COVID 19 Update, May 7: Wolf expected to add more counties to Yellow status
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
As statewide COVID-19 cases continue to sit at a relative plateau, as published reports said Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to announce more counties Friday that will move from closed (Red) to partially open (Yellow) but it seems unlikely that Chester County will be among those counties.
Meanwhile Wolf and Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced an extension...
On Stage: When the music comes back, a time to celebrate Bowie
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sass Jordan
Back at the beginning of the year, Bowie fans were excited.
Sass Jordan was also excited about “A Bowie Celebration” tour through North America.
“A Bowie Celebration” was set to return to North America in March following a major European tour in January this year. The run was slated to kick off in San Diego on March 3 and include...
On Stage: When the music comes back, a time to celebrate Bowie
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sass Jordan
Back at the beginning of the year, Bowie fans were excited.
Sass Jordan was also excited about “A Bowie Celebration” tour through North America.
“A Bowie Celebration” was set to return to North America in March following a major European tour in January this year. The run was slated to kick off in San Diego on March 3 and include...
On Stage: When the music comes back, a time to celebrate Bowie
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sass Jordan
Back at the beginning of the year, Bowie fans were excited.
Sass Jordan was also excited about “A Bowie Celebration” tour through North America.
“A Bowie Celebration” was set to return to North America in March following a major European tour in January this year. The run was slated to kick off in San Diego on March 3 and include...
On Stage: When the music comes back, a time to celebrate Bowie
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Sass Jordan
Back at the beginning of the year, Bowie fans were excited.
Sass Jordan was also excited about “A Bowie Celebration” tour through North America.
“A Bowie Celebration” was set to return to North America in March following a major European tour in January this year. The run was slated to kick off in San Diego on March 3 and include...
COVID-19 Update, May 6: New cases continue downward trend
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
The latest map of COVID-19 cases from the Chester County Health department as of May 6. Darker areas mean more cases.
It is increasingly possible that the worst might — might — be over for Pennsylvania in the COVID-19 pandemic as new cases statewide and locally continue to show a slow downward trend.
The state is just days away from beginning to reopen...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Pivoting to cope with changing times
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
No matter what age we are, there comes a time in our lives, or many times in our lives, when we must take stock of where we’ve been, where we are now and where we want to go.
We currently have the gift of time to ponder such introspection.
It is essential to take stock of our lives and ask those questions in order to assess and reevaluate if we’re on...
COVID-19 Update, May 5: New cases look to be edging downward, statewide
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Pennsylvania is clearly either seeing a plateau or gradual decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, but the toll of the virus becomes clear as the state Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday it discovered an additional 554 new deaths over the last two weeks as new data was compiled statewide.
DOH reported 865 new cases Tuesday, bringing the total of...
Commissioners announce small business grant program
WEST CHESTER — A grant program created at the request of the Chester County Commissioners provides funding for small businesses and agricultural enterprises in the county that were unable to take advantage of any federal and commonwealth existing COVID-19 response programs. Grants of up to $25,000 will be available to all eligible businesses through the Chester County Main Street Preservation program....
Coroner: COVID-19 deaths appear to be declining
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Coroner’s Office released data Monday showing that the number of new COVID-19 deaths reported for the past week was 39, down from a high of 56 in the week ending April 19, 2020.
The first confirmed COVID-19 death in Chester County occurred on March 28, 2020, with rapid increases in the number of deaths reported weekly thereafter. As of midnight May 3, 2020, the...
