Health services task force formed at cope with hospital closures

With Tower Health’s closure of Jennersville Hospital on December 31, and the closure of Brandywine Hospital’s doors today, The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance), formerly the Brandywine Health Foundation, has announced the formation of the Health Services Leadership Group Task Force. The group, made up of leaders representing nearly 20 local and county organizations, will develop strategies...

COVID-19 Update, April 16: State, county numbers grow again, after stalling

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Amidst calls to start reopening the economy, there is growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic is not on the wane, as new numbers suggest growth statewide and, alarmingly, here in in Chester County. A day after state officials signed an order mandating employee protections for the remaining businesses allowed open, the state saw a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 1,245...

Pocopson ready to rework comprehensive plan

The Barnard House, slated to be Pocopson's new municipal building in the coming years. POCOPSON — Where do we want to be in ten years? That’s what officials in Pocopson Township are asking as they look to update the Township’s comprehensive plan. At Monday night’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, officials asked for volunteers to join the task force. Township Planning Commission...