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...

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...

One storm rolls in, another seems finally over

Schools deal should ease a stressed Unionville community By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com With one storm bearing down on Unionville, it appears that another is about to blow off and despite the torrential downpours and tropical storm-strength winds, there’s a ray or two of sunshine this Saturday. Late Friday, and after 15 months of often, shall we say, rugged negotiations, the Unionville-Chadds...

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...