Oxford
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The Summer Camp That Never Really Ended for These Chester County Men
Every Friday, about 20 men scattered across the country open their laptops and dial into a Zoom call. They’re in their 70s and 80s now, but for an hour or so, they’re kids at camp again. The thread connecting them is Camp Saginaw, the overnight camp in Oxford farmland where they spent their summers in…
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‘SILO’ Nonprofit Provides Impactful Community Support in Oxford
SILO, a local nonprofit organization, has continued to have a powerful impact on the Oxford borough with its community support efforts, writes Gabbie Burton for Chester County Press. For the past fourteen-years, SILO—an acronym for Serving, Inspiring, and Loving Others—has addressed food and housing insecurity in Oxford through food drives, community gardens, housing assistance, emergency…
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Oxford Native Stuns with 4-Chair Turn on This Season of ‘The Voice’
A Chester County native recently auditioned for The Voice, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The Voice is one of the biggest singing competitions on television, featuring four teams led by musical icons who mentor the contestants as they journey through the rounds of competition. Gabrielle Zabosky, from Oxford, impressed the four judges during…
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Washington Post Details How a Flower Farmer in Oxford Kept Up Her Spirits During a Time of Stress, Sacrifice
The Farm at Oxford – which grows thousands of peonies, dahlias, and bulbs each year – has added a vegetable garden to its 12-acre property during the pandemic, writes Adrian Higgins for The Washington Post. After realizing she wanted to start growing vegetables on her land, the farm’s owner, Mara Tyler, contacted her friend, Matthew…
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Washington Post Details How an Area Flower Farmer Kept Up Her Spirits During a Time of Stress, Sacrifice
The Farm at Oxford – which grows thousands of peonies, dahlias, and bulbs each year – has added a vegetable garden to its 12-acre property during the pandemic, writes Adrian Higgins for The Washington Post. After realizing she wanted to start growing vegetables on her land, the farm’s owner, Mara Tyler, contacted her friend, Matthew…
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Area Home to Pair of Golfweek’s 10 Best Public Courses in Pennsylvania
Southern Chester County is home to two of the 10 best public golf courses in Pennsylvania, writes Jason Lusk for Golfweek magazine. The courses featured in Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play in each state were ranked based on 10 criteria, some of which include design, challenge, and quality of greens. All of the courses…
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FROM CHESCO: What Are the Odds That This Baby Was Born on This Day at This Hospital?
Oxford residents Lauren and Dave Peirce will never have to worry about forgetting their son’s birthday, or vice versa, writes Dan Farrell for NBC Philadelphia. Both Lauren and Dave were born on Feb. 6, 1989 at Chester County Hospital. Decades later, they welcomed a son on the same day at the same hospital. The Peirces…
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