Memorial Day parade offers new thrills, old friends
Perfect weather highlights hour-long march up Route 82 as thousands look on
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Civil War reenactors fire as part of a 21-gun salute honoring the nation's war dead during ceremonies following the annual Memorial Day Parade in Kennett and Unionville.
KENNETT — With near perfect, sunny weather, the latest version of the Kennett Memorial Day Parade went off...
Big turnout, great weather spark 2012 Kennett Run
Thousands compete on roadways of Kennett, Unionville to raise money for local organizations
By Hannah Christopher, Running Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
At last Saturday's Kennett Run, thousands of runners took to local streets to help raise money for local groups. Pictured here are the the power run 10K winners.
KENNETT — Small town, big race was the theme for last Saturday’s 23rd Kennett...
Hall, Wright KAU players of the week
Ryan Wright
Two young men from Landenberg, New Garden Township, have been selected by their team managers as KAU Little League’s Players of the Week.
For his overall “consistency and productivity,” Logan Hall of the American Legion team is the KAU Majors Division Player of the Week. According to his team manager, Tim Reiter, Hall “played heads-up baseball at bat, on the bases, and in the field...
Swim coach accused of sex with student
D.A.: Bayard Rustin part-time employee violated trust, broke law with Kennett tryst
Kenneth W. Fuller
A Chester County high-school swim coach pretended to be the father of one of his students in a ruse to lure her to a Kennett Square hotel, authorities said yesterday.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of Kenneth W. Fuller, 47, of West Goshen Township, the head boys’...
Line-painting may prompt lines of traffic
Road repairs could also create jams, PennDOT warns
Line-painting trucks, lane restrictions, and lane closures are among the potential traffic-jammers on tap for area residents, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The agency said slow-moving painting vehicles will be working throughout the county from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next week. In addition, PennDOT identified...
On The Trail: Stateline Woods Preserve, Kennett Square
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
Round trip distance: Loop trails can be extended to up to 5 miles
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Caution: Closed for hunting on occasion during the winter deer season. Follow posted signs.
Website: http://www.tlcforscc.org/pages/Stateline_Woods.html
Trail Map: http://g.co/maps/ne9m3
Membership Information: The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
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MacFarlan easement sparks more debate
Stevens asks that Elling recuse himself from vote; questions continue about procedure
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Kennett Township Supervisors Scudder Stevens (left) and Robert Hammaker discuss a potential easement, Monday night.
KENNETT — At first, it seemed to be just another run of the mill vote. However, when Supervisor Scudder Stevens asked that Board of Supervisors...
Local youth rowers compete at Indoor Championships
VILLANOVA — Twenty Kennett/Unionville-area youth rowers from Newport Rowing Club (NRC) competed with a strong showing at the Mainline Slide, Philadelphia’s Indoor Rowing Championships at Villanova University. The annual event drew more than 500 rowers with an age span of 12 to 89 years old. Several area rowers brought home top honors and almost every NRC rower broke a personal record in the...
Free tax preparation help
It’s tax season again — but you don’t have to spend valuable time figuring out how to prepare them on your own.
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is here to help by offering free, confidential services to assist in preparing your Federal, State and Local tax returns. All tax preparers are volunteers who received extensive training and have successfully passed an IRS certification test.
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KAPRB Spring Sports registration open
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board is now offering registration for its spring and summer programs. Please visit www.kaprb.com for more information or call 610-444-6314.
KAPRB High School Recreational Basketball: This league is open to all boys and girls in grades 9-12. The league will have games once a week in January, February and through the middle of March. There...
