Two female freshwater champions are honored
Awards bestowed at Stroud Water Research Center’s annual gala
Stroud Water Research Center Board Chairman Rod Moorhead (left) and Director Bern Sweeney pose with one of the winners of the 2013 the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, Jane Lubchenco. Photo by Yeda Arscott
AVONDALE – Two champions of freshwater were recognized Tuesday night at the “Water’s Edge,” the Stroud Water Research...
Fright Feast promises ghoulishly good time
Lions Club’s annual Halloween-themed event supports local causes
The contents of a casket of spirits will be one of the Fright Feast’s raffle prizes.
Get into the spooky spirit of the season this Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Fourth Annual Fright Feast, a monstrously generous fund-raiser for several worthy area causes.
Sponsored by the Kennett Square Lions Club’s Morning Branch, the popular event...
Potential pets on parade at pennyworth prices
Chester County SPCA inviting visitors to fall in love this weekend
If you want to capitalize on the research that shows people with pets enjoy longer, happier lives, the Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) would like to assist.
This weekend, the nonprofit agency is sponsoring a two-day drive to boost adoptions, with extended hours from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, the SPCA will...
Security seminar free to school employees
Active-shooter program being offered Saturday in Glen Mills
The December 2012 shootout that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct., forever changed the landscape of school security across the country.
Since then, school officials have tightened access to most area school buildings and scheduled forums and training sessions focused on making a similar tragedy...
Luminaries to shine light on after-school care
Kennett Area YMCA to participate in national observance
Two girls from the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley after-school program proudly display the luminary bags they created for the National initiative, “Lights on Afterschool.” This year’s event will take place on Thursday.
Hundreds of children in Brandywine Valley afterschool programs will be decorating luminaries, which will be put on display...
Putting Revolutionary War movements on map
Innovative presentation will focus on 1777 Philadelphia Campaign
Learn about Revolutionary War troop movement in your neighborhood through the lens of modern technology at a program on Tuesday night at the Chester County Library.
Sean Moir, a GIS analyst for Chester County, will host a program detailing the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign in Chester and Delaware Counties, which included three battles...
Schoolchildren following road to improved safety
County agencies combine efforts on International Walk to School Day
Elementary schoolchildren learn the rules of the road during International Walk to School Day (IWTSD) this past week in West Goshen Township.
The horde of schoolchildren may have given some West Chester residents pause this past week, but the throng of youngsters had assembled for a good cause: International Walk to School Day (IWTSD).
In...
Health, education resources key in juvenile justice
Experts discuss ways to promote rehabilitation, avoid recidivism
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Lourdes Rosado, associate director of the Juvenile Law Center, spoke about ways to keep juveniles out of the criminal justice system.
COATESVILLE – Especially in Pennsylvania, where more adults are serving life sentences for crimes committed as juveniles than in any other state, alternative...
County offering safe disposal of hazards
Toxic waste, computer collection event to be held Saturday
All seventy-three Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection Event for county residents on Saturday at the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, 19380, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., a county news release said.
Residents – the event is not open to businesses or contractors...
Aiming to control latest critter scourge
Brandywine Conservancy hosting primer on emerald ash borer
The destructive emerald ash borer has moved into Pennsylvania and has been sighted as near as Montgomery County.
The Brandywine Conservancy and Environmental Management Center invites residents to learn about the latest forest scourge: the emerald ash borer.
This invasive and highly destructive insect has begun to appear in more and more...
