DCCC designated a military friendly school
(Delaware and Chester Counties) – Delaware County Community College has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs® and Military Spouse. Now in its seventh year, the Military Friendly® Schools designation provides service members and their families with transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities.
“Post-secondary...
Veterans Day 2015
We honor and thank our Veterans and their families, past and present, for their service and sacrifice.
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Penn’s Grove staff serves up dinner and smiles at Lighthouse
OXFORD – Last week, staff members from Penn’s Grove Middle School visited the Lighthouse Youth Center to help prepare and serve dinner for the students in attendance.
In addition to providing a safe place for young people to enjoy recreational activities and complete homework assignments, The Lighthouse serves approximately 75 meals each school night, and has served more than...
Chadds Ford – Supervisors approve noise ordinance, no tax increase proposed
By Kris Firey-Poling, Correspondent, The Times
PENNSBURY – Chadds Ford Board of Supervisors approved many items at last week’s busy meeting, but the Noise Disturbance Control Ordinance generated the most engagement from meeting attendees.
A lively noise regulation public hearing was held prior to the regular meeting, which started late due to the amount of public comments. Many...
Coatesville volunteers celebrate Make A Difference Day:
By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – More than 100 volunteers, including children, equipped with rakes, trash bags, shovels, mums and gallons of paint, donated their time to clean up local parks in Coatesville for the nation’s largest community service day, Make A Difference Day.
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‘Tis the season for giving back
The holidays are coming! Have you noticed? People are posting on Facebook about the number
of Fridays until Christmas (enough already, it is still 80 degrees outside!), the lottery ticket
commercial featuring Joe and Rita is on TV, and I saw someone on a ladder putting up twinkle
lights just the other day. Aaaaaaaaaaah! Can we slow our roll just a bit and enjoy November?
If anything, I would...
OAHS student to perform in Macy’s Day Parade
OXFORD – Oxford Area High School junior Hayley Allport is a talented musician and is assigned first chair of the flute section in the concert band. But, it is Hayley’s second love, color guard with the marching band, which earned her a place in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Hayley Allport,with OAHS band director Erin Kauppila, will perform in the color guard flag team of the Macy’s...
What to Do: Pirates, Antiques, ‘Day of the Dead’, Coffee Fest, Trains & Troops and more…
By DENNY DYROFF, Staff Writer, The Times
Ahoy, all ye pirates — young and old. Prepare to set sail for Chadds Ford this weekend.
On November 8, the Brandywine River Museum (Route 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-2700, www.brandywinemuseum.org) will present “Pirate Adventure Day” from 10 a.m.-noon. And, the museum will offer free admission from 9:30 a.m. until noon.
Kids who dream of being pirates...
On Stage: Davina & The Vagabonds, Jonny Wickersham & AMT’s ‘Deck the Halls’
By DENNY DYROFF, Staff Writer, The Times
Davina Sowers is a performer who provides a conduit to the past for many people — of all ages.
She and her band the Vagabonds make music that hearkens back to a different era in America’s history of popular music. Sowers sings as if she were fronting the Glenn Miller Orchestra and frequently dresses like she’s from that era. The band also fits...
Accomplishments, Service Honored at Annual Malvern Prep Alumni Awards
On the eve of Malvern Prep’s Homecoming, Malvern Prep honored six distinguished alumni for their accomplishments and service to both the Malvern community and the world. The Alumni Awards dinner has become a cherished tradition at Malvern, and on October 23, the Friar community gathered to celebrate St. Augustine Award winner Dr. Dan Kelly ’99, Alumni Loyalty Award winner Dave Frank ’91 T,...
