KHS has 11 honored as National Merit Commended
Kennett High School announced this year’s National Merit Commended students: (back row L-R) Stephen Doroba, Annabelle Schmitt, Jessica Rosenau, Phoebe Hertler, Arshia Faghri, Matthew Bunke, (front row L-R) Kavya Shetty, Hali Jiang, Zixuan Shen, and Laura Elliott. Not pictured is Jacob Ettinger, currently attending University of Southern California.
KENNETT SQUARE — Officials at Kennett High...
KCSD announces six-year strategic plan
New focus on math, school transitions and boosting STEM just some of the planned upgrades
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Consolidated School District Superintendent Barry Tomasetti (center) speaks with local residents, Monday night, immediately following the Board of Education meeting.
KENNETT – Dr. Barry Tomasetti, Superintendent of the Kennett Consolidated School District...
Op/Ed: VISTA 2025 offer balance of growth and preservation
By Molly Morrison, President, Natural Lands Trust
Molly Morrison
It may be surprising that preservation features so prominently in reports about Chester County’s new economic development plan. The need to balance economic growth and preservation is, however, the innovative and insightful organizing principal of VISTA 2025, the County’s new Economic Development Strategy.
The plan, prepared with...
Unionville, Downingtown East top Ches Mont in volleyball
With league race over, local teams look to district tourneys
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Prior to the start of the 2014 Ches-Mont League season, Unionville was the hands-down favorite to take first place in the American Division. And, it appeared as if there would be four main title contenders in the National Division — Downingtown East, Downingtown West, Bishop Shanahan and...
Art Watch: Kate Hodges
Mid October news for Art Lovers and Artists plus a few local art secrets
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The Opening Gala Art Sale and Exhibition for Plein Air Brandywine Valley will be Friday October 24th from 7-10pm at Winterthur. This wonderful event showcases the week’s worth of plein air painting done by 80 juried plein air artists from around the country. The Gables at Chadds Ford...
Unionville, Downingtown West win Ches Mont X-Country titles
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville High has been the site of the Ches-Mont League Cross Country Championships for the last two years and both times the host Indians have refused to let any team leave with the team trophy for the girls’ meet.
On Monday, Unionville, the defending District 1 Class AAA champion, took the team title at the Ches-Mont Championships...
Longwood Fire Co. open house under the stars, Oct. 23
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Longwood Fire Company’s annual open house will be held for the first time under the stars.
“We wanted to give our constituents a chance to visit our facility and to meet all of our wonderful personnel,” said Chief A. J. McCarthy. “In the past we’ve held the event on a weekend and we know that families have many activities in the fall. We feel it is important for the...
Local YMCAs collecting food to feed the hungry
In the United States 14.3 percent or 15.5 million households suffer from food insecurity. Locally, in Chester County, that number is over 70,000 people. The YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and YMCA of the Upper Main Line are hoping to alleviate that problem with a canned food drive.
Drop by an area YMCA anytime between now and October 26 to drop off canned goods. They will be delivered to a local...
The Great Pumpkin Carve, Oct. 23-25
Carvers hards at work during a previous Great Pumpkin Carve, sponsored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society, Oct. 23 through 25.
CHADDS FORD — Anyone over the age of 40 likely remembers the television special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” which aired on October 27, 1966 and became a smash hit, with whimsical scenes of kids carving jack o’lanterns accompanied by the inspired...
Super Six: A list with Pinkpower
October is a great time to think pink
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I got so excited to share the details of my tattoo last week that I forgot to do my Sunday Super Six for October!
And, since this month is all about #PINKPOWER and preventing and eliminating breast cancer, I have chosen some of my favorite things in this glorious color. While the purchase of only one of my picks...
