AAA: 47 million expected to travel this week for holiday
A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than five percent compared with last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking 18 years ago. For the 39.7 million Americans planning a Fourth of July road trip, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, predicts travel times in the most congested...
Officials warn on extreme heat expected this week
After a cooler than normal spring, summer is hitting Chester County this weekend with a vengeance — high heat and humidity that could pose a safety risk for seniors, children and pets, officials warn.
Just as the Fourth of July holiday approaches and people head outdoors for summer fun, temperatures are forecast to soar. The National Weather Service expects a heat wave to build this weekend for...
PennDOT shuts Rt. 82 Bridge in Kennett due to ‘serious deterioration’
The area in Kennett Township impacted by the bridge closure. Image Courtesy PennDOT.
The bridge carrying Route 82 (Creek Road) over East Branch of Red Clay Creek in Kennett Township, is closed indefinitely due to serious deterioration of the beams, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
Route 82 (Creek Road) will be closed near the intersection of Old Kennett Road...
First responders take 148 million steps toward WalkWorks goal
Representatives from Chester County’s Fire Chiefs and Police Chiefs Associations and the EMS Council join Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Terence Farrell, County Health Department and Emergency Services Department representatives, and two of the three top walkers in revealing the results of the WalkWorks ChesCo! First Responder Challenge. The Chester County Hero Fund is the true...
DCCC graduates 48 police cadets — including 12 women
Quest for the Best® President Taras Wochok (far left) and Vice President Dan Czaplicki (far right) with President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black (center) and Municipal Police Academy graduates Matthew O’Donnell and Rachel Keenan. O’Donnell and Keenan each received a $2,500 Quest for the Best® scholarship.
Delaware County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy has broken another record. Twelve...
Chesco honored by American Diabetes Association
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline (right) and Terence Farrell (left) receive the American Diabetes Association Health Champions Award from Dr. Kevin Kelly, Area Executive Director for the organization (center right). Also pictured, Marcy Curth (center left), Chester County Employee Learning and Development Manager, who leads the County’s employee wellness program.
The Chester County...
UCF honors Hostetler; more debate on UHS discipline
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Retiring Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Supervisor of Building and Grounds Rick Hostetler and his replacement, James Whitesel during Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.
Monday night’s Unionville Chadds-Ford School Board meeting began with honoring Rick Hostetler, who is retiring after 26 1/2 years in the district. Hostetler started...
County: 40,000 farm acres preserved since 1990
Chester County preserved farmland in West Nantmeal Township.
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners announced Thursday an important agricultural land preservation milestone in the County: some 40,000 acres of farmland have been preserved as part of the county’s open space efforts.
Since October of 1990, when the first farm successfully went into the program, Chester County’s Agricultural...
Man charged in kidnap, sexual assault of pre-schooler
An Avondale man is facing charges that he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a preschooler in the early morning hours of June 10.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and the Pennsylvania State Police announced the arrest of defendant Humberto Guzman-Garcia, 35, for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a four-year old girl in Avondale, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The defendant was a stranger...
Bingham elected as new chair of Chesco’s Democrats
Outgoing Chester County Democratic Committee Chair hands off the gavel to newly elected Chair Dick Bingham, Wednesday night.
WESTTOWN — Dick Bingham of East Marlborough outpolled Lani Frank Wednesday night to become the new Chair of the Chester County Democratic Committee (CCDC) with the goal of turning the county “blue” on November 6 and beyond, despite a 15,000 Republican voter registration...
