Brandywine Battlefield Task Force talks more regional approach

Bike paths, hiking trails and linking sites from Kennett to Chadds Ford seen in plans By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com Local proponents of the Brandywine Battlefield area showed off plans for regional preservation and bike and trail links connecting areas of the battlefield area. On this map, presented Thursday night, potential bike paths connecting the areas are shown in orange CHADDS...

Fallen heroes inspire scenic motorcycling, June 3

‘Ride for Heroes’ benefit to traverse southern part of county   The second annual “Ride for Heroes” – a 60-mile, scenic journey through southern Chester County for a worthy cause – will be held Sunday. Sign-in will occur from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester. Motorcycles will leave at 11:30 a.m., following a route that will return...

Commissioners to hold third meeting on Pocopson Home

The forum will be held at Penn’s Grove Middle School in Oxford By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com A third public meeting on June 12 has been announced to discuss the future of the Pocopson Home, the Chester County-run facility for care of the aged. Chester County residents will have another opportunity to express opinions about the fate of the county-owned Pocopson...

Heroics run gamut from starting life to averting death

Local EMS workers honored for their positive impact By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com EMS Council President Leo Scaccia (from left) contratulates Kevin Hagerty and Scott Runge from Longwood Fire and Ambulance for assisting in the delivery of a baby. When medical personnel arrived, the 14-year-old girl who collapsed after cheerleading practice had stopped breathing. She was...

Decade-long investment in county’s urban-centers celebrated

Flanked by the county commissioners - Kathi Cozzone (from left), Ryan A. Costello and Terence Farrell - Kennett Square Manager Brant Kucera displays the borough's $676,000 grant award. Kennett Square gets additional $3 million for Gateway Project By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com The fact that a large portion of more than $48 million in county funds went underground did...

Chester County Studio Tour this weekend

Sculpture work by West Chester artist Rhoda Kahler, whose studio will be among those open to the public this weekend as part of the Chester County Studio Tour. Four years now and growing stronger each year — local artists and studios open their doors to the public to offer a behind the scene look at their work and process. This year’s event, which is free to the public, looks to be the biggest...

Shea joins Brandywine New Media

Veteran Chester County journalist joins county’s fast-growing media outlet Kathleen Brady Shea WEST CHESTER — Brandywine New Media, LLC is announcing the addition of highly-respected journalist Kathleen Brady Shea as an equity partner and she has been named Managing Editor for the company’s growing group of community news sites. Shea covered Chester County as a reporter for the The Philadelphia...

Swim coach accused of sex with student

D.A.: Bayard Rustin part-time employee violated trust, broke law with Kennett tryst Kenneth W. Fuller A Chester County high-school swim coach pretended to be the father of one of his students in a ruse to lure her to a Kennett Square hotel, authorities said yesterday. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of Kenneth W. Fuller, 47, of West Goshen Township, the head boys’...

Second hearing set for Pocopson Home fate

Public invited to provide input Monday at Downingtown East High  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com As Chester County continues to explore options on the operation of the Pocopson Home, the county Board of Commissioners plan a second public hearing on the facility's future, May 14. WEST CHESTER — The Chester County commissioners have scheduled the second in a series of public...

After blasting gender barriers, a new challenge

Sheriff tapped to serve on state Commission for Women By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com Chester County Sheriff Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh was selected by Gov. Tom Corbett to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission for Women. PENNSBURY — Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh said she received a phone call a couple of weeks ago that both honored and humbled her. She...