Recognize National Fire Prevention Week by volunteering to become a firefighter
Volunteer firefighters are desperately in need all around Chester County.
Be a hero to your community! Become a volunteer firefighter at your local Chester County fire station.
National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12, 2019 and now is the perfect time to sign up to become a volunteer firefighter. The Chester County Fire Chiefs Association encourages community members ready to volunteer at their local...
Chester County students to participate in Climate Strike, Friday
Chester County students of all ages are joining with the International Climate Strike on September 20th – right before the UN Climate Week in New York City. And the youth leaders are calling on adults to join mass climate strikes. The size of the strikes is expected to be unprecedented. These strikes have the potential to be the largest mass mobilization on climate in world history.
The youth...
Plankinton names to W. Brandywine Trails Commission
Mary Ann Plankinton
Mary Ann Plankinton, an attorney and partner with the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named by the West Brandywine Township Board of Supervisors to the community’s Trails Commission, a three-year term tasked with developing local trail networks and connections to regional trail networks.
“With almost 2,700 acres of woodlands comprising more than one-third of...
On Stage: Rose of the West at Boot and Saddle
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Rose of the West
Rose of the West, which is headlining a show on September 17 at Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528,www.bootandsaddlephilly.com), has a contemporary sound and, at the same time, a sound that could have put the band in heavy rotation on MTV in the 1980s.
Fronted by Gina Barrington, Rose of the West sounds...
On Stage: Chadds Ford’s Collier appears poised for blues stardom
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Vanessa Collier
Kennett Square is no stranger to the blues. It’s actually just the opposite.
Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org) presents top-flight blues acts on a regular basis.
Most of the time, they are established acts who have been recording and performing for years – proven stars of...
What To Do: Chester County Restaurant Festival celebrates 40 years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Chester County Restaurant Festival
The Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.downtownwestchester.com/view_program.php?id=293) is celebrating 40 years of treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats for almost 40 years.
This year,...
On Stage: Jon Pousette-Dart comes to The Flash
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Jon Pousette-Dart
Jon Pousette-Dart’s debut album in 1976 was “Pousette Dart Band.” Now, Pousette-Dart has 10 albums to his credit and more than a thousand shows on his musical resume.
When Pousette-Dart goes on tour, it could be in one of three configurations – as a solo act, as an acoustic duo or with his talented band that features Malcom...
Mexican national charged with selling kilo of meth, half kilo of fentanyl-laced heroin
Jose Uriel Arreola-Ortiz
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Thursday the arrest of Jose Uriel Arreola–Ortiz for drug trafficking. The defendant reportedly supplied a confidential informant with a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine and a half kilogram of fentanyl-laced heroin.
Arreola–Ortiz allegedly ran a drug operation out of Mexico and California, supplying drugs...
Obituaries: William Witt Jr.
William Witt Jr.
On Monday September 4, 2019, William Witt Jr. loving husband and father passed away peacefully in his home at age 85.
Bill, as he was known to friends, was born in Camden, New Jersey on September 9th, 1933 to William and Grace Witt. He grew up in Elsmere/Newport, Delaware area with his four sisters.
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Launch Your Career Comeback Workshop for Women at Delaware County Community College starts Sept. 24
Sitting from left, Tatyana Smolen, Jenifer Campbell, Stephanie Albero, and Debra Gallek. Standing from left, Peggy Schils (facilitator), Donna Pyfer, Deborah Amato, Anne Garcia, and Tina Ruddell.
Register now for Launch Your Career Comeback, a 10-week workshop for women that will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, September 24 through November 26, at Delaware County Community College’s...
