McCarthy to become full time Longwood FD chief
A.J. McCarty (right) will become the full time Chief of the Longwood Fire Company by the end of the year.
EAST MARLBOROUGH —Longwood Fire Company volunteer Fire Chief A. J. McCarthy will become full-time fire chief by the end of the year.
The change was unanimously approved by Longwood’s Board of Directors and membership. McCarthy has been a volunteer member of the fire company since 1997 when...
Chesco GOP hits Rzucidlo over mailers, story quotes
WEST CHESTER – Chairman Val DiGiorgio blasts the local Democratic Party and candidate Susan Rzucidlo for a mailer that hit homes of Chester County voters today that falsely attributes quotes to a local news source when it was actually a quote from a press release that the Democratic Committee of Chester County generated themselves.
Chairman Val DiGiorgio stated, “This is an unethical and disgraceful...
Turn clocks back, replace smoke detector batteries
While it’s always welcome to get an extra hour of sleep, local firefighters remind area residents that the end of Daylight Savings Time early Sunday doesn’t just mean extra shuteye, but the time to replace batteries in their smoke detectors.
Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoking alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)....
Residents warned of utilities phone scam
PECO, other utilities customers targeted with bogus calls
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
It’s the kind of phone call that gives you a cold sweat: PECO is apparently on the phone, calling and claiming that you own them a large amount of money and that you must immediately pay them — within the hour — or your power will be shut off.
But all too often now in Chester County people are getting...
UCFSD: 22nd coat drive to help over 500 families in need
Drive works with Kennett Area Community Service to reach those in need
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville High School students Zach Kennedy, Taylor Nichols, Lainey Crosley, Francesca DiPlacido, Katy Frey, Elizabeth Koehler help kick off the annual Unionville-Chadds Ford Coat Drive.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The 22nd year of the Unionville Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) Coat Drive...
Sheehan to leave Brandywine Health Foundation
Frances Sheehan
COATESVILLE – One of Coatesville’s and Chester County’s top community leaders is leaving.
Brandywine Health Foundation Board Chair Dawn James announced Thursday that Frances Sheehan would give up her position as CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation at the end of 2016 to take the lead on a new Delaware County health foundation — the newly formed Crozer-Keystone Community...
Candidate Q&A: Andy Dinniman, 19th Senate District
Andy Dinniman
Editor’s Note: Once again, we posed the same nine questions to our legislative candidates and offered to publish them without edits or modification to allow our readers to get an unfiltered view of their positions on some of the top issues of the day in Pennsylvania. We will run the answers of all of the candidates for a given race at the same time — assuming all have responded.
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Candidate Q&A: Jack London, 19th Senate District
Jack London
Editor’s Note: Once again, we posed the same nine questions to our legislative candidates and offered to publish them without edits or modification to allow our readers to get an unfiltered view of their positions on some of the top issues of the day in Pennsylvania. We will run the answers of all of the candidates for a given race at the same time — assuming all have responded.
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Cookies For A Cop sweetens deputys’ day
Lauren Bolt, executive pastry chef at Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community, delivers freshly baked cookies to members of the Chester County Sheriff’s Department.
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Sheriff’s Office recently welcomed a delivery of cookies, as part of the nationwide “Cookies for a Cop” program.
The cookies, baked by Lauren Bolt, Executive Pastry Chef at Jenner’s Pond Retirement...
Police seek help in finding runaway teen
Police are seeking help in finding Alexis K. Schuetz, a 13-year-old thought to have run away from his New Garden home overnight.
The New Garden Township Police Department is investigating a report of missing juvenile which appears to be a voluntary runaway.
On November 2, 2016 at 7:21 a.m. police were called to the juvenile’s residence located in the unit block of Edgewood Drive, New Garden Township....
