Chester County DA’s Weekly Update: April 1
Editor’s Note: The following is a submission by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
Here is a brief update on some of the events that occurred recently in the Chester County DA’s Office:
Phoenixville Man Pleads Guilty to Third Degree Murder
On March 20, 2026, Holden Hoffsis, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to Murder of the Third Degree before the Honorable Sarah...
Henderson HS wins Chester County Academic Competition
The academic team from B. Reed Henderson High School pose with their awards as the 2026 champions of the Chester County Academic Competition.
On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, B. Reed Henderson High School emerged victorious over 23 other Chester County schools in the Chester County Academic Competition, which is organized by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) and sponsored by the Franklin...
County: drug overdoses dropped in 2025
Chester County had 55 confirmed* overdose fatalities in 2025, a 20% year over year decline from 2024, when there were 69 confirmed overdose fatalities. It was the lowest number of overdose deaths in nearly a decade. The continued downward trend reflects the impact of the County’s coordinated prevention, treatment, and community-based strategies.
The Chester County Commissioners said in a joint...
What To Do (Easter Edition): Lots of Bunny-related options this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Highland Orchards
We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2026 Easter holiday and there are holiday activies everywhere.
Highland Orchards (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester, www.highlandorchards.net) is presenting
“Hayrides to Easter Bunny” on March 28 and 29 and April 2-4..
Participants can enjoy a leisurely hayride to...
What To Do: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus comes to Philly
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
This is the penultimate weekend of the 2026 Easter season and there are many holiday events on this weekend’s calendar.
For those who want to wait for the actual Easter weekend to celebrate, there are many other non-holiday events in the area over the next few days.
A great way to welcome spring is to attend a...
On Stage: Humbleman Band has a special relationship with ‘No kings’
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Humbleman Band
The Humbleman Band has a special relationship with “No Kings Day.”
Last year, the band had a show scheduled for June 14 from noon-4 p.m. at “Art on the Ridge: Saturday Artist Market” at Pocket Park in Roxborough.
In a totally uncharacteristic move for a performing act, the band told its fans not to come to the show.
Now,...
TCHS Brandywine takes 1st at Greater Philly Auto Tech competition
TCHS Brandywine seniors Konnor Blevins and Jackson Trostle celebrate their first-place finish at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition alongside their instructor, Ryan Kuhnle. Photo credit: Tech Comp (Anthony Torcasio)
For the first time in school history, Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine claimed the top spot at the Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition...
Coatesville Hall of Fame begins fundraising effort to buy digital kiosk
By Dorrie DePedro, Special to The Times
An example of a digital Hall of Fame kiosk created by a VitalSigns. The Coatesville Hall of Fame has begun a fundraising effort to buy a similar display.
The Coatesville Area Sorts Hall of Fame began in the most humble way—-over a simple cup of coffee shared by two remarkable men, Gene Burmite and Marty Flynn. Their conversations sparked an idea,...
All About Connecting: You’re Not the Problem – You’re Just in the Wrong Room
By Nancy Rugart Plummer, Times Columnist
One of my favorite stories has nothing to do with dating, but it taught me something I now share with almost every client I work with.
In the 1930s, a small company in Cincinnati called Kutol Products made a soft, pliable putty designed to clean soot off wallpaper. It was sold in Kroger stores, did its job, and kept the company in business for about twenty...
What To Do: Spring has sprung!
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Linvilla Orchards
Yesterday was March 20, 2026.
It is a significant day because it marks the arrival of spring at 7:46 a.m. Eastern time.
It also marks the end of a week that featured St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 and the conclusion of Ramadan on March 19.
So, to everyone who is Irish or Irish-American for that one day —
“Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” (“Happy St. Patrick’s Day”).
And...
