Victoria Corrado Peirson, 72, of West Grove, died Monday, Oct. 10, at Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community in West Grove. She was the wife of Rondel G. Peirson, with whom she shared 19 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. Corrado and the late Muffy Manfredi Corrado. Victoria graduated from Kennett High School in 1967 ...
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James Robert Pierson of Landenberg
James Robert Pierson (Bob), 82, of Landenberg, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 21. He was the loving husband of Betty R. Pierson, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. He was the son of the late James and Margaret (Brandenberger) Pierson of Landenberg. He spent the majority of his life on the family farm in Landenberg, where he was raised, and inherited from his ...
Art and Community at Aston Mill Arts

Good energy oozes from every brick and stone at Aston Mill Arts. It could come from the space itself, full of large windows, bright light, and ceilings high enough for those giant skeletons currently taking over lawns to stretch tall in. It could come from the decades of art that has been made there, ever since it was originally partially converted into artist ...
Mary R. McMillan of Kennett Square
Mary R. McMillan of Kennett Square died peacefully at the age of 94. She was the eldest daughter of Maurice P. Richardson and Mary Cooper Richardson. Mary graduated from Kennett High School and attended Goldey Beacom and work at the NVF Company, as an executive secretary to many officers of the company, until retiring at the age of 70. Mary was predeceased by her ...
Musings: Baseball and a BB gun

I'm a Phillies fan; have been since I was about five years old. But my sports fan claim-to-fame is that the only time I ever had a season seat for anything was the year the Flyers won their first Stanley Cup. It was an awesome year, from the opening night win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1-0 win over the Bruins that clinched the cup. Fans were so excited that ...
Around Town Oct. 27

• West Chester University’s Wells School of Music faculty, staff, students, and alumni will come together to pay tribute to one of its most illustrious alumni: arranger, composer, educator, and publisher Robert Harry “Bob” Curnow ’63. A week-long celebration in honor of Curnow will culminate in a free public concert of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, conducted by ...