Caln Historical Commission works to preserve, improve Spackman Farm
Spackman Farm
For the Caln Township Historical Commission, not all was lost in 2020-2021. While the world struggled with Covid, this small but dedicated group of historic preservationists got busy working to save one of their township’s Crown Jewels – the barn at Spackman Farm.
Spackman Farm may not be a household name to many in Chester County, but anyone who’s travelled Bondsville Road between...
nth Innovation Center opens in Coatesville
More than a hundred people gathered Tuesday for the official opening of nth Innovation Center at an early 20th century building that once embodied the heart of innovation in Coatesville. nth Innovation Center’s location at 190 West Lincoln Highway is the first Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) real estate project in Chester County.
Built in 1902, the original 9,000 square foot building previously...
What To Do: Philly fireworks, Downingtown Good Neighbors and so much more
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
This is Fourth of July Weekend and that means it is time for parties, festivals, picnics and a lot of fireworks displays.
Wawa Welcome America Festival
The “Wawa Welcome America Festival” (www.welcomeamerica.com), which is running through July 4, is a festival of free events in Philadelphia in celebration of our nation’s birthday — a huge...
7.5 acres in Charlestown preserved as open space
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, in partnership with Charlestown Township, has protected another 7.5 acres in northern Chester County. The conservation easement of the Green Lane Road property, owned by Frances Rodgers, was funded through the township’s Open Space Initiative dedicated tax dollars and expanded the total protected lands along Green Lane to 175 acres.
Frances Rodgers...
Bookman earns honor from peers
Debbie Bookman
The Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts (PASAPCC) elected Chester County Prothonotary Debbie Bookman to its Executive Committee at the organization’s 75th Annual Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts Association Conference. Mrs. Bookman currently serves on the Prothonotary Manual Committee, as well as the Orientation Committee, core functions...
On Stage: Ben Brandt was born to play guitar
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ben Brandt and the Soul Miners Union
Independence Day Weekend has arrived — and so has an endless array of holiday celebrations.
There are also many concerts on this weekend’s schedule – a wide variety of shows with something to please almost everyone.
Jamey’s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,www.jameyshouseofmusic.com)...
Houlahan advances funding for 15 community projects through US House Appropriations Comm.
Houlahan meets with one recipient of last year’s Community Project Funding – United Community Services for Working Families (UCSWF) in Reading.
Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) successfully advanced 15 project priorities, totaling $10,404,544 in Community Project Funding, through the House Appropriations Committee; these projects will directly benefit Chester and Berks County residents. On...
Inner Nature: The Otherworldly Octopus
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
I was watching a male ruby-throated hummingbird at my feeder the other day. Hummingbirds fascinate me. Besides being charismatic and heart-stoppingly beautiful, they are feisty. I watched him drink his fill and then sit on a nearby branch to play dog-in-the-manger, chasing away other hummingbirds who dared to try to take what he didn’t want. Their speed, their...
Chesco efforts to cut homelessness succeeding, with rate dropping by 23% since 2020
Members of the team conducting Chester County’s Point in Time count, the annual count mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which took place in January. Results of the County’s Point in Time count showed a 23% reduction in people experiencing homelessness over a two-year period.
Chester County’s concerted effort to place more homeless individuals and families into...
Natural Lands announces preservation of 15 acres in Franklin
Natural Lands announced last week the permanent preservation of a 15-acre property in Franklin Township, Chester County. In addition to preserving scenic views, forests, and meadows, the conservation easement ensures protection for more than 600 feet of a tributary to East Branch White Clay Creek.
Water from this unnamed tributary eventually makes its way into the State of Delaware and serves as a...
