Candidate Q&A: Rick Loughery, candidate Recorder of Deeds
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Times asked the 2015 candidates for Chester County county-wide office to answer a serious of questions relative to their campaign and office, as well as their personal background. Wanting to give each candidate a direct, unfiltered, option to communicate with the voters, these responses are not edited nor abridged in any way.
By Rick Loughery, Candidate Chester County Recorder...
Candidate Q&A: Lani Frank, Register of Wills candidate
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Times asked the 2015 candidates for Chester County county-wide office to answer a serious of questions relative to their campaign and office, as well as their personal background. Wanting to give each candidate a direct, unfiltered, option to communicate with the voters, these responses are not edited nor abridged in any way.
Lani Frank
By Lani Frank, Democratic Candidate for...
Paranormal investigators to reveal findings, Oct. 24
An image from a previous presentation at the Historical Society from a number of years ago is in the photo shown above. It appears to be a picture of someone holding a cat.
DOWNINGTOWN — The Chester County Paranormal Investigators will make presentations on their latest findings, after recently spending several nights at Ashbridge House, the Downingtown Area Historical Society’s 306-year-old headquarters,...
Weer named Chester Co. Chief Fire Marshall
John Weer
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Department of Emergency Services announced Thursday that John Weer has been named Chester County Chief Fire Marshal.
Since 2008, Weer, a resident of East Marlborough, has served as the Assistant Chief Fire Marshal for the Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES). His responsibilities have included assisting Chester County fire and police...
ChescoBus Saturday service to resume, Oct. 10
The familiar ChescoBus will again be seen on Saturdays, starting this week.
The Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) announced today that CHESCOBUS, Chester County’s Public transportation system, will restore Saturday service on SCCOOT and Coatesville LINK bus routes starting Saturday, Oct. 10.
“We are very excited to make this announcement.” said Executive Director...
Lane closures planned for this week
Travel restrictions are scheduled next week on Route 401 (Conestoga Road) at the Route 202 Interchange in East Whiteland, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
The road and bridge work is associated with improvements being made under two construction contracts totaling more than $168 million to improve travel and safety on U.S. 202.
Periodic flagger controlled lane closures...
Chester County earns budget presentation award
Julie Bookheimer, Chester County Director of Finance, and Mark Rupsis, Chester County Chief Operating Officer, with the 2015 Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County has earned the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year beginning 2015.
Chester County is one of only three...
O’Leary named Exec. Dir. of Chesco Planning Commission
Brian O’Leary
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners said Wednesday that they have appointed Brian O’Leary as Executive Director of the Chester County Planning Commission. He starts in his new post on Oct, 5 and replaces Ronald Bailey who retired earlier this year.
O’Leary has nearly 30 years of public planning experience with Montgomery County Planning Commission, and his move...
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...
More questions than answers in courthouse shooting
WEST CHESTER — There are more questions than answers Wednesday as to why a Coatesville man allegedly attacked a Chester County Sheriff’s Deputy with a knife at the county Justice Center Tuesday just before midday — and was shot and killed by another deputy.
Curtis Smith, 34, entered the building a bit before noon Tuesday and allegedly attacked an unidentified deputy with a knife. The deputy...
