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1645 ART SCHOOL ROAD | CHESTER SPRINGS
HOURS: MONDAY -THURSDAY 9AM to 4PM
610-590-5300
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WEST PIKELAND TOWNSHIP NEWSLETTER |
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West Pikeland Township Police Officer Brian Carr was sworn in by Chair Carin Mifsud at the Board of Supervisors meeting on June 6, 2022.
Officer Carr is pictured with his family and Chief of Police Shane Clark.
West Pikeland Township welcomes our newest Police Officer to Chester Springs. If you see Officer Carr in our township, introduce yourself!
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Ted Gacomis Scholarship For Civil Engineering
It has been one year since the passing of our good friend Ted Gacomis, beloved husband to his wife Ellen, professional engineer for both our township and other local townships, loyal business partner, and respected mentor to many. He was an active volunteer in the local rotary club, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Honduras, and led land conservation efforts with the West Pikeland Land Trust.
A scholarship has been set up in Ted’s memory for Chester County Civil Engineering students. His family and friends wish to continue Ted’s legacy of friendship, professionalism, good humor, and caring for others and are hoping that you can contribute to this effort.
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CHESTER SPRINGS LIBRARY NEWS |
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Summer Reading is Here!
By: Susie Hawkins, Children’s Programming Assistant
Summer Reading is in full swing at Chester Springs Library. July program registration is open and August program registration begins July 18. We also have lots of programs not requiring registration. Check out our calendar here to see everything we have going on!
Prize coupons for the End-of-Summer Prize Drawing are rolling in, so keep track of your reading minutes and fill out those coupons! The more reading you do, the more coupons you earn and the bigger your chances of winning a prize! See all the prizes you could win here.
Check out these pictures of the fun stuff we’ve done at the library so far this summer. Boat races, cupcake decorating, stamping your own t-shirt, family shows at Pine Creek Park, and making mosaics. There’s something for everyone at the library and we hope you join us soon!
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Board of Supervisors Meeting |
July 5, 2022 @ 7:30pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
Agendas are posted here the Thursday before meetings |
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Parks and Recreation Meeting |
July 7, 2022 @ 7:30pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
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July 11, 2022 @ 7:00pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
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Environmental Advisory Council Meeting |
July 12, 2022 @ 7:30pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
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July 14, 2022 @ 7:00pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs or via Zoom
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
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Board of Supervisors Meeting |
July 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm
1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
Agendas are posted here the Thursday before meetings |
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July 25, 2022 @ 6:30pm
In person at 1645 Art School Road and via Zoom
The public is welcome to attend. Masks are optional. Please enter via the courtyard.
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Meeting information, including agendas, can be found on our website
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SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS |
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Learn the latest news and events in Chester Springs.
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The Mill at Anselma
July Events
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July 9th ~ 9 am to 10 am - Education Session - The topic is "How the Mill Works." Presenters will be Dave Rollenhagen and Paul Hamill.
July 9th ~ 10am to 4pm - Demonstration Day - Experience this grinding event and see how the Mill operates with most of its 1747 wooden engineering.
July 21st ~ 5:30 to 8:30 pm - Music at the Mill - Stein Realty
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The Music Man at SALT Theatre
September 9 - 25
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CHESTER COUNTY INFORMATION |
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Town Tours & Village Walks
Now through August 12, 2022
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Town Tours & Village Walks is a series of summer strolls through historic neighborhoods, hamlets, villages and sites, and this year, the "strolls" are back to in-person, instead of virtual. This summer, the series will explore Chester County's heritage on Thursday evenings from June 9th through August 18th.
The 2022 Town Tours and Village Walks program will kick-off with a celebration and Humphry Marshall Birthday Bash at the Chester County History Center (225 N. High Street, West Chester) on Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. Presentations will be followed by a tour of the northeast quadrant of West Chester Borough and light refreshments.
Each tour is designed to inform, entertain, and educate about Chester County's rich heritage and historic landscape. The tours are free to attend and begin at 5:30 p.m., lasting approximately 50 minutes, with the last tour leaving at 7:00 p.m.
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Additional tours for the 2022 season include:
- Founding Families of the African American Community in Kennett Square (June 16 Self-guided);
- Eagle Village (June 23);
- Willistown Township — Acres of Quakers, Native Americans, and Conservationists (July 7 — pre-registration required for this tour);
- Rebecca Lukens (July 21);
- Jones Log Barn, Tredyffrin Township (July 28);
- Celebrating 300 Years of the Springs at Historic Yellow Springs (August 4);
- Malvern Borough c. 1889 — From Crossroads to Powerhouse (August 11); and
- Humphry Marshall and the Village of Marshallton (August 18).
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Every home in the US is eligible to order a 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests. Order your tests now! |
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Mysteries of Medicare: Can I Change My Medicare Advantage or Medicare Prescription Drug |
You can make changes to these plans when certain events happen in your life, such as moving or
losing other insurance coverage. When these, or other, changes occur outside the Medicare
Annual Open Enrollment Period (AOEP), you are given a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). This
newsletter will address the SEP that you have when you are eligible for Low-Income Subsidy
(LIS) or Pennsylvania’s PACE or PACENET programs.
Low-Income Subsidy is also called Extra Help which is a federal program that helps to pay out-
of-pocket costs of Medicare prescription drug coverage. Eligibility for the program is based
on income and certain available assets. Depending on your income and assets you may qualify for
either full or partial Extra Help. People eligible for any level of Medicaid automatically receive
Extra Help.
When you are eligible for either level of Extra Help you qualify for more than one Special
Enrollment Period (SEP) in a calendar year. Medicare beneficiaries typically have a chance in
the fall during Annual Open Enrollment Period to make changes with Medicare plans that will
become effective January 1 of the following year. Extra Help eligibility allows for a SEP each
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quarter during the first nine months of the calendar year. If you make a change, it will become
effective the first of the following month. To make another change, you will need to wait for
the next quarter. PACE or PACENET eligibility allows for one SEP during the calendar year.
You may wish to make a change if your preferred pharmacy is out-of-network for your current
plan. Other reasons for making a change could include your plan’s formulary change mid-year,
your medications may change during the year, your plan is not performing as you expected, or
perhaps you were automatically enrolled into a plan that is not working for you. If you need help
making a change, PA MEDI counselors or Medicare can assist you. You can contact PA MEDI
counselors by phone on our Help Line (610-344-5004, option 2) or by email (smilam@chesco.org).
Counselors pick up these messages daily and return calls within one business day. Most of the
Chester County Senior Centers are opening for in-person visits. Call your Senior Center to see
about meeting with a PA MEDI counselor.
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