Advocacy groups to hold free expungement session
Workshop will be held at La Comunidad Hispana on March 6
Past brushes with the law don’t necessarily have to cloud a person’s future: La Comunidad Hispana’s (LCH) Legal Assistance Program is offering a free workshop on policies and procedures that will help qualified people expunge minor criminal records, a LCH news release said.
The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 6, at 5 p.m....
Program to explore ‘reverse Underground Railroad’
Chesco Historical Society bringing ‘History on Tap’ to Kennett Square
“History on Tap,” a program of the Chester County Historical Society that combines insight and discussion with food and drink, is coming to Kennett Square.
On Monday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m., Chris Densmore will present “The Kidnapping of Thomas Mitchell, 1849″ at the Half Moon Restaurant. Mitchell, an escaped slave...
Donations sought to help Kennett family
Family of UCFSD employee seeks housing after fire burns home
A Kennett family — and a Unionville-Chadds Ford School District employee — is looking for housing in the Kennett Consolidated School District — after a fire left them out of their home for as much as year and destroyed almost all of their possessions.
The family of Israel Rivera, who works in the school district’s buildings and grounds...
Volunteers make taxing chore less unpleasant
Life Transforming Ministries offering needy free help with IRS returns
It’s that time again: Free tax preparation is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled after a similar IRS program, VITA has been helping low- and moderate- income households throughout Chester County...
Warm up to seasonal brews at Winterfest
Kennett Square hopes to take chill out of air with beer-tasting festival
Kennett Square has another premier beer-tasting event on tap: the 2nd Annual Kennett Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Presented by Historic Kennett Square and the Kennett Brewfest, the event offers an opportunity to bundle up and enjoy winter brews from at least 40 unique craft breweries.
Tickets...
Kennett’s Mushroom Drop a roaring success
Robust turnout for first-ever New Year’s Eve event
By Steven Silverman, Correspondent, The Times
As midnight looms, a giant lit mushroom descends on downtown Kennett Square, New Year’s Eve. Reception and attendance for the first-year event was strong — with many in crowd hoping for it to become an annual event.
KENNETT SQUARE—It’s not often one gets to see a giant fungus touching...
YMCA wants to help make resolutions stick
Members who hope to pursue healthier lifestyles will get assist
Hundreds of people make annual New Year’s resolutions to get fit, lose weight, or improve their overall health – often losing the resolve rather than the pounds.
This year, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, which is dedicated to strengthening communities through healthier living, is offering programs to help people keep those...
Kennett Square New Year’s event mushrooming
Officials report efforts to ensure fun, family-friendly entertainment
The giant borough icon, sponsored by ToJo Mushrooms, is ready to be adorned with lights.
Not surprisingly, Kennett’s Square’s inaugural New Year’s Eve extravaganza, which will include the lowering of a 700-pound, lighted steel shroom from a crane, is continuing to evolve, and borough officials said they are working with...
