E. Marlborough bids Walker goodbye; no tax hike for 2016
Hearing on 180-unit apartment proposal continued into January
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
Cuyler Walker’s colleagues on the East Marlborough Board of Supervisors presented him with an antique map of the township, marking his final meeting as a supervisor, after serving for 18 years.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – Township president Cuyler Walker was honored by fellow board members for 18 years...
Art Watch: Jill Beech’s natural curiosities
Showings and art sales just time for the holidays
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
One of my favorite local sculptors is Jill Beech, and she will be having her annual studio sale this Saturday December 12th 10am-4:30pm. While she is still not keen on creating a website, Jill has a large loyal following of collectors, including me, who wait for her studio sale announcement every year. I already bought...
UCF swears in new board directors, give prelim OK to budget draft
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education held both its annual reorganization meeting, including the swearing in of five recently elected board directors, as well as a brief regular meeting to close out the calendar year and offer the first passage of a very preliminary 2016-17 budget.
Reelected board directors Carolyn Daniels, Robert Sage, Victor Dupuis, Gregg Lindner and...
Toomey talks economy, odds of federal shutdown during Chesco visit
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R) gets a tour of the facility from Lord’s Pantry Executive Director Jan Leaf, Monday in Downingtown.
U.S. Senator said he thinks shutdown is doubtful; seeks new policies to get economy moving
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
DOWNINGTOWN — U.S Sen. Pat Toomey spent much of Monday morning in Chester County, visiting a local food bank and attending a Veterans’ Administration...
Kennett High School ceramics sale this Friday: 8 AM – 2 PM
Find great, affordable gifts while supporting KHS’ ceramics program
No need to shop for holiday gifts with hand-crafted quality at an expensive gallery. Instead, come to the Kennett High School Ceramics Sale this Friday, November 11th. Nearly thirty-five pieces, including beautiful wheel-thrown and hand-built mugs, bowls, and vases, will be available for purchase. All works are crafted...
What To Do: Pops Goes The Holiday
Also: West Chester Christmas Parade and more get holiday season going
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Kennett Symphony has just the thing to get you into the holiday mood, it annual holiday concert at Unionville High School, Dec. 5.
While many of the holiday attractions are treats for the eyes and the taste buds, there is an ongoing holiday tradition in Kennett Square that is a treat...
On Stage: Mame is the perfect antidote for holiday stress
Also, Rusted Root comes home to Pennsylvania; Forbert at Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Rosemary Benson stars in the title role in “Mame” at the Candlelight Theater.
For a small portion of the population — mostly computer geeks — “Mame” is an acronym for an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern...
Commissioners OK 2016 budget, no tax hike
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners unanimously approved the 2016 budget Thursday, resulting in no tax increase for county residents.
The 2016 budget aligns with the priorities and goals of Chester County’s Strategic Plan which were updated this year. Seven years of development and implementation of the Plan have led Chester County to the achievement of a very high percentage of its...
Commissioners OK halt of payments to state due to budget impasse
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Board of Commissioners said Thursday they would stop sending funds to the state — about $4 million a month on average — collected by county row offices, in light of the ongoing state budget impasse, which has cut state funds to county services.
The three commissioners, chair Terence Farrell, vie Kathi Cozzone and Commissioner Michelle Kitchline issued the following...
Local congressmen applaud passage of bipartisan education bill
Expected to be signed by Pres. Obama, law would return local control to states
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Chester County Congressmen Pat Meehan (Left, R-7) and Ryan Costello (Right, R-6) backed revisions to federal education laws, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
Two Chester County Congressman praised the passage by the U.S. House of Representatives, Wednesday, of legislation...