Op/Ed: Vacation time on the coast got me thinking…about floods
Climate change is real, and now we have to answer tough questions
By Michael Hays, Guest Columnist, The Times
Michael Hays
Who knew that time off could be so alarming.
Last month, I took an extended vacation to spend time with family in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, and hike parts of western Oregon – solo. The Atlantic-Pacific respite awakened me to the potentially devastating impact of rising ocean...
Friendship Elementary 2nd-graders learn spirit of giving
Teachers Emily Vogt (top row from left), Megan McConaghy, and Nadine Borton show off the blankets with some of their creators: Yair Millan-Flores (bottom, from left), Ariyanah Alford, Darla Copeland, Adrian Romero, Russell Boyle, and Hailey Helton.
Thanksgiving lesson generates blankets for Hurricane Sandy victims
A two-day Thanksgiving lesson evolved into an outreach project for Hurricane Sandy...
Animal-response team deployed during hurricane
County group set up two shelters to house pets when owners had to evacuate
A member of the CART team tends to a cat at the shelter set up at Lionville Middle School.
While most emergency responders were busy handling the needs of humans during Hurricane Sandy, a specialized group made sure that three cats and five dogs in Chester County received care when their owners had to evacuate, county officials...
PECO: Most have power restored
7,000 homes left without power still, but PECO says progress continues; Chesco officials ask for damage reports
Hurricane Sandy is now gone from the area, and life is rapidly coming back to normal for most area residents — and while the storm impacted many, the images from New York City and New Jersey are a quick reminder that the county and its residents missed the worst of the storm.
PECO reports...
Sandy poised for direct hit on Chester County
Virtually all schools and public offices closed, residents advised to stay home
Updated: 3:21p.m.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Make no mistake, Hurricane Sandy is coming — headed directly at Chester County, sometime late Monday.
The short form is this: if you can stay home, stay home. Travel is expected to become extremely hazardous as the day wears on, as winds rise and objects become airborne.
The...
Updated: Sandy expected to slam area
County opens emergency shelters, storm likely to impact entire county
UPDATED: Sunday, 2:48 p.m.
it’s big, it looks to be bad and residents are being warned by local, county and state officials to prepare for Hurricane Sandy — dubbed Frankenstorm due its unique composition and the near-Halloween timing of the storm.
Pennsylvania Gov Tom Corbett declared a state of emergency in the state Saturday...
