New month, new Super Six list!
Summer fun items top the June ‘must-have’ list
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Time for the June edition of the Sunday Super Six! Yippeeee! (And, let’s give me big props for remembering this time!)
I am so ready for summer. The gorgeous sunny weather, going to the pool and the beach, NO fighting with the kids about homework or screaming over waking up in the mornings! Aaaaaaaaaah!...
Chester County SPCA: During dog days, adopt pet
Agency is running special promotion to reduce surplus
Sweetness is one of the female dogs looking for a permanent home, and Chester County SPCA officials say she’s aptly named.
As sizzling temperatures create early summer dog days, the Chester County SPCA wants residents to know that it currently has a surplus of potential canine pets.
To help them get adopted faster, the agency is running a...
At Strawberry Festival, fun ways to beat the heat
Four-day extravaganza of events runs through Sunday
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Brandywine Health Foundation’s 2013 Strawberry Festival runs through Sunday.
On a sultry summer day, the breeze at the top of the 2013 Strawberry Festival Ferris wheel should beckon.
The four-day Brandywine Health Foundation’s extravaganza featuring food, fireworks, entertainment, music,...
Federal test: County well-prepared for disaster
For third consecutive year, it earned perfect score on readiness assessment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
For the third year in a row, Chester County received a perfect score in emergency readiness from federal evaluators.
For the third consecutive year, Chester County has received a perfect score of 100 on the 2013 Federal Technical Assistance Review (TAR), an annual assessment...
‘On the Road’ meeting leads to South Coatesville
County commissioners to convene at Public Safety Training Campus
The county commissioners will hold their June 5 public meeting at 7 p.m. at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus in South Coatesville.
When the Chester County Commissioners hit the road for their third 2013 meeting outside West Chester, the location will offer attendees a look at a relatively new county facility.
On Wednesday,...
Chesco Historical Society to address clothing
Grant will help implement upcoming fashion exhibition
The Chester County Historical Society will open an exhibit on 19th-century clothing in November.
For the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS), a new gift could be considered the perfect fashion accessory.
A $35,000 grant from the Coby Foundation, a New York group that funds projects in the textile and needle arts field, will help implement...
Memorable vista redux for Forget-Me-Not gala
Chester County SPCA’s fund-raiser returns to home of E. Marlborough animal advocates
East Marlborough Township Supervisors’ Chairman Cuyler Walker, shown with several of his Labradors, will host the upcoming Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not Gala with his wife, Katie Ryan Walker.
Those who missed last year’s memorable Forget-Me-Not Gala will get another chance to enjoy a spectacular Unionville...
Public invited to celebrate ambitious mural unveiling
Collaborative, months-long project depicts ‘hopes and dreams’ of Coatesville youth
For nine months, a group of students has worked on a mural depicting the past, present and future of Coatesville. It will be unveiled Monday.
The results of an artistic process that spanned months and utilized the talents of a team of teen painters will debut Monday at the Bridge Academy in Coatesville.
The...
Sometimes, the world really is flat
Why I like flat shoes and thoughts on bloggers, the Internet and…BBQ?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I had a really exciting opportunity this week! I was featured on a blog called La Petite Pear! Check it out here.
Sam does a fun article each Wednesday called “Fashionistas In Flats” where a different woman is photographed in her favorite flat shoe. I had to describe why I like...
New Garden police talk gangs, drugs with public
Packed house for town hall meeting, residents learn about local policing
New Garden Police Chief Gerald Simpson speaks with residents, Thursday night, during the township’s first town hall meeting with residents to discuss police services. In addition to unveiling the new police department Website and answering questions, there were presentations on gang activity and the spread of heroin in southern...
