Connect Thru Cancer Receives $10,000 Grant From the ISA Foundation

WEST CHESTER — Connect Thru Cancer (CTC) is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the ISA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on healthy nutrition and support for underserved children, wellness education for all, aid for those affected by natural disasters, and the pursuit of racial equality. The grant will be used to allow Connect Thru Cancer to host a Wellness Summit...

Recorder of Deeds announces new online search service

WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Recorder of Deeds announced Monday new public online access to search for recorded documents dating back to the County’s founding. For the first time, land documents, including recorded deeds and mortgages, ranging from 1994 back to the 1600s are available for public access digitally. Recorder of Deeds Chris Pielli, Esq., partnered with records management company...

Family of four found dead in apparent murder-suicide

A West Whiteland family — a mother, father and two minors — were found dead Sunday in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. The Chester County Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death of all four was by gunshot wound. The Times is not publishing the name of the family members to protect their privacy.  “This is a tragedy beyond comprehension because two children and both...

It’s time to stand up against GOP’s abusive relationship with America

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa If you grew up in an abusive household, as I did, the last four years probably seemed a lot like an echo of days gone past, but writ large. The denial of truth, the gaslighting, the abusive behavior and the cruelty for the sake of cruelty are staples of an abusive relationship and, it seems to be mainstream Republican politics now. For years, I was told...

Chesco opens pre-registration for COVID vaccinations

WEST CHESTER — Residents of Chester County can now pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine by completing a form found on the Chester County Health Department’s COVID-19 web page. The form for all individuals age 16 and over who live and work in Chester County can be found at www.chesco.org/covidvaccine. Completion of the form registers a person’s interest in receiving the vaccine, and the information...

What To Do: Pea Soup Supper goes virtual for 2021

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Pea Soup meal Late January is usually a time when the calendar features welcome annual events such as the Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival, STEMtastic Weekends at Hagley Museum, Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, the classy elite car show at Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, special...

On Stage: Philly legend Kweder finds way to keep performing, despite pandemic

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  Kenn Kweder Many entertainers are “legends in their own minds” – an idiom that means “believing that they are of greater importance than is actually the case” or simply put…being delusional about their popularity. Kenn Kweder is not a “legend in his own mind” – but he is a “legend in his own city.” The veteran rocker has been...

Longwood Gardens announces Winter Wonder display, opening Jan. 23

KENNETT SQUARE — Longwood Gardens today announced Winter Wonder, a new display that invites guests to experience the often-overlooked beauty and serenity of the winter landscape outside, as well as the colorful exuberance of the tropics inside Longwood’s Conservatory. In addition to the horticultural splendor, Winter Wonder features Voices in the Landscape: Deeply Rooted with Storyteller Charlotte...

Fiorillo elected new president of Chesco Bar Association

John K. Fiorillo WEST CHESTER  — John K. Fiorillo has been elected President of the Chester County Bar Association (“CCBA”) for 2021 effective January 4, 2021. He was elected during the Annual Membership Meeting which was held virtually on December 3, 2020, and included the ceremonial “passing of the gavel.” Said John: “It is a great honor to lead and serve this organization whose roots...

Op/Ed: We are one

By Viraj Joshi, Special to The Times Viraj Joshi Four years ago, I felt great pride and joy when I saw Donald Trump taking the oath of office on the United States Capitol steps. However, as the Trump presidency went on, my support and the joy I felt when he took the oath of office slowly dwindled as the days of his presidency went on. I soon realized that Donald Trump was not just destroying Republican...