Free art series to focus on diverse masters
First program will feature film, commentary on ceramicist Karen Karnes
Master potter Karen Karnes will be the subject of a free program at Penn State’s Great Valley campus on Feb. 7.
A program designed to celebrate the achievements of gifted contemporary artists working with diverse materials will be presented at Penn State’s Great Valley campus.
The series, hosted by Craig Edelbrock, PSGV’s...
Get the dirt on composting techniques
Free county class even offers certification opportunity
Dishing the dirt in an environmentally responsible way is one positive offshoot of a new free class.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners, through the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, is offering a Certified Master Composting Class at two county locations. Attendance is required for one class a week for all three weeks to receive...
Kennett High to host top area musicans, Jan. 26
KENNETT SQUARE — Kennett High School is hosting top musicians from 35 high schools in the southeast Pennsylvania region who will perform a variety of music on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.
Each year, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 selects musicians who come together for a short time to practice and perform a concert. Dr. M. Gregory...
County reaps financial power of conservation
Energy-savings program generated $38,000 in 2012
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County received $38,000 in 2012 from an energy-savings program, a number expected to increase to $62,000 in 2013.
Imagine turning off your electricity for a few hours, getting paid to use a generator, and getting a stipend on top of that. In essence, Chester County residents experienced...
Tax preparation that is free of stress, fees
Faith-based collaboration will provide IRS-certified volunteers
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is being run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville and will be available to Kennett area residents.
Tax outreach is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled...
Masked trio conducts armed-robbery spree
One suspect taken into custody and two at large, police said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A trio of masked robbers, one brandishing a black revolver, preyed on Hispanic men during an hour-long robbery spree that hit three locations on Saturday; it ended with one suspect in custody and two on the loose, police said Tuesday.
New Garden Township Police said the first robbery...
County reviews revenue-boosters for Pocopson Home
Commissioners also get update on long-awaited 9-1-1 overhaul
Updated at 10:45 a.m. to amend 9-1-1 costs
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Terence Farrell (from left), Ryan Costello, and Kathi Cozzone applauded presentations on the county’s Pocopson Home and its 9-1-1 system at their Sunshine Meeting on Tuesday.
The health of the county’s citizens...
Kennett edges Unionville in food drive
Breakfast is on Unionville’s Sanville for Kennett’s Tomasetti
Volunteers sort through thousands of food donations for the Kennett Community Food Cupboard, Monday, as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
The donors of the Kennett Consolidated School District edged out those of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district in a friendly competition to see who could collect...
Renewal of tax incentive fueled conservation
Natural Lands Trust announces preservation of 134 acres in region at end of 2012
A high point of the “fiscal cliff” deal? The renewal of a tax incentive for private landowners—especially working family farmers and ranchers—who preserve their land with a voluntary conservation agreement, preservation officials said.
That incentive, which had expired at the end of 2011, led to the preservation...
Local students to march in celebration of Inauguration
Chinese-American youth dance troupe with numerous Chester County members to join Monday’s parade
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Nearly a dozen Chester County residents — including numerous students from the Kennett area — will participate in Monday’s Presidential Inaugural Parade as part of the Chinese American Community Center Dance Troupe.
HOCKESSIN, Del. – When President Barack...
