Chester Countians invited to join dance flash mob
Agencies join forces for annual event on Friday to protest gender violence
Organizers hope to surpass the numbers and spectacle that the 2013 awareness event generated.
An annual organized flash mob dance on Feb. 14 aims to protest gender violence and promote empowerment, organizers said.
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, the Domestic Violence Center, the Crime Victims Center of...
Hillendale fifth grader named among top two youth volunteers in Pa.
Running to raise money to buy coats earns Toocheck honors
Nikolas Toocheck, a fifth grade student at Hillendale Elementary School (seen following a running event in 2012) was honored with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for his work to raise money to coats for needy children. Times File Photo.
A fifth-grade student at Hillendale Elementary School was named one of Pennsylvania’s top two...
Books ‘urgently’ needed for UHS book sale
Bad weather has curtailed donations — books accepted through Feb. 19
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Local residents who haven’t yet donated unwanted used books for the annual Unionville High School PTO Used Book Sale are being urged to do so by the sale’s organizers.
Donations are being accepted at all Unionville-Chadds Ford district schools through Wednesday, Feb. 19. Donations are running behind this...
Input sought for Rt. 41 intersections
PennDOT asking citizens to respond to online survey
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is encouraging the public to take a survey at www.PA41.com to provide input about intersections on Rt. 41 in southern Chester County.
The survey is part of the department’s efforts to improve travel and safety where the highway intersects Rt. 926 in Londonderry Township and Rt. 841 in London...
Program to explore ‘reverse Underground Railroad’
Chesco Historical Society brings ‘History on Tap’ to Kennett Square
“History on Tap,” a program of the Chester County Historical Society that combines insight and discussion with food and drink, is coming to Kennett Square.
On Monday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m., Chris Densmore will present “The Kidnapping of Thomas Mitchell, 1849″ at the Half Moon Restaurant. Mitchell, an escaped slave from...
Program to spotlight Abraham Lincoln’s legacy
It will be held Monday, Feb. 10, at Exton library
As the 250th anniversary of the Civil War moves into high gear, the Chester County Library is inviting the public to focus on Abraham Lincoln.
On Monday, Feb. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Struble Room, the Exton library will present “Abraham Lincoln: A Study in the Paradox of Greatness,” a program offering insight into one of America’s best...
Paint-Out Chadds Ford hopes to draw in public
Numerous artists will display work created in area on Friday or Saturday
Updated with postponement for week due to weather
If you spot artists with their easels in fields or along roadsides next Friday or Saturday, they are probably participating in Paint-Out Chadds Ford – and will likely be shivering if weather forecasts prove accurate.
The Chadds Ford Historical Society is hosting the Sixth...
County offering free master composting classes
Participation in all three, two-hour sessions will result in certification
The Chester County Board of Commissioners, through the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, is hoping residents will dig this offering: free certified master composting classes.
The classes – attendance is required all three weeks to become certified – will be held at the Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,...
Baseball boosters hoping sale scores home run
Deeply discounted, used sports gear to be sold at Unionville High on Saturday
After weeks of orchestrating donations, the Unionville Baseball Diamond Club, the booster club for the Unionville High baseball team, has assembled an impressive collection of used sports equipment, and the public – as well as the team – will benefit.
The sale, an exercise in creative recycling, will offer...
Kennett Chocolate Festival set to whet cravings
Popular fund-raiser for United Way will be held Feb. 9 at Kennett High
Attention chocoholics: The Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival is seeking creators as well as cravers for its popular fund-raiser.
Those who have a coveted chocolate cake, candy, cupcake, brownie, or cookie recipe can compete for a chance to win prizes and bragging rights. The competition is open to professionals, amateurs and students...
