County publishes transport handbook
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners and Chester County Planning Commission (CCPC) unveiled this week the county’s new comprehensive guide on the implementation of multi-modal transportation facilities.
The Multi-Modal Handbook has been created to provide municipal officials, planners, traffic consultants, designers, land owners and developers with a consolidated reference guide on how...
No injuries in E. Fallowfield home fire
Firefighters respond to a two-alarm house fire in East Fallowfield, Saturday. No injuries were reported, but the home was seriously damaged. Photo by Lindsay Abel.
EAST FALLOWFIELD — No injuries were reported in a two-alarm house fire in the Manchester Farms neighborhood of the township, Saturday evening.
Although initial reports said that two dogs in the home perished in the Bridal Path fire, they...
What To Do: ‘Fair’ly exciting in Kimberton, Goshen
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Goshen Country Fair is one of the area’s longest-running and most beloved fairs.
This is the time of the year for outdoor festivals. Every summer, this area is a hotbed for festivals — blueberry festivals, peach festivals, county fairs, firemen’s festivals, state fairs and plain old country fairs.
One of the best — and longest-running...
"Try the ‘Y’ Tuesdays" – free YMCA access in August
During the month of August, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, will open its doors to the public – free of charge – at all nine branches for “Try the Y Tuesdays.” On August 4, 11, 18 and 25, members of the community are welcome to visit any one of the branches and have free access to the facilities.
On Stage: Emily King has music in her blood
Also: new albums, local shows for Kopecky, SLV
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Singer-songwriter Emily King plays Underground Arts in Philadelphia, July 25.
The phrase “in one’s blood” means “ingrained in or fundamental to one’s character.” It could be used in reference to music and Emily King, a talented and versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist who will headline a show on July...
TERF to endow Penn Vet scholarships
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) is pleased to announce that the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (“TERF”) will donate $100,000 to create an endowment for student scholarships.
The TERF Opportunity Scholarship Fund will provide financial support to Penn Vet students, with a preference for those intending to practice in equine...
County announces new job training, support initiative
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners and the Chester County Workforce Development Board announced Tuesday the start of Platform to Employment (P2E), a program that provides job readiness training, personal support services, finance counseling and paid work experience with the intent to secure jobs for individuals who have experienced long-term unemployment in Chester County.
P2E is a five-week...
Coatesville SportsFocus: Ramzee Stanton stays in the game
By Kevin Hunt, Correspondent, The Times
Ramzee Stanton in his days as a standout player at West Chester University. The Coatesville native went on to have long and productive professional career in basketball, playing mostly in South America before retiring in late 2014,
Remember the story of the most opinionated greatest NBA basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan; how he was cut from the team...
Op/Ed: Fictionalizing history
By Bruce Mowday
Bruce Mowday
The history Americans know, or think they know, is increasingly coming from polluted sources. Last week I was in Gettysburg digging into original historical documents at the Adams County Historical Society and Gettysburg National Military Park for information on my next book, J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg.
I had several interesting conversations with curators and historians...
CASD to start process to recover unauthorized pay raises
Board of Education approves hiring of firm for forensic audit
By Lauren Parker-Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
Coatesville Area School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Cathy Taschner discusses the process for a forensic audit of the district’s finances during Tuesday’s special board meeting.
COATESVILLE – Superintendent Dr. Cathy Taschner and the board of directors of the Coatesville...
