Crime Victims’ Center lauded at 40th anniversary
County officials, residents praise agency for decades of advocacy
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Sen. Andy Dinniman reads from a certificate honoring the Crime Victims’ Center that he presented to Peggy Gusz, its executive director.
The vast majority of residents go about their business with no need for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC), and that’s...
Residents’ vigilance credited for burglary conviction
Prosecutor praises efforts that led to solving Birmingham Twp. break-in
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A jury at the Chester County Justice Center took about 15 minutes on Thursday to convict Robert L. LeCates of burglary.
In the criminal crowd, the scenario is commonplace: Knock loudly on a homeowner’s door, and then, if no one answers, force entry and grab what you can.
That...
County to schoolchildren: Yes, you can
Elementary students invited to win prizes for collecting aluminum cans
The county is calling all school-age can collectors for a competition with cash prizes.
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade throughout Chester County are invited to collect as many aluminum cans as possible in an attempt to win first-, second- and third-level cash prizes as well as promotional items, a county news release...
UCF board looks at 10-year plan for building repairs
No additions or expansions, but repairs and upgrades slated to cost $17m to $21M over next decade
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville Chadds Ford School District took the first public looks at a 10-year facility plan Monday — and discussions of how to pay the approximately $17 to $21 million in improvements to the district’s six buildings over the next decade —...
UCF board likely to approve agency hiring plan
Some support employees could be hired through outside agencies in pilot program
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — After a month’s delay, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education appears ready to approve a pair of contracts next Monday that would start a pilot program of using staffing agencies to replace some departing district support employees.
The contracts...
Free child safety seat checks scheduled
State police urging parents, caregivers to have equipment inspected
Every day, about two children aged 12 or younger die and 325 are injured in motor-vehicle accidents across the country, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Research also shows that three out of four children are not as secure in the car as they should...
Heist costs AT&T store 66 phones, 13 tablets
Police said access was gained by sawing through bathroom wall
State police from the Avondale barracks are investigating a complex theft from the AT&T store in the 800 block of East Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township that occurred sometime between Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 9 a.m.
Police said entry was gained through the rear door of an adjacent store, accessing the bathroom and using...
Residents express worries about robberies, Corrine Rd. safety
Safety and security concerns overshadow no-tax hike announcement
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
Local residents say that motorists are speeding and ignoring stop signs at Corrine and Locust Grove roads in Pocopson.
POCOPSON — Residents’ safety concerns overshadowed the “no tax increase for 2014” announcement during a recent Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting.
Supervisor’s Chair,...
Police: Mega Millions Co. amounts to mega rip-off
Lottery scam has surfaced in area, authorities say
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department wants to caution residents about a recent phone scam that has occurred at two different East Goshen Township homes over the past week.
On Nov. 5, a resident living in the 1100 block of Lincoln Drive in East Goshen Township contacted police about a suspicious call received earlier in the day from...
Retired Stars and Stripes get respectful repository
County residents can now place worn flags in special box
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Sporting a flag-filled tie, Chief Deputy Sheriff George P. March prepares to retire a collection of flags he had been saving.
If you build it, they will come, and that is exactly what occurred Tuesday afternoon when the Patriotic Order Sons of America presented a large handmade flag retirement...
