Around Town Dec. 22

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Members of Brandywine Business Network collected $1,222 to donate to Operation Warm.

• The annual Christmas Eve party at Leader Sunoco is this Saturday, Dec. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Brandywine Baptist Church welcomes everyone to celebrate Christmas. The celebration begins 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, with favorite carols and the message of the birth of Christ at a special candlelight service. Pastor Marcos Almonte also welcomes you to a Christmas morning…

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Adopt-a-Pet Dec. 21

Come meet all the wonderful animals available now for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. All featured pets are “Name Your Price” adoption fee until Monday, Dec. 26. Not ready to adopt? Then sponsor a pet and provide a safe place for our companions to rest until they find their forever homes. Help us give them a second chance at a fresh start. HAPPY FEET Hello everyone, my name is Happy Feet…

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Academic Acknowledgement

• Ashlie Pilotti, of Chadds Ford, graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in biology during commencement exercises Dec. 16 and 17, at Coastal Carolina University. • Casey Cattie, a Chadds Ford native, qualified for the Fall 2016 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with…

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Patricia Morgan Zyber of West Grove

Patricia Morgan Zyber, 84, of West Grove, died Saturday, Dec. 17. She was the wife of Kenneth Zyber with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Flint, Mich., she was the daughter of the late James and Muriel Morgan. She graduated from the Ypsilanti Normal College and the University of Michigan. She taught at The Michigan School for the Deaf and Hawthorne Children’s…

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Student faces charges for bomb threat

Charges will be filed against a 16-year-old 10th grade student at Unionville High School for making the bomb threat at the Unionville High School last week, according to East Marlborough Township police. The Friday, Dec. 16 actions of this student caused the school to be evacuated and subsequently searched by numerous K-9 teams from the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and several Philadelphia area police agencies.…

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Police Log Dec. 21: DUIs, accidents, thefts

• One motorist was injured in a two-car crash in Chadds Ford Township on Dec. 19. Police said Lisa Froude, 54, of Oxford, was crossing Route 202 from State Farm Drive with the green light when she collided with Alexandra N. Badanjek, 23, of Pottstown, who was turning left onto northbound Route 202 from Brandywine Drive. Froude was transported to Riddle Hospital with what police…

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