Now armed, escaped murderer remains on the loose in N. Chesco

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa A recent doorbell cam image of Danelo Cavalcante. Monday night brought yet another twist in the nearly two-week pursuit of Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31 — authorities now say he is armed with a rifle and remains at large in northern Chester County. At a press conference Tuesday morning at...

Escaped murderer stole van; thought now to be in northern part of county

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa A clean-shaven Danelo Cavalcante captured on a doorbell camera, Saturday night. The hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante took a major turn over the weekend, as authorities say he managed to steal a van from a Pocopson dairy and was sighted in Phoenixville and East Pikeland and is thought to currently be somewhere in the northern Chester County...

What To Do: Mushroom Festival, Caln Community Day and more top busy event schedule

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Mushroom Festival One statement that always applies in Kennett Square is — “There’s a fungus among us” – and it’s never more evident than on the weekend after Labor Day each year – the weekend for the annual staging of the Mushroom Festival. After three decades, anniversaries begin to take on a special significance. This weekend marks...

Organizers: Mushroom Festival will go on as scheduled

With the ongoing search for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante in the Kennett area, there was some concern in the area that the Mushroom Festival — one of the biggest festival events in the area — would have to be cancelled — but organizers on Thursday announced the Mushroom Festival will go on as scheduled. Here’s the statement issued Thursday: Dear Friends and Neighbors, We understand that...

On Stage: Sharon Katz is much more than just a musician

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Sharon Katz On September 10, the City Winery (990 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, citywinery.com/philadelphia) will host one of the most important artists of our time – musician, philanthropist, musicologist, and humanitarian activist Sharon Katz. She will be performing with her musical group The Peace Train. The Peace Train band features Katz on...

Search area widened in hunt for escaped murderer

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa A still from a video shared by authorities showing Danelo Cavalcante climbing up the wall during his escape last week. After a week on the loose, authorities appear to be no closer to apprehending Danelo Cavalcante — a convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison last Thursday, closing schools, roads and disrupting life for residents around...

Becoming The Best U: Improving your resiliency

By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times Question: I lost my job during Covid and since then I can’t seem to pull myself out of my funk. Other friends of mine lost their job too, but they seem to have dealt with it just fine. Heck, one of my friends decided to start her own company after getting fired from her last job. She’s loving life! What’s wrong with me? What do they have that I don’t? Bess...

Escaped murderer seen near Longwood Gardens; Kennett, Unionville close schools

An image of Danelo Cavalcante as seen from a Longwood Gardens trail camera, Monday night. Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante continued to elude local, state and federal law enforcement, Monday night, appearing to move from the Pocopson neighborhood between to Parkersville Road and Rt. 926 to the ground of Longwood Gardens, and was captured last night on trail cam images. Local law enforcement officials...

MANHUNT CONTINUES: Multiple sightings of escaped murderer in Pocopson

Danelo Cavalcante The hunt continues for a convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison Thursday morning, with multiple sightings of the fugitive within just a few miles of the prison as recently as early Saturday. Helicopters and ground units continue the search for Danelo Cavalcante, 34, of Royersford. Residents are advised to be wary — avoid contact with with a man described as “very...

What To Do: Busy event schedule for ‘last’ weekend of Summer

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Hard as it is to believe, we’ve arrived at Labor Day Weekend — the weekend when summer unofficially draws to a close. The official end of summer arrives later in the month but for some, summer is already over because the new school year has already begun. One thing that will never change about the Labor Day Weekend...