Local Cross Fit offers classes to veterans and first responders
Promotes exercise and connecting with others
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Veterans and their families meet for The Weekly Fight every Sunday at Cross Fit Inspire in Frazer to work out and support each other.
EAST WHITELAND – Cross Fit Inspire in Frazer has been doing great things for first responders and The Weekly Fight, a nonprofit organization for veterans and their families,...
What To Do: Christmas bursts out all over
Music, parades kick off Chester County holiday celebrations
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
One of the area’s most eagerly-anticipated holiday attractions is scheduled for this weekend. On December 3, the Kennett Symphony of Chester County will perform “Pops Goes the Holiday” at 7:30 p.m. at Unionville High School (750 Unionville Rd, Kennett Square, 610-444-6363, http://www.kennettsymphony.org).
The...
On Stage: Wright, Fischer bring distinctive voices to area
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Chely Wright
Two very distinctive and very influential female vocalists will be performing in the area in December 3 – Chely Wright in Sellersville and Lisa Fischer in Bryn Mawr.
Wright will be sharing the bill with the Amy Ray Band at the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) on December 3.
Coatesville promotes two police officers to corporal
Will be front line shift supervisors
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Detective Shannon Miller and Officer Paul Antonucci were each promoted to Corporals Monday at the Coatesville City Council meeting.
COATESVILLE – Two city police officers were promoted at Monday’s City Council meeting, in front of their colleagues, family and friends.
Detective Shannon Miller and Officer Paul...
Silence breeds intolerance in our schools
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
— John F. Kennedy, 1961, who erroneously attributed it to Edmund Burke.
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
As I sat and listened a Board of Education meeting for two hours of discussion about the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s largely exceptional standardized testing scores, a week ago, which followed...
CASD questioned over IT bids
Lower bidder calls foul, but district says security, training, specs a factor
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A Cisco Catalyst 4500-X Series Switch, which forms the backbone of a winning bid for the Coatesville Area School District’s Information Technology upgrade plan.
CALN — The Coatesville Area School District is coming under public scrutiny for awarding an Information Technology (IT)...
What To Do: Holiday season kicks off with fun events
Holiday Light Parade in Kennett Square among busy weekend of activities
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Holiday Light Parade in Kennett Square.
Now that Thanksgiving 2016 is history, the floodgates have burst open and unleashed a torrent of annual traditional holiday events and activities.
The holiday season will officially arrive in Kennett Square on November 27 when Downtown Kennett Square...
Happy Thanksgiving!
From all of us at The Times, we wish you a very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving Day.
While we all have many things to be thankful for, we are particularly thankful for the loyalty of our readers, who stuck with us through rough times late last year and then, amazingly, helped us grow even more this year, even as we continued to navigate challenges, both in terms of the overall media world and in some...
On Stage: After the feast, a feast for the ears
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Sounds
Thanksgiving is a very laid-back day for most people (except those preparing dinner) – a day filled with eating, drinking, partying and watching special TV shows such as parades and traditional football games.
When the day after Thanksgiving arrives, it’s a day to shake off the lethargy, get energized and power into a festive three-day weekend.
Give extra ‘thanks’ for safety this holiday
With the Thanksgiving holiday, folks around the Chester County area will be indulging in two activities: travel to be with friends and family and, of course cooking.
While both are cornerstones of the holiday season, both can offer hazards if folks don’t exercise appropriate caution.
