Just do it: vote
Tomorrow is Election Day.
That should matter to you — but alarmingly, for a lot of you, maybe even a majority of the people reading this, it doesn’t.
Consider these horrifying numbers: only about 75% of eligible voters are actually registered to vote. Of those, it is expected that only about 45% of those will cast ballots tomorrow in Pennsylvania. That means roughly one third of those eligible...
Lamb McErlane honored for advancing women
The staff of Lamb McErlane in front of their West Chester offices in an undated photo.
WEST CHESTER — Lamb McErlane PC announced that it was selected as the Local Winner for the Advancing Women Company Award by the Philadelphia Business Journal and The Forum of Executive Women.
Only one local award was bestowed upon a company that is committed to advancing women in the workplace. Along with...
November Super Six: Fabulous fall finds
Nope, not a Christmas list. Really. There’s lots of time left for that, right? Right?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s hard to believe that Halloween is over and we are now a mere eight weeks from Christmas. Maybe even less than that. I don’t want to know, frankly. It increases my stress level. And, for those of you who are already finished with your holiday shopping and...
Unionville rushes past Oxford, 56-18
Indians’ seniors end season well with strong effort
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Unionville’s Michael Weber races up field with a game-changing interception — a 100-yard return for a score — that broke open a close game, as the Indians raced past Oxofrd, 56-18, Friday night. Jim Gill photo.
OXFORD — For the Unionville High School football team, it was a good ending.
Obviously,...
What To Do: Pa. Hunt Cup, Pirate Adventure Day
Also: Dia de Los Muertos in Kennett; Mums the word at Longwood
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 80th Edition of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup takes place Sunday, Nov. 2 in Unionville.
One of the most respected and longest-running equestrian events in the Brandywine Valley is the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup (Pennsylvania Hunt Cup racecourse, Newark Road, Unionville, 484-888-6619, http://pahuntcup.org)....
Kennett Middle School locked down over rifle round
Students kept in classrooms Wed. as police investigate
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEW GARDEN — Kennett Middle School was placed in a “soft” lock down Wednesday after a live rifle round was found in a classroom.
Township police said that the round was discovered Tuesday evening in a sixth grade classroom by the school’s janitorial service.
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Juvenile arrested in KMS threats
NEW GARDEN — A seventh grade student at Kennett Middle School was arrested and charged Wednesday with making two bomb threats at the school this fall, township police said.
The arrest of the female juvenile — whose name was not released because of her age — was the result of a multi-month investigation into bomb threats made against the school, the most recent coming on Oct. 10 and and Sept....
Thousand attend Chesco College Fair
The Exton Square Mall hosted the Chester County College Fair, Monday. More than 5,000 students and parents attended the event.
EXTON — More than 5,000 high school students and their parents shopped for higher education at the Exton Square Mall on Oct.27 when representatives from over 225 colleges nationwide gathered for the 2014 Chester County College Fair. Attendees were able to travel from West...
On Stage: Sip and Savor at The Flash
Bill Rose, the ‘other” Knopfler and Los Lobos warm up November
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Serafin String Quartet will perform Sip and Savor with the Serafins, Nov. 5 at The Flash in Kennett Square.
Something out of the ordinary will be taking place next week at Kennett Square’s favorite music venue.
The Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http://www.kennettflash.org)...
UHS boys soccer continues roll, beats Conestoga
Players and fans converge after Unionville High School’s boys soccer team won its 18th game of the season, without a loss, beating a tough Conestoga team, 3-0, to earn in a berth in the state playoffs, which starts Thursday.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — On Saturday, the Unionville Boys varsity soccer team began its march through the District 1 playoffs much in the same fashion as its run through the...
