Don’t Retire, ReFire: Quarantine, a taste of retirement
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
It has been 11 weeks since most of us have been under Pennsylvania’s Stay Home ordinance.
How have you been spending your time?
Many of my clients, who are not yet retired and, quite frankly, fearful of how it will be when they stop working, are getting a taste of what retirement will look like.
The first, and most important, challenge we were faced...
County continues Webinar series Thursday with focus on restoring consumer confidence
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County COVID-19 Business Task Force will be continuing a series of webinars for county businesses and organizations looking to reopen, revise or even expand operations due to the impact of the coronavirus.
The next webinar, scheduled for Thursday, June 4 at 3:30 p.m., focuses on how businesses can build consumer confidence as they increase public interaction during...
Kerslake, Friel Otten call out dark money PACs attacks; say they’re related to pipeline opposition
Two Democratic primary candidates — one an incumbent State Representative — say they’re being targeted dark money political action committees, neither of which appear to have filed required campaign finance reports.
Two Super PACs have launched television ads attacking environmental leaders State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten and Ginny Kerslake. The SuperPACs are registered at the same address,...
Commissioners announce government reopening plan as Chester County moves to Yellow
WEST CHESTER — Twelve weeks after moving to essential services-only, Chester County Government and Courts are preparing to open the doors once again of county facilities on Market Street and Westtown Road, as well as the Magisterial District Courts throughout the county. But, officials note, the doors will be open with caution and with some restrictions, to ensure the safety of staff and the...
We need to have a real talk about race — and the police
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
It was a quiet night in Chester County, last night. Thankfully.
But all around America, angry protests — and yes looting, burning and violence — broke out for another night over the police killing of George Floyd, captured on video that literally made it around the world. One of the officers involved was ultimately arrested and charged with third...
YMCA camps, daycare to reopen June 8
Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement that Chester County would likely move to the yellow phase on June 5, YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is set to reopen safely and welcome children back on Monday, June 8.
For several weeks, YGBW has been preparing to safely offer camp and childcare in light of COVID-19. Many new protocols and procedures have been implemented in accordance with the latest...
COVID-19 Update, May 29: Shusterman pushes for hair salons to reopen in Yellow Status; Wolf signs budget
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times @mikemcgannpa
As parts of the state move to Green status and eight more counties move to Yellow — with Chester County just one week from moving into Yellow — a local State Rep. is asking Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider his limit on hair salons in areas with a Yellow status.
As of right now, only areas in Green status are permitted to have barbers and hair salons...
What To Do: Even in Yellow status, options limited for activities
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Great Adventure’s Safari Park
In a few days, Chester County and the other counties in the Philadelphia area will move from Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 “red phase” to the “yellow phase” and that may or may not be a good thing. Only time – and pandemic infection numbers – will tell.
With the arrival of the yellow phase, some stores...
COVID-19 Update, May 28: Outdoor dine-in coming back to Chesco next week
By Mike McGann, Editor The Times @mikemcgannpa
If all goes as planned, by the end of next week, folks in Chester County may be able to enjoy a sit down meal — outdoors — and argue about the Eagles’ prospects for the coming season, after a series of adjustments in rules for areas in Yellow and Green status counties, announced Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Wolf’s orders will allow...
Commissioners unveil ‘Restore Chester County’ Web site to help transisition from shutdown
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners announced today the launch of RestoreChesterCounty.org, a comprehensive online toolkit that offers guidelines specifically designed for Chester County’s 15,000+ businesses and 525,000 residents as they move from the red phase to the yellow phase on June 5th.
“As we surveyed Chester County’s businesses, organizations and residents over the...
