New Garden 24-hour police trial to start Sept. 11
Three-month test run slated to evaluate full-time policing
Township residents can expect to see New Garden Police cruisers on patrol now even in the middle of the night, starting Sept. 11, as a trial program for 24/7 police coverage begins.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEW GARDEN — The township’s pilot program to offer 24-hour, seven-day a week police coverage will begin on Wednesday,...
Family-friendly fests vying for attention
Chadds Ford Days, Mushroom Festival to offer myriad activities this weekend
Not surprisingly, the annual Mushroom Festival will feature all things fungi this weekend.
Two family-friendly festivals are vying for area residents’ attention this weekend, and since they both occur over more than one day, you can even do both.
The Mushroom Festival starts on Friday at 6 p.m. in downtown Kennett Square...
Kennett Twp. takes shot at regulating gun discharge
Ordinance imposes restrictions on distance, time and backstop
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Township Supervisors Scudder G. Stevens (from left) and Robert A. Hammaker discuss the rationale behind a new ordinance on firearms usage.
Acknowledging that it’s a work in progress that may require tweaking, two of the Kennett Township supervisors present at Tuesday night’s...
Kennett Area YMCA to celebrate expansion
Grand reopening ceremony is scheduled for Friday
Officials at the Kennett Area YMCA are eager to show off their new facility at a grand reopening on Friday.
For thousands of Kennett-area residents, a beloved facility has just gotten better.
The Kennett Area YMCA, which consistently receives high ratings for member satisfaction, will celebrate the completion of a major facility expansion and upgrade...
Mosquito-spraying set for parts of Kennett
Effort is part of county initiative to reduce threat of West Nile virus
Weather permitting, the Chester County Health Department will conduct a mosquito-control treatment in portions of Kennett Square, Kennett Township and Pennsbury Township on Thursday between 8 and 11 p.m., said a department news release.
The treatment will be administered with truck-mounted spray equipment. The equipment dispenses...
CCAA Invitational exhibit a draw for art lovers
Show will debut Friday in West Chester with fund-raising gala
“Thumbelina,” a sculpture by Jean Cheeseman. will be on display starting Sept. 6 when the Chester County Art Association’s debuts it 2013 Invitational Art Exhibition at a fund-raising gala.
The Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will open its most anticipated show of the year this weekend: the 2013 Invitational Art Exhibition.
The...
Art Watch: Jeremy McGirl
Mixed media artist never takes the safe route
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
An artist’s artist.
This week’s local art watch is focused on the mixed media work of artist Jeremy McGirl. Jeremy is an artist’s artist because his work always speaks to the creative process, and he never sacrifices invention or creativity for the what is safe. When I first saw Jeremy’s...
Super Six: new looks, mascara, nails and Pumpkin lattes
Ready to head into fall with new looks, new tastes
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
September 1st!
Time for the SUNDAY SUPER SIX…your little window into what is crowding my brain this month!
When the season changes, I am always itching to freshen up my look. I have been combing through pictures in magazines and on Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration. I’m thinking choppy layers...
Kennett falls short under new Friday Night Lights
Blue Demons drop tough 7-6 decision to Avon Grove
By Emily Adelman, Corespondent, The Times
KENNETT SQUARE — The electricity in the air wasn’t just the newly installed Kennett High School football field lights. With those new lights shining, full coverage by NBC10, and the stadium packed, the Blue Demons had high hopes to bring home a victory to the more than the 1,000 fans in attendance.
And...
Mason and Dixon get long-overdue local recognition
Newlin star-gazing site attracts surveyors, astronomers, historians and more
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Todd Babcock, the chairman of the Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership, drives the commemorative iron spike into Stargazer Road.
Ken Burns and Steven Spielberg missed out, but hundreds of others did not, traveling from as far away as England and Australia to...
