Pocopson looks at septic management plan
State, county prompt township to enforce pumping and maintenance rules
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
POCOPSON — During Monday’s Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting, Chair Steve Conary told those in attendance of the township’s intent to create a Septage Management Plan to ensure all septic systems located in the township are operating properly.
Conary recently met with representatives...
Birmingham resident seeks support for solar panels
By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — Roberta O’Dell, a township resident, requested support last week from the supervisors for her plans to install solar panels on the roof of a small barn on her property. O’Dell’s property, located on Meetinghouse Road, is part of the township’s historical district; therefore, the supervisors said they had concerns regarding the visibility...
Police: Cigar store selling illegal synthetic drugs
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan surveys the materials seized from an Exton cigar store.
D.A. says dealing in ‘highly dangerous’ banned substances will not be tolerated
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County authorities know the dangers of synthetic drugs: Besides grisly national headlines, such as a bizarre face-chewing attack in Miami last month, a...
Refreshing way to warm up to the environment
Brandywine Trek takes Coatesville youth on ecological journey
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
Connie Shapiro of the Brandywine Valley Association briefs the group before entering the water.
The nine Coatesville-area teens participating in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s second annual Brandywine Trek this week used the creek for refreshment as well as education...
Sheriff reports having ‘a blast in Nashville’
Annual conference interrupted by gas explosion
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
Emergency personnel react to an explosion at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel — which happened to be hosting National Sheriffs’ Association meeting, including Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh, who shot this image and the accompanying videos.
The 2012 four-day Conference...
Will commissioners’ 9-1-1 fee plan flatline?
Municipal officials balk at sharing costs for county-controlled services
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
WEST CHESTER — A proposal to apply a tourniquet of sorts to the county’s hemorrhaging 9-1-1 costs has generated cries of anguish from some municipal officials, prompting the Chester County commissioners to delay a vote.
In an effort to defray about $2.6 million...
Crash closes U.S. 202 for hours
Police seeking information from witnesses
Accident investigators want to speak with the occupants of this Honda pilot, which was photographed by in-car police video.
Police are looking for information related to an accident that closed northbound U.S. 202 in East Goshen Township for more than three hours today.
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department reported that officers responded...
County to be hit by ‘excessive heat event’
Prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures predicted
WEST CHESTER – The National Weather Service advises that a major excessive heat event is expected to hit Chester County beginning tomorrow, a period of high temperatures that may extend into Friday, the county’s Department of Emergency Services said in a press release.
The release said the county is currently under a heat warning, which...
School board approves final budget
$71.1M spending plan gets 8-1 approval vote; no final decision on use fees
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Capping the end of one of the quietest school budget cycles in recent history, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education approved the district’s 2012-13 budget Monday night.
The $71,128,330 spending plan passed by an 8-1 margin; the lone no vote came from...
County poised to assess towns for emergency services
Local officials object to timing, costs of the $5.20 per-person fee
By Mike McGann, Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
Chester County appears poised to impose a per-capita tax on the county’s 73 municipalities — $5.20 per person — for emergency services starting with the 2013 fiscal year, but municipal officials are blasting the move as little more than an excuse to shift a tax hike.
The Chester...
