State, local police announce coordinated enforcement of aggressive driving laws
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that more than 50 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties will join the Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave to help reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on area roadways as part of a statewide mobilization that runs through...
United Way of Chester County raises $70K at its annual Live United in Music Event
United Way of Chester County’s annual Live United in Music event raised $70,000 for its Community Impact & Innovation Fund. The sold-out event, presented by Citadel Credit Union, featured national recording artist, Alexandra Kay. More than 200 guests gathered at Penn Oaks Golf Club to unite for the worthy cause of contributing vital support to United Way of Chester County in their fight for the...
Chester County participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Chester County’s Department of Drug & Alcohol Services (CCDDAS) is spreading community awareness for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29th.
Organized nationwide by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides temporary local sites for safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, and uses...
Gun violence is spiking because, frankly, we just don’t care
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
The texts from my daughter happen every few days: “There was a shooting. I’m safe.” She — like her twin brother — is a senior at Temple University.
The two of them live about 10 blocks apart in North Philly, but gunfire has become a pretty regular event for both, distressingly. Obviously, it scares the hell of out of me, but both are where they...
Op/Ed: SB 106 is too radical, too extreme
By Melissa Shusterman, State Representative, 157th District
Melissa Shusterman
This past summer, Republicans in the Pennsylvania House and Senate rammed through a bill with several proposed constitutional amendments that would limit personal rights instead of protecting them. One of the amendments included in SB 106 would change the state constitution to say there is no constitutional right to an abortion...
What To Do: Spooky times dominate local event schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Great Pumpkin Carve
This is the time of year when there are so many Halloween events on the calendar that you could visit four a day each day from now until October 31 and still not see them all.
There are also numerous harvest festivals, fall foliage events, hayrides and other outdoor activities on the local schedule.
One of the most popular Halloween...
On Stage: Channeling the spirit of Robin Williams
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Roger Kabler as Robin Williams
While Halloween and El Dia de Los Muertos are still a little more than a week away, there will be a visit from a departed person this week.
The spirit will be the spirit of Robin Williams and its destination will be the Candlelight Theatre (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware, www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org).
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DCCC gets state funding for new Upper Darby campus
On Wednesday, Delaware County Community College received notification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education approving funding to support the College’s new, state-of-the-art Southeast Campus. The new campus is on the site of the former Archbishop Prendergast High School, near Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road in Upper Darby Township.
“The Department is happy to provide funding assistance...
Valley teen charged with threats against Coatesville High
A teen from Valley has been charged with making threats against Coatesville Area High School (CASH) — leading to the cancellation of classes and activities at the school Monday.
Wednesday, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Caln Township Police Department announced the arrest of a 17-year-old (the teen is not identified as he is a juvenile) in connection to a recent threat of...
ReFirement at Any Age: Add Refirement to the dictionary
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Hundreds of words are added to the dictionary every year. Some make sense and others are downright outrageous, in my opinion.
Having said that, there are some words that should absolutely be added, in order to adhere with the current state of what is happening in the world and how society is altering their lifestyle to meet it. I’m suggesting that refire...
