County working to assist flood-ravaged residents
Clean-up kits will be distributed Thursday evening in three locations
The driver of this truck was likely eager to get to higher ground on the bridge near the Northbrook Canoe Company. Photo by Dave Lichter
In an effort to facilitate the flood recovery process, the Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES) will be distributing flood clean-up kits on Wednesday, May 1, from 6 to 8...
County shifting into flood-recovery mode
5.5 inches of rain prompts evacuations, more than 60 water rescues
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
With so much water all around, these horses at Castle Rock Farm in Pocopson Township have plenty of time for reflection. Photo by Dave Lichter
The water is receding, and now the necessary mop-up will begin. And if county officials had their way, no one would be on the roads right...
State offering incentive to curb diesel emissions
DEP urges schools, businesses and other eligible entities to seek grant
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced this week that applications are being accepted for the Pennsylvania State Clean Diesel Grant Program. School districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, state agencies, nonprofit entities, corporations, and limited liability companies or partnerships...
For East Linden St., historic new beginnings
Grassroots organization to expand as community development corporation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Fifth-grade Study Buddies participants Johnnette Boddy (from left), Jalayshia Allen and Aalana Vasquez gleefully surround their helper, Unionville High senior Clark Bingol.
On a typical school day, a passel of beaming elementary students file into the basement of the Bethel...
Public invited to pay tribute to fallen heroes
FOP to host 11th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service on May 7
Chester County FOP Lodge 11’s annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service typically does double-duty: It serves as a prelude to National Police Week and affords both members of law-enforcement and the public an opportunity to pay tribute to Chester County’s fallen heroes.
This year’s memorial service will be held on Wednesday,...
County residents: Rain, rain, please go away
NWS says flooding will worsen before it improves; officials advise staying put
Updated at 5:45 p.m. with information from county’s Dept. of Emergency Services
If you haven’t finished your ark, best not to venture out.
The latest report from the National Weather Service (NWS) suggests that flooding will worsen before it starts to improve. The Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford floods at 9...
Seeking support for HIV-impacted children
Camp Dreamcatcher to hold fund-raiser at Market at Liberty Place on Saturday
Camp Dreamcatcher invites the public to support its Spring Event at the Market at Liberty Place on Saturday, May 3, “so that love can live, laughter can heal and dreams can come alive.”
The annual, weeklong camp offers an annual nurturing respite for children ages 5 to 17 coping with the HIV/AIDS infection of a family...
Orchestra invites families to bond with music
Popular children’s concerts hit appreciative chords
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the 2014-15 season of Family Concerts and Sound All Around, often sell-out performances that are customized for the younger set and offer a fun and engaging introduction to the concert experience with narrators, storytellers, special guest artists, and more.
Both series of concerts...
Borough police issue warning on phishing scams
80-year-old resident reportedly told he owed ‘back taxes’
Kennett Square Police want to warn residents of a phishing scam that has targeted elderly and Hispanic residents, trying to lure them into releasing personal information with threats of arrest, deportation.
A news release provided this recent example: On Monday, April 28, at about 2 p.m., an 80-year-old Kennett Square resident...
Kennett Square Police: Resident gave false ID
21-year-old detained during traffic stop reportedly had DUI bench warrant
Kennett Square Police said they arrested Armando Gomez-Perez, 21, of Kennett Square, for unsworn falsification and false identification to law enforcement following a traffic stop on Sunday, April 6, at 3:28 a.m. in the 700 block of West State Street. Gomez-Perez was found to have a bench warrant for failure to appear...
