Former foster parent waives hearings on sex charges
Prosecutor says investigators have identified other possible victims
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Leroy K. Mitchell, 60, a former foster parent and corrections officer, waived two preliminary hearings Monday on charges that he molested two young girls.
A former Chester County foster parent and corrections officer waived his preliminary hearings Monday morning in two, separate...
Parents protest closure of CCIU wildlife program
Program dropped due to low enrollment; nine TCHS students impacted
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
As of the end of this school year, the Wildlife and Natural Resource Management (WNRM) program at the Chester County Technical College High School (TCHS) will be cut due to low enrollment for the past five years — leaving the remaining students in the program to find other options for the coming...
Unionville High biology teacher gets state award
Sandra Litvin recognized for contributions inside and outside classroom
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Sandra Litvin, a Unionville High biology teacher photographed at the Chester County SPCA’s Forget-Me-Not gala on Sunday, was named the 2013 Pennsylvania Outstanding Biology Teacher.
A Unionville High biology teacher said she was shocked and thrilled when she learned last...
Land stewards: Thank lucky stars for Lenfests
9,300-square-foot, eco-friendly center set to debut at ChesLen Preserve
In May 2012, Molly Morrison, president of Natural Lands Trust, joined Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest at the groundbreaking for the Lenfest Center. Its completion will be celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16.
The stars and planets have aligned – notably the constellation Hercules, a first-quarter moon, and Saturn...
Chester County Balloon Festival poised to soar
Annual, crowd-pleasing event to be held at Plantation Field Friday, Saturday
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Balloon Glow always offers great photo opportunities for visitors to the Chester County Balloon Festival, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Plantation Field in Unionville.
A popular, quintessential Chester County event is about to take flight: The 2013 Balloon...
Cool jazz, wines combine for worthy cause
Art Association presenting Cuban piano sensation at Galer Estates
Jorge Luis Pacheco will perform at the Galer Estates Winery on Wednesday to benefit the Chester County Art Association renovations.
Cool sounds in a cool setting combine for a worthy cause on Wednesday night at the Galer Estates Winery in East Marlborough Township.
Starting at 7:30 p.m., the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) is presenting...
Tears, cheers greet Unionville High grads
90th Commencement of Unionville High School, looks back and forward for Class of 2013
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Unionville High School graduates celebrate by throwing their caps in the air following Wednesday’s ceremony.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
NEWARK, Del. — There were tears, cheers, trips of remembrance (and a few invasions of the sometimes stark real world) as faculty, staff, family and...
Supervisors want more input on tree changes
Birmingham board wants to hear from neighbors; dangerous curve discussed
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — Supervisors did not approve the changes to a landscape plan on township resident Victor Leonhard III’s property on Brinton’s Bridge Road at the monthly meeting Monday night.
Leonhard runs a landscaping business from his property in a building, which the township approved...
Wealth of art events this week in West Chester
Art Association will Paint the Town, leading up to Gallery Walk
Artists from the Chester County Art Association are participating in the Second Annual Paint the Town Event, which will run through Friday, culminating in a show and sale.
The Chester County Art Association is holding its Second Annual Paint the Town Event this week in downtown West Chester.
Painters will be set up throughout the borough...
E. Marlborough woman reports cut phone line
State police from Avondale investigating the incident
An East Marlborough Township woman reported on Friday that someone had cut a phone line to her residence in the 400 block of Dean Drive, state police from the Avondale barracks said. The woman, who did not see anyone suspicious, said she realized the line had been severed after speaking with the phone company, police said. Anyone with information...
