Unionville’s Matson named new UNC head field hockey coach
Erin Matson
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – One of the best athletes ever to come out of Unionville High School and one of the nation’s top collegiate field hockey players is taking on a new challenge: becoming head coach at her alma mater.
Erin Matson, the most decorated player in UNC field hockey history, has been named North Carolina’s next head field hockey coach after a national search....
DCCC to merge Exton campus into Downingtown site
Delaware County Community College announced Tuesday that it will close the College’s Exton Center location and consolidate the staff and resources with the Downingtown Center, located at 100 Bond Drive in Downingtown. The Exton Center is closing effective June 30, 2023. All staff are being reassigned to the Downingtown Center.
“The College enjoyed 26 successful years in Exton, and the decision...
Obituaries: Mary Ann Noir Anderson
Mary Ann Noir Anderson
Mary Ann Noir Anderson, 87, died January 22nd at her retirement home in Murrells Inlet, SC.
Mrs. Anderson (known as “Ann”) was a native of Newark, NJ where she graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. She continued her studies at St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York City and qualified as a Registered Nurse. While working in New York she met...
UHS Book sale, scheduled for Feb. 26
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville High School is hosting the annual Unionville High School PTO Used Book Sale, starting on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 8 am-4pm.
The sale continues Sunday, Feb 26 from 8vam-4 pm, with a $10 bag sale from 2-4pm. Bags will be provided; please do not bring your own. Tens of thousands of used books are for sale, across 30+ different genres with a large Children’s/Young...
Avondale gets $150K funds for parks and playgrounds
The Mayor of Avondale Borough, Susan Rzucidlo, announced Monday that the borough has been awarded $150,000 of funding to help improve its parks and playgrounds.
This funding came through U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and will be used to rehabilitate Avondale’s parks and playgrounds – making them more accessible for all. Currently, no parks in the borough have accessible accommodations, making this a...
Obituaries: Edna Mae Marsh
Edna Mae Marsh
Edna Mae (Gilbert) Marsh, age 65, of Turtle Creek, formerly of Penn Hills and East Earl, PA passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Edna lost her fight for life due to a rare form of blood cancer after her rejection of dialysis treatments.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Barton Marsh; her daughter, Christina Marie (partner, Daniel Kurtz) Conover; granddaughters, Tiffany Amber...
County makes push for outdoor activities
Chester County announced the launch of “Fresh Air, Self-Care Chesco,” a campaign that encourages residents to practice effective self-care for better health and wellness through easy outdoor activity.
Introduced at today’s Commissioners’ Meeting, “Fresh Air, Self-Care Chesco” brings together the knowledge and services of the County’s Mental Health/Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities...
What To Do: Banksy exhibition extended
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
“Banksy Was Here” was close to being “Banksy Is Gone.”
For those who wanted to see the exhibition but were dragging their feet, it was almost a case of “if you snooze, you lose.”
“Banksy Was Here” was scheduled to run until January 31 at a location in Fashion District Philadelphia (901 Market Street, Philadelphia, banksyexpo.com/philadelphia/).
Fortunately,...
County to take over operation of Rover transit service
From April 1, 2023, responsibility for the majority of paratransit services currently provided by Rover in Chester County will transition to a County-run operation, overseen by the Chester County Department of Human Services.
The Rover community transportation service was introduced in 1984 to offer diversified transportation for Chester County residents, especially those who cannot drive or have no...
On Stage: ‘A Soldier’s Play’ Comes to Kimmel
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
A Soldier’s Play
Some plays are light and fluffy, some are outrageous, some are filled with humorous scenes, some have delightful music and almost all have a plot.
And some are brutally intense.
The Kimmel Cultural Campus, in partnership with The Shubert Organization, is presenting the Philadelphia premiere of Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2020...
