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...
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...
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...
What To Do: Festivals celebrate ethnic diversity
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Festival of India
Three events this weekend will deal with Indians – and all will be politically correct.
There will be two very different but equally attractive ethnic festivals this weekend at Penn’s Landing (Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, www.delawareriverevents.com).
Both of the free festivals deal with Indians — but not the Native...
On Stage: Joe Samba returns to area for W. Chester show
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Joe Samba
South America has the samba. North America has Joe Samba.
In Brazil, samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin danced to samba music. It originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today, Samba is the most prevalent dance form in Brazil, and reaches the height of its importance...
Commissioners celebrate funding for trails
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz and Eric Roe were on hand recently to celebrate new funding for trails in Chester County.
Greater Philadelphia is now leading the nation in utilizing federal Carbon Reduction Program funds for active transportation, and Chester County is celebrating this major moment for the region.
In late July, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commissioner...
County Awarded $800K from state to fight homelessness
Chester County Government’s focus on ending homelessness recently received an $800,000 boost with a grant awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA). PHFA’sPennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement – or PHARE – funds will expand the County’s current effort to support those who are experiencing homelessness, with the goal of helping them to become safely...
On Stage Extra: Foghat tops bill at Musikfest
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Foghat
Over the years, Musikfest (www.musikfest.org) has established itself as one of America’s top annual music festivals an event that offers big name headliners as well as a wide variety of folk, rock, pop and ethnic music acts.
It also sports some impressive numbers.
The festival, which is celebrating its 34th anniversary this year, features...
What To Do: Old Fiddlers’ Picnic celebrates 95 years
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Some event producers think their events are old when they reach double figures.
But an event that has been around 10 or 15 years is just a babe in arms compared to many of the annual summer events in this area.
This week, there is a music festival that has been around for 95 years, an event that is celebrating its 76th anniversary this year and a...
On Stage: WCU student, Ciara Grace hits stage at World Cafe Live
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Ciara Grace
If you look at some of the talented acts that will be playing in the area over the next few days, Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” might just pop into your head.
There are plenty of girls/female artists who will be having fun along with their audiences at different venues around the Delaware Valley – Ciara Grace, Kelli...
