Chadds Ford GOP backs Daniels for school board
CHADDS FORD — The Chadds Ford Republican Party has endorsed Carolyn Daniels of Chadds Ford for Region C of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Edcuation.
Daniels will face incumbent Democrat Letitia Flores DeWilde, who was appointed in July to replace Frank Murphy, who resigned in June.
According to Mary Kot, chair of the Chadds Ford Republicans, “Carolyn’s knowledge of the school district...
13 Unionville High students named National Merit semi-finalists
EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the second straight year, Unionville High School prinicipal Paula Massanari announced Monday that 13 students had been named as National Merit Semi-Finalists.
These academically talented UHS seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million nationwide, which will be offered next spring. The nationwide pool...
Library focusing on diverse forms of combat
One program showcases Civil War youth; another stresses anti-aging
The Chester County Library will present a program on boys who fought in the Civil War on Sept. 26.
The Chester County Library invites residents to two upcoming programs: one that looks back in time and one that seeks to lengthen it.
On Monday, Sept. 23, Dr. Jessica A. Kennedy, D.C., will present “How to Stay Young for 100 Years”...
Residents urged to branch out, donate blood
10 trees will be planted for every pint collected at Lenfest Center
The Red Cross blood drive will take place on Oct. 3 in the new Lenfest Center in Newlin Township.
Giving help to others and giving back to nature will be possible simultaneously on Oct. 3, when the Lenfest Center hosts a Red Cross blood drive.
For every pint of blood collected – and research shows that someone in the U.S. needs it...
PennDOT: Section of Wawaset Rd. to be closed
Work on railroad surface replacement will be done
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants motorists to know about upcoming roadwork scheduled in the area that could pose traffic delays.
Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township between Rt. 842 and Hickory Hill Road will be closed and detoured from Friday at 6 a.m. through Monday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. for railroad surface replacement.
During...
D.A. to head regional crime-fighting committee
Tom Hogan to oversee intelligence for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan was tapped to chair the Intelligence Committee for the region’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan has been named chairman of the Intelligence Committee for the region’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), a multi-agency...
Jury convicts dog-shooter of animal cruelty
West Vincent Township man not justified in killing family’s pets
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Gabriel Pilotti, 73, of Chester Springs, was convicted of two counts of animal cruelty on Wednesday for shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs.
A West Vincent Township man never denied shooting two of his neighbors’ dogs that strayed onto his property on Feb. 12; at issue for a...
Resident questions cost, impact of battle reenactment
Resident questions solar power fee costs
By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — A township resident pushed the Board of Supervisors to be more upfront about the cost and likely impact of a reenactment of the Battle of the Brandywine, during Monday night’s supervisors meeting.
Debbie Hineman of Meetinghouse Road questioned the board about the financial cost of the battle reenactment...
State police: Armed robber hits 24-hour CVS
Authorities said man armed with long gun handed cashier a paper bag for money
A man wearing a purple Baltimore Ravens sweatshirt and armed with “a long gun” robbed the 24-hour CVS Pharmacy on East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township on Monday at 2:03 a.m., said state police from the Avondale barracks.
Police said the bandit handed a brown paper bag to the cashier with instructions...
Attorneys differ on what prompted dog deaths
Defense says client felt his sheep were under attack; prosecutor calls killings malicious
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Chester County Court jury must decide whether a West Vincent Township resident was justified in shooting Argus and Fiona, his neighbors’ pet Bernese mountain dogs.
A case that has drawn the ire of area animal-rights activists began Monday in Chester...
