Coatesville School District continues admin reorg
Working to improve middle school curriculum
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
CALN – The Coatesville Area School District board of directors continued efforts to correct previous questionable moves by the previous administration and school board by updating employees’ titles and eliminating a key position in the district.
School board president Dean Snyder read a statement regarding...
On Stage: Nalani & Sarina twice as good
Also: Rich Robinson gets past The Black Crowes
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Nalani & Sarina
There can be good things about a buzz and there can be bad things.
A buzz at an outdoor picnic can be a bad thing because it probably means that there are pesky insects in the area. A buzz in electronic equipment is definitely a bad thing. A buzz is also something bad if it describes a driver’s...
KURC lease on Barnard House questioned
Underground Railroad threatens to walk away from lease with Pocopson
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
First floor plans for the Barnard House in Pocopson, which continues to be the subject of controversy.
POCOPSON – The Barnard House continued to be the topic of discussion at Pocopson Township’s board of supervisors’ meeting on Monday night, focusing on the validity of the 2014 five-year...
On Your Table: Eat a peach
Meet the perfect summer fruit
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Whether artfully arranged in a tart as shown here, made into a crumble or served warm in a pie, baked peaches make for summer delicacies. Photo courtesy of Simona Carini
Peaches are summer’s greatest fruit – soft and warm yet almost impossibly sweet in their fuzzy golden glory. Bite into a perfect peach on...
County Democrats display passion at local office opening
Crowds pack new Kennett Area Democrats’ campaign facility
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Democrats from around Chester County gathered Sunday to celebrate the opening of the Kennett Area Democrats’ new campaign office on East Linden Street in Kennett Square. From left: State Rep. candidate Susan Rzucidlo, Chester County Democratic Chair Brian McGinnis, Attorney General Candidate Josh...
An overdue, but well-deserved honor
Chester County’s Mike Piazza enters baseball’s Hall of Fame today
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Today, the best baseball player ever to come out of Chester County will finally get his due.
Mike Piazza of Phoenixville will be enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame today along with Ken Griffey Jr.
Some of you may want to argue that Kennett Square’s Herb Pennock was a better player —...
Violence is never the solution
We need to put aside anger and talk about what’s going on and why
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We live in angry times, something we should all be worried about.
From the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to the streets of our cities, folks are expressing their anger, often at each other and not in particularly helpful or useful ways.
Like everyone else, I’m horrified by the recent...
Op/Ed: Don’t despair, volunteer
By Kathleen Meehan Do, Executive Director Kennett After-School Association/After-The-Bell
After The Bell in Kennett Square keeps middle school kids engaged and safe after school. But the program depends on local volunteers to make it a success.
It’s hard to turn the television or computer on these days without hearing more bad news. Reports about shootings, riots, and acts of terrorism can leave...
Kennett supervisors salute township police
New firetruck highlighted along with multiple projects
By Kelly O’Hara, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Township’s Board of Supervisors discuss a potential zoning change during Wednesday night’s meeting.
KENNETT — Township officials took time during the Chief of Police report to express their thanks and pledge their support to the Kennett Township Police Department during Wednesday...
On Stage: Duran Duran still hungry
Ex ‘Men At Work’ frontman back from ‘Down Under’
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Duran Duran
MTV hit the airwaves in America in 1981. Right around the same time, Duran Duran was beginning its long musical career across the ocean in Birmingham, England in 1978.
A lot has changed since then. MTV is no longer a video-driven cable channel and synth-pop no longer rules....
