YMCA installs bi-polar ionization units to help battle COVID
In addition to the installation of Needle Point Bi-Polar Ionization Units, all YGBW equipment is spaced at least 6 feet apart or has been marked as not available to ensure social distancing at all times. YGBW has implemented numerous health and safety protocols since reopening last June to create the safest environment possible.
WEST CHESTER – The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW), a nonprofit association...
Connect Thru Cancer Receives $10,000 Grant From the ISA Foundation
WEST CHESTER — Connect Thru Cancer (CTC) is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the ISA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on healthy nutrition and support for underserved children, wellness education for all, aid for those affected by natural disasters, and the pursuit of racial equality. The grant will be used to allow Connect Thru Cancer to host a Wellness Summit...
What To Do: Pea Soup Supper goes virtual for 2021
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Pea Soup meal
Late January is usually a time when the calendar features welcome annual events such as the Kennett Chocolate Lovers Festival, STEMtastic Weekends at Hagley Museum, Motorsports Race Car & Trade Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, the classy elite car show at Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, special...
Longwood Gardens announces Winter Wonder display, opening Jan. 23
KENNETT SQUARE — Longwood Gardens today announced Winter Wonder, a new display that invites guests to experience the often-overlooked beauty and serenity of the winter landscape outside, as well as the colorful exuberance of the tropics inside Longwood’s Conservatory. In addition to the horticultural splendor, Winter Wonder features Voices in the Landscape: Deeply Rooted with Storyteller Charlotte...
Fiorillo elected new president of Chesco Bar Association
John K. Fiorillo
WEST CHESTER — John K. Fiorillo has been elected President of the Chester County Bar Association (“CCBA”) for 2021 effective January 4, 2021. He was elected during the Annual Membership Meeting which was held virtually on December 3, 2020, and included the ceremonial “passing of the gavel.”
Said John: “It is a great honor to lead and serve this organization whose roots...
DCCC sponsors virtual talk on bipartisanship
Delaware County Community College continues its Dialogues for Diversity series of free, virtual, community-centered discussions with “Building Bridges Through Bipartisanship,” featuring special guest David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s...
Willowdale Steeplechase to return, May 8
Plans for the 28th running of the Willowdale Steeplechase are moving forward! The races will run on Saturday, May 8, 2021 as the kick-off to Mother’s Day weekend.
“We are grateful to the supporters who helped us survive the losses brought on by the pandemic – and to be able to run the races this spring! “said Race Director Leslie Carpenter.
“The safety and well-being of our spectators,...
Coatesville PD partners with local organizations to hand out free gun locks on MLK Day
COATESVILLE — On Monday, January 18th the Coatesville City Police Department will partner with CeaseFirePA Education Fund, and the Episcopal of the Trinity Church to dispense free gun locks and promote responsible gun ownership.
“According to reports, last year was a record-breaking year for gun sales in Pennsylvania” said Sergeant Rodger Ollis of the City of Coatesville Police Department....
What To Do: As things gradually open up, a celebration of MLK
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Like tulips in the spring, museums are springing back to life around the Delaware Valley.
The Museum of the American Revolution (101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, www.amrevmuseum.org) reopened last weekend after a long closure because of the COVID-19 shutdown in Philly.
This weekend, the Museum kicks into high gear...
Chester County Sheriff’s Office leads kids ‘Safely Home’
Students from the Garage Community Youth Center in Kennett Square boarded their school bus and headed “safety home” thanks to the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, Unionville Presbyterian Church and the Iota Tau Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alphoa Sorority, Inc. Pictured left to right are Rev. Annalie Korengel, Unionville Presbyterian Church; Nelson and Cassandra, students at the Garage; Kristin...
