Downingtown festival cultivates diverse tastes
36th annual event features plants, antiques, music, food, history, and more
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Downingtown horticulturalist David L. Culp will add his expertise to the plant sale at the 36th Annual Downingtown Friends Fall Festival.
When an urban high school principal thanked a longtime Longwood Gardens educator for a class that fostered empowerment to “change the...
Homecoming, then and now…
It’s all the same right? No? No!!!
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Homecoming Dance: Then & Now….
Kelly, Circa 1989-(wince)
Hair: (huge) loaded with gel, glued together with a half of a bottle of Aqua Net. Bangs teased, barrel curls. The bigger the better.
Make-up: Approximately 7 layers of Maybelline Very Black mascara. Blue eyeliner. Black liner in the rim of the eyelid. ...
Unionville dominated by Coatesville, 42-0
Indians now may need to win remaining games to keep playoff hopes alive
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
Coatesville’s defense was smothering, stopping Unionville’s usually powerful running game, en route to a 42-0 win, Saturday. Here it surrounds Unionville running back Brad Pechin. Jim Gill photo.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — No one saw this coming.
While either team winning Saturday’s anticipated...
Will HB 1077 impact statehouse races?
Will abortion politics motivate voters to vote for Democrats?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
I hate the subject of abortion. With a deep, dark abiding passion.
But it’s possible I may have underestimated its impact on the 2012 elections when it comes to local state house races.
I spent the better part of my Saturday morning last week on the courthouse steps in West Chester listening to a rally...
Hillendale students learn to ‘cook for real’
Students participate in healthy cooking and nutrition program
By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, The Times
Yvonne Post, Founder of Cooking for Real, helps Hillendale third graders prepare pancakes during the hands-on cooking and nutrition demonstration.
PENNSBURY – The start of the school day on Thursday was a bit unusual for third graders at Hillendale Elementary School in the Unionville Chadds-Ford...
Economy has changed how people live in their homes
By Jilll Goldman, Special to The Times
As we all know, the unfortunate downturn in the economy has caused prices to decline, inventory to soar, and mortgage qualification criteria to become overly burdensome. These factors have had a chilling effect on the housing market. Having said that, our area has stayed afloat better than some, and we are clearly seeing an upturn in prices and a slowing inventory,...
Community Fair contest stirs prize-worthy memories
Jaclyn Jones, the 2012 Unionville Community Fair Queen, poses with her mother, Laurie Jones.
Fair Queen, Princess hopefuls explain what makes event special
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Anyone who has ever wondered why the iconic Unionville Community Fair sustains its cherished status should have attended its kickoff Thursday night – the program to crown the Fair Queen and Fair Princess.
Part of the presentation...
Unionville Fair pageant, Sept. 27
Unionville Fair Queen and Princess to be picked
The contestants for the 2012 Unionville Fair Queen and Princess Pageant: (Queen contestants noted by a “Q”) Back row – Ilsa Mroz (Q), Jaclyn Jones (Q), Alexandria Coleman(Q), Carly Rechenberg, Marcia Manzone (Q), Hana Graybill. Front Row – Ginny Jackson (Q), Monica Sylvanus, Samantha Tracy, Helen Nichois, Shannon White.
EAST MARLBOROUGH...
Spending on Barnard House questioned again
Supervisor questions liability of ‘value engineering’ versus a rebid of the renovation project
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson supervisors appear to be split on whether to rebid the renovation project for the Barnard House, or attempt to ‘Value Engineer’ the existing bids. There is some disagreement about the potential for legal issues with the later course...
Artist brings history alive for painting series
Reenactors create authentic tableaus, using Marshallton and Newlin as backdrops
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Sarah Papenhausen (top left) and Mark Slouf help Adrian Martinez reattach his Indian hairpiece.
The process proved painstaking: A Downingtown artist shaved his head and mustache, donned handcrafted American Indian garb, and then attempted to reattach some hair – a...
