredible farmer. His stuff was SO much bigger than what I'm growing. I was jealous.” (See courtesy photo above.) • Registration for Fall 2015 Youth Sports leagues and clinics at the YMCA of Greater…
“The first time I walked through Kennett Square, I knew I found the place for my gallery." The owner Mala Galleria in Kennett Square is featured in this week’s Art Watch. Having moved half way across the world, Zvezdana Stojanovic Scott found a new home in Kennett Square that reminds her of a charming European town. Mala Galleria in Kennett Square is a wonderful small…
Victoria Browning Wyeth, the art dynasty’s premier ambassador, recently visited The Hickman Friends Senior Community of West Chester, where she spoke to a packed house of residents and guests about her family’s rich legacy. Two Wyeth paintings are on display at The Hickman: Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Cushing Window,” a gift from Andrew and Betsy Wyeth to the residence in 1960, and N.C. Wyeth’s painting “On…
In 2015, administrators at the Pocopson Home, a county-run nursing home on Route 52 in Pocopson Township, began noticing the disappearance of morphine and other controlled substances, prosecutors said. On Tuesday, July 28, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of a licensed practical nurse who had worked at the facility. Carolyn A. Howett, 36, of Coatesville, faces charges that include theft, acquisition…
The historic Barnard House, once an Underground Railroad refuge, continued to spark spirited debate in Pocopson Township, dominating the agenda at Monday night’s supervisors’ meeting. Amid some impassioned and sometimes rancorous rhetoric, Supervisors’ Chairman Barney Leonard and Supervisor Ricki Stumpo made some key decisions about the project, which involves renovating the structure for use as the township municipal building and the home of the Kennett…
Despite overtures aimed at overcoming past baggage, the Kennett Library board continues to experience obstacles to an expansion plan that has been discussed — but not resolved — for more than a decade. In the past month, both Kennett Township and the Borough of Kennett Square rejected a suggestion — already enacted by Pocopson Township — to cut off funding for the library, which serves…