Most people know that teenagers like to sleep in, and it seems that allowing for that, up to a point, is a good idea for high school students. Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board Director Jeff Hellrung began making that case during the April 20 school board meeting at Hillendale Elementary School. He said scientific studies have shown teen students function better and more safely if they…
Spring has sprung and the buds are popping near the Gilpin House at the Brandywine Battlefield Park in Chadds Ford.
Hi, I’m Savanna, a 2-year-old terrier, American Staffordshire/mix who arrived at the Chester County SPCA on Jan. 17. I’m very sweet. I’m a really nice girl who loves to show affection and love. I walk well on a leash, am very well mannered and I can be playful too. I am such a great dog, just waiting to meet you. I hope you will give…
• State police said Mark A. Shasteen, 60, of West Chester, was cited after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Lenape Unionville Road at Locust Grove Road. No injuries were reported. According to the police report, Shasteen was driving north on Locust Grove, stopped at the stop sign, but failed to yield to the other vehicle traveling east on Lenape Unionville Road. The accident…
• Top photo: Former Phillies outfielder and TV color analyst Gary “Sarge” Matthews signs bottles of Phillies Wine at the Chaddsford Winery on April 18. • The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is holding a free community event to help kids and families keep their bodies and minds active on Saturday, April 25. YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health…
It’s an organization area residents hope they will never need, but for those who do, the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County (CVC) often provides a lifeline. And to continue its mission, the agency has a busy week scheduled. Pre-registration is underway for its 20th Annual Chester County Race Against Violence, to be held Saturday, April 25. Registration and check-in is scheduled from 7:30 a.m.…
“Horace Pippin: The Way I See It,” a major exhibition of over 65 paintings of his work assembled from museums and private collections across the country, opens Saturday, April 25. One of the leading figures of 20th-century art, Pippin (1888-1946), who was born in West Chester, is known for his bold, colorful and expressive paintings of family life, history, religion and war. The Brandywine River…
The Senate unanimously approved legislation introduced by Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, to encourage private development at mass transit hubs, according to a press release from the senator’s office. Senate Bill 385 would modernize the Pennsylvania Transit Revitalization Investment District Act, originally enacted in December 2004, the release said. “The objective of the original TRID law is commendable: encouraging private development at mass transit hubs,” Pileggi…