Hundreds praise county’s Pocopson Home
Privatization, other options to be considered in an attempt to stem recent financial losses
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com
Residents packed the Chester County Commissioners' boardroom to voice support for keeping the Pocopson Home county-operated.
WEST CHESTER — In its early years, the Pocopson Home served as a point of profit – as well as pride – for Chester...
Farm Bureau aims to stay grounded
Annual banquet topics run gamut from chips to ticks
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com
Joe Fecondo, the local Farm Bureau's vice president (from left); Ed Herr, president of Herr's; Thomas Matthews, a Farm Bureau board member; and Dan Miller, the bureau's board president, display a donation check for the Lighthouse in Oxford.
WEST CHESTER – When the original...
Courthouse mural gets new life and new home
County officials unveil restored Shenton mural, moved from old courthouse to new building
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com
Paul Gratz, the owner of Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio in Doylestown, personally supervised the restoration of the mural. Here he inspects details with a microscope.
WEST CHESTER — The degrees of separation of Chester County residents from art...
Newest county detective learned trade in New Garden
After becoming expert in So. Chester County gang activity, Nangle tapped to join county detectives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to KennettTimes.com
Chester County Detective Joseph Nangle
WEST CHESTER — He started tinkering with TV innards before exploring the inner workings of Hispanic gangs, an expertise that served him well after authorities deemed a December double homicide in Avondale...
Longwood Gardens, a field trip tradition
Re-acquainting with a Chester County landmark – A commentary by Dave Conard Sports Editor, KennetTimes.com
Longwood Gardens photo by Dave Conard
KENNETT SQUARE—A funny thing happened the other day when my daughter came home from school almost bursting with excitement because she had been told by her teacher that her class was going to get to go on a field trip.
“Field trip”...
Students learn value of food from Farm Bureau
Chester County Commissioners Kathy Cozzone and Ryan Costello meet with students from local schools about the Food Check Out program.
WEST CHESTER — Students in six schools, including Patton and Kennett Middle Schools, learned how to stretch food dollars to purchase nutritious food while also working to alleviate hunger in their communities during the Farm Bureau’s annual Food Check-Out Week.
Susan...
Barrels on the Brandywine kicks off this weekend
March is a local wine lovers dream, as events at seven local wineries offer fun, food and music
Starting this weekend, local wine lovers will quite literally be able to get their fill of the best in local vintages, as the ninth annual Barrels on the Brandywine kicks off.
The wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail in will be holding their annual “Barrels on the Brandywine” event every...
Chester County spelling bee set for Feb. 7
DOWINGTOWN – Chances are, there are 52 students from 52 Chester County schools who have been carefully examining the dictionary. These students are preparing for the 2012 Chester County Spelling Bee which will be held on Feb. 7 at 9 a.m.. The event, which is a qualifying bee for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, will be held at the Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Educational Service Center...
Farrell reelected Chair, Cozzone Vice Chair of ChesCo Commmissioners
Commissioner Terence Farrell
WEST CHESTER — Terence Farrell was elected Chair of the Chester County Board of Commissioners at this morning’s 2012 organizational meeting, while Kathi Cozzone was elected Vice Chair.
Commissioner Ryan Costello nominated Farrell and Cozzone for the positions. Costello stressed that the three commissioners have worked well as a team and that they take a non-partisan...
County announces new emergency assistance registry
The Chester County Emergency Services Department has released new information to local municipalities regarding the new Special Needs Registry
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, Kennetttimes.com
WEST CHESTER — Bucks,Chester and Montgomery Counties have jointly developed a new emergency service, the Special Needs Registry, in order to better accommodate handicapped and elder residents in their...
