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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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Oxford Police Department Requests Full-time Detective

10/07/2020 07:30PM ● By Betsy Brewer Brantner, Contributing Writer

The borough's police department is reviewing its personnel needs based on best-practices studies and found that they should have 13 full-time officers.

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Chester County Sheriff’s Office Reveals Names of New K-9s

10/07/2020 07:22PM ● By Steven Hoffman

The two young K-9s in training to become four-legged deputies in the Chester County Sheriff’s Office now have their names – selected from more than 600 suggestions sent in by Chester County residents of all ages.

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Sixty-one Years of Haircuts in West Grove and Still Going Strong

10/07/2020 03:33PM ● By Steven Hoffman

John Ruffini carries on the legacy and family business, Ruffinis Barber Shop, that his father started in West Grove. It has endured and remains a centerpiece of the small shops and municipal buildings on Rose Hill Avenue.

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Obituaries for the week of October 5

10/05/2020 02:40PM ● By Steven Hoffman

Obituaries for Moore, Baker, D’Amico, McDonald, Hamlin, Roosevelt, and Parker

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Chester County Press - September 30 edition

09/30/2020 05:27PM

Read about the Oxford Borough police responding to two serious incidents, Penn Township receiving a big grant, the United Way of Southern Chester County marks its 75th year with a renewed commitment to serving nonprofits on the front lines, and more.

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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 Hosts ‘Open House’ at St. Anthony in the Hills

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

On Sept. 23, the township opened the gates to St. Anthony in the Hills to more than 200 local residents, and invited all of them to share their creative vision for the future of this well-worn yet stunning crevice of township land.

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Mario Basciani: His Life, Well Lived

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

A special tribute from the Chester County Press to a community leader

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