County: high vaccination rates have COVID case numbers falling
Chester County Health Officials announced Thursday that 83 percent of all eligible Chester County residents (age 12 and above) are partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Taking it one step further, of those age 18 and over (which follows the Governor’s benchmark), 92 percent are partially or fully vaccinated. According to county health officials, these figures indicate that Chester...
What To Do: Celebrating the stars and stripes
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Betsy Ross House
This a busy time of the year for the United States flag.
Many Americans like to display their flags on holidays – especially Memorial Day Weekend and Independence Day.
Sandwiched between the two patriotic holidays is another special day for the Stars and Stripes – Flag Day.
On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the first Flag Act,...
On Stage: Roth, Tuk, Levins featured in Flash Rooptop shows
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Bryan Tuk Complex
This will be a big weekend for the Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org) with a trio of shows featuring highly respected veteran music acts – Arlen Roth on June 11, Bryan Tuk Complex on June 12 and Levin Brothers on June 13.
It will be a hometown gig for Bryan Tuk, a Bucks...
Don;t Retire, ReFire: What have we learned?
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Now that we’re, for the most part, back into the swing of things and the hustle and bustle of the world has returned, do you, on some level, long for the quiet of a year ago, minus the threat of a fatal virus?
Are you finding it difficult to jump back in and adjust to the hectic pace that has returned or are you sighing a sigh of relief that the quiet...
Woodard receives scholarship for PA Act 120 Municipal Police Academy Training
Brian Woodard
WEST CHESTER — In the year following the march by 4,000 people to the Historic Chester County Courthouse for a June 4, 2020 Black Lives Matter rally, positive changes continue. Brian Woodard is experiencing that change, as the second recipient of a Municipal Police Academy scholarship – a program created as a result of the march and that focuses on diversifying law enforcement...
What To Do: Philadelphia Flower Show takes it outside
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Philadelphia Flower Show
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show (phsonline.org) has been a staple in Philadelphia since 1829. The massive annual show, which is the nation’s longest-running horticultural event, typically draws more than 250,000 people to Philadelphia every year.
The show, which is presented every year by the Pennsylvania Horticultural...
On Stage: Popa Chubby ready to shake off cabin fever and rock it at Sellersville
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Popa Chubby
Things are looking good for Popa Chubby. After more than a year of being sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Popa Chubby is back in action with a new album and a series of live shows.
On June 4, Popa Chubby will visit the area for a pair of shows at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Street, Sellersville, 215-527-5808, www.st94.com).
Popa...
DCCC staff joins police cadets on final run
College staff members Darren Lipscomb (in suit & tie) Director of Outreach, Recruitment and Enrollment Services; Sara Steinman (far left in gray t-shirt), Director of Wellness, Athletics and Recreation; Mitch Murtha, Vice President, Recruitment and Enrollment Management (right in blue t-shirt behind instructors in yellow t-shirts); and Simuelle Myers, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (right,...
Op/Ed: On Memorial Day, A Beer For Billy
By Walt Herbert, Special to The Times
When Memorial Day comes I think about Billy Rountree, the star center fielder on my high school baseball team who was destroyed in Vietnam. Two of my teammates were killed in Vietnam; Billy had worse luck coming home. When the team got together in later years, we would raise a ceremonial glass and say “A Beer for Billy.”
The Rountrees were a decent and...
Extreme Pa. GOP mapping its own demise
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
You’ve probably heard about the old story about the dog who finally caught the car — and didn’t know what to do with it.
In Pennsylvania, of late, assume legislative Republicans are the dog grabbing the rear bumper, but one who doesn’t see the reverse lights suddenly turn on.
They’ve already moved to take emergency declaration power away...
