Sigh. A foot of snow (or more) blankets county
Schools, county offices closed; hope for warmer weather next week?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The snow flies Thursday morning in Pocopson, where more than nine inches of snow had fallen by 9 a.m. A mix of snow, sleet and rain is expected to continue throughout the day with additional accumulations of 3 to 5 inches.
With more than a foot of snow likely to blanket Chester County, here’s a couple...
Trivedi ready for third shot at 6th race
Democrat sought seat in 2010, 2012, but likes chances with seat open
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
After a pair of bruising runs against Jim Gerlach for the Sixth Ditrict Congressional seat, it looked like Manan Trivedi had had enough.
The 39-year-old physician and Navy veteran made a pair of spirited runs against Gerlach, a well-funded incumbent in 2010 and 2012 and both fell short. As things...
Oral Piercing – Is it worth the risk?
It’s smart to know the potential issues before going forward
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Body piercing has been a popular form of self-adornment since early tribal cultures began the practice thousands of years ago. It is important to know are the specific dangers that come with oral piercings.
Unlike ears or other areas of cartilage, the inside of the mouth is...
Unionville youth honored for charity work
Toocheck honored among top two in state; other Chesco students honorable mention
Nikolas Toocheck, a fifth grade student at Hillendale Elementary School (seen following a running event in 2012) was honored with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for his work to raise money to coats for needy children. Times File Photo.
A fifth-grade student at Hillendale Elementary School in Pennsbury (Unionville-Chadds...
Art Watch: The Bizzigirls
Spotlighting local good stuffs for the good of our locals
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s Art Watch highlights Bizzigirls, a non-profit community marketing cooperative that has monthly art shows to benefit small local non-profits that provide services to local people in need. Bizzigirls a wonderful group of high energy women who get together to raise money and awareness for...
Ice storm aftermath: the good, the bad and the unacceptable
Chester County Emergency Services stands out for praise, PECO gets hit on many fronts
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
For most of us, the worst is over. As of Monday morning, just about 10,000 Chester County homes and businesses were still without power, according to PECO, down from about 200,000 Wednesday — while others wait for restoration of phone and Internet service from Verizon and Comcast.
Schools...
Ralph Lauren crashes and burns with US olympic togs
America owned by pretty much every other country when it comes to Olympic fashion
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Olympic…fashion???
Yikes.
I want to know who spiked Ralph’s coffee the morning he sketched this one.
I don’t want to sound un-patriotic, but this looks like one zipper-less, stretch denim jegging away from a QVC “Today’s Special Value.” And, rumor has it the cardigan...
Cawley pledges state support as storm repairs continue
PECO now says less than 56,000 locations without power — most to be fixed by Sunday
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley listens as Chester County Emergency Services Director Ed Adkins talks about the county’s Emergency Operations Center, which has been at high alert all week, following this week’s ice storm that knocked out power to more than 200,000 county residents.
WESTTOWN...
Police: Man stole traffic-signal generator
West Goshen officer on patrol says accused thief tried to throw him off track
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
James Hutchinson
In a community of residents struggling to deal with power outages, one man’s alleged theft will likely to generate public outrage as well as criminal charges, authorities said.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, at 11:18 p.m., West Goshen Township Police said...
100K still without power, PECO says fix could take days more
Some schools reopen, but trees, power lines still down around county
Updated: 11:20 a.m., adds water info, warnings
Days into recovery efforts, this large tree branch rests of power lines — blocking southbound traffic — in East Fallowfield, Friday. Although power has been restored to more than 80,000 PECO customers in Chester County, as of Friday morning, more than 130,000 were said to still...
