On Stage: Miranda brings his ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ to Philly

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda has the “Midas Touch.” He is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer. Most notably, he is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning “Hamilton” and “In the Heights.” Other Broadway honors are “Freestyle Love Supreme” (2020...

Houlahan hosts SBA Admin for roundtable, high-tech tour

L to R: Co-Founder of nth Solutions Susan Springsteen; Administrator Guzman, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan; and Rep. Dan Williams tour additional space in Innovation Hub COATESVILLE – Last week, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) hosted Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman in Coatesville for back-to-back events: a roundtable discussion with Chamber and business...

Future firefighters complete final exercises towards certification

Firefighter I Training at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus. Nineteen students completing the latest Chester County Firefighter I Training Course conducted final firefighting exercises at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus.  The exercises covered search and rescue, indoor firefighting, fire attack types, auto fires, dumpster fires, and stages of fires. All exercises...

Op/Ed: Time to promote sensible gun laws

By Chris Pielli, Recorder of Deeds, Chester County Chris Pielli South Street on a Saturday night. How many times have we enjoyed hanging out there?  Now I am calling my son to make sure he is safe.  Meanwhile, extremist Doug Mastriano and his radical Republicans stomp and shout about the sanctity of life while promoting lethal legislation seeking to pass permit less, concealed carry laws that...

AGSD announces two administration appoointments

Emlyn Frangiosa (left) and Kelly Vaughn (right). On June 2, 2022, the Avon Grove School District (AGSD) Board of School Directors approved the appointments of Emlyn Frangiosa as supervisor of teaching and learning for AGSD and Kelly Vaughn as assistant principal for Avon Grove Intermediate School (AGIS). Frangiosa, who currently serves as assistant principal of AGIS, has been appointed supervisor...

What To Do: With the unofficial start of summer, festivals, parades take center stage

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Coatesville Rotary Strawberry Festival Summer has arrived – unofficially last weekend and officially three weeks from now. The weather is warm, school is almost done for the year and municipal and private pools are open. Another sure sign is the arrival of the annual Rotary Club of Coatesville’s Strawberry Festival. This weekend, the 48th Annual...

Chesco youth Center’s partnership with BVSPCA earned honors

The Chester County Youth Center – BVSPCA “SAFE” program fosters an environment of judgement-free love between shelter animals and those in the Youth Center, builds beneficial relationships with everyone involved, and helps shelter animals find a permanent home. The Chester County Youth Center’s partnership with Brandywine Valley SPCA’ and its “SAFE” program has garnered national acclaim. The...

Rep. Houlahan hosts U.S. Commerce Secretary on high-tech tour, roundtable in Malvern

L to R: David Valletta, Vishay Executive Vice President – Worldwide Sales; Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; and Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. Representative of PA-06 viewing Vishay’s product display cases Yesterday, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-6) hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, and business, government, and student representatives from Chester County for a tour and...

On Stage: Stephen Kellogg revels in working solo

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Stephen Kellogg Stephen Kellogg has always maintained a dual career – as a solo artist and as a leader of his own band. He spent the first decade of the 2000s recording and touring with his band The Sixers. On June 4, Kellogg is returning to a venue that was the site of one of his first post-Sixers era shows — the Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert...

Op/Ed: Change the tone to dignity and respect for our children’s sake

By Marian Moskowitz, Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz All of us are again dealing with our emotions over the latest senseless massacre, this one in Texas where 19 innocent children and two teachers were murdered. If you are like me, your feelings range from sadness and heartache to anger. As invariably happens after every mass shooting, the debate again begins over gun laws...