Archive for June 22nd, 2016

Taking aim against hidden wounds of crisis

For the many hundreds of first responders operating daily in Chester County, the possibility of injury accompanies every call. But sometimes it’s “the invisible wounds that can be more devastating,” the county commissioners were told at their Sunshine meeting on Tuesday, June 21. The speaker was Chaplain Jerry Schwartz, the coordinator of Chester County’s Critical ...

 
 

Teen trio to display Irish music prowess

Even though this high school junior still resides in Pennsbury Township, he spends a disproportionate share of his time around the world – winning musical accolades in the process. So when the acclaimed Méara Meara trio performs on Monday, June 27, at the Blue Ball Barn in Wilmington, the venue holds particular appeal for Keegan Loesel, a master of uilleann pipes, ...

 

Delco podiatrist accused of $5M Medicaid fraud

The doctor who operated A Foot Above Podiatry, a Delaware County podiatry practice, was not above the law, federal prosecutors indicated on Wednesday, June 22. Dr. Stephen A. Monaco, 59, of Broomall, stands accused of a $5 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and four private victim insurance companies. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in ...

 

Catherine Helen DiFilippo McCreary of Avondale

Catherine Helen DiFilippo McCreary, 87, of Avondale, died June 20, 2016 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pa. Catherine was born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DiFilippo and Mary Touquilio DiFilippo of West Grove. She was the loving wife of the late Leon Samuel McCreary Sr., who died in 1969. He was the one true love of her life. ...

 

Barbara A. Pizer of West Chester

Barbara A. Pizer (nee Brady), 71, of West Chester, died June 18. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth R. Pizer and the loving sister of Robert V. Brady. Relatives and friends are invited to her visitation Monday, June 27, from 6-9 p.m. at The Donohue Funeral Home, 3300 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073, 610-353-6300 and Tuesday 10-10:50 a.m. at St. ...

 

Pastoral paths align for TLC’s nature center

The troubles surrounding the waters of the Chandler Mill Bridge in Kennett Township may have finally dissipated. The Chandler Mill Nature Preserve and Interpretive Nature Center has now been fully funded, The Land Conservancy (TLC) for Southern Chester County announced in a press release, inviting residents to dip their toes into the creek in the picnic area or hop ...

 

Police Log June 22: DUIs, accidents, ID theft

• The driver in a one-car accident on South Creek Road in Chadds Ford was DUI, according to a police report. Police said Jeremiah Acton, 18, of Wilmington, was determined to be driving under the influence when state police found his vehicle overturned in a ditch at 9:25 p.m. on June 16. Acton was transported to Riddle Memorial Hospital for medical treatment. • State ...