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Township to Begin Innovative Program to Improve Water Quality

10/14/2020 05:26PM ● By Richard L. Gaw

The Revolving Water Fund will improve water quality and reduce sediment at water sources in the Brandywine-Christina watershed by up to 40 percent.

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Residents ‘Get Re-Kennected’ to Greenway Trail

10/07/2020 07:40PM ● By Richard L. Gaw

To those local residents who have already made walking, running or bicycling on the Kennett Greenway a regular component, last Saturday’s “Get Re-Kennected” event (sponsored by the Kennett Trails Alliance) served as the marketing of trail features they have already familiarized themselves with.

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Editorial: The Genius of Our Open Spaces

09/30/2020 05:27PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

'Our township parks have become our new backyards and our town squares, and they become reflections of our best efforts to combine collaboration and vision'

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In Effort to Stop Spread of Coronavirus, Pa. Launches COVID Alert PA App

09/30/2020 05:26PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

Free application can detect if a user has been in close contact with another user who later tested positive for COVID-19 by sending an exposure alert notification to the user’s phone

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New Garden Cancels Haunted House Tour

09/23/2020 06:59PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

Based on recommendations from the CDC, the New Garden Board of Supervisors announced at their Sept. 21 meeting that the Halloween haunted house event, scheduled for Oct. 23-24 at St. Anthony in the Hills, has been canceled.

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Jessie, The Girl in the Photographs - Remembering the Life of Jessica Leigh Pfeifer

09/23/2020 06:58PM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

In a new book, a local Kennett Square mother shares her grief over the loss of her daughter, in the hope of teaching others.

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Oxford Resident to Celebrate Her Centennial Birthday

09/09/2020 08:08PM ● By Richard L. Gaw

Barbara Ross will turn 100 on Oct. 15, a monumental milestone for anyone who is able to reach that magic year, but an event that Ross is shaking off as just another day.

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The Story of This Service Dog Highlights the Need to End Puppy Mills

09/09/2020 08:06PM ● By Steven Hoffman

Lisa Bennett was fighting both a diagnosis of breast cancer and the need for a liver transplant. Nellie was a mutt abandoned on the side of the road. When united, both of their circumstances changed permanently for the better.

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Oxford Borough Officials Emphasize Adherence to COVID-19 Guidelines

09/02/2020 06:35PM ● By Steven Hoffman

Oxford Borough Council president Peggy Ann Russell and mayor Phil Harris hand-delivered a letter to local businesses that emphasized the importance of following the guidelines from the Pennsylvania Department of Health established to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

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New Pennsylvania Mask Enforcement Laws Hope to Slow Upward Trend of COVID-19 Cases in State

08/06/2020 06:00AM ● By Richard L. Gaw, Staff Writer

On April 1, Levine signed a business safety order requiring masks to be worn by everyone in the state upon leaving their home.

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