Chesco GOP endorses Roe in 158th race
Eric Roe
Yet another twist and turn in the race to nominate a Republican to run against Democrat Susan Rzucidlo in the 158th District: Eric Roe won the endorsement of Chester County Republican Committee members Thursday night for a write-in campaign.
Lenny Rivera, who had been the endorsed candidate, first withdrew his nomination petitions over questions of whether he signed them, when they had been...
What To Do: Spring bursts into Chester County
A weekend full of fun, local events and happenings
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Spring is bursting out all over, but especially at Longwood Gardens, which kicks off its ‘Spring Blooms’ show, Saturday.
Spring is bursting out all over — especially at Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, 610-388-1000, www.longwoodgardens.org).
Visitors to Longwood this weekend will...
Play mini golf in West Chester Library
The West Chester Public Library will be converted into a mini golf course on April 15 & 16.
West Chester Public Library’s offers fun for all ages at its second Literacy Links Invitational — which features Miniature golf between the Stacks — is to be held on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16.
On those two days, two floors of the library will be converted into a minigolf fairway, with...
PennDOT slashes Rt. 926 bridge build to six months
$9 million project slated to start in Feb., 2017
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
PennDOT now says it will only need six months of road closures to replace the Rt. 926 bridge over the Brandywine Creek.
POCOPSON — Although it meant a year of delay while operational plans were revised, the new timeline to rebuild the bridge over the Brandywine Creek on Rt. 926 will need only six months of road closure,...
UCF ends decile reporting for Unionville HS
Chromebook pilot to be expanded to cover all middle school students
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A sample GPA distribution — not one from an actual class — provided by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district. This format of information is slated to replace reporting which decile — which slice of 10% — a Unionville High School student fall into in reporting to colleges and universities.
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Dinniman: US-1, Rt. 10 to get repave in So. Chester County
Construction is underway on a PennDOT project to repair deteriorated pavement on two state highways in southern Chester County, state Senator Andy Dinniman said.
Crews began work Tuesday to resurface nearly six miles of U.S. 1 between Hopewell Road and Route 896 (Newark Road) in East Nottingham, Lower Oxford, Upper Oxford and Oxford. The project is expected to be completed in late April.
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Chesco students compete in SkillsUSA competition
Dominic Greco and Rob Mastnjak of TCHS Brandywine are hard at work designing the Engine Tech Program’s piece of the Pennsylvania-shaped puzzle.
DOWNINGTOWN – Students from all three Chester County Technical College High School (TCHS) Campuses recently participated in the regional SkillsUSA competition, but their work is not finished; they are gearing up for other challenges, including the statewide...
Brandywine Greenway seeks new path through Pocopson
Underground Railroad Center poised to move into Barnard House
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
Sheila Fleming of the Brandywine Conservancy reviews options for the Brandywine Creek Greenway, during Monday night’s Pocopson Township Supervisors meeting.
POCOPSON – The Brandywine Trail Project came seeking a cooperative relationship with the township at Monday night’s board of supervisor’s...
Bentley launches write-in bid for 158th GOP nomination
Perry Bentley
Unionville’s Perry Bentley announced Tuesday that he would mount a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 158th District, just a day after Lenny Rivera ended his bid for the seat.
In a letter addressed to Chester County Republican Committee members and the voters of the 158th legislative district, Bentley announced his write-in campaign...
Recycling event, April 16 at CAT Pickering
All seventy three (73) Chester County municipalities are hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Event for Chester County residents on Saturday, April 16 at the CAT Pickering, Center for Arts and Technology Campus (Technical College High School), 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460. The collection site will be open at 9:00 AM and will close at 3:00 PM sharp.
No electronics, TVs or appliances...
