POCOPSON — The old bromide suggests “everything old is new again.”
And while that might seem unlikely in this world of smartphones, social media and the like, the true social hub of the greater Unionville area has been a bedrock of the community since 1849: Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm.
Saturday marks the Grand Re-Opening of the [...]

Better guidelines needed to reduce number of prisoners, cut costs
By Terence Farrell, Chester County Commissioner

Local lockups, county jails, state prisons and federal correctional institutions are filled and overflowing across the United Sates. The cost of housing all of the offenders is staggering, especially in this time when many needed social programs for the poor and [...]

Kennett High senior excelled with Newport Rowing Club and in classroom

Crew anchored the college decision of a Kennett High School senior who recently signed a letter of intent to row with Drexel University, the school district announced.
received an athletic scholarship from Drexel University, a Division I school, where she will be the coxswain for the [...]

Musical element aims to add new – and fleeting – dimension to visitors’ experience

By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times

The grant-imposed deadlines for curators at the Brandywine River Museum initially seemed prohibitive: eight weeks from start to finish to create an unconventional, ephemeral experience for visitors.
Now, several weeks into what evolved into an exhilarating race [...]