Robert E. Owen, 81, of West Grove, died Monday, Feb. 8. He was the husband of Barbara Cocciolone Owen, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Liverpool, England, he was the son of the late Robert John Owen and the late Jessie Hesketh Owen. Mr. Owen was a printer/press operator at Unipak in West Chester, PAS, retiring in 2004 after 20 years…
Mrs. Mary “Hope” Ferguson Huber, 96, of Kennett Square, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 9, following an illness. Born in Wayne, on July 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Mary G. (Doyle) Ferguson. Mrs. Huber attended St. Katharine of Siena School, graduating in the class of 1942. She worked at Bell Telephone and Philadelphia Water Company and she would…
Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks • State police said they arrested a West Chester man for indecent exposure following a Feb. 5 incident at the Wawa on Route 202 in Chadds Ford. The report identified the suspect as Andrew Little, 33. The report did not give details of the incident, only saying that Little was arrested, processed, and then transferred to Chester County sheriffs due…
Student-athletes at Unionville High and CF Patton Middle schools must wear masks while participating in their sports this spring, even tennis players and those involved in track & field. That's the word from Patrick Crater, the district's supervisor of athletics, who briefed Unionville Chadds Ford School Board Directors on the Spring Sports Health & Safety plan during the board's Feb. 8 work session Crater said…
February is Black History Month and with that comes some new and interesting exhibitions. A few shows are jumping the gun on Women’s History Month and putting women artists in the spotlight as well. James Brantley, famed contemporary artist and life-long Philadelphian, has work online at Stanek Gallery this month. Billed under the gallery’s new Master Artist Series, his paintings will be on view through…
The Kennett Township supervisors will not change their decision to designate Longwood Fire Company as the township’s primary EMS provider for the majority of 2021. The board had voted 2-1 in December to have Longwood provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) to the entire township as of March 1, unless the supervisors adopted a proposal that Kennett Fire Company could submit…
Chadds Ford’s Syreeta Sargent breaks fresh tracks with her cross-country skis along the Harvey Run Tail in Chadds Ford following last week’s snowstorm. (Photo courtesy of Zach Davis of Chadds Ford)
Prospective Penn State Brandywine students and their families are invited to attend a virtual admissions program on Monday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event is open to prospective students interested in applying to Penn State. The session will provide an overview of Penn State Brandywine, from the admissions process to campus opportunities including academic programs, student life, career services, and on-campus…
Rosie Ann Jones, 87, of West Grove, died Sunday, Feb. 7, at her daughter’s home in Wilmington. Born on June 8, 1933, in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Germino and Elizabeth (Doto) Franceschini. Rosie grew up in Kennett Square and worked at the Kennett Country Club. She was a member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish. Most of…
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announced the awarding of $10 million in grants to 333 Chester County small businesses. The individual grants, made available through round two of the Chester County Main Street Preservation grant program for small businesses impacted by COVID-19, range from $20,000 to $49,500. “Preserving Chester County’s main street businesses remains crucial to our economy and…
Peter Lucas, 86, of West Grove, died Friday, Jan. 29, peacefully at home. Born in 1934 in Schenectady, N.Y., Peter was the son of the late Joseph Lucas and the late Anna (nee Szott) Lucas. Peter worked as an aerospace engineer for over 30 years at Thiokol in Elkton, MD. He worked on cruise missiles and on numerous other projects, chiefly for the United States…