CASD-area HS juniors can apply for scholarships and support from the Newlin Foundation
The Coatesville-based Newlin Foundation is now accepting applications for support and scholarship opportunities through May 15, 2023, from juniors in high school, who live within the Coatesville Area School District and plan to attend college.
“Yes, you can go to college” is the mantra of the Coatesville-based Newlin Foundation, which is now accepting applications through May 15, 2023, from juniors...
CVIM celebrates 25 years of volunteers
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline at CVIM’s Celebration of Volunteers, honoring 25-year volunteer Dr. Graeme Hudson along with CVIM President, Maureen Tomoschuk.
Community Volunteers in Medicine, the West Chester-based health center that offers free health care to low-income uninsured workers in the region, honored its many volunteers Thursday night during a Celebration...
What To Do: ‘Spring’ into outdoor activities
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Nemours Estate
Spring has officially arrived, and things are coming back to life. Flowers are blooming and outdoor attractions are beginning to open for the 2023 season.
April 1 is “Opening Day 2023” for Nemours Estate (1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, Delaware, nemoursestate.org). The entrance is located on the campus of Nemours Children’s...
Brandywine Hills salutes Leslie Falini Young
Family matters. Leslie Falini Young with father Dominick, mother Peggy, children, Rory, Tom and CeCe and husband Paddy Young. (photo courtesy of Leslie Young)
Brandywine Hills, the oldest race of its kind in the Delaware Valley, is known for its long- time tradition of participation and support from many local families. It’s also been the starting point for more than one leader and champion in equestrian...
Lukens Award to be presented to Mary T. Holleran
Mary T. Holleran
The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville along with the Gunard Berry Carlson Memorial Foundation, PECO, and The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust announced its 17th annual Rebecca Lukens Award will be presented to noted community-builder, Mary T. Holleran. For the past 45 years, Ms. Holleran has been entwined with many community-service projects in Coatesville...
What To Do: Wide variety of events for this first weekend of Spring
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Annual Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair
Variety is the spice of life. It is also a description of the special events around the area this weekend.
There will be attractions featuring reptiles, hot rod cars, beads, minerals, mud sales, cosplay, mansion mystery tours, astronomy, wines – and the start of the Easter season.
On March 25 and...
Raab Greenholt selected for the inaugural program at the Chester County Library Center
Megan Raab Greenholt
The Chester County Library Center announced Megan Raab Greenholt for the inaugural Maker-in-Residence program this spring. Selected through an open call conducted earlier this year, Ms. Raab Greenholt is a multi-disciplinary artist that explores printmaking, textiles, collage, painting, and sculpture. As a practicing artist and educator, discovery is integral to her practice...
What To Do: A rite of Spring, Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The 74th Annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show
Spring will arrive on Monday and the schedule of special events and activities is bursting out like a field of daffodils.
The 74th Annual Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show (http://cfes.ucfsd.org/artshow/) will be held March 17 and 18 at the Chadds Ford Elementary School. Founded in 1949 by Betsy Wyeth, the...
Avon Grove HS students win state journalism awards
Robert Gregory, AGHS English teacher and Devil’s Herald newspaper advisor, and Jackson Morris, 12th grade student and Devil’s Herald senior editor.
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association recently honored two Avon Grove High School (AGHS) students for their work in the school newspaper, The Devil’s Herald. The students were each recognized with a 2023 Student Keystone Media Award for the best...
Over 300 Chester County Students participate in annual Science Research Competition
Volunteer judges interviewing middle school student in Tuesday’s Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Fair.
Young scientists from all over Chester County gathered at the Parkesburg Point Youth Center in Parkesburg to show off their passion for science. This year, over 300 students from nearly 60 schools attended the Chester County Science Research Competition (CCSRC). The competition featured 15 different...
