Wolf asks non-essential Chesco business to close down; 2nd COVID-19 case ID’d in county

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Gov. Tom Wolf is asking all non-essential businesses in Chester County and Bucks County to shut down, days after doing so in Montgomery and Delaware counties to respond to the spread of the COVAD-19 virus — as county officials confirmed a second COVAD-19 case has been identified in the county. “Over the past two days, we enacted significant social distancing...

After the crisis passes, things will change in America

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Obviously, the single most important thing with the current COVID-19 crisis is keeping you and your family safe. We’re reached the point where the virus is impacting everyone, whether it means your business, your kids in school (my son attends Temple, which will close its dorms next Saturday — and we’re awaiting updates on my daughter at Nevada-Reno, which...

1st COVAD-19 case in Chesco; county moves to emergency plans; Gov. closes state schools for 2 weeks

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Chester County Commissioners Chair Marian Moskowitz details the county’s emergency plans in wake of the COVAD-19 pandemic. WEST CHESTER — In light of the emerging COVAD-19 crisis, state and county officials are moving quickly to ensure social distancing and put both the state and Chester County on an emergency footing, closing schools, severely limiting...

What To Do: Coronavirus takes toll on St. Patrick’s Day & other area events

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times St. Patrick This is the strangest of weekends – and Friday the 13th is just the beginning. Ordinarily, figuring out what to do for weekend fun would be relatively easy – just pick an event from a wide array of options. But this weekend has been greatly impacted by the arrival of the Coronavirus. So, if you’re trying to figure out what to do,...

Six police officers may have been exposed to Coronavirus

The Chester County Commissioners and County Health officials announced Thursday the possible exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) of a small number of county-based law enforcement officials who were responding to an incident in West Chester on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Four West Goshen Police Officers and two Chester County Sheriff K-9 Deputies had direct contact with a K-9 Officer from Lower Providence...

On Stage: The Play That Goes Wrong

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Play That Goes Wrong Thursdays are traditionally party nights — “anticipating the weekend” wild nights. Tonight, you can get wild with theater or with music. If you want to get wild with an evening of laughter, plan a trip to The Playhouse on Rodney Square (10th and Market streets, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, www. duponttheatre.com). Now...

A common sense guide to prevention of COVID-19 — and a look at the likely impact

By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times Today I sent a communication to my patients, explaining what should be, for most, common sense.  I advised my patients that if they have a cough, a fever, respiratory symptoms or shortness of breath that they should reschedule their dental appointment. Why? All I needed to do was to take a look around, in my small waiting area were two elderly...

Garcia-Jackson appointed as Chief Deputy Coroner

Chester County Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol and Chief Deputy Coroner Sophia Garcia-Jackson WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Coroner’s Office announced the appointment of Sophia Garcia-Jackson to the position of Chief Deputy Coroner. Garcia-Jackson has been the First Deputy Coroner for the past year and came to Chester County after almost 6 years as a medicolegal death investigator with the...

On Your Table: An evolving Chicken Dijon with White Wine

By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times Recipes evolve.  That’s the beauty and creativity of cooking, resulting in a treat for all of us.  Sometimes the adaptation represents a great deal of change, sometimes  it’s just a little tweak.  Each cook adds his or her own particular twist, even to classic recipes. The recipe featured in this post has quite a heritage, yet...

On Stage: Wire still showing spark after all these years

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Wire Those who work with electricity know that when dealing with wire, it’s better to assume it might be live even if it appears to be dead. The same can be said for music fans when dealing with the British band Wire, which is headlining a show on March 10 at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, http://undergroundarts.org) There...