Charles “Chuck” John Ciarrocchi, Jr. passed away early Tuesday morning at his home in Wilmington while surrounded by his wife and seven children. The family received friends on Jan. 9, 2026 from 5 p.m ...

Join local author Rebecca Louick for a magical afternoon at the Kennett Library celebrating her new picture book, The You That’s Out There, which is a heartfelt story about the future self that’s ...

A Gem of a season awaits at Longwood Gardens as the world-renowned attraction celebrates the holidays with decorations as radiant as jewels and gems. This Christmas, the Gardens are transformed into a ...

Kennett Square’s annual New Year’s Eve Mushroom Drop celebration met with widespread approval this year. Kathi Lafferty, who founded and continues to run the annual event, said it met with no serious ...

Mary Frances Hemric, 89, formerly of Gap, Pa., passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2025. Born on June 12, 1936, in Boonville, North Carolina, Frances was the daughter of the late John Frank Trivette ...

The Cardone kids of Unionville stop to look at the model trains in the window of Mrs. Robinson's Tea Shop on State Street in Kennett Square. Owner Marlene Robinson puts the trains on display every ...

Longwood Gardens announced the appointment of Andres Ambriz as Chief Horticulture & Facilities Officer. In this key leadership role, Ambriz will lead a team of more than 200 and guide strategic ...

Can someone please tell me (and likely many other area residents) why it will take five years to complete the construction at the Newark Road-Baltimore Pike intersection (story in Chester County Press ...

Sam Goodwin has been named the Avon Grove Lions Club Student of the Month from the Avon Grove High School for December of 2025. He is the son of Sam Goodwin, Sr and Becky Bewley of West Grove. Sam’s ...

From the time The Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) first established its partnership with the Friends of Anson B. Nixon Park, the 106 acres of nature was transformed into a gem of walking trails, ...

The Avon Grove School Board welcomed two new members and selected a new leadership team for 2026 during the recent reorganization meeting at the Avon Grove Intermediate School Audion. The meeting ...

Meet Chester County’s Dr. Mary Jane (MJ) Drake. She is an assistant professor of clinical food animal field service at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center.