Donations sought to help Kennett family
Family of UCFSD employee seeks housing after fire burns home
A Kennett family — and a Unionville-Chadds Ford School District employee — is looking for housing in the Kennett Consolidated School District — after a fire left them out of their home for as much as year and destroyed almost all of their possessions.
The family of Israel Rivera, who works in the school district’s buildings and grounds...
Volunteers make taxing chore less unpleasant
Life Transforming Ministries offering needy free help with IRS returns
It’s that time again: Free tax preparation is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled after a similar IRS program, VITA has been helping low- and moderate- income households throughout Chester County...
Warm up to seasonal brews at Winterfest
Kennett Square hopes to take chill out of air with beer-tasting festival
Kennett Square has another premier beer-tasting event on tap: the 2nd Annual Kennett Winterfest on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Presented by Historic Kennett Square and the Kennett Brewfest, the event offers an opportunity to bundle up and enjoy winter brews from at least 40 unique craft breweries.
Tickets...
Punk’d Pineapple to debut in Kennett Square
Soft-serve shop celebrating grand opening at Market at Liberty Place
The latest addition to the Market at Liberty Place, once the home of Alvin’s Department Store in Kennett Square, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend.
The festivities for Punk’d Pineapple, a sweet soft-serve shop, will begin on Friday, Jan. 10, from noon to 9 p.m., and will continue on Saturday, Jan. 11 from noon to...
Kennett’s Mushroom Drop a roaring success
Robust turnout for first-ever New Year’s Eve event
By Steven Silverman, Correspondent, The Times
As midnight looms, a giant lit mushroom descends on downtown Kennett Square, New Year’s Eve. Reception and attendance for the first-year event was strong — with many in crowd hoping for it to become an annual event.
KENNETT SQUARE—It’s not often one gets to see a giant fungus touching...
YMCA wants to help make resolutions stick
Members who hope to pursue healthier lifestyles will get assist
Hundreds of people make annual New Year’s resolutions to get fit, lose weight, or improve their overall health – often losing the resolve rather than the pounds.
This year, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, which is dedicated to strengthening communities through healthier living, is offering programs to help people keep those...
Borough gearing up for ‘Midnight in the Square’
Food, music – and giant mushroom drop – part of debut New Year’s Eve event
What started as a what-if concept – lower a giant, lighted mushroom at the stroke of midnight while collecting items for the local food bank – has evolved into a sensation that has garnered lots of media attention and promises an evening of family-friendly entertainment in Kennett Square.
The inaugural Midnight in...
Borough’s New Year’s Eve event mushrooming
Officials report efforts to ensure fun, family-friendly entertainment
The giant borough icon, sponsored by ToJo Mushrooms, is ready to be adorned with lights.
Not surprisingly, Kennett’s Square’s inaugural New Year’s Eve extravaganza, which will include the lowering of a 700-pound, lighted steel shroom from a crane, is continuing to evolve, and borough officials said they are working with organizers...
Area YMCAs offering free holiday tryout
From Dec. 26 to Dec. 31, residents can sample offerings at no charge
The only string attached to this holiday gift is the hope that the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley will be able to attract your patronage, its officials say.
From Dec. 26 to 31, YMCAs in the area will be open to the public for free – just in time to counteract the traditional holiday stress and overeating. Even better: The YMCA offers...
National Guard plans drill on Dec. 10 in Kennett
Drill will simulate emergency at East Penn RR
KENNETT SQUARE — The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Civil Support Team is scheduled to conduct an exercise at the East Penn Railroad Headquarters at 505 South Broad Street in the borough on Dec. 10.
The annual exercise will test the 22-person team’s ability to respond to a chemical, biological, and/or radiological attack within the continental...
