Obituaries: Filomena Welsh, 90
Filomena Welsh
Filomena Welsh, of Dover, Delaware passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. She was 90.
Mrs. Welsh was born in Italy on April 11, 1927 to the late Maria Malamo and Policarpo Bogdanich.
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Unionville Rugby signups now underway
Become part of one of America’s fastest growing sports: rugby!
Signups for the Spring 2018 season are now underway — with high school age teams for both boys and girls fielded for a season that begins in March.
While the boys team — which has won a State Championship in recent years and reached the State Playoffs in 2017 — is always looking for new players, the girls’ team is especially...
DNB makes donation to support local veterans
From left to right: James T. Amato, LSW Secretary, Catholic Human Services Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Vince Liuzzi, Chief Banking Officer, DNB First; Vernon Fountain, US Army Veteran; Geoffrey Hurnyak, USN Ret. Program Manager, Veterans Multi Service Center; Amy Stoner, Director of Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Ed Lis, Director of Mission Integration & Communications,...
Easy post-holiday buffet ideas
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
What was a glorious ham dinner on Christmas can be part of a tasty — and easy — post-holiday buffet later this week.
Whew we made it!
We survived the holiday onslaught, fed large numbers of people and generally were all-around heros in the kitchen. Now’s the time to take a break from all that stress and offer laid back, easy to prepare dishes. ...
Students learn history, get tour of county Justice Center
. Retired Capt. Joseph Carbo poses with students from West Chester Christian School.
Assault with a ham sandwich has landed some unwitting schoolchildren in the slammer recently – as least figuratively
Those unfamiliar with the legal perils of using lunch to mimic fisticuffs probably haven’t experienced the Chester County courthouse tour of Joseph Carbo, a retired captain with the Chester County...
Merry Christmas
From all of us at The Times, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
Like you, we plan to spend the holidays with friends and family — and hope to avoid spending much time staring at a screen. Unless major news breaks, we’ll be keeping quiet until Tuesday morning.
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Dinniman, Tomlinson congratulate WCU baseball champs
From left, West Chester University President Chris Fiorentino, state Sen. Andy Dinniman, Head Coach Jad Prachniak and state Sen. Robert Tomlinson.
State Senators Andy Dinniman and Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson this week recognized the West Chester University Golden Rams baseball team winning the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship –its second national championship in six years.
“You did...
Drive smart, drive safe and most importantly, drive sober this holiday
Local officials are reminding motorists to be smart when it comes to driving this holiday season — especially with varying forecasts of potential snow/freezing rain/sleet during the holiday week. But all emphasize: don’t drink and drive.
The Pennsylvania State Police will be stepping up DUI patrols and checkpoints across the commonwealth this weekend and next.
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Free use of area YMCA facilities, Dec. 26-31
The holiday shopping might not be done, but the YMCA of Greater Brandywine already has the best present of the season.
The Y is welcoming the whole community by offering the Gift of Health this December. Anybody in Chester County 18 years or older with a valid ID can use their local YMCA branch’s facilities for free from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31. Children under the age of 18 are welcome to visit with a...
Roe announces $200K grant for New Garden park
Rep. Eric Roe (R-158)
Rep. Eric Roe (R-158) announced today that New Garden Township has been awarded $200,000 from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to further develop New Garden Park.
“The funding is to be used to construct parking areas, a driveway, walkways, a pavilion and basketball court; and install state-of-the-art playground equipment, and landscaping,” said Roe. ...
