‘Lights Up’ holiday weekends planned for West Chester
WEST CHESTER — The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce is reimagining what the holidays mean this year by launching the first-ever Chester County Hospital Lights Up Holiday Weekends in West Chester.
The streets of historic West Chester will be bathed in the glow of thousands of holiday lights every evening from November 26 to January 1. Transformed into a winter wonderland, each weekend will...
Chesco Sheriff’s Office joins Philly’s ‘Operation Priority Takedown’
On Friday, law enforcement agencies announced 37 arrests and displayed weapons seized during “Operation Priority Takedown.”
PHILADELPHIA — This weekend, residents of the greater Philadelphia area slept a little safer, thanks to a collaboration among the Chester County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Sheriff’s Offices of Delaware and Bucks counties, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Philadelphia...
What To Do: Get outside for festivals and fairs
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Goshen Country Fair
This is the time of the year for outdoors festivals such as country fairs, festivals honoring a particular fruit or vegetable and outdoor concerts.
One of the best — and longest-running — is the annual Goshen Country Fair (Goshen Fairgrounds, Park Avenue, East Goshen, 610- 430-1554, www.goshencountryfair.org). The fair,...
On Stage: Vanessa Collier comes home for rooftop show at The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Vanessa Collier
Vanessa Collier is a highly acclaimed blues/jazz sax player who – in normal times – spends a lot of time touring nationally.
Occasionally, the Chadds Ford resident gets an opportunity to play a show at a venue close to home – including Delaware gigs at the Candlelight Dinner Theater and the Arden Gild Hall.
On July 30, she will...
Businesses asked to participate in reopening survey
Chester County businesses, from small companies to Fortune 500s, are being urged to participate in the Chester County Business Reopening Survey.
“What are companies’ current COVID policies, what are their staffing challenges and their post-pandemic plans? The sooner we receive responses to this survey, the sooner we can share the data with Chester County businesses so they can benchmark what peers...
Chesco Planning completes trail study, calls for new projects
The Chester County Planning Commission recently wrapped up an 18-month study to determine the feasibility of developing a multi-use trail connecting Chester County’s southern communities to the Circuit – Greater Philadelphia’s existing multi-use trail network.
Major project recommendations included 20 miles of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Baltimore Pike to create a unified “Baltimore...
Henderson Foundation commits $1 million for scholarship fund at Penn State Brandywine
Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson
The Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation has committed $1 million to Penn State Brandywine to endow the Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation Scholarship — the largest philanthropic gift from a foundation in the campus’ history. The scholarship will support full-time, high-achieving undergraduate students, with a first preference for those who have...
What To Do: Brandywine Battlefield open, highlights US-1 area attractions
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum
There is a six-mile stretch along Route 1 from Chadds Ford to the eastern edge of Kennett Square that features an abundance of attractions – museums, historic sites, a winery, a botanical wonderland and an historic battlefield.
Travelling from north to south, the first location is the Brandywine Battlefield Historic...
Bokovitz to lead Chesco Dept. of Human Services
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announce the appointment of Patrick Bokovitz as Director of the Chester County Department of Human Services, effective July 31.
Bokovitz, who has served as the Director of Chester County’s Department of Community Development and the Workforce Development Board for 14 years, will be responsible for the...
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