KAU Kings set off to make history in Bangor
Kennett, Unionville players ready to battle for Senior Little League World Series title
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Members of the KAU Kings get ready to board a bus for a 10-hour ride to Bangor, Maine to play in the Senior Little League World Series. Snacks were donated by Herrs, Wawa and Dunkin Donuts to keep the under-16 team filled while en route.
CHADDS FORD — With about a ten-hour...
LaBare named Longwood Fire Co. captain
Mert LaBare is the new captain of Longwood Fire Company.
KENNETT — Mert LaBare of Kennett Township has been named the new Captain of Longwood Fire Company.
“Longwood provides valuable services to the community and I’m honored to have an opportunity to contribute by being captain,” LaBare said. “We’re here to serve people in need.”
LaBare said six years ago he became associated...
Robots in southern Chester County? Yes.
Dansko using robots to make distribution center more efficient
With its giant new distribution center in West Grove, Dansko was going to need more than just more workers to keep track of products going in and out. A Kiva® robot follows bar codes on the floor to locate the specific product needed to fill an order.
WEST GROVE — Driving along Jennersville Road (Rt. 796) in southern Chester County,...
KAU Kings head to Senior LL World Series
Will take on Laredo, Texas in Series opener, Sunday
World Series bound! The KAU Kings became the first Pennsylvania team to advance to the Senior Little League World Series in more than a decade by holding off Quincy, Mass. 6-2, Wednesday.
KAU — a team under 16 year olds from the Kennett and Unionville areas — will begin play in the World Series, Sunday evening, in Bangor, Me., against Laredo,...
Taking a bite out of ‘Back to School’
A handful of tips to make it easier to get your child dentally ready for the school year
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
It’s the beginning of August and signs proclaiming back to school have been popping up everywhere. As a mom, I approach the upcoming start of school with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation. As a dentist I can offer a few tidbits to make the...
Police get taste of pizza – and stardom
Officers are guests of honor as East Linden celebrates National Night Out
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A group of presenters from the Historic East Linden Project’s Study Buddies program describe what they learned about the Kennett Square police officers they interviewed.
After being mobbed by young autograph-seekers, Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino couldn’t...
Borough Council gets dirt on Public Works Garage
Facility’s new location could sprout community garden
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Resident John Thomas (left) listens as Chris Stejskal, an intern at Maffei Landscape Design, LLC., provides Borough Council with an exterior vision for the new Public Works Garage, a plan that incorporates a community garden into the landscape.
A request for gardening space in Kennett...
Protestors push Pitts on immigration
Police break up peaceful Willowdale event after neighbor complains
Updated: 4:30, adds comment from Rep. Pitts.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
More than two dozen Chester County residents gathered Monday morning to tell U.S. Representative Joe Pitts (R-16) to support the proposed immigration reform bill in the U.S. House. The peaceful event was ultimately broken up by police after a neighbor...
County completes rock-solid 9/11 tribute
First-responders collect relics from 3 sites to memorialize at training center
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Jim Werner (left), a Uwchlan Ambulance Corps EMT, and Ed Toner, past president of the Chester County Fraternal Order of Police, display the shale from the Flight 93 crash site that will be memorialized at the Chester County Public Safety Training Center in South Coatesville.
When...
Summer still centerstage for August Super Six
Fall can wait until…fall, no matter how tempting back to school talk might be
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
The “Sunday Super Six” happening on the first Sunday of every month shows just how quickly time flies! I vehemently REFUSE to have August be a fall fashion forecast because it is still SUMMER. Even though the weather (overall) has been difficult and my children...
