What To Do: Balloon Fest, Father Fest & more
Whether looking for fun with Dad or just cool music, there are events for you
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The eighth Annual Chester County Balloon Festival kicks off Friday night in Unionville and continues Saturday.
There are some things that can happen in the sky above you and compel you to look up. It’s almost certain that if there is a hot air balloon in the sky above you,...
Police blotter: DUI, Fleeing charges for Oxford man
KENNETT SQUARE — Borough police report the following incidents in recent weeks:
Borough police report arresting Miguel Perez, 26, Oxford, on May 31 at Baltimore Pike and Onix Drive. He was charged with for Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, False Identification to Law Enforcement, driving while under the influence, and traffic related offenses. Perez, police said, was video-arraigned by the...
The coming public safety crisis
If we don’t deal with it now, fire, EMS and police issues could cost us dearly
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You’ve probably heard about the pension crisis, maybe the school funding crisis or any number of other challenges facing the commonwealth in the coming years.
But let me clue you in to one that might just have you up nights thinking about it: the coming public safety crisis.
The...
On Your Table: strawberry picking at Highland Orchards
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Mother and son Stephanie and Joshua Lichowid came from the Exton area to enjoy opening day of berry picking at Highland Orchards.
A sure sign that summer is finally on its way is the day when locally grown strawberries start to appear at farmstands and markets. Although the long, cold winter delayed this year’s crop, local strawberries are...
Art Watch: New gallery opens in West Chester
Patsy Keller’s fused glass art show this Thursday
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
There is a new art gallery in downtown West Chester, Church Street Gallery, and it is bucking the current gallery trends by creating a fresh, inviting exhibition space for the solo artist. Artist John Suplee and his wife Carol have created a new gallery that feels more like a gallery in Paris or Soho than...
County mourns loss of Atkins
Chester County officials are mourning the death of Ed Atkins (right, pictured here with Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley in February), the County Director of the Department of Emergency Services, who died Monday
WEST CHESTER — Chester County officials are mourning the death of County Director of the Department of Emergency Services, Ed Atkins, who died Monday.
Atkins, a former Air Force officer, had led...
New Garden police investigate church graffiti
NEW GARDEN — Township police are looking for information about who defaced a township church some time last week and are asking for the public’s help in battling such acts in the future.
Township Police are investigating an incident of graffiti in the 200 block of Penn Green Road in Landenberg Village, which occurred to the exterior of the United Methodist Church.
Some sage advice for the Class of 2014
Learn from my (and my friends’) mistakes in college
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Congratulations Class of 2014! What a milestone! Now, on to the next chapter! You have so much to look forward to!
Talk to anyone over the age of thirty and they will undoubtedly tell you that college was the “best time of their life.” We are all jealous.
I am not saying that it isn’t...
What To Do: House and Garden tour, water fun & more
WWII remembrance, street fests just part of busy weekend schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times
The annual Bayard Taylor Memorial Library House and Garden Tour on Saturday, kicks off a busy weekend full of fun local activities for the whole family.
The annual Bayard Taylor Memorial Library House and Garden Tour in Kennett Square has become one of the area’s more popular late spring...
Chester County dairies celebrates National Dairy Month
Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau salutes local dairies
Summer is not just for baseball games, hot dogs and barbecues but also for enjoying great ice cream, milk shakes and some tasty cheese. Milk and dairy products are an important part of our diet.
We begin drinking milk when we are young but most of us drink much less as we grow older. In fact we are never too old to reap the benefits of drinking...
