355 volunteer first responders qualify for county property tax rebate
Chester County first responder leadership, lauded the volunteer first responder county real estate tax rebate program: Matt Eick, President, Chester County EMS Council.
Six months after the Chester County Commissioners enacted a County Real Estate Tax Rebate ordinance for volunteer fire company and EMS agency members, 355 qualified volunteer first responders and administrative members have successfully...
Coatesville, city firefighters reach deal on new three-year contract
Linda Lavender Norris (City Council President) and Michael Boub (Union President and City Firefighter)
The City of Coatesville and Coatesville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3790 reached terms for a three-year agreement covering the period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. The contract, which was signed during the May 13, 2024 City Council meeting, comes on the heels of a recent...
Remembering what really built this country: immigrants
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
I have to prove I was born in the United States, again.
I got the letter this week that I am being “audited” for my Real ID driver’s license, which means I have to pull out my US Passport and haul off to the Drivers’ License Center in Lancaster to prove, yes, I was born in California some decades ago.
Yes, it is annoying, as I proved my citizenship,...
Inner Nature: The current understanding of the nature of our universe
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
The Big Bang was an explosion of immense power at a point in space about 13.7 billion years ago; the singularity from which everything in this universe – energy, space, time, matter – originated. Consensus on the universe’s origins from a fiery explosion emerged because of one incontrovertible signature that it left behind: a little bit of the heat from...
Hundreds turn out to see World-Famous Clydesdales at Brandywine Ace
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Larry Drennen, left, one of the owners of Brandywine Ace, Pet and Farm greets Toby, the Budweiser Clydesdale, Saturday.
POCOPSON — Hundreds of local residents enjoyed a perfect late spring morning and got to meet one of the world famous Budweiser Clydesdales at Ace Hardware Pet & Farm, Saturday morning.
Toby, the star of the morning, was greeted...
What To Do: Devon Horse Show, Kennett Sq. Memorial Day top busy weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Devon Horse Show
Memorial Day has arrived and many of the area’s traditional events for the holiday are back – including the Devon Horse Show and Kennett Square’s annual Memorial Day Parade
The Devon Horse Show (Lancaster Avenue, Devon, 610-688-2554, www.devonhorseshow.org) is one of the oldest events of any kind in the state.
The Devon...
On Stage: Emily Drinker brings diverse music stylings to Media
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Emily Drinker
Emily Drinker is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who wears many musical hats. Her music blends elements of rock, folk, jazz, pop and R&B.
Drinker has her own band that performs regularly at venues around the Delaware Valley — and she also performs as a guest artist with a variety of Philly bands.
On May 23, she will bring...
County Commissioners award nearly $6.7M in open space preservation and park improvement grants
Site of the future Pennsbury Township Park expansion.
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the awarding of nearly $6.7 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants today at the public Commissioners’ meeting. The grants are made available through Chester County’s Preservation Partnership Program, which offers funding to municipalities...
College senior from Downingtown collects seven job offers
Downingtown’s Ava Irwin
Ava Irwin, a senior sport management major at Neumann University, received seven job offers before she graduated with the class of 2024 on May 18.
The Downingtown native accepted a position as an account executive with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association on March 8, more than two months before commencement.
Irwin’s responsibilities include...
Kennett Schools to name Rizzo Saunders as new Superintendent
Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders
The Kennett Consolidated School District (KCSD) Board of Directors will vote on the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders as its next Superintendent of Schools at a Special Meeting scheduled for Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. Rizzo Saunders brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of educational leadership to the district.
Having served as Superintendent...
