Feds deem county ready to handle disaster
For second year in row, county gets perfect score on readiness assessment
The Center for Disease Control’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out.
Just in time for National Preparedness...
Farm visit likely to prompt squeals of delight
County’s Springton Manor inviting people to see 10 new piglets
Jim Balentine, Springton Manor’s “Farmer Jim,” holds one of the new arrivals.
Ten cute, squealing piglets are the newest reason to visit Chester County’s Springton Manor Farm in Glenmoore.
A new litter arrived courtesy of a Berkshire sow, on loan from the Lazarus Farm in Whitehall. The sow returned for a third...
Emergencies happen; are you ready, county asks?
County’s Department of Emergency Services to educate during National Preparedness Month
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Displaying the proclamation issued by the Chester County Commissioners are Anne Shuinak, Chester County Food Bank; Vicky Mayer, Royer Greaves School for the Blind; Nancy Keefer, Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry; Robert Kagel, Chester County...
Alleged pistol-whipping ‘Pumpkin’ faces new charges
Search warrant leads to drug offenses against reputed gang leader, authorities said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
William C. “Pumpkin” Shockley Jr., already jailed on robbery, aggravated assault and witness intimidation charges, now faces drug-dealing offenses, authorities said.
A reputed street-gang leader known as “Pumpkin” – jailed earlier this month for...
Oft-maligned county workers get commended
Domestic Relations Office praised for delivering deserved financial support to children
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Employees from the enforcement unit of the Domestic Relations Office fill the jury box in Courtroom Two for a group photo.
Imagine trying to wrangle child-support payments from individuals determined to avoid them or playing a role in jailing someone chronically...
County official elected to regional post for statewide advocacy group
Commissioner Kathi Cozzone will represent District Five of the Pa. County Commissioners Association
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone said she is looking forward to representing the region for the state’s County Commissioners Association.
When local officials grapple with the aftershocks of state and federal mandates, the County Commissioners...
Inaugural Veterans Court graduation draws crowd
‘It saved my life,’ a graduate of the new diversionary program said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery, (left) who served in the Marines and Air Force, and lawyer James E. McErlane, a Navy veteran, chat with officials after the program.
The Vietnam veteran warned the audience in advance that he wasn’t “an elegant speaker,”...
D.A.: Alleged pistol-whipper apprehended in Lancaster
William C. Shockley Jr. is accused of assaulting and robbing a Coatesville man and threatening him to keep quiet about it.
Accused street-gang leader faces charges that include assault, robbery, intimidation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
After allegedly pistol-whipping a Coatesville man and robbing him of $4,000 in April, a reputed street-gang leader nicknamed “Pumpkin” threatened...
County gets boost from bond-rating giants
Maintaining its AAA status will translate into lower borrowing costs
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Barry Seymour (left), executive director of DVRPC, congratulates Chester County Commissioners’ Chairman Terence Farrell on his election to the DVRPC chairmanship.
The three major bond-rating firms reaffirmed Chester County’s AAA status – an assessment deemed...
County awash in stormwater regulations
Work is underway on a model ordinance to accommodate state mandates
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Stormwater regulations aim to reduce the impact of flooding from county waterways such as the Brandywine Creek, shown along Creek Road in Birmingham Township.
County officials are fully immersed in a quagmire of water-runoff regulations, aiming to streamline a plan to handle new...
