Scam alert in DelCo

Delaware County has been made aware of a resident reporting that a person posing as a data collector for the County’s Tax Reassessment Project requested to enter her home. The County reminds residents that the data collectors hired by Delaware County will never ask to enter a home. They have been trained to knock, identify themselves if someone is home, and inform the occupant of…

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Mixed Media: Call to artists

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John Suplee Gestural Landscape at Church Street Gallery

It’s back to school season! Which means it is also submission and call for entry time for artists. I’d like to start today’s article off by introducing some opportunities and deadlines to artists in the area. First, the much anticipated Fourth Annual National Juried Show with Oxford Art Alliance will be accepting applications through August 31. The deadline has been extended from the original August…

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County participates in ‘International Overdose Awareness Day’

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Last year, 97 pinwheels were displayed at the Chester County Justice Center for International Overdose Awareness Day – representing the 97 lives lost in 2016 to accidental drug overdose. This year’s display of pinwheels will increase to represent the 144 lives lost to accidental drug overdose in 2017.

As part of Chester County’s commitment to tackle the opioid and heroin epidemic, the County’s Department of Drug & Alcohol Services announces the County’s participation in “International Overdose Awareness Day” on Friday, August 31, 2018.  On this day, the County will be joining communities around the world in encouraging residents, businesses and organizations to raise awareness of overdose, reduce the stigma surrounding overdoses and drug-related…

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Around Town Aug. 23

• The Garnet Valley Gherkins pickleball club returns to indoor play on Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to noon. The open house with free door prizes and free instruction for beginners will be Sept. 14, from 9 a.m.-noon. Play is free and all levels are welcome. Indoor play is at the O’Donoghue Fieldhouse, 42 South Thornton Road. For more information, go to www.GHERKINS.ORG • PAWS for People will hold…

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