Warm sendoff for Cavalcade Honor Band
Band performs preview before heading to Pasadena next week
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By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – For the 154 band members, their families and friends gathered Saturday afternoon in the chilly Unionville High School Stadium, the sentiments could not have been warmer. Enthusiasm and pride charged the air as the regional Cavalcade of...
Good Stuff: Positive news from Downingtown to Kennett
“Good Stuff’ is back; highlighting positive happenings around Chester County packaged in a fun, easy-to-read-format. Got ‘good stuff’ to share? Like what you see? Let us know: email kim@chescotimes.com. (Submissions due by 15th and 30th monthly; all content subject to editorial review.)
Red Devil Pride: Avon Grove High’s Robert Evans, Anna Wright, Kira Russell and Adam Gaerity recently...
Good Stuff: Vote, Flu shots, good news and notes
Editors Note: Welcome to The Times latest column, ‘Good Stuff’, that will highlight positive happenings within the communities of Chester County in a quick, easy to read, and (we think) fun format.
Got ‘Good Stuff’ to share? Email kim@chescotimes.com to help the get the word out. (All submissions are subject to editorial review; submissions are requested by the 15th and 30th of each month.)
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Conestoga wins boys District 1 X-Country, Unionville girls 2nd
Chester County runners, teams fare well, many advance to PIAA meet next week
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville’s Kacie Breeding finished just behind Downingtown West’s Aislinn Devlin, who was fifth.
LOWER SAUCON — During last year’s Ches-Mont League cross country season, Downingtown West’s Aislinn Devlin was the new kid on the block and the freshman with the most...
Downingtown West, Unionville win Ches Mont X-Country titles
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — There was a bit of a different look to the Ches-Mont League Cross Country Championships this year — especially in the boys’ team standings.
For the last six years, West Chester Henderson has owned top spot at the league championships. This year, the streak screeched to a halt. At Monday’s 64th annual staging of the league meet,...
Unionville couple goes big and pink in fight against breast cancer
Charley Gaebel’s attention-getting approach — a giant pink dump truck — is intended to inspire others
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Now cancer free, Unionville’s Denise Gaebel stands in front of her husband’s new pink dump truck — one he colored pink as a tribute to his wife’s brave battle against the disease.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — In March 2007, when Charley &...
NOPE event slated for Unionville High, Oct 15
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Did you know that in 2013, there were more than 24 heroin overdose deaths in Chester County? Or that one in five teens has abused prescription drugs? NOPE (Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education) Task Force of Chester County is providing an educational presentation on the dangers of substance abuse for parents and community members on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
The event...
90th Unionville Fair: a celebration of community
90 years of tradition continues at Unionville Community Fair and Farm Show
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
From the food, the contests, the displays and booths from various local organization, the 90th version of The Unionville Community Fair and Farm Show may have been the biggest and best ever.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – “Treasure the Memories” was the theme for this year’s Unionville...
Talk at EM Supervisors meeting centers on zoning, erosion and basins
Walker declines to address his status following meeting
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
East Marlborough’s zoning map. Changes to the township’s R-B residential zone were the center of the conversation at Monday night’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It was business as usual for the township Board of Supervisors Monday night, as the most intense topics...
Free lecture on history of Martin Guitars
EAST MARLBOROUGH — There will be a free lecture on the history of the Martin Guitar, Pennsylvania’s most famous guitar maker, by Dick Boak, Thursday, Oct. 2 at Unionville High School.
Although the lecture is free, it is asked that those interested reserve spots at the event at http://hadley-memorial-fund.ticketleap.com
The story behind one of America’s most famous guitars began on January...
