Chesco Historical Society to address clothing

Grant will help implement upcoming fashion exhibition The Chester County Historical Society will open an exhibit on 19th-century clothing in November. A $35,000 grant from the Coby Foundation, a New York group that funds projects in the textile and needle arts field, will help implement the forthcoming exhibition “Profiles: Chester County Clothing of the 1800s,” which will run from Nov. 22...

Study: Pa. drivers spinning wheels on subpar roads

National research group urges state to invest money in aging systems A new study finds that the state’s deficient highway system is costing citizens more than $1,000 each annually in repairs from crashes, congestion caused by deteriorating roads. Every year, drivers in the Philadelphia region waste the equivalent of two days stuck in traffic jams, according a study released Wednesday by a national...

Police: N.J. driver under influence of controlled substance

Linwood resident initially stopped for traffic violation in Kennett Square A traffic stop at Wayne and Worrall Avenues on May 12 at 7:45 p.m. led to the arrest of a New Jersey man, Kennett Square Police said.  Viktor Mazur, 20, of Linwood, N.J., was determined to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance, police said. Mazur was arraigned by the on-call magisterial district judge...

Kennett, Unionville athletes fare well at state track meet

Indians’ Young wins state 3,200; Demons’ Lowe makes state 100-meter semi-finals By Hannah Christopher, Track & Field Editor, The Times SHIPPENSBURG — You’ll excuse Courtney Smith if this past weekend was de ja vu all over again. The Unionville High School junior won her second state title after winning the state cross country title last fall, overcoming a tough field and...

Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala

Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker. Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular...

Library to kids: Hit books this summer

“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer. Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials.  Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers”...

Music, memories come alive during Memorial Day parade

[slideshow id=1]KENNETT SQUARE — Thousands of local residents gathered to watch one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in recent history, as it made its way from the downtown area of the Borough to the Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Township, Monday, where a moving ceremony honored the nation’s war dead. Although the closing ceremonies were somber (see video below), the parade itself was...

Police: Spate of storm-grate thefts solved

Two Delaware men face multiple charges for alleged months-long crime spree By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Christopher Jennings, 25, of New Castle, De., faces charges connected to a series of storm-grate thefts, police said. Months after a series of storm-grate thefts rankled investigators, endangered the public, and cost area municipalities thousands of dollars, police said...

Sometimes, the world really is flat

Why I like flat shoes and thoughts on bloggers, the Internet and…BBQ? By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times I had a really exciting opportunity this week! I was featured on a blog called La Petite Pear! Check it out here. Sam does a fun article each Wednesday called “Fashionistas In Flats” where a different woman is photographed in her favorite flat shoe. I had to describe why I...

New Garden police talk gangs, drugs with public

Packed house for town hall meeting, residents learn about local policing By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times New Garden Police Chief Gerald Simpson speaks with residents, Thursday night, during the township’s first town hall meeting with residents to discuss police services. In addition to unveiling the new police department Website and answering questions, there were presentations on gang...