Twins charged in Chesco/Lancaster bombing spree
Alleged to have built IEDs, blown up sheds in Dec., 2015
Daniel Tate
Twin brothers from Cochranville are facing charges that they spent their holiday break from college a bit differently than most students: engaging in a bombing spree in Western Chester County and in eastern Lancaster County, following a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, State Police and...
Rt. 340 to close weekdays for two-week repair
Route 340 (Bondsville Road) is scheduled to close weekdays between Edges Mill Road and East Kings Highway in Caln Township, Chester County, beginning, Wednesday, May 18, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said today. The closure will be in effect Mondays through Fridays from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM through Wednesday, June 1.
During construction, Route 340 (Bondsville Road) motorists...
Police kickoff increased seatbelt enforcement
Eighty-seven municipal police departments across southeast Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Police will conduct seat belt enforcement activities as part of a statewide Click It Or Ticket mobilization which runs from May 16 through June 5, and will include the Memorial holiday weekend.
Municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will focus on roadways with high...
The hardest part about parenting: letting go
My oldest will be off to college in a few short months, hard to believe
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
You know what is so hard about being a parent? It’s that you can’t possibly know how difficult it is until you are already knee-deep in it. There is nothing that can prepare you for the amount of blood, sweat, tears, and unimaginable joy you will experience as a result of bringing...
On Stage (Extra): Whitechapel hits road to promote new album
Veteran rockers The Zombies rise again
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Whitechapel
Whitechapel has a new album ready to be released this summer and has plans for a massive tour to accompany the release of the disc, which is titled “Mark of the Blade.” But, that doesn’t mean the metal band from Knoxville, Tennessee is sitting home waiting.
Instead, Whitechapel — Phil Bozeman –...
Question over conflict on Poplar Tree home in E. Marlborough
Board of Supervisors approves new paving, commercial signs
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The township’s Board of Supervisors’ held a short meeting on Monday night at the East Marlborough Township building. It did not break the record of the shortest meeting but it lasted about a half an hour with most of that time spent on the controversial property at 101 Poplar...
What To Do: Saddle Up For Willowdale
Also: 74th annual Dogwood Festival in Phoenixville
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 24th annual Willowdale Steeplechase is Sunday, races, tailgating competition and, of course, those hats.
The Brandywine Valley is horse country and the 2016 equestrian season is already underway.
The 24th Annual Willowdale Steeplechase (Steeplechase grounds, routes 82 and 926, Unionville, 610-444-1582,...
On Stage: A program of ‘firsts’ at Pa. Ballet
Also: Elvis is back in the building
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Pennsylvania Ballet and Artistic Director Angel Corella will take audiences on a classical yet modern journey with works by three choreographers in “A Program of Firsts.”
The show, which is running through May 15 at The Academy of Music Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215- 551-7000, http://www.paballet.org),...
CASD board, admin mum on Act 85 allegations
Questions remain over numbers of students leaving for charter schools
By Lauren Parker-Gill, News Editor, The Times
At the noticeably quiet and uneventful committee meeting and special board meeting of the Coatesville Area School District Tuesday, neither school board members, nor superintendent Dr. Cathy Taschner addressed accusations made by the group, “The Movement,” at the last school board...
Urban affairs committee looks at blight in Chester County
House panel tours Downingtown, Caln, Coatesville and Parkesburg
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The State House Urban Affairs Committee prepares to hold a hearing on the impact of blight in Chester County, Wednesday at Coatesville City Hall.
COATESVILLE — The State House’s Urban Affairs Committee held a special hearing in the city Wednesday to address economic development and the ongoing problem...
