Eick new EMS Captain for Longwood FC

Matt Eick Matt Eick, a 16-year veteran of EMS, is the new Captain of EMS for Longwood Fire Company. He began his duties in February. “In my new role I have total oversight of the ambulances and Emergency Medical Services,” Eick said. “I manage a staff of nine full time, 14 part time and 10 volunteer EMS staff. Aside from responding to emergencies, we offer CPR Training, EMS outreach programs,...

Don’t Retire, ReFire: ‘Spring’ into Spring

By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times Although Spring will not officially begin for another two weeks, we can now see the light at the end of the “winter tunnel!”  The days are getting longer. The birds are chirping louder and I even saw some growth popping out of the ground!  It’s great to think about these things, in anticipation, particularly since, as I’m writing, it’s snowing! Have...

Don’t be fooled: worst of storm yet to come

National Weather Service map of expected snowfall, with likely power outage area highlighted by emergency officials. If you woke up this morning and thought “man, where’s the snow? Was this some sort of TV news hype?” Rest assured, the worst is still to come for local Chester County residents — and if anything, the forecast has worsened for much of the county. While something like...

Op/Ed: Let’s debate mascot without the Heckler’s Veto

By Scott D. Cousins, Special to The Times On January 18, 2018, Mike McGann of The Times published an important editorial called “Unionville mascot discussion a worthy topic.”  Mr. McGann and I agree on many things, particularly issues related to First Amendment principles and the importance of the Unionville community having a respectful debate regarding the Unionville High School mascot.  I...

Heavy snow, wind expected to hit county

Just days after heavy winds took down trees and caused power outages around Chester County, a major snowstorm appears headed to the area – promising both heavy, wet snow and high winds and likely another round of power outages. The National Weather Service said Tuesday morning that a storm could dump as much as 8 to 12 inches of snow in parts of Chester County, combined with winds of 15 to 20 miles...

Andrew pushes 160th towns to adopt gun control resolutions

Anton Andrew Anton Andrew, a candidate for the Pennsylvania State House, is taking action when our legislators have not. Andrew has sent a letter to each of the municipalities in the 160th Legislative District, calling on those municipalities to pass a resolution to promote sensible gun control legislation. “As a citizen and a parent, my message is clear. We cannot wait. Our children cannot wait....

Letter: Don’t be fooled, Barrar doesn’t support gun control

To The Editor, In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida, we saw the same cycle of reaction from politicians. A lot of thoughts and prayers were offered. Some possible legislation was floated. But no real action was taken. Representative Stephen Barrar of the 160th, however, did take action. He co-sponsored House Bill 1400, which would create universal background checks...

On Stage: Sabaton, Swedish for metal

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Sabaton Music acts from Sweden are either sonically hard and very heavy – goth metal, death metal, doom and gloom – or light and very frothy – Abba, Ace of Base. Sabaton, which is headlining a show at the Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, 215-309-0150, www.thefillmorephilly.com) on March 6 is the former. Sabaton is a metal...

DCCC names Trent new Provost

Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, an instructional dean at Montgomery College in Maryland, will become the new provost and vice president of Academic & Student Affairs at Delaware County Community College in June. Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, currently the instructional dean of the English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP), Linguistics and Communication Studies division at Montgomery College in Montgomery...

Super Six: March roars in like a lion

By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Well, March lived up to its reputation of coming in like a lion! I feel very, very fortunate to have electricity right now. What a mess! I’m assuming that a lot of you are probably reading my article on your phone, so I am determined to make this Super Six worth your while. My birthday also happens to fall at the end of the month…so, it’s a wishlist,...