Paint-Out Chadds Ford hopes to draw in public

Numerous artists will display work created in area on Friday or Saturday Updated with postponement for week due to weather If you spot artists with their easels in fields or along roadsides next Friday or Saturday, they are probably participating in Paint-Out Chadds Ford – and will likely be shivering if weather forecasts prove accurate. The Chadds Ford Historical Society is hosting the Sixth...

County offering free master composting classes

Participation in all three, two-hour sessions will result in certification The Chester County Board of Commissioners, through the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, is hoping residents will dig this offering: free certified master composting classes. The classes – attendance is required all three weeks to become certified – will be held at the Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,...

Baseball boosters hoping sale scores home run

Deeply discounted, used sports gear to be sold at Unionville High on Saturday After weeks of orchestrating donations, the Unionville Baseball Diamond Club, the booster club for the Unionville High baseball team, has assembled an impressive collection of used sports equipment, and the public – as well as the team – will benefit. The sale, an exercise in creative recycling,  will offer...

Kennett Chocolate Festival set to whet cravings

Popular fund-raiser for United Way will be held Feb. 9 at Kennett High Attention chocoholics: The Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival is seeking creators as well as cravers for its popular fund-raiser. Those who have a coveted chocolate cake, candy, cupcake, brownie, or cookie recipe can compete for a chance to win prizes and bragging rights. The competition is open to professionals, amateurs and students...

‘Man Who Would Be King’ had Chesco origin

‘History on Tap’  to explore John Harlan, inspiration for Rudyard Kipling The Marshalton Inn will be the venue for the Chester County Historical Society’s free “History on Tap” program on Tuesday, Jan. 21. A Chester County native whose adventures inspired “The Man Would Be King,” a short story by Rudyard Kipling, will be the focus of the next “History on Tap” program from the...

KAPBR: Registration open for diverse roster

Variety of sports activities, summer camps available to area residents  The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board (KAPRB) – a community-based nonprofit that runs recreational activities in the Borough of Kennett Square and Kennett, East Marlborough, and New Garden Townships – has released information on its upcoming lineup of sports and activities:  KAPRB Blue Demons Boy and Girls’...

Event aims to fast-track human-trafficking bill

Legislation passed in state Senate; awaits action in House State Sen. Andy Dinniman An event designed to facilitate passage of human trafficking legislation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of West Chester, said State Sen. Andy Dinniman. The event will include an update on Senate Bill 75, legislation that would help end human trafficking in Pennsylvania, as...

At UHS, grieving father to discuss heroin scourge

He has harnessed anguish over daughter’s fatal overdose into activism By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Andy Rumford (left) chats with Kennett Square Police Chief Edward Zunino after one of the community meetings he has hosted in the area to raise awareness about the dangers of heroin. Not a day goes by that a Kennett Square father doesn’t mourn the loss of this 23-year-old...

Library program to focus on computer history

Inventor of original smartphone to speak in Exton To gain insight into the world of modern communications, the Chester County Library in Exton is inviting the public to a presentation on Monday, Jan. 6, in the Struble Room. From 7 to 8:30 p.m., Dr. Rocco Leonard Martino, the inventor of the original smartphone, will present  “Personal History of the Computer,” a discussion of the history and future...

Borough gearing up for ‘Midnight in the Square’

Food, music – and giant mushroom drop – part of debut New Year’s Eve event What started as a what-if concept – lower a giant, lighted mushroom at the stroke of midnight while collecting items for the local food bank – has evolved into a sensation that has garnered lots of media attention and promises an evening of family-friendly entertainment in Kennett Square. The inaugural Midnight in...