Commissioners name Harrop AgConnect Communications Coordinator
Melissa Harrop
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe announce the appointment of Melissa Harrop as AgConnect Communications Coordinator for Chester County. This newly-created position supports the restructured Chester County AgConnect Partnership between Chester County Government and the Chester County Economic Development Council that carries out the recommended...
Commissioners celebrate National Library Week
Chester County Commissioners designating this week as National Library Week and their support for all libraries within Chester County, PA. There is also an accompanying photograph of Commissioner Maxwell, Commissioner Moskowitz, Mr. Joe Sherwood (Executive Director of Chester County Library System and Commissioner Kichline.
Chester County Library System encourages all community members to visit their...
Commissioners celebrate Earth Day with opening of final phase of Schuylkill River Trail
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline (l) and Josh Maxwell (right) lead the official opening cycling of the Schuylkill River Trail.
The Chester County Commissioners and the County’s Parks + Preservation staff marked the significance of Earth Day Friday with the official opening of a two-mile section of the County’s final portion of the Schuylkill River Trail.
The Friday afternoon event...
Businesses asked to participate in reopening survey
Chester County businesses, from small companies to Fortune 500s, are being urged to participate in the Chester County Business Reopening Survey.
“What are companies’ current COVID policies, what are their staffing challenges and their post-pandemic plans? The sooner we receive responses to this survey, the sooner we can share the data with Chester County businesses so they can benchmark what peers...
Chester County Commissioners present agriculture awards
Commissioner Marian Moskowitz, Commissioner Josh Maxwell, Scott Taylor (spouse of Sonya Beltran), Sonya Beltran, Avril Beltran, Daniel Beltran, Maria Beltran, Commissioner Michelle Kichline, Chester County Ag Council Board Chair Chris Alonzo
AVONDALE — The Chester County Commissioners, along with the Chester County Agricultural Development Council (Ag Council), recently presented two annual agriculture...
Op/Ed: Business owner and Commissioner: Weighing up both in planning Chester County’s renewal
By Marian Moskowitz, Chair, Chester County Board of Commissioners
Marian Moskowitz
Before I became a Chester County Commissioner, I was a small business owner. My businesses ranged from retail to trucking, truck service to cosmetics, the import and export of mobile kiosks, to developing real estate. I am very passionate about economic development, about the important contributions that small businesses...
COVID-19 Update, March 31: Pa. cases, deaths continue to rise; Devon Horse Show cancelled
Updated 1:35 p.m.: Adds extension of essential services only through April 30 for Chester County.
Updated 1:20 p.m.: Includes seven new counties under stay at home order.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Cases of COVID-19 continue to grow in Pennsylvania and Chester County and the death toll in the commonwealth continues to rise.
The state Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday that there are now...
COVID-19 Update, March 30: First death recorded in Chesco; state, local infections continue to rise
Updated, 3 pm: Adds four new counties under “stay at home” orders.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A map showing the cases of COVID-19 cases in Chester County as of March 30. Courtesy, Chester County Health Department.
Chester County suffered its first fatality, Sunday, from the COVID-19 virus, county officials said Monday.
The victim was an 89-year-old male who lived in Willistown Township...
COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Pa., Chesco
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The COVID-19 Pandemic continues to take its toll on Pennsylvania and Chester County as reported cases continue to spike higher — and the state’s death toll is now 11. Eric County was added to the seven counties — including Chester County — under the governor’s stay at home orders.
In Pennsylvania, the state Department of Health reports 1,127 cases in...
Commissioners announce details on pipeline hearings
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline (center) and Terence Farrell (far right) tour the Mariner East pipeline in Exton, PA on Friday, accompanied by concerned residents.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell are announcing details of two days of hearings that will occur in Chester County so residents and municipal officials, parties...
