Two Chesco firms merge to create local PR, marketing powerhouse
(courtesy BTC Marketing Communications) I.D. L to R Chris Murray, EVP/Partner at BTC; Ellen Langas, Sr. Vice President at BTC; Tom Cancelmo, CEO at BTC Marketing Communications
BTC Marketing Communications (Wayne, Chester County), one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading full-service marketing agencies for more than 40 years, announced that it has acquired PR and marketing firm NouSoma Communications,...
HTA Insurance Services announces acquisition of The DiMatteo Agency, Inc.
Tracy Keesey with Al and Rochelle DiMatteo
HTA, owned and operated by Tracy Keesey, has been serving the Medicare industry for over 25 years and is now excited to expand its reach of services adding Property and Casualty to its offerings by acquiring The DiMatteo Agency, Inc. The two companies have been instrumental in providing education and guidance to their clients when navigating the complex insurance...
Jefferson named to board of Crime Victims Center
Robert C. Jefferson, IV
WEST CHESTER — Robert C. Jefferson, IV, an attorney with the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named to the board of directors of The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC).
CVC is a community-based non-profit that is celebrating 45 years of providing free, immediate and confidential crisis response and compassionate support to children and adults impacted...
First Niagara supports Chester County Food Bank
Financial group delivers $10,000 to assist with feeding hungry
First Niagara’s Allan Burkley (from left) poses with Robert MacNeil, board chairman of the Chester County Food Bank; Larry Welsch, its executive director; and Bob Kane, First Niagara’s eastern Pennsylvania regional president.
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. announced in a news release that it recently gave a $10,000 grant to the...
From start to finish, ‘Shop with a Cop’ proves a blast
Collaborative, community-involved event draws rave reviews
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville Cpl. Jonathan Shave offers assistance to his shopper at the price-checker. Behind him, Det. Kevin Campbell waits for his turn.
Throngs of unsuspecting customers grabbed parking spaces and shopping carts to brave the bustling crowd at Walmart on Saturday morning, oblivious to the...
Progress seen in plan to end homelessness
County officials applaud collaborative Decades to Doorways initiative
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell (right) discusses the Decades to Doorways initiative, with its administrator, Michael Hackman.
Born in South Carolina, Juanita moved to Coatesville with three young children. Hoping to find a better life, instead she encountered hardship...
State senator to switch into handyman mode
Dinniman, staff will assist Good Works, Inc. to improve city home
A Good Works Inc. crew works on one of its many home-improvment projects for low-income residents in Chester County.
State Sen. Andy Dinniman and his staff will assist Good Works Inc., a nonprofit committed to improving the living conditions of the county’s low-income families, on Saturday in Coatesville.
From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,...
Public invited to community conversation on youth
Forum to feature attorney from Juvenile Law Center
Lourdes M. Rosado will be one of the featured speakers at a youth symposium on Thursday.
In celebration of National Youth Justice Awareness Month, area residents are invited to “A Community Conversation to Save our Children” on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Brandywine Center.
Hosted in partnership with the Coatesville Youth Initiative and Child...
9/11 remembrance requires heavy lifting
Convoy of county first responders travels to Pentagon for building mementos
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County first-responders Joe Behm (bottom row, from left), Jack Law, Howard Holland, John DiBuonaventuro, Neil Vaughn and Ryan Corcoran (top row, from left) Joel Gramling, Adam Weaver, Shane Clark, and Beau Crowding pose with the Pentagon 9/11 artifacts.
The predawn convoy...
Hundreds of homeless in county spur changes
New toll-free number proves popular addition to proactive approach
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
This makeshift housing typifies what volunteers saw during the “point-in-time” count in January that revealed 625 Chester County citizens without a permanent residence.
Wielding flashlights and cartons of supplies – clothes, food and blankets – a team of volunteers sloshed...
