Emergency Services earns coveted status
County department is first in state to receive full accreditation
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Department of Emergency Services is the first county in the state – and one of only 50 programs in the nation – to be granted full accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), the county announced in a news release on Tuesday, May 20.
EMAP awarded the accreditation...
County seeking homes for veterans
50 presently in need of permanent residences
WEST CHESTER – Chester County’s goal: House 100 veterans in 100 days – an initiative that began March 17 and is only at the halfway point with a little more than a month until the June 27 deadline, a county news release said.
The campaign came in response to the federal government’s push to end veterans’ homelessness by the end of 2015. So far,...
Police seeking speedy return of radar sign
It was reportedly stolen in East Goshen Twp. last month
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department wants the public to put this thief on its radar.
The department said it is seeking assistance from the community to locate a Safepace 100 Speed Radar Sign that was stolen from a signpost in East Goshen Township sometime between April 22 and April 30. The yellow sign, with a digital speed display,...
At Sandy Hollow, hallowed ground gets respect
Reenactment of 1777 battle brings history alive for thousands
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
During the height of the battle, a haze of musket fire fills the air at Sandy Hollow in Birmingham Township.
“A most infernal fire of cannon and musquetry”is how one officer described the fighting he witnessed at Sandy Hollow in Birmingham Township during the Battle of the Brandywine...
State police probing gunshot at residence
Bullet reportedly entered bedroom of occupied E. Marlborough home
Troopers from the Avondale barracks are investigating an incident of reckless endangerment that occurred at a home in the 200 block of Upland Road in East Marlborough Township on Wednesday, May 14, at 9:45 p.m., state police said. Police said someone fired a round through a bedroom while the residence was occupied. No one was injured,...
Police officer finds two golf bags in E. Goshen
Duffers at loss without their clubs should contact department
After discovering two golf bags lying in the parking lot of the Goshen Valley Condominiums in the 3300 block of Valley Drive in East Goshen on Tuesday, May 13, an officer with the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department swung into recovery mode, seeking the owner.
If you lost these items and can provide a detailed description, contact...
County election results at voters’ fingertips
ChescoCONNECT phone app adds links for information on primary
WEST CHESTER – Just in time for the primary election on Tuesday, May 20, Chester County has added a 2014 Election function to its recently launched mobile app ChescoCONNECT.
Click on the ballot icon labeled “2014 Election” to access a page with links to an interactive voter precinct directory, sample ballots for the primary election,...
UCF Board meeting moved
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The place and time of Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education meeting has been changed. The meeting will now take place in the administration board room at 8 p.m.
Next month’s meeting, on June 16, originally planned for the high school, will now take place at Pocopson Elementary.
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Lane closures scheduled in Kennett Square
Crews will be working on curb-ramp installation, PennDOT says
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the following roadwork in the Kennett and Unionville areas this week – weather permitting – so that motorists can anticipate potential travel delays.
Curb-ramp installation will require lane closures in Kennett Square Borough from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from Monday,...
Walker: a small government is a better one
158th GOP candidate sees low taxes as key to sparking growth
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Cuyler Walker
EAST MARLBOROUGH — When it comes to government, if you ask Republican state house candidate Cuyler Walker, less is more.
“In order to have a strong economy, I think the more limited amount of resources the government takes out of the economy, the better off we are,” said, Walker, running...
