Kennett Democrats to open campaign office Sept. 6
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Democrats announces the Grand Opening of their campaign office for the 2018 mid-term elections.
The office will be located at 120 S Broad Street on the corner of Broad and Cyprus in Kennett Square. It will be open on September 6th through election day on Tuesday, November 6th. During the month of September, the office will be open Monday through Friday 1pm until...
UCF seeks public input on grounds & facilities plan
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is looking for public feedback on the long-term grounds proposal.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — This past spring, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board hired a consultant to recommend the best use of roads, parking areas, and athletic facilities located on the high school, middle school and Unionville Elementary campuses. ...
Coroner: Kratom cited in two recent overdose cases
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Coroner’s Office is reporting two deaths attributed to mitragynine toxicity.
Ryan Jones of Caln Township died 4/30/2018 with the cause of death determined to be mitragynine toxicity with hypertensive cardiovascular disease as a contributing condition. Caleb Jonathan Sturgis of West Bradford Township died 6/27/2018 of acute mitragynine intoxication. The manner of...
Chester County to participate in Overdose Awareness Day
Last year, 97 pinwheels were displayed at the Chester County Justice Center for International Overdose Awareness Day – representing the 97 lives lost in 2016 to accidental drug overdose. This year’s display of pinwheels will increase to represent the 144 lives lost to accidental drug overdose in 2017.
As part of Chester County’s commitment to tackle the opioid and heroin epidemic, the County’s...
Chesco wins award for Website
Dennis Stuckey, President of the Board of Directors for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (right), presents the Excellence in Website Design Award to Chester County Communications Coordinator Becky Brain (left), and Sue Morris, the County’s Digital Communications Coordinator.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County’s website, www.chesco.org, received top state-wide honors with the County...
Survey suggests UCF students get more sleep after schedule change
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville High School is preparing to greet students on the first day of school–Aug. 27.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s “Start Time Initiative,” implemented last year, may be reaping rewards.
At Monday night’s School Board Work Session, Assistant Superintendent John Nolen compared two years of student “Cleveland...
Kagel named as new County Administrator; Bookheimer to become CFO
Bobby Kagel
WEST CHESTER — Bobby Kagel was named Tuesday to lead Chester County’s government as its new County Administrator, effective Sept. 1. He will replace the retiring Mark Rupsis, the long-time administrative leader of county government.
Additionally, the Chester County Commissioners moved to make Julie Bookheimer, CPA, CGMA the Chief Financial Officer for Chester County. Bookheimer...
Cozzone elected President of state County Commissioners Association
Chester County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone, recently elected President of the Board of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP).
Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone was elected this week to serve as President of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) for 2019. The announcement of the election results was made this week at CCAP’s 132nd annual conference...
BVSPCA assists dogs rescued from Korean dog meat farm
Bella, one of three dogs rescued from a Korean dog meat farm, will be available for adoption this Friday.
WEST CHESTER — The Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA) announced today that it received three dogs on Saturday that had been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm. These dogs spent their lives confined in cages, with little access to adequate food and water, and no veterinary care, and now the...
DEP: Rains, flooding create high level of West Nile in PA’s mosquitos
HARRISBURG — Receding floodwaters and heavy rains across Pennsylvania are creating a perfect storm of conditions, that have contributed to the highest level of West Nile virus activity in the mosquito population since the disease was first introduced in 2000. The disease, which has infected more than 150 people in the past six years, is on track to pose an unusually higher than normal risk this year...
