Meehan won’t seek reelection in the 7th
U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7)
Amidst a scandal involving alleged sexual harassment of a staffer and a public payout of funds to settle, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7) announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection for his seat in Congress from the 7th District.
Meehan came under increasing pressure this week after a New York Times story detailed an alleged harassment incident with a now former...
What To Do: Remembering the art of Weymouth
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Way Back: The Paintings of George A. Weymouth
“Frolic” did more than just frolic and lead the carriage parade each year at Winterthur’s Point-to-Point event.
In addition to his roles as founder and board chairman of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art, a philanthropist, and a land and cultural conservationist, George A. “Frolic” Weymouth...
On Stage: Kiss The Sky
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Kiss The Sky
Attending a show by tribute band can be a risky proposition as the quality can range from acceptable to downright dreadful. There is a big caveat.
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Keystones, mascot, suspensions all discussed at busy UCF Board meeting
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Brandon Tsai, Chirag Choudhary, Ibraheen Qureshi and Arnab Sircar. Robert Wang is not pictured of the Patton Middle School Academic team.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The January 22, 2018 Unionville Chadds-Ford school board meeting was held in the recently-refurbished Charles F. Patton middle school auditorium. Principal Steve Dissinger kicked off the meeting by...
PA Supreme Court throws out Congressional district maps
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
If you felt a certain fondness for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has bad news for you: after a 4-3 ruling by the court Monday, it’s gone — and will be replaced by a newly shaped district by mid-February.
A majority of the justices ruled that the 2011 redistricting “clearly, plainly and...
Meehan faces sexual harassment charge; booted from House Ethics Committee
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7)
U.S Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7) is alleged to have sexually harassed a junior staffer and paid a settlement to her out of tax money, according to a detailed report in The New York Times, published Saturday.
Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan moved late Saturday to remove Meehan from the House Ethics Committee and said through a spokesman...
Not enjoying a new ‘Frontier’ of air travel
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I am writing this article from seat 32E on Frontier Airlines. I’m on my way to Florida (sandwiched in between my two sisters) to surprise our mother for her birthday.
FYI, we are not flying first class.
I know this because I can see the cockpit door from where I’m located, midway on the aircraft.
Frontier is a no nonsense operation. They are here to transport...
On Stage: Twiztid fans can enjoy special show Friday
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Twiztid
Fans of Twiztid will have to wait a while until the outrageous rap duo goes on tour and heads to their towns this year.
But, Twiztid fans in this area don’t have to wait.
This weekend, Twiztid will play two shows in the East – one of which is tonight (January 19) at the Chameleon Club (223 North Water Street, Lancaster, 717-299-9684,http://www.chameleonclub.net).
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What To Do: Orchids take center stage at Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Orchids at Longwood Gardens
If you were asked to name the largest family of flowering plants in the world, what would be your response?
If you chose the orchid, you’d be right on the money.
The largest family of flowering plants in the world is the orchid — a flower that is acclaimed as one of the most beautiful, delicate and graceful flowers in the...
Conflicting accounts cloud incident at Costello home
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-6).
After a local Congressman took to social media over the weekend to allege that two individuals from his opponent’s campaign trespassed at his home, harassed his wife and took pictures — an account in complete variance with that of the individuals involved, it remains unclear exactly what, if anything, occurred on Jan. 13 in a normally...
