Lincoln U. gets warm welcome to Coatesville
Representatives hope university pushes city to regenerate, inspires youth
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
City Manager Kirby Hudson and Lincoln University Provost Dr. Kenoye Eke cut the ribbon on the steps of Gordon Education Center.
COATESVILLE – Lincoln University administrators, staff, and students, local congregations, and city, county, and state officials gathered at the Gordon...
The only thing that spoils the shore: the boardwalk
Why they must ruin a perfectly good beach with these wooden monstrosities is beyond me
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
The beach is one of my very favorite places to relax. I am perfectly content with my chair, some sunscreen and a good book. My children love the ocean and are (relatively) self-sufficient now that they are older. I really prefer to park the car and not get in it again until...
KAU Kings set off to make history in Bangor
Kennett, Unionville players ready to battle for Senior Little League World Series title
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Members of the KAU Kings get ready to board a bus for a 10-hour ride to Bangor, Maine to play in the Senior Little League World Series. Snacks were donated by Herrs, Wawa and Dunkin Donuts to keep the under-16 team filled while en route.
CHADDS FORD — With about a ten-hour...
Robots in southern Chester County? Yes.
Dansko using robots to make distribution center more efficient
With its giant new distribution center in West Grove, Dansko was going to need more than just more workers to keep track of products going in and out. A Kiva® robot follows bar codes on the floor to locate the specific product needed to fill an order.
WEST GROVE — Driving along Jennersville Road (Rt. 796) in southern Chester County,...
KAU Kings head to Senior LL World Series
Will take on Laredo, Texas in Series opener, Sunday
World Series bound! The KAU Kings became the first Pennsylvania team to advance to the Senior Little League World Series in more than a decade by holding off Quincy, Mass. 6-2, Wednesday.
KAU — a team under 16 year olds from the Kennett and Unionville areas — will begin play in the World Series, Sunday evening, in Bangor, Me., against Laredo,...
Taking a bite out of ‘Back to School’
A handful of tips to make it easier to get your child dentally ready for the school year
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
It’s the beginning of August and signs proclaiming back to school have been popping up everywhere. As a mom, I approach the upcoming start of school with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation. As a dentist I can offer a few tidbits to make the start...
Graystone should not reopen
Multiple failures, lack of accountability should doom charter school
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As the drama unfolds surrounding Graystone Academy Charter School, there are undoubtedly winners and losers in the process of the charter school having its charter revoked.
The biggest losers, of course, are the parents and students — some 272 — who are being told that the school will continue...
Borough Council gets dirt on Public Works Garage
Facility’s new location could sprout community garden
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Resident John Thomas (left) listens as Chris Stejskal, an intern at Maffei Landscape Design, LLC., provides Borough Council with an exterior vision for the new Public Works Garage, a plan that incorporates a community garden into the landscape.
A request for gardening space in Kennett Square...
Protestors push Pitts on immigration
Police break up peaceful Willowdale event after neighbor complains
Updated: 4:30, adds comment from Rep. Pitts.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
More than two dozen Chester County residents gathered Monday morning to tell U.S. Representative Joe Pitts (R-16) to support the proposed immigration reform bill in the U.S. House. The peaceful event was ultimately broken up by police after a neighbor complained.
EAST...
County completes rock-solid 9/11 tribute
First-responders collect relics from 3 sites to memorialize at training center
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Jim Werner (left), a Uwchlan Ambulance Corps EMT, and Ed Toner, past president of the Chester County Fraternal Order of Police, display the shale from the Flight 93 crash site that will be memorialized at the Chester County Public Safety Training Center in South Coatesville.
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