Just do it: vote
Tomorrow is Election Day.
That should matter to you — but alarmingly, for a lot of you, maybe even a majority of the people reading this, it doesn’t.
Consider these horrifying numbers: only about 75% of eligible voters are actually registered to vote. Of those, it is expected that only about 45% of those will cast ballots tomorrow in Pennsylvania. That means roughly one third of those eligible...
November Super Six: Fabulous fall finds
Nope, not a Christmas list. Really. There’s lots of time left for that, right? Right?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s hard to believe that Halloween is over and we are now a mere eight weeks from Christmas. Maybe even less than that. I don’t want to know, frankly. It increases my stress level. And, for those of you who are already finished with your holiday shopping...
No treat for Kennett in Halloween finale
Blue Demons overwhelmed by Great Valley, 55-21
By Emily Adelman, Correspondent, The Times
It was a scary night for Kennett — as a terrifyingly good Great Valley team dominated the Halloween matchup, 55-21, Friday night.
MALVERN – Finishing what has been a rough 2014 season, the Kennett High School football team struggled mightily against the powerhouse Great Valley, 55-21, in a Ches Mont...
What To Do: Pa. Hunt Cup, Pirate Adventure Day
Also: Dia de Los Muertos in Kennett; Mums the word at Longwood
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 80th Edition of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup takes place Sunday, Nov. 2 in Unionville.
One of the most respected and longest-running equestrian events in the Brandywine Valley is the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup (Pennsylvania Hunt Cup racecourse, Newark Road, Unionville, 484-888-6619, http://pahuntcup.org)....
Kennett Middle School locked down over rifle round
Students kept in classrooms Wed. as police investigate
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEW GARDEN — Kennett Middle School was placed in a “soft” lock down Wednesday after a live rifle round was found in a classroom.
Township police said that the round was discovered Tuesday evening in a sixth grade classroom by the school’s janitorial service.
Juvenile arrested in KMS threats
NEW GARDEN — A 12-year-old student at Kennett Middle School was arrested and charged Wednesday with making two bomb threats at the school this fall, township police said.
The arrest of the juvenile — whose name was not released because of the student’s age (The Times complied with a request from township police to remove references to the student’s gender or grade, which was originally...
On Stage: Sip and Savor at The Flash
Bill Rose, the ‘other” Knopfler and Los Lobos warm up November
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Serafin String Quartet will perform Sip and Savor with the Serafins, Nov. 5 at The Flash in Kennett Square.
Something out of the ordinary will be taking place next week at Kennett Square’s favorite music venue.
The Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org)...
What happens when you don’t have a will?
The answers might be surprising to you
Editor’s Note: Today marks the first column by noted West Chester attorney and educator Timothy J. Trott. He will address various legal issues and offer insight to the legal process.
By Timothy J. Trott, Columnist, The Times
You think you don’t have a will? Well, you do. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania did all the work for you. And you didn’t...
Award-winning young New Garden filmmakers making mark
‘Something’s Awry’ in Chester County, premiering two films this weekend
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
The poster for the movie Alien Communications, one of two movies being premiered this weekend in Wilmington, by a New Garden-based film production company, largely staffed by a local family.
NEW GARDEN — For the Theorins, film production has developed into a family...
Art Watch: Fighting traffic with trees and art
New Street Road Artist Space is breaks ground and plants trees; Pompeo’s lush landscapes
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This Saturday the new Street Road Artist Space presents the final day to see “Arterial Moves” which is an international assemblage artistic response to the increased traffic issues on Routes 41 and 926. Join the Street Road artists and United Kingdom artist...
