Chesco Emergency Services workers honored
Left to Right: Ron Linville, President PA APCO; Chester County Telecommunicator Jon Kromer; Assistant Supervisor Todd Ziegler; Telecommunicator Mark Bynum; Telecommunicator Heather Lindner; and APCO Executive Board Member JJ McFarlen.
WEST CHESTER — Members of the B Platoon of the Chester County Department of Emergency Services were named the 2016 Team of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the...
UHS Girls relay team takes 4th at Penn Relays
The Distance Medley Relay Team from Unionville High School of Kacie Breeding, Lyndsay Hastings, Cami Rickenbach and Anna Juul placed 4th in the Penn Relays Championship of America with a time of 11:58.16. The time is the number one Pennsylvania time and a new school record. Their splits were 3:37.54 for Kacie Breeding, Hastings ran 1:02.55 and Rickenbach ran the 800 in 2:22.21, anchoring was Anna...
Obituaries: Philip Ralph Griffin, Sr.
Philip Ralph Griffin, Sr.
Philip Ralph Griffin, Sr., age 80 of Landenberg, PA, died Monday May 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Shirley F. Wooten Griffin, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.
Born in Landenberg, he was a son of the late Joseph Harry and the late Violet Elizabeth (Simmers) Griffin.
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Obituaries: Erma Sharpless Gray
Erma Sharpless Gray
Erma Sharpless Gray passed away peacefully at the age of 103 on Monday, April 25th, 2016. She spent most of her years in West Chester and Kennett Square but resided in Brinton Manor, Glen Mills PA for her last years. She was the wife of the late Samuel Gray with whom she shared 10 years of marriage.
Erma was born in Westtown Twp, PA and was the daughter of the late Wesley and...
Obituaries: Anthony Scerni
Anthony Scerni
Anthony Scerni, AGE 83, OF Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. He was the husband of Luise Haag Scerni, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.
Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Innocenzo and Maria Ferrante Scerni.
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Gallagher elected president of SEPA Legal Aid
William J. Gallagher
WEST CHESTER – MacElree Harvey, Ltd. announced that partner William J. Gallagher has been elected president of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP), a “non-profit Pennsylvania corporation committed to delivering high quality civil legal services to low income people, victims of domestic abuse and the elderly living in Chester, Delaware, Bucks and Montgomery counties....
Kennett Library to offer full-time Wi-Fi hotspot service
The Kennett Public Library will now be offering wireless hot spot services full-time, following the success of its pilot program. This follows a successful eight-week trial program sponsored by T-Mobile that indicated a need and an interest in the community for the devices. The hotspot devices became available May 2. Library customers can borrow a device for three or seven days for $1 per day.
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Obituaries: Mariano Zavala Bedolla
Mariano Zavala Bedolla, age 82, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Neighborhood Hospice. He was the husband of Maria Natividad Lara.
Born in Pamaseo, Moroleon, GTO, Mexico, he was the son of the late Ciro Zavala and Maria Bedolla.
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May Day! Time for a new Super Six
Six great options to consider for Mothers Day
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Hey! Sorry that I missed contributing my weekly article last Sunday (did you even notice?!?…please, say yes) but my last big semester in grad school is wrapping up and I have been absolutely MISERABLE and overwhelmed. Thankfully, there is a light at the end of the tunnel (that I’m keeping my fingers crossed...
Op/Ed: Community health centers betray pro-life trust