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...