Pocopson recognizes Girl Scout Gold Award recipient for video on Holocaust
Supervisors consider only one meeting a month
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
POCOPSON – The last township meeting of 2017 – and the only meeting in Dec. due to the holidays – was held on Monday, Dec. 11, with discussions involving having only one meeting per month, instead of two moving forward into 2018. During the brief meeting, the supervisors presented a resolution to the...
On Stage: Aimee Mann comes to the Colonial
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann has probably played more different area venues than any other act on the scene – starting with her formative days in ’til Tuesday and continuing through her long solo career.
Mann has played everywhere from huge arenas (the Spectrum) to outdoor venues (Mann Music Center, Philadelphia Zoo) to small clubs (Chestnut Cabaret, World Café...
Kennett supervisors OK emergency services tax hike
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors (pictured) and leaders in Kennett Square are doing a fundraising competition, Change for Change, which will benefit the Kennett Food Cupboard.
KENNETT – Citing the expense of a growing police force, the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors have passed a 2018 budget that includes a tax increase to cover the costs of...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: The magic of the season
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Ah, to look at life through the eyes of a child, especially during this magical time of year. Well, you can! All you have to do is put yourself back to a time in your childhood where you were wide-eyed and filled with joy, wonder and excitement. Soon, you will have a grin from ear to ear and a skip in you step.
Being the passionate person that I am, this...
On Stage: The Color Purple returns to Philadephia
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Color Purple
For the second time this season, area theater fans are being treated to an inaugural run of a hit Broadway show’s National Tour.
The North American Tour of the Tony Award®-winning revival of “The Color Purple” visits Philadelphia from December 12-17 as part of the Broadway Philadelphia series, which is presented collaboratively by the...
Super Six: Holidays edition
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Ho Ho Ho! Ready for the Holiday Super Six? Anyone else in “Present Panic Mode” like I am?
While online shopping offers many conveniences, the sheer volume of options has me paralyzed, overwhelmed, and unable to get past “add to cart”. I have a tendency to second guess and I worry that what I see on my computer might not be as awesome in person. (More...
Moore, Trump put local Republicans at severe risk
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As we head into the 2018 election season, we see that the two major political parties find themselves at crossroads, with one party seemingly finding its roots after years of wandering and pandering and another so lost, to as be unrecognizable from just a few years ago.
For Democrats, heading into 2018 with a wind at their back — and locally, the biggest series of...
On Stage Spotlight: Ryan Tennis is home for the holidays
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Ryan Tennis
Ryan Tennis is a Philadelphia musician — a globe-trotting Philly musician.
He is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who in last two years has mounted successful tours through Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Colombia, and Argentina. He spent February 2017 doing a massive tour in Colombia from Bogota to Barranquilla and from Cali to Cartagena.
Tennis...
What To Do: Good Neighbor Christmas in Downingtown
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at Downingtown’s Good Neighbor Christmas.
Downingtown has changed a lot over the years but is still a neighborly town.
It always been a neighborly town – so neighborly that it has an annual event schedule that includes Good Neighbor Day each summer and Good Neighbor Christmas (downtown Downingtown, http://www.dtownchristmas.com)...
Two charged in infants’ deaths
Jamal Bailey (left) and William Gardner (right) were charged Thursday in the deaths of two infants under their care.
Two county men have been charged in the deaths of infants under their care — one earlier this year and another exactly one year ago — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday.
Jamal Bailey, 41 of Downingtown, has been charged with homicide for administering...
