Pocopson Elementary School — one of nine regional schools in the running for a library-themed prize in the fourth annual MetroKids 2014 School Photo Contest - is hoping residents will book time to vote. MetroKids, a publication billed as a resource for parents, took a photo of a Pocopson student who loves librarian Eva Thomas and wants to win the contest. District officials share that…
The Sexual Violence Prevention Network of Chester County will host two Coaching Boys into Men training events in November, designed to provide athletic coaches with the resources needed to promote respectful behavior among their players. Two free training sessions will be held at the Chester County Government Services Center room 171, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester, on Monday Nov. 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Nov.…
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and YMCA of the Upper Main Line are encouraging residents to learn their risks for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes and to take preventive steps to potentially reduce their chances of developing the disease. Currently, one in three Americans —79 million people — has pre-diabetes, a condition in which a person’s blood…
When Deb Reardon heard the news, tears came to her eyes. Reardon chairs the Chadds Ford Open Space Committee, and the news was that the group had finally been awarded a grant for a footbridge to be installed over wetlands as part of the long-sought-after Harvey Run Trail. “We’ve been trying to get this going on four years,” Reardon said. She had been hoping and…
The Chester County Commissioners unveiled the preliminary 2015 county budget that holds the line on taxes. Presenting the preliminary budget to the commissioners at their Sunshine meeting, Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis said the budget represents a successful effort to “produce results while also reducing the size of government,” a county news release said. According to the release, the preliminary 2015 budget calls for…
Gain an intimate perspective on "Downton Abbey" at Winterthur's 51st Annual Delaware Antiques Show, Nov. 7- 9 p.m., at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, as honorary chair and keynote speaker Jessica Fellowes discusses the blockbuster PBS series and her new book A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey. An author, historian, and niece of "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, Jessica Fellowes will open the show…
Jamie Sulzman, who first picked up a tennis racquet at the age of 4 or 5, has never put one down for long. He played No. 1 singles and doubles at West Chester University, where he received a teaching degree and a minor in business. He said he knew then that he wanted sports to be a part of his career. So when a position…
Four years ago, the Patton Project took root with a series of “what ifs?” On Friday, Oct. 24, the garden initiative, spearheaded by two teachers at C.F. Patton Middle School, generated “wows” from an appreciative audience. Well over 100 students, teachers, parents, school administrators, donors, lawmakers, and community partners assembled to celebrate the project’s newest acquisition: an array of solar panels that will power the…
Ernest S. Sutton, 92, of West Grove, died Oct 19, at home surrounded by loving family. Ever the optimist and problem solver he gave his pancreatic cancer a run for its money by living two years past the diagnosis. Ernie was a chemical engineer at Thiokol Corp. for 35 years developing propellants for solid rocket motors until he retired in 1988 as vice president of Morton Thiokol…
*** STORY UPDATED at 4:10 p.m. *** A Catholic priest assigned to Saints Simon and Jude Parish in Westtown Township was charged on Thursday, Oct. 23, with multiple felony counts of sexual abuse of children for possessing and disseminating child pornography. Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the prosecution of Rev. Mark Haynes, 55, in an Oct. 24 press release. Hogan said Haynes, who…
When words such as awesome, fun, creative and talented are bandied about in Chadds Ford during late October, the conversation is almost always about The Great Pumpkin Carve. This year was no exception. With 76 pumpkins waiting for the skilled scalpel — or penknife, saw or chisel —almost as many carvers marched into the “Pumpkin Patch” at the Chadds Ford Historical Society meadow ready to…