Fourth-graders impress Pocopson supervisors

A trio of fourth-graders from Pocopson Elementary got multiple rounds of applause for their presentation at the Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Nov. 23. Josiah Hoopman, Bridget Hoban, and Chi Xu, members of Team AHA Moment from First Lego League Robotics, expressed their concern about the tubes used to protect saplings throughout the area from rodents and deer. Tree-planting initiatives have become…

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Betty A. Hood of West Grove

Betty A. Hood, 85, of West Grove, died Monday, Nov. 23, at Jenner’s Pond retirement community in West Grove. She was the wife of the late Lawrence P. Hood who died in 1987 and with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Elmer L. and the late Catherine Marie (Moyer) Armentrout. Betty enjoyed sewing, cooking,…

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Couple finds business model worth copying

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S&L Services co-owners Luis Ortiz (from left) and Sandy Tapia pose with Erik Ortiz, one of their employees at the design and printing business they opened in Kennett Square.

When a Kennett High student got a part-time job at Rubenstein’s a decade ago, she had no inkling of the impact the family-owned, office supply company would exert on her life. For starters, Sandy Tapia, now 26, met another employee, Luis Ortiz, who’s now 30, and they’ve been a couple ever since. Then in August, they added a business partnership to their relationship, opening S&L…

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PennDOT offers holiday travel tips, warnings

Police departments from 77 municipalities across Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will conduct seat-belt enforcement activities as part of the national Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket” enforcement mobilization, PennDot announced on Monday, Nov. 23. The enforcement will occur from Nov. 23 to Nov. 30 on various roadways across the region. Many municipal police departments will conduct seat-belt and DUI enforcement at the same time,…

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