County schedules 3rd town hall on Cavalcnte escape
The Chester County Commissioners will hold another in-person Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 2 for Chester County residents impacted by the escape of Danilo Cavalcante. This third Town Hall event moves to the northern part of the county, to reach residents in the area where Cavalcante fled and was captured earlier this month.
The Town Hall Meeting will take place at Owen J. Roberts Middle School,...
Unionville HS given top rank by US News
Unionville High School has been ranked No. 307 in the nation among the 2023-2024 Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings evaluate more than 17,600 schools at the national, state and local level.
The school was also ranked No. 6 in Pennsylvania and No. 117 in STEM High Schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
“This is the highest national ranking...
Coroner’s Office hosts training for first responders on Xylazine
More than 160 people, many representing the first responder community, attended the Chester County Coroner’s Office xylazine training event.
The Chester County Coroner’s Office hosted Xylazine: Arrival, Trends & Effects of this Prevalent Drug, its first-ever continuing education training seminar/webinar, on Friday, September 15.
Xylazine is a large animal sedative used as an adulterant in illicit...
DASD announces strategic planning process, seeking applicants for planning teams
The Downingtown Area School District (DASD) announced that it will conduct a community-informed strategic planning process during the 2023-24 school year. A comprehensive effort aimed at shaping the future of education in the district, the planning process will provide various stakeholders with opportunities to actively participate, ensuring that our schools continue to excel and meet the needs of...
Commissioners to hold town halls on Cavalcante escape
Danelo Cavalcante in custody on Wednesday.
Following the successful conclusion of the search for Chester County Prison escapee Danelo Calvacante, the Chester County Commissioners will hold Town Hall meetings for Chester County residents, to provide information on security enhancements at Chester County Prison, explain the emergency communication process for county residents, and to offer counseling...
GOT HIM! Cavalcante captured Wednesday morning
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Danelo Cavalcante seen earlier this week.
After a two-week manhunt, escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante was taken into custody Wednesday morning by law enforcement officers.
Cavalcante — convicted of the 2021 murder of his girlfriend last month — was captured just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, after a hunt that started in the southern portion of the county...
Now armed, escaped murderer remains on the loose in N. Chesco
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
A recent doorbell cam image of Danelo Cavalcante.
Monday night brought yet another twist in the nearly two-week pursuit of Danelo Cavalcante, the convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31 — authorities now say he is armed with a rifle and remains at large in northern Chester County.
At a press conference Tuesday morning at...
Escaped murderer stole van; thought now to be in northern part of county
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
A clean-shaven Danelo Cavalcante captured on a doorbell camera, Saturday night.
The hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante took a major turn over the weekend, as authorities say he managed to steal a van from a Pocopson dairy and was sighted in Phoenixville and East Pikeland and is thought to currently be somewhere in the northern Chester County...
Organizers: Mushroom Festival will go on as scheduled
With the ongoing search for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante in the Kennett area, there was some concern in the area that the Mushroom Festival — one of the biggest festival events in the area — would have to be cancelled — but organizers on Thursday announced the Mushroom Festival will go on as scheduled.
Here’s the statement issued Thursday:
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We understand that...
Search area widened in hunt for escaped murderer
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
A still from a video shared by authorities showing Danelo Cavalcante climbing up the wall during his escape last week.
After a week on the loose, authorities appear to be no closer to apprehending Danelo Cavalcante — a convicted murderer who escaped from Chester County Prison last Thursday, closing schools, roads and disrupting life for residents around...
