Add some snap to your menus with fresh peas
Seasonal vegetables among many offerings at Summer Farmers Market
Fresh tastes of the season will be available from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday as a host of vendors offer a selection of locally grown produce, cheeses, plants and specialty items at the Kennett Square Summer Farmers Market.
This week’s purveyors include London Vale Farm, which will add snap peas and regular shelling peas to its spread...
Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala
Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates
East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker.
Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular...
Library to kids: Hit books this summer
“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants
Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer.
Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials. Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers”...
Music, memories come alive during Memorial Day parade
[slideshow id=1]KENNETT SQUARE — Thousands of local residents gathered to watch one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in recent history, as it made its way from the downtown area of the Borough to the Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Township, Monday, where a moving ceremony honored the nation’s war dead.
Although the closing ceremonies were somber (see video below), the parade itself was...
State police offering free child safety-seat check-up
Technicians will assist parents with proper installation
State police from the Avondale barracks will be conducting a free child safety-seat check-up on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, 23 Firehouse Way, Avondale, police said Tuesday.
The event is being held in conjunction with the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and is by appointment only. To reserve a spot, call...
Opportunity for middle-schoolers to test waters
Newport club offering Intro-to-Row clinic on Saturday
Curious about crew? The Newport Rowing Club (NRC) is offering a “Middle School Intro-to-Row Clinic” on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The session, designed for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, will feature certified coaches and experienced athletes presenting the basics, including water safety, “the language of rowing,” stroke...
New initiatives aim to turn rescues into cherished pets
Adoption is Chester County SPCA’s goal; until then, add Mozart and spritz of vanilla
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Michele Amendola (left), kennel coordinator at the Chester County SPCA, and Carin Ford, a board member, show off a Doberman pinscher puppy that they hope will be a short-time guest at the facility.
The Doberman pinscher puppies yelped gleefully when a visitor...
Sign up now for Relay For Life
EAST MARLBOROUGH — What if you could help the fight against cancer just by taking a walk?
You can by signing your relay team up for the annual Kennett/Unionville Relay For Life on June 7 and 8 at Unionville High School.
With only four weeks left until the event, it is time to register your team. To do so, just go to relayforlife.org/pakennettunionville and follow the instructions. Relay For...
Willowdale plant sale to honor horticulturist’s legacy
Proceeds from Garden Club’s event will benefit area beautification
Proceeds from the West Chester Garden Club’s annual plant sale will benefit area beautification efforts.
Cardinal flower, iris, salvia, sedum, columbine, ginger, butterfly weed and many more floral varieties will be available at the West Chester Garden Club’s Third Annual Plant Sale on Thursday.
Held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....
New Garden Flying Field Open House, June 1
NEW GARDEN — The New Garden Flying Field will hold an open house, Saturday June 1, featuring food, fun, live music, and of course, airplanes. The event is free and open to the general public.
The general aviation airport, owned and operated by the township, will show off its facilities during a fun-filled event, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is June 2.
