DMWA plan to stop fluoride addition delayed
State DEP requires public comment on move; local dentists say health at risk
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The water treatment plant for the Downingtown Municipal Water Authority. Plans to end adding fluoride to the system’s water have been put on hold, pending state Department of Environmental Protection approval.
DOWNINGTOWN — A plan to stop adding fluoride to water in the Downingtown...
Avoid spraying, prevent mosquito reproduction
If they can’t breed, you don’t need to worry about using pesticides
By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times
I recently noticed a newspaper article that is very misleading about the costs and benefits of spraying to control mosquitoes.
The story was much too casual about the use of toxic chemicals in residential properties. It brought out that the insecticides known as pyrethroids, widely...
Chesco to be reimbursed $26 million for snowstorm
WEST CHESTER — The federal government has granted disaster assistance to reimburse Chester County and Chester County municipalities for costs associated with the response to the winter storm of January 22 and 23.
Chester County submitted a request for $3,553,431.00 which included the cost estimated to deal with the snow removal from municipalities and other government agencies. The federal disaster...
What To Do: Get hoppin’ for Easter
The Easter Bunny is pretty much everywhere this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Easter Weekend has arrived and that means that the Easter Bunny’s daily schedule is shifting into overdrive. He will be at “Easter Egg Hunts” all around the area and he will be participating in a variety of special events.
One activity that is always a hit with youngsters is a ride on an excursion...
Brandywine Hills point to point runs on April 3
The annual Brandywine Hills Point to Point race takes place on April 3. Many young jockeys participating in the pony races take it very seriously. Photo by Daria Killinger.
POCOPSON — Beautiful seasonal weather has arrived in Chester County – just in time for a favorite family springtime event, the Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point on Sunday, April 3. Once again, the cross country horse races will...
Fourth annual Single Moms’ conference, April 9
Single Moms from across Chester County with gather April 9 for panel discussions on relationships, finances,legal matters and to share ideas with each other.
WEST CHESTER — The fourth annual Chester County Single Mothers’ Conference will take place on Saturday, April 9 at B. Reed Henderson High School, 400 Montgomery Avenue, West Chester.
The Chester County Community Collaborative, in partnership...
On Stage: Delta Deep is extreme blues
Local music schedule has something of a friends’ theme this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Def Lepard guitarist Phil Collen leads Delta Deep into the area this weekend.
Phil Collen is no stranger to music fans around the world. Collen is the lead guitarist for both British rock band Def Leppard and alternative roots/rock band Manraze.
Collen, one of England’s top guitarists,...
Chesco man pleads guilty to telemarketing scheme charges
PHILADELPHIA – A Downingtown man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges for his role in a telemarketing effort that authorities said used foreign telemarketers to scam funds from senior citizens. He may face 70 years in prison.
Marc Roy Ferry, 35, of Downingtown, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering in connection with a telemarketing scheme...
Art Watch: Remembrances of Things Past
‘The Poetry of Nature’ at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
At the Brandywine River Museum of Art, a beautiful new exhibition opened this week through June 12, “The Poetry of Nature: A Golden Age of American Landscape Painting”, which highlights the works from the New York Hudson River School of the 1800s.
Forty paintings, including works...
Chesco’s Grassie charts her own path with new EP
Vocalist, harpist comes home for release events in area
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville’s Gillian Grassie debuts her new EP this week.
Gillian Grassie likes to forge her own trails — as a person and as a musician.
Grassie graduated from Unionville High a decade ago. Then, a few years later, she graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Comparative Literature.
She...
