The Chester County Commissioners unanimously approved the 2015 budget on Monday, Dec. 8, a spending plan that resulted in no tax increase for county residents. The 2015 balanced budget calls for $432,499,283 in operating expenses and $89,531,813 for its capital budget. It includes a marginal increase in federal and state funding; approximately 41 percent of its operating revenues come from federal and state grants, which…
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the area, including Delaware and Chester Counties, from morning until late on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Low pressure is forecast to develop off the southeastern U.S. coast tonight then move northward toward the Delaware and New Jersey coasts into Tuesday. The low pressure will bring up some high winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding; gale warnings…
In May, the Chester County Department of Emergency Services became the first county in Pennsylvania — and one of only 50 programs nationwide — to be granted full accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, one of many honors the department has received in recent years. Less than a month later, the department’s 17-year director, Ed Atkins, died, leaving a vacancy that the Chester County…
Thomas C. Rosazza, 80, of Avondale, died Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Twin Pines Health Care Center. He was the husband of Shirley Swisher Rosazza, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Avondale, he was the son of the late Clarence O. and Fay Sluder Rosazza. Tom was a farmer at heart, and was a retired owner and operator of the family…
Concord Township sent out the following release to alert residents of thieves possibly being in the area. Residents are requested to be on the alert for two suspects portraying themselves as Verizon employees and stealing UPS packages from neighborhoods in Thornbury Township. The suspects have been soliciting for Fios service prior to stealing the packages and canvassing the neighborhoods. The suspect vehicle is black in…
Surprises punctuated the performance of the Kennett Symphony Orchestra Saturday night. For many area residents, the December concert held at Kennett High School starts the holiday season. The program read as one might expect as the holidays approach with seasonal medleys, "Nutcracker Suite," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Skater’s Waltz," and so on. The audience sat back to enjoy. The first orchestral piece was followed by…