August 23, 2017 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Patricia A. Zellman of West Chester

Patricia A. Zellman (nee Harley), of West Chester, died Monday, August 21.

Beloved wife of the late John J. Zellman, Sr.; loving mother of John J., Jr. (Claudine), Frances P., Christopher L. Zellman and Heather A. Dempsey (Bob); loving grandmother of Aidan and Gavin Dempsey; dear sister of Mary Agnes Troutner and the late James F. Harley; also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing 9-10:20 a .m.Thursday, Aug. 24, and to her funeral mass at 10:30 at St. Maximillian Kolbe Church, 15 E. Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, PA 19382. Interment St. Agnes Cemetery.

Arrangements by The Donohue Funeral Home, 1627 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-431-9000. Online at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.

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School board OKs $134K for Hillendale

School & Education

It was a quick meeting for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board this week, but the board did manage to authorize some field trips and more money for improvements at Hillendale Elementary School.

Classes for 4,000 students are set to begin Aug. 28. That number came from Superintendent John Sanville who also said that work on the Route 926 Bridge is on schedule to reopen on Sept. 1, so there will only be a few days during which school buses will need to detour around the bridge.

Board members voted unanimously to grant a $133,800 contract to Alban Engineering to work o the HVAC system at Hillendale Elementary. Work would include replacing three heating and air conditioning units, replacing boilers with higher efficiency models along with replacing pipes and associated ductwork.

The board also approved a field trip to France in June of 2018 for about 20 students who are taking part in an exchange program. Directors also approved some tentative day trips.

During a discussion of those trips, Director Gregg Lindner said the board should look at the expenses for some of them. He said there had been trips to New York that were too expensive for some families in the district, suggesting that students could take a day trip into Philadelphia at much less cost.

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Police Log Aug. 23: Accidents, assault, drunken bicycling

Police

• No injuries were reported, and no driver was cited after a three-vehicle, rear-ender accident on Route 1 in New Garden Township on Aug. 15. State police said it was raining at the time of the accident. The two vehicles had stopped after merging into a lane because of construction in the area. The third vehicle, a Ford F150, struck the middle vehicle that, in turn, struck the lead vehicle. The accident happened at 2:23 p.m. Police did not identify the drivers involved.

• State police from the Avondale barracks said Kesean Devon Young, of Millersville, was arrested for drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in New Garden Township. A police press release said officers stopped Young for vehicle code violations. The incident happened July 6 at 11:23 p.m.

• State police said Jeffrey Carlin Harrison was involved in a case of simple assault in Kennett Square in June. A report released earlier this week said Harrison struck a woman in the eye and shoved her head against a bedroom dresser.

• According to the Southern Chester County Regional Police, Adan Toribio-Chavez, 41, of Landenberg, was cited for the summary offense of public drunkenness, after he was found to be operating a bicycle, while intoxicated, in the 8800 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township. He was driven home and released with a citation.

• Alejandro Hernandez, 27, of Avondale, was arrested and charged with DUI and a related traffic offense, after the Kia sedan he was operating was observed being driven in an erratic manner, police said. The incident occurred on Aug. 19 at 11:11 p.m., in the 900 block of West Cypress Street, New Garden Township. After failing field sobriety tests, police said, Hernandez was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI. He submitted to a chemical test of his blood to determine his blood alcohol level.

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