Carpenter Cup Baseball: Mercer Falls to Chester County, Pa. in Eight Innings

Carpenter Cup Baseball: Mercer falls to Chester County, Pa. in eight innings

PHILADELPHIA — Just when it looked like Mercer County’s Carpenter Cup team was going to be returning to the Phillies’ Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy fields in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park for another day of play in the 39th annual Carpenter Cup Classic, the baseball gods had other plans with a 4-3, eight-inning loss to Chester County, Pa. In the single-elimination tournament, that means Chester will advance to play Pennsylvania’s In…

Juneteenth to be marked in Chester County next week

WEST CHESTER — Extending a day of rest for its workers, Chester County offices and courts will be closed on June 19 in honor of the celebration of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States. At last week’s public commissioners’ meeting, LaNisha Cassell, executive director of Voices Underground, accepted a proclamation from the board recognizing the holiday, which is celebrated across the country. T…