Library event a boon for book-lovers
Thousands of titles will be sold at bargain prices
Thousands of bargain books will be available this weekend as the Friends of the Chester County Library are holding its annual Fall Book Sale.
The sale is open to the public starting on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sunday, patrons can take advantage of Bag Sale Day: From 1 to 4 p.m., fill a grocery bag for only $6.
The sale will take place...
Program takes aim at latest tree scourge
Brandywine Conservancy hosting primer on emerald ash borer
State entomologist Dr. Houping Liu will discuss ways to manage the latest invasive tree pest, the emerald ash borer.
The Brandywine Conservancy and Environmental Management Center invites residents to learn about the latest forest scourge: the emerald ash borer.
This invasive and highly destructive insect has begun to appear in more and more...
Champion of water, forests lauded for lifetime advocacy
Stroud Water Research director honored for Chesapeake restoration work
Bern Sweeney (center) receives the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Forest Champion award. Displaying a handcrafted, wooden bowl with the engraving “Chesapeake Forest Champion 2013,” Sweeney is joined by Al Todd (right), the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s executive director, and the U.S. Forest Service’s Chesapeake Liaison,...
Hillendale tree planting, Oct. 12
600 trees to be planted in unique partnership with township, area organizations
PENNSBURY —Hillendale Elementary School will be the site of a tree-planting project, Saturday, Oct. 12, as volunteers are needed to help plant some 600 trees on school property as part of an improved storm water management plan for the area.
The school is joining in an unprecedented partnership with: Pennsbury Township,...
Longwood Fire Co. kicks off annual fundraising campaign
Open house planned for Oct. 20; demonstrations and activities featured
KENNETT — Longwood Fire Company has kicked off its annual fundraising appeal to help meet the expenses of running a 24-hour-a-day operation.
“We need the public’s financial support,” said Chief A. J. McCarthy. “Day and night, 24 hours a day, we are on duty. Last year we answered 512 calls from the public. Those calls...
Run for HER 5K run/walk, Oct. 13
KENNETT —There will be a 5K run/walk event, on Oct. 13 at Anson B. Nixon Park, to benefit Unite for HER (UFH), which funds various health and wellness programs for women.
The event, Run for HER 5K, is the brainchild of Julie Hatfield, owner of J Hatfield Fitness and UFH, and the event is a family-friendly event, intended to raise money and awareness on a number of women’s health issues.
Hatfield...
Unionville Park groundbreaking postponed
The future site of Unionville Park. Tonight’s groundbreaking ceremony has been postponed due to weather.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Tonight’s scheduled groundbreaking for the first phase of Unionville Park has been postponed due to inclement weather.
No new date has been announced. Tonight’s Board of Supervisors meeting will held as scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Township Building.
The initial...
Camp Dreamcatcher founder to be honored
Kennett Square resident to receive alumni award from Penn State
Patty Hillkirk is being honored by Penn State University.
Camp Dreamcatcher founder/director Patty Hillkirk has been selected by the Alumni Society of the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University to receive the 2013 Alumni Recognition Award.
Hillkirk, a resident of Kennett Square, will receive the award...
Groundbreaking for Unionville Park, Monday
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The township will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for Phase I of the Unionville Community Park on Monday, Oct. 7, at 6:15 p.m.
At last month’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the supervisors accepted the low bid of Bulldog Construction, for a total contract of $545,184. The park will be located on property behind the Po-Mar-Lin Firehouse on Route 82 within the village of...
Event offers taste of fine fermented fare
“Meet the Makers” on tap Friday in Kennett Square
For the finest in fermented fare, Historic Kennett Square invites area residents to ”Meet The Makers,” an intimate tasting event on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.
The event, a prelude to Saturday’s Kennett Square Brewfest, will feature samples from some of the region’s food and drink – artisanal cheeses, wines, spirits, and craft beers –...
