Art Watch: The Magic of Metal and Art on the Flip Side
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This weekend starts off with an exciting steel sculpture show in Kennett Square, “The Magic of Metal: The Transformation of Steel to Fine-art Sculpture” at Vinewoods Forge located at 376 West Street Road in Kennett Square.
Artist sculptor Rob Sigafoos leads the list of 7 highly regarded metal sculptors including: Stan Smokler, Dave Beck, Jeff Bell, Karen...
McCarthy to become full time Longwood FD chief
A.J. McCarty (right) will become the full time Chief of the Longwood Fire Company by the end of the year.
EAST MARLBOROUGH —Longwood Fire Company volunteer Fire Chief A. J. McCarthy will become full-time fire chief by the end of the year.
The change was unanimously approved by Longwood’s Board of Directors and membership. McCarthy has been a volunteer member of the fire company since 1997 when...
Chester County Food Bank appoints two to board
Kevin McDermott
EXTON — The Chester County Food Bank (CCFB) has named Kevin McDermott of Citadel and Matthew Tucker of Pegasus Technologies to its board of directors. Kevin and Matthew join 14 other board members who help support the hunger relief organization.
Both new board members live in West Chester and work in Chester County. Kevin has been a CFS Wealth Advisor at Citadel for 25 years and...
Letter: Trump message – it’s OK to be a bully
To the Editor,
As this election season mercifully winds up, it was interesting to hear Melania Trump speak Nov. 3 in Berwyn. Part of her message was about empowering children and women, and working to prevent put downs and bullying-an admirable goal. The irony is that her husband is a textbook case of acting like a bully. His overreaction to any criticism brings out the worst in him, and...
Brandywine Ace to hold first ever Ladies Night, Nov. 17
Brandywine Ace Pet & Farm in Pocopson.
POCOPSON — While it’s true that Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm has something for everyone, on Thursday, November 17 from 6 to 8 pm, it’s going to be all about the ladies!
“We’re hosting our first-ever Ladies Night with sales, socializing and samples,” says Lauren Bohnert, one of the store’s managers.
Ladies, who are encouraged to wear “ugly”...
Super Six: The holiday countdown begins
Fun ideas for Santa to leave under the tree
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Hey, November! The official countdown to holiday is here…whether we like it or not. Personally, I prefer to procrastinate until around the 22nd of December just to challenge myself. But, I understand that most (normal) people have gifts wrapped up with a bow by then. So, in honor of you “prepared” folks,...
Dems mailer crossed the line in 158th race
Both parties deserve hit for tone and conduct of 2016 campaign
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
And so, finally, it comes to an end.
There’s little glory to be had by either party — whether you look at the national operations, or the local county parties — as no one has much to be proud of for the their conduct and willful deceptions in advertising.
While there is a price to be paid for that...
Letter: Hogan should recuse himself rom Roe investigation
To The Editor,
Last week, the Chester County Democrats filed a complaint providing serious and concrete evidence that Republican Candidate Eric Roe has committed voter fraud. Following the appropriate legal avenues, they filed a complaint detailing Roe’s years of living in Washington D.C. and overseas both with the Chester County District Attorney and the Attorney General’s office, whose offices...
Chesco GOP hits Rzucidlo over mailers, story quotes
WEST CHESTER – Chairman Val DiGiorgio blasts the local Democratic Party and candidate Susan Rzucidlo for a mailer that hit homes of Chester County voters today that falsely attributes quotes to a local news source when it was actually a quote from a press release that the Democratic Committee of Chester County generated themselves.
Chairman Val DiGiorgio stated, “This is an unethical and disgraceful...
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