Chesco honored for digital tech advances

Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell (second right) and Chester County Chief Information Officer Glenn Angstadt (right) accept the 2018 Digital Counties Award at last week’s National Association of Counties Conference in Nashville. Also pictured are (from left): Alan Cox, Executive Vice President, Center for Digital Government; Danielle Balmelle, Business Development Executive for award...

Letter from the editor: A comment on comments

A few changes to our commenting system debut By Mike McGann, You may have noticed a few changes here at The Times over the past few months, from a new mobile and tablet-friendly design to this weekend’s evolution to a new commenting system — faced on the Facebook platform. Like many other publishers, large and small, we’ve wrestled with the balance between both having a true back and forth...

Chester County ranked 10th in nation for tech

Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Terence Farrell (center) receives the Digital Counties Survey award from (left) Tim Woodbury, Director of Government Relations for Accela and (right) Katie Burke, Government Program Specialist for Laserfiche. WEST CHESTER — Chester County took its place among the digital elite this week, when it was presented with a Digital Counties Survey award that recognizes...

Sunday Soapbox: Tech is ruining our kids

Today’s youth seems more focused on ‘likes’ than talking By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times I write the “Sunday Super Six” on a monthly basis.  Today, I am instituting a semi-regular “Sunday Soapbox”.  My kids are really psyched by this announcement. Buckle up. Today’s topic:  HOW TECHNOLOGY IS RUINING OUR YOUTH. I have had multiple, lengthy conversations...

What were all those dentists doing in New Orleans?

Annual American Dental Association Meeting highlight tech, learning By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times Just last week more than 24 thousand dental professionals gathered in New Orleans for the Annual meeting of the American Dental Association.  That’s a lot of dental people in one place.  What makes these meetings so important? As a private practice dentist, I believe it...

KCSD considers implementation of STEM curriculum

School board looks at adding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program to district’s curriculum By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com KENNETT SQUARE—In a time when the nation faces a shortage of engineers, doctors, and scientists, the STEM program may prove to be invaluable in fortifying the country’s industrial and medical sectors. Seeing the value of this,...