ChesCo closes parks

Chester County has decided to close all public parks through March 30, according to the county website. Trails will remain open but may not be fully staffed. Trail amenities will be closed, the site said. The move comes after the county learned of its first presumptive case of coronavirus. According to reports, the infected person is a 57-year-old woman who contracted the virus from another…

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Distance learning for U-CF

With the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf declaring all schools to be shut do for two weeks, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District moved to Phase 3 of its Pandemic Action Plan. School Board directors voted to enact the plan during their plan work session last Monday. As a result, distance learning begins Monday, March 16. Superintendent of Schools John Sanville issued the following: “… Gov. Tom Wolf…

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Big turnout for pro 2A rally at Barrar’s office

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Leah Hoopes, of Bethel Township, holds a sign expressing her views.

A group of an estimated 80 people — many armed — rallied in support of the Second Amendment at state Rep. Stephen Barrar’s Concord Township office Friday afternoon.  According to Barrar, the rally was initially called for by two “anti-gun” groups but members of those groups failed to show. “I’m disappointed they didn’t make it,” Barrar said. “I wanted them to hear gun owners’ opinions…

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