County giving jurors pat on back this week

Commissioners’ proclamation expresses gratitude for service By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times County residents who happened to have jury duty Monday got refreshments and a personal expression of gratitude, but county officials want to extend thanks to those called to service throughout the year – a number that exceeded 33,000 last year. The occasion was  Juror Appreciation Week,...

Commissioners’ latest road trip: Nottingham

Traveling meetings an effort to accommodate attendees in variety of locales  Chester County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell and Kathi Cozzone will hold their second “on the road” meeting on Thursday in Nottingham. If your work schedule has hampered your insight into the inner workings of county government by precluding your attendance at late-morning meetings, the Chester...

For tourism marketing, south of France hits home

New  campaign will capitalize on county’s cosmopolitan flair By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Blair Mahoney, executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, explained the importance of boosting tourism in the region. It wasn’t exactly an identity crisis, but the folks entrusted with promoting the area as a tourist destination have agonized for some...