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 ...

In October of 2021, Chris Strand, the longtime director of garden and estate at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, was named its Charles F. Montgomery Director and Chief Executive Officer. Chris ...

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 ...

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania heralds itself as the Mushroom Capital of the World, and in fact, nearly two-thirds of all fresh mushroom production happens in and directly around the unique and vibrant ...

In this week's edition of the Chester County Press: Local woman pretending to be immigration lawyer indicted for fraud, Oxford continues come back following 2023 fires, woman still on the loose after ...

In this week's edition of the Chester County Press: New Garden Board of Supervisors review pitches for White Clay Point Development, Oxford Mainstreet hosts Dessert Crawl, rescheduled Juneteenth event ...

The Chester County Press held its very first “Conversation with the Candidates” in collaboration with the Kennett Library.

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, ...