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Kennett Old Timers induct 10 into Hall of Fame
KENNETT SQUARE—The Kennett Old Timers Hall of Fame Banquet hosted several hundred guests at the Kennett Fire Company Red Clay Room on Saturday night. In addition to welcoming 10 former → Read More
Old Timers to honor Larry Bosley and 10 local baseball veterans
KENNETT SQUARE—The 39th annual Old Timers Hall of Fame will honor Kennett Square real estate developer, entrepreneur and former Kennett Consolidated School District Superintendent Larry Bosley for his lifetime love → Read More
State Street Bridge finally opens in Avondale
AVONDALE >> With virtually no pomp, circumstance, celebration or ribbon cutting, the “do not enter” signs came down off the State Street Bridge on Thursday at 7 p.m. after a year of blockage. A small group of neighbors and friends → Read More
East Linden Street showcases its past and present
KENNETT SQUARE >> Friends, neighbors and visitors from out-of-town came to one of the borough’s oldest and most historic streets on Saturday to mark Juneteenth. The day is called that because it was June 19th in 1865 that Union soldiers f → Read More
Thousands arrive for spectacle of Kennett Square Memorial Day Parade
KENNETT SQUARE >> Through the years, Kennett Square has become known as a place to come for parades — Memorial Day in particular. → Read More
Kennett Square Public Works employee saves toddler wandering the street
KENNETT SQUARE >> Veteran borough public works crew member Troy Stevenson is a hometown hero. → Read More
Rep. Roe fends off primary challenge from Westbrook in 158th District
WEST BRADFORD >> Eric Roe easily earned his way to another Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s 158th Legislative District. At 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday with 81 percent of the county results tabulated, he had received 2,719 votes to chall → Read More
Portabello’s is moving to get more space and expand options
KENNETT SQUARE >> Portabello’s, the State Street restaurant that has achieved regional acclaim under Chef Brett Hulbert, is moving to a larger building complex to accommodate the growing patronage and popularity. → Read More
Kennett comes alive with spring flowers
KENNETT SQUARE >> No one at the annual borough plant sale on Saturday was sure how long it’s been going on, but most estimated it’s been decades. → Read More
Bikers gather for annual bike blessing
KENNETT >> Bikers are a hardy bunch. → Read More
Hardy souls show up to gather trash along the Red Clay
KENNETT SQUARE >> The volunteers who committed to clean up the land around the Red Clay Creek on Sunday morning didn’t back out on their promise, even though the weather took a nose dive overnight. → Read More
30 years of EMC duty for Freese
WEST GROVE >> “Who you gonna call?” is a question folks ask when the sky starts falling down around them. And in southern Chester County that answer is often “Chuck Freese.” → Read More
Kennett Symphony concert explores ‘potions that create emotions’
WESTTOWN >> The Kennett Symphony of Chester County, which frequently performs out of Unionville High School, took its show on the road for the annual family concert on Sunday. → Read More
London Grove Friends Meetinghouse marks 200 years
WEST MARLBOROUGH >> Poets have said the best time for looking back is your birthday. → Read More
Oxford student wins Farm Show blue ribbon with rabbit
EAST NOTTINGHAM >> There are plenty of livestock certificates and ribbons on the wall of the Goldie household, and the most recent one came courtesy of an outstanding rabbit named Titan. → Read More
Nelms throws his hat in the ring for the 158th Legislative District
NEW GARDEN >> Former Kennett High School teacher and coach Rick Nelms is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2018 Democratic primary election. He is seeking the state House of Representatives seat for the 158th District, which is now occupied b → Read More
Tom Ogurcak will be honored along with nine players at Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame
KENNETT SQUARE >> Southern Chester County has no lack of outstanding baseball players, as witnessed by the great numbers who have been inducted into the Old Timers Hall of Fame through the years. Along with those great hitters, pitchers and catc → Read More
Ambassador, businesswomman, Oxford native Marilyn Ware dies
Oxford native Marilyn Ware, a former U.S. ambassador to Finland, journalist, businesswoman and Oxford High School graduate, died on Dec. 14 in a hospital in Colorado. She was 74. → Read More
First responders chow down in West Grove
WEST GROVE >> It’s not that they have a lot of spare time on their hands. The members of the West Grove Fire Company get calls every day, and some of them are pretty serious. Still, they are committed to fitting into their community with → Read More
Community honors fallen vets with wreaths in Oxford
OXFORD >> Undaunted by the previous night’s snow, local folks slipped boots and mittens on their kids and trudged up to the Oxford cemetery on Saturday to pay tribute to deceased veterans and those who gave their lives in battle. Like man → Read More