Rally supports gun background checks
Six months after the Newtown Square, Conn. massacre, local residents ask for action
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
A supporter of universal background checks for gun purchases holds her sign at a rally, Friday, to commemorate the six-month anniversary of the school shootings in Newtown Square, Connecticut. The event, one of many across the state was organized by Mayors Against Illegal...
Candlelight vigil planned in Kennett, Friday
KENNETT — Local residents plan to gather Friday evening with a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The event starts, in memory of those lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will run from 6 – 7 pm. Those participating are asked to meet on the 400 block of Center Street in Kennett Square, on the sidewalks around the Mary D. Lang Kindergarten Center. People...
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...
