United Way allocates $95K to five new vital community service programs
WEST CHESTER— United Way of Chester County welcomes five new service programs to an existing network of over 60 funded programs under the Community Impact Fund. $95,000 has been allocated to support the new programs each year for a two year period, under United Way’s education and health initiatives. United Way’s network is extensive but the work is local providing education, health,...
Gun incident at Patton MS has community asking questions
Parent apparently left holstered gun in unlocked, running car at school Thursday
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville-Chadds Ford School District officials reiterated Friday morning that no students were at risk when a Charles F. Patton Middle School parent apparently left a holstered firearm in a running and unlocked car outside of the school, Thursday.
After school security...
Chesco Commissioners invest additional $2 million in Coatesville initiatives
Parking, new senior center, transportation & retail to shape ‘Coatesville Gateway’
COATESVILLE – Yesterday, at the city’s Gateway Park, county leadership, area elected officials, nonprofit agencies and members of the community gathered to hear a special announcement regarding Chester County’s latest investment in Coatesville development initiatives. Chester County Commissioners...
E. Marlborough names Allen to library board
Township considers helping PennDOT fix roads
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – Due to the upcoming Labor Day holiday next Monday, the East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors held its meeting a week earlier on Tuesday evening. The meeting was only a little over an hour long but discussions on the current road conditions, specifically pot holes on state roads, took...
PA State Police host free ‘Camp Cadet’
Chesco kids seek achievement, growth and pride
By Kim Chiomento, News Editor, The Times
AVONDALE– The Pennsylvania State Police, Avondale Barracks recently hosted its free, week-long ‘Camp Cadet’ for approximately 120 Chester County youth. Founded locally in 1971, this annual mid-August event partners both local and state law enforcement to provide positive life skills, foster...
County Historical Society gets $400K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
The Chester County Historical Society (CCHS) announced Tuesday that it had received an implementation grant of $400,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the upcoming exhibition Chester County: A Place in History.
The grant program is extremely competitive. Of the 212 grants awarded nationally, CCHS was one of only ten to receive funding in the Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Organizations...
Still no answers as to motive for courthouse knife attack
Coatesville man, shot and killed by deputies, had troubled past
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The folding knife authorities say Curtis Smith used in an attack on Sheriff’s Deputies at the Chester County Courthouse Tuesday, which resulted in Smith’s death.
WEST CHESTER — While the “what” of Tuesday’s knife-attack, fatal shooting at the county courthouse is much clearer following...
More questions than answers in courthouse shooting
WEST CHESTER — There are more questions than answers Wednesday as to why a Coatesville man allegedly attacked a Chester County Sheriff’s Deputy with a knife at the county Justice Center Tuesday just before midday — and was shot and killed by another deputy.
Curtis Smith, 34, entered the building a bit before noon Tuesday and allegedly attacked an unidentified deputy with a knife. The deputy...
Coatesville man shot, killed after allegedly slashing deputy
WEST CHESTER — A Coatesville man was shot and killed Tuesday after apparently attacking and stabbing a Sheriff’s deputy at the Chester County Justice Center, according to District Attorney Tom Hogan.
Although details remain a bit unclear, the dead man was identified as Curtis Smith. Just after 11 a.m. Smith reportedly entered the courthouse and slashed a deputy with a knife. He was then shot...
Kennett Brewing Company – craft Beer, farm fresh dining & local flare
Local owners invite you to ‘stop on by’…
By Kim Chiomento, News Editor, The Times
KENNETT SQUARE – The Kennett Brewing Company (KBC), quietly tucked away at 109 S. Broad Street, is historic Kennett Square’s latest unique eatery and watering hole. Locally owned and managed, KBC has the feel of a ‘word of mouth’ destination where visitors get the sense, upon approaching...
