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...
Will commissioners’ 9-1-1 fee plan flatline?
Municipal officials balk at sharing costs for county-controlled services
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The CoatesvilleTimes.com
WEST CHESTER — A proposal to apply a tourniquet of sorts to the county’s hemorrhaging 9-1-1 costs has generated cries of anguish from some municipal officials, prompting the Chester County commissioners to delay a vote.
In an effort to defray about $2.6 million...
Strong support continues for Pocopson Home
Residents urge commissioners not to sell or lease the county facility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Commissioner Ryan Costello chats with members of the audience before the start of last night's meeting. At right is Mark Rupsis, the county's chief operating officer.
The message from the commissioners at last night’s third meeting on the fate of the county-owned...
Heroics run gamut from starting life to averting death
Local EMS workers honored for life-saving efforts
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Edward J. Atkins, (from left) director of Chester County's Department of Emergency Services, retired state Rep. Arthur D. Hershey - honored with the Robert Thompson Memorial Award, and County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone and Ryan Costello.
When medical personnel arrived, the 14-year-old...
Coatesville celebrates long-awaited Riverwalk
Water feature anchors a scenic, half-mile trail along Brandywine
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Former City Council member Patsy Ray (from left) chats with County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell and City Council President Ed Simpson.
The path toward revitalization brightened substantially this morning in Coatesville.
First, the sun appeared after a spate...
Residents voice nearly unanimous plea not to privatize Pocopson Home
More than 200 attend county commissioners’ 2nd information session
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to CoatesvilleTimes.com
About 230 local residents turned out for a meeting Monday night about the future of the Pocopson Home, with most supporting continued Chester County operation of the 275-bed facility.
DOWNINGTOWN — The venue was larger and the crowd a bit smaller, but the message to the...
