AAA: Fourth of July 2016 likely to have highest traffic volume ever
Chester County, you know you’re not staying home this weekend.
Whether you’d headed down the shore, off to see relatives or just ready to get out of town for a few days, according to AAA, fewer of you than ever will skip a “staycation” this coming long weekend.
Americans will take more trips than ever this Independence Day weekend. The nearly 43 million people projected...
CCIU’s Auris wins Gary L. Miller Distinguished Service award
From left to right: PAIU executive director Thomas Gluck, Dr. Jacalyn Auris and CCIU executive director Dr. Joseph O’Brien.
DOWNINGTOWN – Advocate. Passionate. Visionary. Inspirational.
These are all words used to describe Dr. Jacalyn Auris, the recipient of the 2016 Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Unit’s (PAIU) Gary L. Miller Distinguished Service Award. The award honors intermediate...
Cigna donates $7,500 for naloxone
This map shows the 46 municipalities that have agreements in place for local law enforcement to carry Naloxone, a medication that can save lives in the event of an opioid overdose.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced that the global health service company Cigna has donated $7,500 to pay for Chester County to restock supplies of naloxone. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan,...
County warns on voter registration mailers
Officials with Chester County’s Department of Voter Services are issuing a notice to county residents regarding a mailer that comes from a private non-profit organization called the Voter Participation Center.
The Voter Participation Center mailer, which states “Government Document Enclosed” on the envelope, contains a letter referencing the accuracy of voter registration records, a valid...
UCF board opts to pull funds from reserve, cut tax hike to 2.66%
Lindner said colleagues are ‘kicking the can down the road’
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Apparently, appearances matter.
At the end of the day, it seemed that the optics of having a tax increase higher than 3% in Delaware County outstripped concerns over long-term finances and the state of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s balance reserve, as...
First case of Zika reported in Chester County
The Chester County Health Department has been notified of the County’s first confirmed case of Zika Virus by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This case involves a Chester County woman (not pregnant) who had recently traveled to an area affected by mosquitos carrying the Zika Virus.
The patient was not hospitalized and has recovered. Upon confirmation, the Chester County Health...
Donato enters guilty plea, pays back $15K to CASD
James Donato in an undated file photo.
The first chapter to close in the Coatesville Area School District’s texting/fund diversion scandal came Monday when former Coatesville Area High School Athletic Director James Donato pleaded guilty to charges of diverting district funds and violating the state ethics law and agreed to make some $15,000 in restitution to the school district.
Appearing before...
Laurent selected as new Historical Society President
Elizabeth Laurent
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Historical Society has appointed Elizabeth M. Laurent to be its new president, effective July 25, 2016. After a national search, her selection was unanimously approved by the board of Trustees in June, said Chairman George C. Zumbano, Esq.
“We are delighted to have selected from a national field of candidates a history-museum leader with...
County earns Distinguished Budget Presentation award for 25 years
Mark Rupsis, Chester County Chief Operating Officer, and Julie Bookheimer, Chester County Finance Director, with the latest in the collection of Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards that the County has earned consecutively over the past 25 years.
WEST CHESTER — The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada has named...
Kennett Sq. Council adds to Civil Service Board
Newly-formed Advisory Commission for Latino Affairs adds 12
By Kelly O’Hara, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Square Mayor Matt Fetick swearing in Anthony J. DeFazio as regular member of the Civil Service Commission, Monday night.
KENNETT — A typically light early summer agenda saw the Kennett Square Borough Council approve Anthony J. DeFazio as a new regular member on the Civil Service...
