Art Watch: Painting on collage combines old and new
Plus: what’s going on this week in art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Painter Jasmine Alleger will be exhibiting this Thursday March 20th at Galer Estate Winery for a Pop up show from 5-9pm. Alleger combines found materials and photographs with painted objects of everyday subject matter. She writes that “the juxtaposition of collaged material with painted objects is a way to navigate...
Forget the snow: Spring is coming
Ignore that forecast, Spring starts this week, shop accordingly
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I refuse to believe that it may snow. RE-FUSE. We are finally seeing grass and my daffodils are poking through the soil! I could cry.
Thankfully, Spring is in the Square whether Mother Nature likes it, or not! There is nothing better than the transition to bright colors and lighter fabrics...
Do petition numbers really matter?
As campaigns trumpet numbers, do they tell us anything?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Well, they’re everywhere. Media announcements about the number of signatures a given candidate has gotten to get on the ballot as if it means something.
For those who don’t know, political candidates must collect signatures from registered voters in their district — they must be of the same political...
Downingtown East wins Academic Competition finals
Conestoga grabs JV crown, edges Unionville
By Steven Silverman, Staff Writer, The Times
Members of the Downingtown East High School Academic Competition team celebrate a hard-fought and razor-thin win over West Chester Henderson for the county title, Wednesday.
DOWNINGTOWN—In a hard-fought match that came down to the wire, Downingtown East varsity defeated West Chester Henderson and Coatesville,...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Kittappa files petitions to run in the 16th
Will challenge Houghton for Democratic nomination, winner faces Pitts in Nov.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A second Chester County congressional district will see a primary fight, as a Lancaster scientist has filed petitions to battle former State Rep. Tom Houghton for the Democratic nomination in the 16th Congressional District. The winner will face nine-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Joe...
Orphans’ Court seeking extra ‘eyes and ears’
County’s Volunteer Guardianship Program looking for participants
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Diane P. Mulhearn (left), the Volunteer Guardianship Program coordinator, and Nancy Breuer, Assistant Orphans’ Court Administrator, review files for the program.
A few years back, a Chester County woman’s drug-addicted son, who had been appointed his mother’s guardian, began...
Cavities can be contagious
Bacteria related to tooth decay can be shared with loved ones
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
I hear it every day, “my mom had bad teeth, I guess I got this from her.” Perhaps that is true, but not in the way we may think. Researchers have found that dental disease causing bacteria can be transmitted from one person to another.
In the case of cavities, the bacteria Streptococcus...
Homeless man’s death offers somber reminder
After accepting help, 47-year-old opts to return to troubled lifestyle
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The sign doesn’t deter the homeless from setting up encampments in areas that are difficult to access but offer some protection from the elements.
A week ago, a homeless man who ultimately rejected efforts to help him succumbed to chronic alcoholism in Kennett Township, according...
Unionville looks to boost activity fees
Maximum fee to top out at $100 per sport in 2014-15
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It looks like most participation fees for sports and other school activities will be increasing for the 2014-15 school year in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District.
The increases will be the first since the fees were put into place for the 2012-13 school year, although a handful of activities...
