D.A. donates to land trust in lieu of yard signs

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan has announced in a press release that he will not use political yard signs for the upcoming primary election. Instead, his reelection campaign has made a donation to Natural Lands Trust. “One of the best things about living in Chester County is the beautiful open spaces,” said Hogan in the release. “Whether we are talking about preserved lands, working…

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Op/Ed: Keep calm and carry on

When you send your children to school, don’t you want to know that they can perform to clear and reasonable standards that will give them foundational skills for eventual readiness for college or careers? We have those standards in our public schools. They are the PA Academic Standards. We also have valid and reliable assessments to determine whether or not students have mastered the standards.…

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Letter to the Editor: Decline in fire volunteers is a crisis

A member of the Pennsylvania Senate was quoted last week as saying the decline of brave, volunteer firefighters has reached a crisis point across Pennsylvania. This sad state is endangering the welfare of all residents across the Commonwealth. A newspaper article quoted Senator Kim Ward as saying is it well past the time for lawmakers to address this issue. I know some of our local…

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Huntington Learning Center preps for redesigned SAT

The SAT, perhaps the most anxiety-producing rite of passage in a high school student’s life, is getting a major overhaul that will radically change how students prepare. In response, Huntington Learning Center, a tutoring and test prep company that places curricular knowledge at the center of test prep, has announced that it will launch a new test prep program devoted to the redesigned SAT® –…

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Joseph Franklin Myers Sr. of Hamorton

Joseph Franklin Myers Sr., 82, of Hamorton, died May 1, surrounded by his loving family. Born Feb. 11, 1933 to p Charles A. Myers and Georgia M. Myers of Hamorton. Married for 57 years, he was and always will be the beloved husband of Miriam (Rohr) Myers, cherished father of five children, Ruth Elaine (Joseph) Latorre, Joseph Franklin Myers Jr. (special friend Katherine), Mark Wayne…

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