Gary William Chaillou, 67, died Saturday, Jan. 19 surrounded by loved ones, at his home in Landenberg. He was born on July 15, 1951 in Baltimore City, Md. and was raised in Baltimore and Ellicott City, Md. by the late Wallace and Ethel Chaillou. He graduated from Glenelg High School in 1969. Gary shared 15 years of marriage to Margaret (Meg) Hereth and their blended…
Michael (Mike) Aaron Harpe Sr., of Newark, formerly of West Grove, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Newark. He was 57 years old. Mike graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1979. He worked as a chemical operator for Formosa Plastics Corporation in Delaware City for 35 years. He enjoyed fishing and attending music concerts, with his favorites being Van Halen, Metallica, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Mike…
As part of the Brandywine Creek Greenway initiative, the Brandywine Conservancy and Chester County Planning Commission are studying the feasibility of a Brandywine Water Trail—a formalized route along the waterway for recreational use, enhanced by connections to land trails. Two public meetings are scheduled for Feb. 5 and 12 to get input from the community on routes that are currently used; areas that are unsafe…
Pennsylvania State Police • A 37-year-old woman from Concord Township told police that someone tried to defraud her of hundreds of dollars. According to the state police report, the woman said she was sent an email from someone she believed to be a priest from the church where she works. The email instructed her to buy $300 worth of iTunes gift cards for a hospitalized…