WCU Dedicates The Roger and Agnes Ware Plaza, transforms entrance to campus and borough

Pictured at the dedication (L to R): Ashley Battiste, Katie Lickfield, Sean Wattman, Roger Ware ’82, Agnes Ware, President Chris Fiorentino, Sue Fiorentino, Joshua Filer, Keana Flowers WEST CHESTER — Thanks to the generosity of Agnes and Roger Ware ’82, the gateway to West Chester University’s campus has been transformed and the borough of West Chester is now even more engaging. Located at...

Girls HS golf: Unionville defeats Great Valley

Unionville Girls 203    Great Valley Girls  231 (top 4 players scored) Match played at the Radley Run Country Club on 9/27 Unionville’s top scorers : Sarina Patel    44 Kaitlyn Ferrer  46 Cecilia Nutter  56 Ella Zucchero  57    Send article as PDF   

CCEDC announces release of survey on COVID-19 on local businesses

Despite significant concerns about revenue and labor shortages, 75% of surveyed Chester County businesses say they plan to return to pre-COVID operations and 77% report no change in the size of their physical workspace and facilities. That’s according to a survey conducted by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) in partnership with Restore Chester County. Twenty-four survey questions...

‘Concert in the park’ event in E. Fallowfield, Oct. 2

East Fallowfield Township’s Park and Recreation Board will hold a family-friendly live “Concert in the Park” event at the East Fallowfield Township Community Park on Saturday, October 2 from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The event will feature a live musical performance by the Cindy McChord Trio, a fabulous musical entertainer for kids and families of all ages. She will begin at 2:00 p.m. The fabulous...

What To Do: ‘Fall’ into festival season

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Food is the star at St.George’s Greek Festival When autumn arrives, there are fall festivals all around the area and popular annual ethnic food festivals almost every weekend. The schedule for the next week has events featuring Greek, Egyptian and Korean food. The annual “A Taste of Greece” festival will run now through September 26 at St....

On Stage: Katie Henry headlines at Jamey’s House of Music

By Denny Dyroff,  Entertainment Editor, The Times  Katie Henry Katie Henry, who will headline a show on September 24 at Jamey’s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com), is one of the bright new prospects in America’s flourishing blues scene. Her band features Antar Goodwin on bass, Jem Seidel on drums and Eric Santana on guitar. She is a...

LCH to hold Amigos of LCH event, Oct. 15

LCH Health and Community Services (LCH) will host their fifth annual Amigos LCH event this year on Friday, October 15th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is the second year that the event will remain virtual.  “At home continues to be the safest place to gather in a large group,” said Ronan W. Gannon, Chief Executive Officer of LCH.  “But as a community, over this past year and a half, we have...

HS Boys golf: Unionville edges Episcopal

The Unionville boys varsity golf team played Episcopal Wednesday.  The match result was: Unionville 208 Episcopal 209 Win Thomas, Danny Donnelly, and Ryan Megill led the way for the Longhorns with scores of 41. Unionville’s record stays at 7-1 in the CM-American league. Unionville’s next match is Thursday at 3 pm.   It is against Great Valley and it will be held at Chester Valley Golf...

HS Girls golf: Unionville defeats Mt. St. Joseph

Unionville Girls 177     Mount St. Joseph  186 (top 4 players scored) Match played at the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club (par 35) on 9/22 Unionville’s top scorers :  Mary Dunigan 40 Kaitlyn Ferrer  44 Claire Liu  45  Mira Patel  48 Unionville celebrated Senior Day by recognizing Claire Liu, the one senior on this year’s golf team.  Claire is a great team member and will...

Maxwell completes Center for Excellence in County Leadership program

Josh Maxwell WEST CHESTER — Chester County Board of Commissioners’ Vice Chair Josh Maxwell has completed the Center for Excellence in County Leadership (CEL) program, a premier professional development curriculum administered by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). The training included intense classes in leadership style, managerial versatility, interpersonal dynamics,...