Chesco bottles 825 gallons of hand sanitizer for front line workers
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz help to bottle 825 gallons of hand sanitizer donated to Chester County’s Department of Emergency Services for use by COVID-19 frontline workers.
SOUTH COATESVILLE — Chester County’s Department of Emergency Services took delivery this week of three 275-gallon containers of specially made hand sanitizer, and quickly...
COVID-19 Update, April 23: Wolf unveils plan for reopening as new case numbers stabilize
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a plan to start reopening the state in three phases — with some portions of the north-central and northwest portions of the state likely to see the first steps back toward an open economy as soon as May 8. Chester County — part of the southeast region of the plan — probably won’t meet the criteria at that point, but...
Not On Stage: Summer stadium arena shows postponed, delayed, cancelled
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Kenny Chesney
All you music fans out there who are dreaming about heading to the Wells Fargo Center, Citizens Bank Park or Lincoln Financial Field over the next few months to attend concerts by major country, Top 40 or rap acts – forget about it.
If the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to wipe out the Eagles’ season, then shows such as Kenny...
COVID-19 Update, April 22: Case numbers continue to slide; Wolf pushes for mail-in voting
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
The slow — but downward — slope of new COVID-19 cases continued Tuesday, as it appears that Pennsylvania and Chester County continued to show signs Tuesday of having passed the worst in the current pandemic.
Still, even with the good news, state Department of Health (DOH) officials caution that social distancing measures “bent the curve” and...
Area mourns passing of Betsy Wyeth
Betsy James Wyeth
PENNSBURY — The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art announced the death of Betsy James Wyeth on April 21, 2020. Betsy was a catalyst in the creation and opening of the Brandywine River Museum of Art and was a visionary in the worlds of art and architecture. She was also a published author, art collector and a driving force in the career of her husband, artist Andrew...
Commissioner plant ‘Tree of Hope’ to honor Earth Day, COVID-19 victims
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Michelle Kichline and Josh Maxwell plant a “tree of hope” to honor Chester County’s fight against COVID-19 on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
EXTON — To commemorate Earth Day 2020, the Chester County Commissioners had originally planned to hand out hundreds of small trees to county residents – for planting to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th...
COVID-19 Update, April 21: State’s death toll passes 1,500
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
While the toll on Pennsylvania and Chester County from COVID-19 is evident, new information gathered by the state Department of Health (DOH) suggests the amount of loss to the virus statewide has been heavier than originally thought.
DOH has been updating how it gathers information on COVID-19 deaths and added 360 new fatalities to the overall statewide...
COVID-19 Update: Case numbers drop; Wolf relaxes some lockdown rules
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
The worst may — may — be over in Pennsylvania and Chester County’s battle against COVID-19.
New case numbers both statewide and locally appear to have at least plateaued, if not shown signs of slowing, prompting Gov. Tom Wolf to announce Monday the first small moves to relax the general shut down in the state.
The state’s Liquor Control Board...
Does the GOP care more about money or whether you die?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Is it greed or just flat out stupidity?
When you have to hope it is the latter, but have a sense it is the former, you get a pit in your stomach at the realization.
A fundamental premise of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania is this: “Making money is more important than saving lives.” As long as their corporate overlords are served (and those...
Mushroom Festival cancelled for 2020 due to pandemic
KENNETT SQUARE — For the first time in its history, the annual Kennett Square Mushroom Festival — scheduled this year for Sept. 12-13, 2020 — will be canceled, due to increasing safety concerns expressed by its Board of Directors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The board’s decision to cancel this year’s festival dovetails with the nearly global cancellation of nearly all...
