Chester CountyPRESS
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Covering Avon Grove, Chadds Ford, Kennett Square, Oxford, & Unionville Areas
Volume 157, No. 36
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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BREAKING NEWS FROM THE CHESTER COUNTY PRESS: Trail-cam photos capture escaped prisoner at Longwood Gardens
Search area for Cavalcante expands beyond two-square mile radius By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer While the search for killer Danelo Cavalcante continues to hold much of southern Chester County in the captive grip of fear and concern, the search for the Chester County Prison escapee – now approaching its second week -- has inten-
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sified, as hundreds of local, state and federal agencies using drones, helicopters and K-9 units narrowed Cavalcante’s whereabouts to a two-square-mile radius near Longwood Gardens – a search area that has now expanded. At a 30-minute press conference held on Sept. 4, Lt. Col. George Bivens of the
Pennsylvania State Police – now the lead investigator in the search for Cavalcante -- said that four confirmed sightings have led to the narrowing of the search for Cavalcante to an area bordered by the intersection of routes 52 and 926, Route 52 north to Parkerville Road and southeast along Route 926 in Pocopson Township.
“We have secured that Marshal Robert Clark. area, and continue to actively search it,” Bivens said. Trail-cam photos “While there are a number capture Cavalcante at of challenges, we are confiLongwood Gardens dent that if he is in there, we will find him.” During a press conference Bivens was joined at the held at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, Continued on Page 3A Sept. 4 press conference by Chester County District Danelo Cavalcante Attorney Deb Ryan and Photo courtesy of Chester Supervisor Deputy U.S. County District Attorney’s Office
The Mushroom Festival will be held on September 9 & 10
The 2023 Mushroom Festival welcomes the return of the mushroom-picking contest and more
FROM OUR LENS Stay the night in the Borough
By Chris Barber Contributing Writer The continuing popularity of Kennett Square’s annual Mushroom Festival likely lies in the innovations and adaptations of its leaders. For the 2023 Mushroom Festival this coming weekend, those leaders are Executive Director Gina Puoci and Festival Coordinator Gale Ferrante. Continued on Page 2A
Photo by Richard L. Gaw
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The former site of the Kennett Square Borough Hall at 120 Marshall Street is being converted into a four-suite boutique hotel that is scheduled to open in April 2024. The historic home, originally designed by the architect George Barber, is owned by interior designer Megan Helmuth, owner and principal designer of Riverwards General and her husband, Brian. The home’s basement will be utilized to offer unique food and beverage to hotel guests and the local community. Photo by Chris Barber
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Competitors will aim to consume the most mushrooms in a short time.
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Comcast is bringing cable to the Borough of Oxford By Betsy Brewer Brantner Contributing Writer Comcast is bringing cable to the Borough of Oxford so residents will now have a choice when it comes to their cable service provider. Solicitor Stacey Fuller apprised council of the agenda item regarding Comcast. “This is approving the advertising of an ordinance allowing Comcast to have cable in the Borough of Oxford. However, state law does not provide for Internet from Comcast,” she explained. Cable will be provided to all municipal buildings. However, the story is different when it comes to the Internet services. Fuller explained, “Residents will be getting cable from Comcast, but
federal and state regulations providing the provision of the internet will not provide for that.” Fuller was referencing the Communications Act of 1934, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and any future amendments thereto, the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and Pennsylvania law that authorizes the borough to grant and renew franchises to construct, operate and maintain a cable system utilizing the Public Ways within the borough’s jurisdiction. However, a franchise authority (the borough) cannot regulate non-cable services and Continued on Page 2A
Oxford shows its wheels at the car show By Chris Barber Contributing Writer Oxford welcomed the Labor Day weekend on Friday evening with a large and enthusiastically received car show on Third Street. The event was heavily attended, and the weather was perfect for a stroll down the avenue to
behold the approximately 200 vehicles on display. One elderly visitor who had obviously made the rounds was sitting on a lawn adjacent to Third Street. “It was a nice day. I wouldn’t have come if it was raining,” he said. All along the east side of Oxford’s main thoroughfare, the cars were tucked in one after another represent-
ing years from the early 1900s to what appeared to be the end of that century. Across from them on the west side of the street were scores of vendors, many of them local merchants selling snacks, crafts and even packets of information. The vehicles showed off their owners’ pride, Continued on Page 4A
Photo by Chris Barber
Many parents appeared to explain to their children the ins and outs of the old cars.