It’s a bird, it’s a plane: No, it’s a giant mushroom
700-pound spore to descend on Kennett Square for New Year’s Eve
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A sketch shows the mushroom that is being fabricated for Kennett Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Move over, Manhattan: Kennett Square is poised to supplant Times Square as the go-to destination for New Year’s Eve.
After all, who wants to watch a boring ball when the sky...
Support group to assist parents of addicted children
Initiative is part of Kacie’s Cause, a campaign to fight scourge of heroin
Kennett Square Police Chief Edward Zunino (from right) chats with Andy Rumford and Luis Tovar after a presentation at a Kennett Square Borough Council meeting.
A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year is continuing his quest to raise awareness about the dangers of this...
KAU team returns home to rousing reception
Kennett Kings earn fans – and memories – with series of achievements
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the KAU team – the U.S. Senior League Baseball champs – line up for an appreciative crowd at their field on Leslie Road in Kennett Square.
Sandwiched between nearly a dozen emergency vehicles with lights flashing and sirens blaring in downtown Kennett Square,...
Kennett Square man jailed on attempted-murder charge
Auto-shop owner, 25, is accused of shooting soccer coach in West Chester
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Curtis Zebley, 25, of Kennett Square, is in Chester County Prison on attempted-homicide charges, stemming from a violent altercation Sunday morning in downtown West Chester.
A 25-year-old Kennett Square resident was arraigned Sunday night on charges that include attempted-homicide...
Borough plans royal welcome home for Kings
Officials want to celebrate KAU’s amazing run at World Series
5:30 p.m. update: Team not expected to arrive in area until 7 p.m. due to New York traffic
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
After the World Series ended, players from various teams united for a wiffle ball game in the hotel courtyard, an impromptu outing that eventually attracted about 50 players.
The Kennett Kings...
Borough Council gets dirt on Public Works Garage
Facility’s new location could sprout community garden
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Resident John Thomas (left) listens as Chris Stejskal, an intern at Maffei Landscape Design, LLC., provides Borough Council with an exterior vision for the new Public Works Garage, a plan that incorporates a community garden into the landscape.
A request for gardening space in Kennett Square...
Enjoy musical perks of signing up as volunteer
Brandywine Folk Festival recruiting for next month’s event in Kennett Square
Eager to experience the sights and sounds of a folk festival but short on cash? Organizers of the Second Annual Brandywine Folk Festival have a solution: Volunteer.
The three-day event, presented by the Brandywine Folk Collective, Historic Kennett Square Society, and WXPN, is seeking volunteers for the festival, which will...
Kennett Brewing Co. to tap into borough market
Two couples with shared passion for well-crafted beer will open business later this year
Historic Kennett Square announced Monday that the Kennett Brewing Company plans to open later this year.
Less than two weeks after Kennett Square’s Borough Council passed a brewery ordinance, the Kennett Square Brewing Company announced its plans to tap into the community’s thirst for craft beer.
Started...
Free children’s summer art program returns
Hour-long classes will be held at Kennett Square’s Garage
Teachers will have different art projects prepared each day during the free, seven-week program for children at the Garage.
Starting on Monday for seven weeks, the Chester County Art Association is once again offering free summer art camps at The Garage Youth and Community Center in Kennett Square, courtesy of a local donor and State...
