Detour traffic plagues Pocopson residents

Traffic continues to cut through narrow roads as short cut to Rt. 52 roundabout detour By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times Despite signs making it clear that Pocopson’s Denton Hollow Road is not the designated detour route for traffic going from Rt. 926 to Rt. 52, motorists continue to use the narrow roadway through a township neighborhood as a shortcut, concerning local residents. POCOPSON...

Patton students build chairs for kindergarteners

Year-long project culminates in a series of in-person deliveries Kindergarten students from Hillendale Elementary School with the new chairs, hand-made by seventh and eighth grade students at Patton Middle School, after the older students delivered them in person earlier this month. PENNSBURY — It was a special, end of the year, chance for some Patton Middle School students to give back — to other,...

Op/Ed: Time to fix Special Ed. funding

It’s time for a funding system based on actual needs By Lisa Lightner, Special to The Times Lisa Lightner, as seen with her special needs son at The White House, recently. The time is now to reform Pennsylvania’s special education funding Based on broad, bi-partisan support, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has introduced companion special education funding reform bills: HB 2138 and SB...

KAU Knights U13 finish 16-0

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So, how cool is your Dad?

A fun little quiz to see exactly how ‘with-it’ the Dad in your life is By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times In honor of Father’s Day, here is a quiz to test your “Daddy Coolness Factor”.  Be honest.  NO cheating.    Send article as PDF   

What To Do: Balloon Fest, Father Fest & more

Whether looking for fun with Dad or just cool music, there are events for you By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The eighth Annual Chester County Balloon Festival kicks off Friday night in Unionville and continues Saturday. There are some things that can happen in the sky above you and compel you to look up. It’s almost certain that if there is a hot air balloon in the sky above you, you’re...

The coming public safety crisis

If we don’t deal with it now, fire, EMS and police issues could cost us dearly By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times You’ve probably heard about the pension crisis, maybe the school funding crisis or any number of other challenges facing the commonwealth in the coming years. But let me clue you in to one that might just have you up nights thinking about it: the coming public safety crisis. The...

On Your Table: strawberry picking at Highland Orchards

By Cathy Branciaroli,  Food Correspondent, The Times Mother and son Stephanie and Joshua Lichowid came from the Exton area to enjoy opening day of berry picking at Highland Orchards. A sure sign that summer is finally on its way is the day when locally grown strawberries start to appear at farmstands and markets.  Although the long, cold winter delayed this year’s crop, local strawberries are now...

Art Watch: New gallery opens in West Chester

Patsy Keller’s fused glass art show this Thursday By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times There is a new art gallery in downtown West Chester, Church Street Gallery, and it is bucking the current gallery trends by creating a fresh, inviting exhibition space for the solo artist.  Artist John Suplee and his wife Carol have created a new gallery that feels more like a gallery in Paris or Soho than...

Four make their case to join UCFSD board

Would replace Elieen Bushelow through December, 2015 By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Four candidates to join the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education made their case last night to be appointed for a seat from Region B, to placed Eileen Bushelow, who resigned last month. From left, Bennett Baird of Newlin, Arnie Klingenberg of Birmingham, Robert Sage of Pocopson and Hsinte (James) Yen of Birmingham. EAST...