Costello pledges to back STEM leadership bill after students’ pitch
On Sunday November 6, 2016, Congressman Ryan Costello met with the team members of Out of the Box Robotics at the Technical College High School Brandywine, in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. During the meeting Frank McKnight, Principal of the TCHS, was presented with a certificate of appreciation for providing a meeting space for the team. The congressman reviewed and agreed to cosponsor H.R 5168 which...
State Police to focus on seat belts, impaired driving for holidays
The Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invite parents and caregivers to make this holiday season a safer one by taking advantage of free car seat checks across the state that will complement the nationwide Click It or Ticket “Operation Safe Holiday” enforcement effort occurring from November 20 through December 4.
Troopers and other department...
Like their parents, Chesco students backed Clinton over Trump
For the first time in six elections, the kids didn’t pick the actual winner
Pictured here are St. Agnes School students at the 2016 Chester County Kids Voting Kick Off Ceremony. Students from 41 county schools cast their ballots in the Kids Voting project.
DOWNINGTOWN — “I wish that whoever is elected leads our country with courage, integrity and intelligence. And that any challenge thrown...
Healey honored for Narcan works
Robert Kagel, Director, Chester County Department of Emergency Services; Representative Dan Truitt; Senator Andy Dinniman; EthanHealey; Ernie Holling, President, CCATO; Congressman Ryan Costello.
PENNSBURY — Ethan Healey of West Chester will received the first Chester County Association of Township Officials (CCATO) President’s Award for Meritorious Service Thursday at the organization’s Fall...
Arrest made in Coatesville murder
Sheron “Ryda” Purnell
COATESVILLE — Authorities announced they have made an arrest in a fatal October shooting, Wednesday.
Sheron “Ryda” Purnell, 22, has been charged in the Oct. 3 shooting death of Kevin Jalbert on 6th Avenue. He was arrested Nov. 2, according to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and city Police Chief Jack Laufer.
Authorities said that the shooting...
GOP sweeps local State House races
Dinniman the lone Democrat to win in legislative races
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Although Democrats fared well in Chester County at the top of the ticket — Hillary Clinton, despite losing Pennsylvania and nationally to Donald Trump, won Chester County by nine points and Democrats swept the three statewide row office races — but Republicans swept Congressional races and state house races,...
Let’s Vote Chester County! Polls open at 7 a.m.
So, finally it comes down to this: casting your vote in a number of elections ranging from U.S. President to who represents you in the state legislature.
No more attack ads, no more mailers — just a trip to the polls to decide who wins and loses. Polls in Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. If you are unsure of your registration status or where to vote, VotesPA.com has complete information...
Chesco GOP hits Rzucidlo over mailers, story quotes
WEST CHESTER – Chairman Val DiGiorgio blasts the local Democratic Party and candidate Susan Rzucidlo for a mailer that hit homes of Chester County voters today that falsely attributes quotes to a local news source when it was actually a quote from a press release that the Democratic Committee of Chester County generated themselves.
Chairman Val DiGiorgio stated, “This is an unethical and disgraceful...
Turn clocks back, replace smoke detector batteries
While it’s always welcome to get an extra hour of sleep, local firefighters remind area residents that the end of Daylight Savings Time early Sunday doesn’t just mean extra shuteye, but the time to replace batteries in their smoke detectors.
Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoking alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)....
Residents warned of utilities phone scam
PECO, other utilities customers targeted with bogus calls
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
It’s the kind of phone call that gives you a cold sweat: PECO is apparently on the phone, calling and claiming that you own them a large amount of money and that you must immediately pay them — within the hour — or your power will be shut off.
But all too often now in Chester County people are getting...
