OJRSD community invited to attend a virtual focus group on March 9
The Owen J. Roberts School District (OJRSD) is in the process of reviewing its communication initiatives and is seeking input from school personnel, parents and guardians, and the community through a series of focus groups. Focus group participants will share their perceptions about the district as well as its communications strategy. Parents and guardians, staff and students have been invited to attend...
Mushroom festival seeks grant applications
KENNETT SQUARE — If you’ve ever been to the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival, you know it’s like a large block party, where the community comes together for the weekend to celebrate the area’s most popular commodity—mushrooms.
While there’s plenty to enjoy during the event, a big part of the Festival’s mission is to give back to the community—and in fact, the theme of the 2021 Festival...
United Way calls for state Earned Income Tax Credit
While many Chester County residents have returned to the workforce, they still face a variety of economic challenges such as rising food, housing, utility, transportation and childcare costs. A state Earned Income Tax Credit would be a good first step to providing relief to working Pennsylvanians. Our Chester County Delegation, along with the rest of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and Governor...
WCASD to host discussion with Dr. Bernice King
Dr. Bernice King will participate in a historic moderated conversation with the West Chester Area School District on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public through a YouTube livestream.
The moderated conversation with Dr. Bernice King is part of a larger Strengthening Community Symposium that will focus on strengthening community in the areas of parent, community,...
What To Do: Love is in the air
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Victorine’s Valentine Day
Valentine’s Day 2022 is on February 14.
That means that married couples, lovers, boyfriends and girlfriends, boos, boyfriends and boyfriends, engaged couples, girlfriends and girlfriends, sweethearts and event pet owners and their pets will be celebrating the annual romantic holiday this weekend – and celebrating some...
On Stage: FABBA brings the music of ABBA to Kewswick
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
FABBA
What is one of the most popular palindromes in the world and is also a name of one of the best-selling bands in the history of popular music?
ABBA, of course.
ABBA is a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni -Frid Lyngstad. The group’s name is an acronym of the first...
Don’t retire, Refire: Be Curious
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
February, while a short month, tends to drag, just like January did, at least it does for those who long for the warmer weather.
How are we spending these short, cold days until Spring rolls around?
Many of us hibernate, becoming sedentary, eating too much, drinking too much, sitting too much and basically becoming couch potatoes.
As the days slowly get longer...
Fund for Women and Girls to honor Johnson
Matrie Johnson
The Fund for Women and Girls will honor Matrie Johnson – a longtime and devoted advocate for women and girls in Chester County – with its Kitchen Table Award at the 17th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on Friday, May 6, 2022 at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Malvern. This year’s Luncheon will be hosted in-person with proper COVID-19 precautions in place.
The Fund...
Sorry about that, folks
A Note from Mike, the editor:
If you’ve been trying to get to your favorite Times site and haven’t been able — well, we got hacked (part II of the hack we suffered last fall — we missed a couple of barn doors to close, it seems when we fixed things up).
While we’re making progress, you may see some glitches here and there for a bit — we ask for your patience. I’ve...
Op/Ed: Gov. Wolf’s budget proposal is an investment in Pennsylvania’s future