Avon Grove welcomes new school police officer
Bill Donahue has been appointed School Police Officer for Avon Grove School District. (From left to right: Director of Safety and Security Chrissy Simpkins, School Board President Bonnie Wolff, School Police Officer Bill Donahue, the Honorable Anthony T. Verwey, and Superintendent Dr. M. Christopher Marchese)
On Friday, August 23, Officer Bill Donahue was officially sworn in as school police officer...
What To Do: Ukrainian Folk Fest, Allentown Fair top busy weekend schedule
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ukrainian Independence Folk Festival
The weekend at the end of August and Labor Day Weekend always has an amazing number of annual events with long histories. Some of this weekend’s events have impressive annual numbers – 32 for a Ukrainian festival, 44 for a Renaissance event, 25 for a summer fest, 11 for a burger fest and 172 (not a typo) for...
On Stage: Sons of Cream keep the music alive
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sons of Cream
This weekend, two musicians will bring their band to the area for a much-anticipated show. The British bassist and drummer are linked permanently by their families’ DNA because their fathers played together in several bands.
Their London-based fathers first played together in Blues Incorporated in 1962. In the early part of the decade,...
Sheriff’s Office announces ‘Benching With Badges’ program
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office announced the launch of a new community engagement initiative, “Benching with Badges,” aimed at fostering positive relationships between local high school athletic teams and law enforcement. This program will provide student-athletes with the unique opportunity to participate in a friendly bench press competition against deputies from the Chester County Sheriff’s...
Boys Hs Golf: Unionville falls to LaSalle College HS
The Unionville boys varsity golf team played La Salle College HS Wednesday. The match result was:
Unionville 251 LCHS 229
Michael Keller led the way for the Longhorns with a score of 40.
With this being a non-league matchup, Unionville’s record stays 3-0 in the CM-American league.
Unionville’s next match is Tuesday, Aug. 27th at 3pm. It is against Great Valley, and it will be...
Boys HS Golf: Unionville holds off Oxford
The Unionville boys varsity golf team played Oxford Tuesday. The match result was:
Unionville 201 Oxford 245
Hill Meserve led the way for the Longhorns with a score of even par 36.
Unionville’s record goes to 3-0 in the CM-American league.
Unionville’s next match is tomorrow at 3:30pm. It is against La Salle College High School, and it will be held at Whitemarsh Valley CC.
Girls HS Golf: Avon Grove edges Unionville
The Unionville girls varsity golf team played Avon Grove yesterday. The match result was:
Unionville- 188 Avon Grove- 187
Sarina Patel led the way for the Longhorns with a score of 42.
Unionville’s record goes to 0-1 in the Ches Mont League.
Unionville’s next match is Thursday 8/22 at 2:00pm. It is against Downingtown East, and it will be held at Whitford Country Club.
Commissioners proclaim September as National Preparedness Month
Chester County Commissioners presented a proclamation this week recognizing September as National Preparedness Month. Chester County emergency management personnel, and emergency management and first responder staff from the Borough of Downingtown accepted the Commissioners’ proclamation.
Last week, the Chester County Commissioners proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month, with the overriding...
CCIU named Top Workplace for 2024
: A CCIU pre-K teacher interacts with her students during snack time.
The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) has been awarded a 2024 Top Workplaces honor by The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Top Workplaces recognition program celebrates employers whose work culture prioritizes their employees, as determined by the employees themselves.
Each year, winners of the Top Workplaces award are identified...
Inner Nature: Did life originate at hydrothermal vents?
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
The deep ocean floor is a desolate place: a desert with frigid waters, crushing pressures and inky darkness. But in the expansive and featureless wasteland are oases populated by bizarre life forms. These oases are located at hydrothermal vents, which were discovered in the mid-1970s but remained difficult to reach and to study for many decades. Recent technological...
