Coffee house and ice cream parlor opens in Unionville
Foxy Loxy Emphasizes local décor, ingredients, staff and management
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
The opening of Foxy Loxy brings a premium ice cream parlor and coffee outlet to the village of Unionville.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Put your feet up by the gas fireplace, stretch out on the buttery smooth, leather-cushioned Mission style oak furniture, and dig in to a hot caramel sundae of...
County seeking volunteers to help ID homeless
Two shifts available for Point in Time Count on Jan. 29
Volunteers in the Point in Time Count will be looking for areas where homeless individuals have set up makeshift living arrangements.
The county is seeking volunteers for the annual Point in Time Count, a one-night census of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in shelters or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation.
This...
Ex-WCU student arrested for drug-laced candy
University police reportedly found more than 40 pounds in his apartment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Robert Callis-Keiser III, 25, faces charges that include possession with the intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications facility.
Three months after seizing more than 40 pounds of suspected drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South...
Two borough officers get county commendations
One saved 13-year-old’s life; other shuttered illegal drug house
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Two Kennett Square Police Officers received commendations from the Chester County Chiefs of Police Association at a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Downingtown Country Club.
Kennett Square Cpl. Richard E. Bell received his commendation for saving the life of a...
Punk’d Pineapple to debut in Kennett Square
Soft-serve shop celebrating grand opening at Market at Liberty Place
The latest addition to the Market at Liberty Place, once the home of Alvin’s Department Store in Kennett Square, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend.
The festivities for Punk’d Pineapple, a sweet soft-serve shop, will begin on Friday, Jan. 10, from noon to 9 p.m., and will continue on Saturday, Jan. 11 from noon...
Customs officials: Jamaica trip costly for 2 women
Officers seize nearly $100,000 in separate incidents of reporting failure
Have more than $10,000 that you want to transport in or out of the U.S.? No problem, federal officials say, as long as you disclose it properly.
Two women headed to Jamaica this past weekend could have used a primer on federal currency reporting regulations, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Veterans Affairs Medical Center celebrates addition
$5 million hospice unit will offer state-of-art care
The Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, which serves veterans in the region, celebrated the addition of a new $5 million hospice unit on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
The Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, which serves veterans in the region, celebrated the addition of a new $5 million hospice unit on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
“Some...
County commissioners retain leadership structure
With unanimous votes, Costello reelected chair, Cozzone, vice-chair
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone (from left) ,Terence Farrell, and Ryan Costello voted Tuesday to retain last year’s leadership structure.
During the first sunshine meeting of 2014, the Chester County Commissioners voted to continue last year’s leadership structure.
With...
Cold putting strain on electricity resources
Public asked to take measures to conserve power
In response to the continuing frigid weather, PJM Interconnection, the electricity grid operator for more than 61 million people in the region, is asking the public to conserve electricity on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Demand for electricity is expected to increase, and PJM is requesting customers take simple conservation steps, said a PJM news release.
Set...
Good initial reports on Mushroom Drop
Kennett Square swears in mayor, council at largely quiet meeting
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
District Justice Daniel Maisano (far right) administers the oath of office to three new and two reelected Borough Council members (from left to right) Patrick Taylor (accompanied by his wife in pink), Lynn Sinclair, Brett Irwin, Dan Maffei, and Geoff Bosley, Monday night.
KENNETT SQUARE — The...
