Concord Township Council will hold a special hearing to consider enacting a proposed Property Maintenance Code Ordinance on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The code provisions include all properties, residential, and nonresidential. The proposal includes “a variety of requirements for the exterior property areas as well as the interior and exterior elements of the structure.” It also addresses lighting, ventilation, and occupancy limits, as…
As the long, dark COVID-filled months stretch before us, and as schools scramble to respond to the latest curveballs thrown by the pandemic, the government must fully address the threats our school districts face moving forward. An unprecedented educational catastrophe is looming and will jeopardize our children’s future success, and thus the success of our country if no countermeasures are taken. I think I speak…
Chester County Health Department issued a set of quarantine guidelines that are in effect today, Dec. 14. Currently, individuals who are in close contact with individuals with COVID-19 or have traveled and not received a negative test result must quarantine. The use and adherence to quarantine requirements continues to be a strong public health measure to mitigate COVID-19, the department said in a press release.…
George Burnett Lewis, 97. died peacefully at Crosslands Retirement Community, on Dec. 9. George was born in Flushing, New York on Feb. 19, to Dorothy Rickett and Morel Peck Lewis. His education included the Buckley School, St. Andrews School, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1947, George married Eleanor Letts from Providence and Narragansett, Rhode Island and raised three children, George…
Evelynjeane Brandt Sutton, 70, a resident of West Chester, died at home surrounded by her family on Dec. 9. Evelynjeane was raised in Upper Chichester and was a 1968 graduate of Chichester High School. She was employed with AstraZeneca for 40 years before her retirement and then went on to work part-time at Kirklands for more than five years. She was an active member of…
The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Boozil Boozil is a shy, little fellow who is a lap cat in the making. Once he knows he can trust, his personality warms up and he shows his true potential as a companion cat. Boozil loves attention and responds positively to gentle love and affection. He will thrive…