It’s official: Costello will run for 6th seat
Sitting County Commissioner announces run for Congress
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Ryan Costello
Chester County Commissioner Ryan Costello announced formally, Wednesday morning, that he would seek the 6th Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach.
The West Chester Republican faces a somewhat less complicated run to the Republican nomination after yesterday’s announcement...
GOP averts primary battle for Gerlach’s seat
After ‘seriously considering’ run, party chair won’t enter race
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners’ Chairman Ryan Costello is now the only GOP candidate expressing interest in the Sixth District Congressional seat being vacated by Jim Gerlach.
A potential GOP slugfest for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has been averted before...
Costello-DiGiorgio battle could have wide-ranging impact
Gerlach’s decision not to seek reelection touches off primary fight
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
That shattering and creaking sound you heard this week wasn’t from the extreme cold (unless you were near my nearly half-century old bones), but what would appear to be the shattering of a fragile unity among Chester County Republicans.
When Jim Gerlach announced Monday that he would not seek...
Gerlach won’t run in 2014
Seven-term Congressman cites family needs
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach.
U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-6) announced Monday that he would not seek a seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The move comes as a bit of a surprise — just two years after redistricting made the Sixth a more Republican-friendly district and will suddenly open the field to a number of local...
Ellison is out and so is the Tea Party
One — the former Democratic power-broker — knows he’s done, the other is oblivious
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As we head into the holiday season — and hopefully, a couple of weeks of relative quiet — a few notes and thoughts on local political stuff and other news items.
Maybe the topline item this morning is that James Ellison is out at Rhoads & Sinon — meaning he will no...
Don’t write Corbett off just yet
Despite doomsayers — and the work of local GOP legislators — Gov. may just have second act
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Undoubtedly, you’ve seen the headlines (unless of course, you’re a sensible person and have spent the last broiling week or so somewhere with beaches, cool (relatively speaking) breezes and chilled beverages) that Gov. Tom Corbett is likely doomed, will be pushed out...
EMS paging switched to new $3.5 million system
Commissioners say changeover will improve efficiency and meet federal mandate
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The new pagers are similar in appearance to the old ones, but the reduced bandwidth of the system should improve efficiency, county officials said.
A new $3.5 million emergency-services paging system became operational Tuesday morning – an advance that improves communications...
