Benchmark new title sponsor for WC Bike Race
WEST CHESTER — Just days after the cancellation of Manayunk’s bike race due to lack of sponsors, West Chester’s iconic bike race announces a new title sponsor and name change for the first time in its 12-year history.
Benchmark Federal Credit Union will sponsor the Benchmark Twilight Cycling Classic for the next five years, ensuring the continued success of the race series best known for the...
Sheriff announces seven new deputies
Joining Chester County Sheriff Carolyn ‘Bunny’ Welsh (second from right ) are new deputies Peter Gardner (counterclockwise from left), Joel Buccialia, Josue Pifer, Brian Carr, CaTray Parker, Mario Dioguardi and Christian Medina.
WEST CHESTER — Following an eight-week training regimen that ended last week, seven new deputy sheriffs will be assuming duties throughout Chester County, and...
ChescoBus to start new schedule, Feb. 27
Effective Monday, February 27, 2017, ChescoBus will implement new service schedules for all three bus routes (SCCOOT, Coatesville Link and Evening Link).
ChescoBus is managed by the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC), a non-profit located in Malvern promoting alternative transportation options throughout Chester County.
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Groundhog, forecasters agree: six more weeks of winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY – The big rodent and the science guys are on the same page, and it isn’t good news if you hate cold, wet winter weather in Chester County.
As is a Pennsylvania tradition, Punxsutawney Phil — the groundhog — peeked out of his warren and saw his shadow, and apparently immediately returned to his burrow to binge-watch Netflix.
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Iacocca announces bid for District Justice
Al Iacocca
Kennett Square/Unionville attorney and East Marlborough Township resident, Al Iacocca, has declared his candidacy for Magisterial District Judge. The seat, District Court 15-3-04, remains vacant following Hon. Daniel Maisano’s retirement last January.
The District Court serves the residents of Birmingham, East Marlborough, Kennett, Newlin, Pennsbury, and Pocopson Townships, as well as...
DA expands Child Abuse Unit as reports spike
From left, Megan King, Emily Provencher, Christine Bleiler, and Oscar Rosado are part of a growing team to deal with a spike in child abuse complaints in the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Friday that child abuse reports are continuing to increase in volume in Chester County — in part because of new state reporting...
Pocopson officials talk 926 bridge closing
Crebilly Farm Preservation and unification of EMS supported
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
With the Route 926 bridge closing for replacement on Feb. 13, Pocopson officials are moving to get residents prepared and ease as many traffic concerns as possible.
POCOPSON – The Pocopson township meeting adjourned after only an hour but much was approved by all three supervisors in attendance.
The...
And so it begins: 926 bridge to close Feb. 13
PennDOT to start bridge replacement over Brandywine
The official detour route for the bridge closing, from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
After a nearly two-decade wait, work is slated to finally begin on replacement of the Route 926 bridge over Brandywine Creek in Pocopson and Birmingham — with the bridge and nearby roadways closing on Feb. 13.
The $8.6 million replacement project...
UCF board interviews candidates; Sanville gets new 5-year deal
Revised: Corrects which board member advocated for diversity training.
By Julianne Besznyak, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education was largely focused on filling openings — and extending the contract of the current superintendent of schools.
Before the regular meeting began, four candidates to fill the Region B Board Member vacancy...
Hundreds (or more) from Chester Co. participate in marches
From Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia to West Chester, local voices heard
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Just a handful of the attendees in Washington D.C. who rode buses from the Kennett Area Democrats, who brought more than 200 residents to the nation’s capital, Saturday.
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Chester County residents participated in Saturday’s Women’s March — which morphed...
