State Police offer safe driving tips for holiday

The Christmas and New Years holiday season are heavily traveled holidays and the Pennsylvania State Police want everyone to enjoy the holiday season. Pennsylvania State Troopers in Troop J will be closely monitoring highway travel in Chester County over the holiday season especially where analysis has shown higher incidents of serious injury and fatal crashes.

Mosquito spraying: why doesn’t the county want to talk about it?

County needs to answer questions about spraying program By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times The Kennett Township web site has two running headers at the top: “Monarch Butterfly population decline” and “Mosquito Spraying by Chester County Health Department 8/19/2015.” Could these two occurrences be connected, as with bee colonies and insect-eating bird populations being...

CASD to improve security systems and discipline policies

District takes multi-faceted approach to prevent violence in light of Sandy Hook By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times CALN – The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education passed multiple motions to improve the safety in schools at their meeting Tuesday night. Actions taken include updated security systems and new discipline policies. The board believes that such actions are necessary...

Coatesville schools revise security plans

Address safety in wake of Sandy Hook shootings; parents push for JROTC funding By Kyle Corrazza, Staff Writer, The Times CALN – The Coatesville Area School Board passed measures to step up security in all schools at its meeting Tuesday night. Board members said they found the actions necessary in light of last month’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Board President J. Neil...