Assessment urged during diabetes awareness month
YMCAs to focus on screening, prevention at branch events
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley is encouraging residents of Chester County to learn their risks for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and to take preventive steps to reduce their chances of developing the disease, a YMCA news release said.
Currently one in three Americans – 79 million...
7th of 12 defendants in bonfire stabbing sentenced
Former Avon Grove High student will spend 40 to 80 years behind bars
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Graffiti often signals the presence of rival gangs who want to mark their territory, according to police.
The seventh of 12 defendants charged in a 2011 Avondale double homicide fueled by gang rancor was sentenced Wednesday in Chester County Court.
James L. Jones, 21, of West...
Leff wins in Kennett; GOP sweeps county races
Democrats get control of Kennett Board of Supervisors
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Kennett Township Democrat Richard Leff won his Township Supervisor race against Republican Jim Przywitowski, effectively giving Democrats control of the township Board of Supervisors for the first time in recent memory, in one of the area’s few contested local races in Tuesday’s elections.
Leff defeated...
Police: Help sought to ID reckless motorcyclist
West Goshen investigators say he fled traffic stop, endangered others in process
A surveillance photo shows a man in a Patron tequila sweatshirt that West Goshen Township Police are hoping someone can identify.
A routine traffic stop turned potentially deadly in West Goshen Township when a man decided to speed off, and police said they are seeking the public’s help to identify him.
Police...
Art Watch Special: Unionville Art Gala
2013 Unionville Art Gala sets the stage for local art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The 2013 Unionville Art Gala will open to the public Friday November 8th from 6-9pm and finish the following day, Saturday November 8th from 10am-3pm.
Sixty local artists will exhibit original artworks priced from $5 to $5000, in a wide range of media including painting, jewelry, ceramic and metal art. This...
Art studio/gallery plan discussed in New Garden
Site could house artists, gallery near airport site
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
NEW GARDEN — The Board of Supervisors gave support Monday to a concept plan for an artists’ facility — and potentially a beer garden — near the airport, but it was unclear whether current zoning would allow for the use.
A proposal by Thomas Von Koch, a glass artist and owner of WGK Glass Art,...
Alleged child molester apprehended in Texas
New Garden Township Police said he was on run for months
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Miguel Angel Vazquez, 33, of Kennett Square, is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania from Texas on child sex-assault charges, New Garden Township Police said.
A Kennett Square fugitive wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a child was taken into custody in Texas on Monday, Nov. 4, New...
Police: Pawn records point to purloined golf items
25-year-old Hartefeld National employee faces theft charges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Ryan Ellis, 25, of Wilmington, De., is accused of stealing from his employer, Hartefeld National golf club.
An employee at an Avondale golf club has been charged with stealing from his employer, New Garden Township Police said.
Ryan Ellis, 25, of Wilmington, De., was arrested at Hartefeld...
Support group to assist parents of addicted children
Kennett Square Police Chief Edward Zunino (from right) chats with Andy Rumford and Luis Tovar after a presentation at a Kennett Square Borough Council meeting.
Initiative is part of Kacie’s Cause, a campaign to fight scourge of heroin
A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year is continuing his quest to raise awareness about the dangers...
Crime Victims’ Center celebrating four decades
Nonprofit advocacy agency to host fund-raising anniversary dinner
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Crime victims and advocates gather for the annual candlelight vigil, one of many ways in which the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County performs its mission.
From humble beginnings as a passionate, persistent group of Chester County victim advocates in the early ’70s, an...
