Oxford Area High School senior Daniel Carlin, son of Juliana and Brian Carlin, is the school’s recipient of the Chester County Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award. Daniel is one of nine county high school students to be honored by the chapter at a ceremony on March 14 at the … Continue reading »
Budgets ailing from bad economy in E. Marlborough
By Olivia Ceccarelli, Staff Writer It’s a story heard all around the county: municipalities and area organizations suffer because of decreased state funding and unpredicted draws on the budget, namely to manage winter weather. East Marlborough township is no exception, as the Board of Supervisors discussed at their meeting on February 7. Fickle Mother Nature’s … Continue reading »
County wants to end homelessness
The Chester County Commissioners are committed to working towards an end to homelessness in Chester County and have issued a proclamation supporting the development of a 10-year plan to do just that. “Efforts to end homelessness are essential to the larger mission of preserving and optimizing the quality of life of all residents of Chester … Continue reading »
Chester County Historical Society awarded Civil War exhibition grant
The Chester County Historical Society has received a $3,000 Pennsylvania Humanities Council grant to develop the exhibition “On the Edge of Battle: Chester County and the Civil War” that will open in September 2011. CCHS was selected by the PHC to participate in its “Our Stories, Our Future” initiative on American history. The exhibition will … Continue reading »
Grand occasion
By Steve Hoffman, Staff Writer Jasmine Jones netted her 1,000th point in dramatic fashion on Feb. 4, stepping to the free throw line with 36 seconds left to play and the Red Devils trailing West Chester Henderson by two points. The first free throw gave Jones her 1,000th point. The second free throw tied the … Continue reading »
Doren announces that he won’t seek another term on Kennett School Board
By Steve Hoffman, Staff Writer Douglas Doren announced on February 14 that he will not seek another term as a school director for the Kennett Consolidated School District. Doren, who represents the New Garden Township region on the board, said that it was a very difficult decision to not run again. “Being able to be … Continue reading »
Avon Grove may raise taxes for second time in two years
By Olivia Ceccarelli, Staff Writer At the February 10 Avon Grove School District school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Gus Massaro announced that the board and administrators will be working to develop the $3.6 million worth of reductions deemed necessary for the upcoming budget. With changes in state government, the school district could be facing significant … Continue reading »
U-CF sets preliminary school budget
By Olivia Ceccarelli, Staff Writer Last night at the February 14 work session, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District approved the preliminary budget for 2011-12 in the amount of $69,768,266. This preliminary budget reflects a tax increase of 1.0 percent. Real estate taxes will be levied on June 20. By county, this means .99 in Chester County … Continue reading »
Oxford women form local military support group
By Nancy Johnson, Staff Writer “Sometimes you just need someone to talk to,” says Bev Jones whose son Kevin enlisted in the Army last September. “That’s kind of how our group, Parents of Military Support, started.” Jones and Janet Hudler formed the group last November when they discovered by accident that they both had similar … Continue reading »
Kennett graduate Busby to represent USA Athletes International in European Pitch Tournament
The University of Mary Washington’s softball program has announced that Kerry Busby (C, 5-3, So) of Landenberg, has been selected by USA Athletes International to play in the 2011 European Pitch Tournament in The Netherlands, Belgium and France from July 7- July 18, 2011. The team will play five games and have the opportunity to … Continue reading »
