All About Connecting: Make your own luck
It’s about preparation and strategy, for the most part
By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times
We’ve all been sold on the idea that successful people are just lucky. We are always complaining that we too could have been a millionaire like our brother-in law who made it big by being “lucky enough” to get in at the right time with a great start-up firm, or we could have a husband like our...
On Your Table: Lighten up for Cinco De Mayo
Tasty Mexican dishes don’t have to be calorie-heavy
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Many Cinco de Mayo dishes are calorie-laden but there are lots of healthier options like a taco wrapped in lettuce leaves (Photo Courtesy of Anne Lawton.
Most people have the wrong idea about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.
It actually celebrates the Battle of Puebla which took place 100...
Chesco Emergency Services workers honored
Left to Right: Ron Linville, President PA APCO; Chester County Telecommunicator Jon Kromer; Assistant Supervisor Todd Ziegler; Telecommunicator Mark Bynum; Telecommunicator Heather Lindner; and APCO Executive Board Member JJ McFarlen.
WEST CHESTER — Members of the B Platoon of the Chester County Department of Emergency Services were named the 2016 Team of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the...
Group makes accusations against CASD’s Taschner
Hits admin over test scores; Taschner cites lack of prep, years of previous mismanagement
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Dr. Cathy Taschner and the board of directors for the Coatesville Area School District held a school board meeting Tuesday night, in which their practices were again called into question by parents and tax payers in Coatesville.
CALN – Another contentious school...
Op/Ed: Community health centers betray pro-life trust
Congressman claims federal funds used to pay for abortions
By Joe Pitts, U.S. Rep., 16th District
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-16)
There are 237 Community Health Center sites in Pennsylvania. Their umbrella organization, the National Association of Community Health Centers, declares that their mission is to serve over 23 million people at more than 9,000 sites to address the widespread lack of access to...
Gallagher elected president of SEPA Legal Aid
William J. Gallagher
WEST CHESTER – MacElree Harvey, Ltd. announced that partner William J. Gallagher has been elected president of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP), a “non-profit Pennsylvania corporation committed to delivering high quality civil legal services to low income people, victims of domestic abuse and the elderly living in Chester, Delaware, Bucks and Montgomery counties....
What To Do: Cinco De Mayo in Kennett
Also, Sheep and Wool Day, and Goats
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Cinco De Mayo is day for partying — one of the biggest party days of the year for the people of Mexican descent. But, just as you don’t have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, you don’t have to be Mexican to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
With the huge Hispanic population in southern Chester County, Kennett...
Dinniman seeks guidelines for electronic billboards
State Sen. Andrew Dinniman (D-19).
State Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-19) said that he is drafting legislation to establish guidelines for the placement of the large electronic and digital billboards that are appearing alongside roadways and near neighborhoods throughout Chester County.
“I have been contacted by constituents voicing numerous concerns about these digital billboards, most recently the two-sided...
Hundreds turn out to support LaMancha
Benefit for animal rescue draws more than 400 supporters
By Lauren Parker-Gill, News Editor, The Times
Stephanie Leister and her dog Paisley, who was adopted from LaMancha Animal Rescue, participated in the Critter Crawl 5K at Hibernia Park last week.
COATESVILLE – Hundreds of people turned out on a beautiful, sunny morning for LaMancha Animal Rescue’s Critter Crawl 5K race and 1-mile walk/run,...
On Stage: Delco’s Tom Keifer comes home
Also: Cowboy Junkies in area to support new release
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The quote “You Can’t Go Home Again” is taken from the title of a novel by Thomas Wolfe. It’s not a quote you could apply to rock musician Tom Keifer. He is going home again.
Keifer is a local boy who rose to international fame as the lead vocalist of the glam-rock band Cinderella. He is a Philadelphia...
