Canine Partners For Life celebrates 25 years
COATESVILLE — Join Canine Partners for Life as it celebrates its silver anniversary at Pawty at the Preserve on Saturday, May 30 from 3 to 7 p.m. This not-to-be-missed party of the season will be held at one of the largest private nature preserves in southeastern PA – the Lenfest Center at ChesLen Preserve, located at 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville, PA.
Guests will nibble on wag-worthy, casual...
Primary 2015: Light turn out, handful of races settled
Coatesville elects new City Council member, two DJ races appear settled
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
With a light voter turnout and a limited number of contested races, the county’s voters decided only a handful of races, with the vast majority heading to the general election in November.
But a few higher-profile races for District Justice appear to have been settled, with a single candidate...
Going Pro: The Art of Communicating
Editor’s Note: The Times’ relationship coach Nancy Plummer is now offering monthly relationship guidance for the workplace, starting with today’s entry.
By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times
We’ve all experienced the frustration of seeing a less qualified or less experienced colleague get the better clients, trips, bonuses or promotions. Before shrugging it off or even rushing...
County dedicates new tactical village
Chester County Commissioners (center front, Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell), as well as elected officials and representatives from the first responder community, cut the ribbon to officially open the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus Tactical Village.
SOUTH COATESVILLE — Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell, Kathi Cozzone and Michelle Kichline were joined...
Residents argue for teacher pay hikes at UCF Board meeting
UHS principal appointed; retirees, Citadel Heart of Learning nominee honored
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
POCOPSON – After the new principal for Unionville High School (UHS), Jim Conley, was appointed, applauded and approved for a salary of $142,290, and the six retirees and a nominee for the Citadel Heart of Learning honored, residents stepped up to the microphone at the Unionville...
On Your Table: For Memorial Day, get grilling!
Unofficial start of summer means it’s time to fire up the grill
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Although summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21st, Memorial weekend unofficially kicks off the summer season, marked by picnics, barbecues and much outdoor dining. A forecast of balmy weather and sunny skies can only add to the fun.
Traditional Memorial Day pleasures...
Correction: Allegedly missed in story headline
On Saturday’s account of an alleged incident in Franklin township, due to an editing error, the work “allegedly” was omitted from the headline. While the alleged nature of the story was clear in the story itself, the missed word in the head was an error.
Neither in the story, nor the headline, was a specific individual identified as having been involved, however.
Subsequently, the...
Letter: What does Keith Knauss really want?
To The Editor,
In a recent Unionville Chadds-Ford Board meeting, Director Keith Knauss advocated for stalling the negotiations process so that the contract with UCF teachers expires and goes into status quo.
Watch the video of Mr. Knauss’s comments here.
By entering status quo, the teachers would not receive any salary increases thereby, in Mr. Knauss’s mind, save the District money. At the same...
Dad bods? What about Mom bods?
If guys can let themselves go a bit, why not women?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Have you heard about “Dad bod”? Thanks to Clemson student Mackenzie Pearson’s blog post (read here: http://bit.ly/1DCrYSl) the concept is trending. Here’s her theory in a nutshell: Women are attracted to men that have a “nice balance between a beer gut and working out.
The dad bod says, “I...
Letter: Knauss gets it wrong