Get the dirt on composting techniques
Free county class even offers certification opportunity
Dishing the dirt in an environmentally responsible way is one positive offshoot of a new free class.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners, through the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, is offering a Certified Master Composting Class at two county locations. Attendance is required for one class a week for all three weeks to receive...
Kennett High to host top area musicans, Jan. 26
KENNETT SQUARE — Kennett High School is hosting top musicians from 35 high schools in the southeast Pennsylvania region who will perform a variety of music on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
Each year, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 selects musicians who come together for a short time to practice and perform a concert. Dr. M. Gregory...
Support offered to families with loved ones in system
New group aims to provide empathy, resources
A new support group aims to help families who have a loved one in the juvenile, county, state or federal justice systems.
If you have a loved in the juvenile, county, state, or federal justice system, you are not alone, and a new support group wants to ensure that you have access to needed resources.
A collaboration of the Coatesville Youth Initiative,...
Kennett fund-raiser taps into craft beer fervor
Historic Kennett Square is brewing up a winter beer festival.
Winterfest to feature offerings from at least 25 craft breweries
Historic Kennett Square is brewing another appetizing opportunity for craft beer lovers: the first annual Kennett Winterfest.
Modeled after the popular Kennett Brewfest, a fund-raiser held in September that usually sells out, Winterfest will enable participants to partake...
Warm up winter with hot film slate at the Flash
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Independent Film Series has another series for four films planned for the winter, all available for screening in the cozy confines of the Kennett Flash:
The Intouchables on Thursday, January 17
The skinny: A feel-good French buddy film that broke box-office records around the world.
The plot: After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat...
County recycling venture searching for home
Nonprofit will provide unused furnishings to those in need
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
About five years ago, a successful, charitable endeavor that recycled unwanted furniture to needy families ceased operating in the county because it lost its lease and was unable to find a new, affordable warehouse.
Now, another group is trying to fill that void, and experiencing a similar...
Upland students spread holiday cheer
Students from various grade levels worked to make for happier holidays for the families of the Tick Tock Early Learning Center in Avondale, delivering food, supplies and gifts to the needy families served by the center.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – During the weeks before Christmas, students, staff and families at Upland Country Day School participated in an Adopt-a-Family program to provide gifts and...
Candlelight vigil planned in Kennett, Friday
KENNETT — Local residents plan to gather Friday evening with a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The event starts, in memory of those lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will run from 6 – 7 pm. Those participating are asked to meet on the 400 block of Center Street in Kennett Square, on the sidewalks around the Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center. People...
Cosentino joins Chester County Futures
Chester County Futures’ New Director of Student Programs Giselle Cosentino.
EXTON — Giselle Cosentino has been named the new Director of Student Programs for Chester County Futures.
Cosentino brings nearly 20 years of experience both working and volunteering in non-profit organizations across the country and an extensive educational background to Chester County Futures (Futures).
Organization...
Tips for buying and keeping your Christmas tree fresh
Christmas trees on display at the Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm in Pocopson. Following a few simple tips can lead to your tree lasting longer.
With Christmas now just weeks away, local shoppers will be thinking about where, when and how to buy their Christmas trees. The folks at Brandywine Ace Hardware & Pet — who already have a wide selection of trees available, have been offering advice...
