For public, inside look at emergency backup
County’s Amateur Radio Field Day exercises, equipment on view this weekend
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the Chester County Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (ARES/RACES) will participate in the 80th Annual Radio Field Service Day, a 24-hour exercise that begins Saturday at 2 p.m. and is open to the public.
Waves of amateur radio...
State police investigating vandalism, turfing, accidents
Two mailboxes and a windshield damaged in separate incidents
State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating an incident in which two mailboxes in the 100 block of Cossart Road in Pennsbury Township were knocked off their posts sometime between 10:40 p.m. on June 4 and 11:45 a.m. on June 5, and a vehicle’s windshield was smashed on June 9 between 1 and 7:39 p.m. in the 1300 block of Bridge...
Death penalty to be sought in East Fallowfield murder
D.A.: Decision justified by defendant’s history of violence against victim
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Gregory A. Twyman, 44, of East Fallowfield Township, will face the death penalty for the murder of Jamica M. Woods, 37, says Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan.
Calling the homicide of an East Fallowfield mother “a cold-blooded execution,” Chester County District...
Board questions proposed new visitor system for schools
Vote on Raptor system delayed until July; budget, CBA get final OK
A new proposed visitor check-in system for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District would require visitors to show their state-issued ID on their first visit, and would create photo sticker badges for the visitors.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Adoption of a new visitor check-in system for the schools of...
School board deadlocks on Murphy replacement
Must select new board member within 30 days, or courts will decide
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Three ballots later, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education finds itself no closer to appointing a replacement for board member Frank Murphy, whose resignation took effect at noon, Monday.
The board was expected to appoint Murphy’s replacement at its monthly meeting...
Stars align to spotlight preserve’s latest addition
Lenfest Center opens in Newlin Township with praise, gratitude for its benefactors
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Marquerite (from left) and Gerry Lenfest take a few moments to sit on Saturday evening with Penny Watkins, a Natural Lands Trust board member.
NEWLIN — Stars of all sizes and persuasions – celestial to earthbound – shone Saturday night at the dedication gala...
Unionville grad seeks your votes in national contest
2013 grad, Meghan Shea one 20 national finalists in Microsoft challenge
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Unionville grad Meghan Shea is one of 20 national finalists in the Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change, where young people are encouraged to use the company’s products to help people in their community; Shea focused her efforts on elementary and middle school students in the Unionville-Chadds...
Exhibit connects shared passions of two painters
Brandywine River Museum showcasing works by Rockwell Kent, Jamie Wyeth
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Artist Jamie Wyeth (left) and his wife, Phyllis Wyeth, enjoy conversation with visitors at the Friday opening of his new exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum.
Jamie Wyeth’s 2013 “Portrait of Rockwell Kent” features the late artist in a pensive outdoor pose, clutching a brush...
Vandalism continues on Bragg Hill Rd.
Signs, gates damaged at closed road; supervisors to apply for traffic light grant for Rt. 52
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
Damaged signs at the gate closing off Bragg Hill Road. Vandalism of gates and signs has been persistent since the roadway was closed by township officials, after it was deemed too dangerous for vehicular traffic.
POCOPSON — Vandals have once again defaced signs and...
Celebrated county mural continues to fascinate
Intrigue deepens at meeting with artist’s son, judge who championed its preservation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin discusses what little information is known about the 1956 mural by Edward Shenton. Behind him is the model painting that differs in numerous small ways from the finished product, now on the wall in Courtroom Two of the...
