Benefactor’s largesse: from soup to nuts

Wegmans steps up to fill Food Bank’s bare cupboards By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A high-energy crew of Wegmans employees formed an assembly line inside the warehouse of the Chester County Food Bank, where they sorted the donation of 18,000 pounds of food. The crew of about 15 employees from Wegmans’ Downingtown supermarket demonstrated well-honed skills, juggling cartons,...

Calm prevails in Chesco schools after Conn. shootings

Although many shaken by last week’s events, everything is largely normal at local schools By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Schools across Chester County experienced a largely quiet, event-free day — even as parents, students and staff remain shaken by the horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday. School officials at local districts took extra care to communicate...

Commissioners to hold third meeting on Pocopson Home

The forum will be held at Penn’s Grove Middle School in Oxford By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com A third public meeting on June 12 has been announced to discuss the future of the Pocopson Home, the Chester County-run facility for care of the aged. Chester County residents will have another opportunity to express opinions about the fate of the county-owned Pocopson...