Revised legislative districts revealed
Big changes for Kennett, Kennett Square from first plan; New Garden gets new senate district
By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com
The new proposed state house districts for the area would move a number of local towns into new districts including Kennett Township and Kennett Square.
HARRISBURG — Maybe the second time is the charm.
The state Legislative Redistricting Commission announced...
KCSD considers implementation of STEM curriculum
School board looks at adding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program to district’s curriculum
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
KENNETT SQUARE—In a time when the nation faces a shortage of engineers, doctors, and scientists, the STEM program may prove to be invaluable in fortifying the country’s industrial and medical sectors. Seeing the value of this,...
Kennett schools grapple with budget shortfall
$658,000 budget gap could mean cuts to program or staff
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
KENNETT SQUARE —Even with a planned 3.89% tax increase, the Kennett Consolidated School District faces a budget deficit of about $658,000 and will begin to tackle the shortfall during the Board of Education’s Finance Committee meetings in April.
Two big issues are making this...
DuPhily commits to play at Michigan
Junior star will be part of Wolverine women’s lacrosse program in 2013-14
Sophie DuPhily in action last season for Kennett High School. The junior, one of the top girls' lacross players in Pennsylvania, committed to attended the University of Michigan.
KENNETT SQUARE — Sophie duPhily, a junior at Kennett High School, has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at the University...
Local youth rowers compete at Indoor Championships
VILLANOVA — Twenty Kennett/Unionville-area youth rowers from Newport Rowing Club (NRC) competed with a strong showing at the Mainline Slide, Philadelphia’s Indoor Rowing Championships at Villanova University. The annual event drew more than 500 rowers with an age span of 12 to 89 years old. Several area rowers brought home top honors and almost every NRC rower broke a personal record...
Pileggi plan taken out by a piano teacher
State Senate Majority Leader — and our senator — taken to task for poor lines, poor time management on redistricting
By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com
Pity poor state Sen. Dominic Pileggi.
It’s been a tough week for our beloved state senator, who also happens to be Senate Majority Leader. Friday, he essentially got pretty badly slapped around by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice...
Free tax preparation help
It’s tax season again — but you don’t have to spend valuable time figuring out how to prepare them on your own.
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is here to help by offering free, confidential services to assist in preparing your Federal, State and Local tax returns. All tax preparers are volunteers who received extensive training and have successfully passed an IRS certification...
KAPRB Spring Sports registration open
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board is now offering registration for its spring and summer programs. Please visit www.kaprb.com for more information or call 610-444-6314.
KAPRB High School Recreational Basketball: This league is open to all boys and girls in grades 9-12. The league will have games once a week in January, February and through the middle of March. ...
KCSD earns high marks on district report card
Kennett Consolidated School District continues to show improvement in across the board tests show
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
KENNETT SQUARE — Parents of Kennett Consolidated School District students should not only be proud of the high marks their children are earning, but also of the grades that the district is bringing home, as evidenced in the 2010-2011 District Report...
Troop 619 explores good citizenship
Kennett Square’s only Hispanic Boy Scout troop sat in on Tuesday night’s Kennett Square Borough Council meeting
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
Boy Scouts from Troop 619 attended this week's Kennett Square Borough Council meeting as part their work on citizenship. Pictured: (back row) Scout Master Joseph Leightner. Jesus Melendez, Jose Luna, Asst. Scout Master Ed...
