What To Do: Fun, Freedom, fireworks and Good Neighbors for 4th of July

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Downingtown Good Neighbor Day Independence Day is just around the corner but, unfortunately, there is no Independence Day Weekend this here because July 4 falls on a Wednesday. This means there will be some adjustments for the time period when June slides into July. There will still be a wide variety of holiday activities – they just won’t be...

What To Do: Celebrating America’s birthday

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Freedom Fest Independence Day Weekend is here – a long weekend with the hot weather that traditionally accompanies it. Area residents know that the arrival of the multi-day holiday weekend means it is time for two of Chester County’s longest-running and most popular Independence Day events — Downingtown Good Neighbor Day (Kerr Park, Downingtown,...

July 4, Good Neighbor Day an explosive combination

Borough packs parks for races, games, music, fireworks By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times DOWNINGTOWN – Four races on land, two on water, a 5k walk, food, fireworks, music, and a wife-carrying competition combined for a packed day and a packed Kerr Park during Good Neighbor Day on the Fourth of July. The day, which benefitted ambulance and rescue squads located within the Downingtown...

What To Do: Good Neighbor Day, Big Bang BBQ

Push away those stormy clouds, there’s lots to do this holiday weekend  By Denny Dyroff, Correspondent, The Times The 35th annual Good Neighbor Day will be held today in Downingtown. Featuring food, fun and more, it become an institution in Chester County. There is a long list of popular annual summertime events in the area and Downingtown Good Neighbor Day (Kerr Park, Downingtown, 610-285-1119, www.goodneighborday.com)...