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...
The cost of deregulation
Big utilities such as Verizon, PECO no longer answer government or customers
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Typically, this column runs on Saturday. Typically, it is also written on my MacPro, an eight-core aircraft carrier of a computer on Friday afternoon. That it is being written on a Monday morning, on my iPad and being uploaded via cellular Internet connection tells you things are not sweetness...
Utility pole move cost info holding up turning lane
Bids for turning lane for Rt. 52 onto Pocopson Road being delayed by PECO
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Although Pocopson Township Supervisors have long anted to add a turning lane to Rt. 52 at Pocopson Road, the lack of information regarding the move of utility poles is holding up the project.
POCOPSON — The cost of moving a utility pole is the sole item holding up the re-bid...
Storm knocks out power, closes Route 52
Tree nearly falls on motorist, cars, buses rerouted during storm
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Driving rain and wind caused power outages and downed tree closed Route 52 in Pocopson Wednesday as a powerful storm system raced up the east coast.
PECO said more than 300 homes were without power for a period Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell, taking down power lines and blocking Route...
One storm rolls in, another seems finally over