PECO: Most have power restored
7,000 homes left without power still, but PECO says progress continues; Chesco officials ask for damage reports
Hurricane Sandy is now gone from the area, and life is rapidly coming back to normal for most area residents — and while the storm impacted many, the images from New York City and New Jersey are a quick reminder that the county and its residents missed the worst of the storm.
PECO reports...
Halloween, trick-o-treating a ‘Go’
Local towns allow Trick-or-treating as Sandy cleanup progresses
Although New Jersey and New York were forced to delay Halloween and trick-or-treating, local towns have given the green light to those little ghosts and goblins to hit the streets in search of candy in southern Chester County.
Typically, hours are limited to some range between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. As an example, Birmingham permits trick or...
Sandy: 30,000 in Chesco without power
Schools, government offices reopen; life slowly returning to normal
PECO repair crews at work, Tuesday in Pocopson, working to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Updated: 3:25 p.m.
Slowly, Chester County is returning to normal in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. While the county got off fairly easily compared with parts of New Jersey and New York City, cleanup crews continue to work to remove...
Sandy: the cleanup begins
This tree came down over Doe Run in East Marlborough, on powerlines, as local residents come out to inspect the damage. Numerous roadways across Chester County were closed early Tuesday due to flooding, trees down and power wires down.
Power crews scramble to restore power to more than 50,000 homes without power
Hurricane Sandy let much of Chester County off easy, but downed trees, closed roads and...
Sandy poised for direct hit on Chester County
Virtually all schools and public offices closed, residents advised to stay home
Updated: :5:17 p.m.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Make no mistake, Hurricane Sandy is coming — headed directly at Chester County, sometime late Monday.
The short form is this: if you can stay home, stay home. Travel is expected to become extremely hazardous as the day wears on, as winds rise and objects become airborne.
At...
Updated: Sandy expected to slam area
County opens emergency shelters, storm likely to impact entire county
UPDATED: Sunday, 1:34 p.m.
It’s big, it looks to be bad and residents are being warned by local, county and state officials to prepare for Hurricane Sandy — dubbed Frankenstorm due its unique composition and the near-Halloween timing of the storm.
Pennsylvania Gov Tom Corbett declared a state of emergency in the state Saturday...
29-year-old man arrested for illegal drug, weapon sales
Police: Charges lodged after executing search warrant at East Goshen apartment
Sonny R. Love faces drug and weapons charges after selling both to a confidential informant, police said.
Days after an East Goshen man allegedly sold a stolen gun and oxycodone tablets to an informant, he was taken into custody, police said.
Sonny R. Love, 29, was taken to Chester County Prison Thursday to await a Nov....
Unlicensed breeder pleads guilty to animal cruelty
Chester County SPCA found 29 abused Samoyeds during August raid
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The dogs seized from an unlicensed kennel in Landenberg were Samoyeds, a breed like the one pictured here, used originally for pulling sleds and reindeer herding.
Mutilated kittens, cats shot by arrows and BBs, dogs burned in bags and cages, and an emaciated pitbull left for dead. These...
Anti-gang legislation fast-tracked in Chester County
D.A. credits teamwork for quick passage of law spurred by double homicide
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Graffiti often signals the presence of rival gangs who want to mark their territory, according to police.
At a December bonfire gathering in New Garden Township, gang rivalry turned deadly as knife-wielding assailants killed two partygoers.
The homicides resulted in the enactment...
Bamboo removal sparks complaints
Riverside HOA attempts to remove bamboo near trail, but neighbor says it was on his property
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
A stand of bamboo that may have been encroaching on a trail in the Riverside neighborhood in Pocopson — that the township ordered removed by the homeowners association — has a neighboring property owner saying his property rights were violated, as the bamboo was...
