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The Kennedy legacy

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
-- Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), elected November 7, 1962, died in office August 25, 2009

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5 Not 3 in Kennett Township

Chester County Press, 8/26/10 By Uncle Irvin In 2010, with over 7,000 residents, Kennett Township needs, and its citizens deserve, 5 supervisors instead of 3. The proposal on the November ballot should be embraced by every citizen because it represents progress…. keep reading at Chester County Press

Loser in 2007 vote chosen as supervisor

Daily Local News, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 By ERIC S. SMITH, Staff Writer WEST VINCENT — It’s as if the 2007 election for township supervisor never even happened. On Nov. 9, Chester County Judge Howard F. Riley Jr. removed former Supervisor Barry DiLibero from office, ruling DiLibero was not a West Vincent resident. Then on [...]

Scoda wins 4th term as mayor

Pottstown Mercury, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 By Dennis J. Wright, dwright@pottsmerc.com PHOENIXVILLE — It’s another four years as mayor for Democrat Leo Scoda, as he held on to his seat against a challenge from former Councilman Louis J. Amici, a Republican. With all precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Scoda garnered 61 percent of the vote, or [...]

The most ridiculous Chester County attack ad

from Daily Local Dan’s blog, 10/30/09: “The most ridiculous Chester County attack ad I’ve seen so far is this one. It goes after Democratic Tredyffrin Supervisors Candidate Eamon Brazunas for having been married less than two years. He’s in his mid-20s.” Read more in “Four Days till Elections!.”

Scoda, Amici facing off in Phoenixville mayor race

Daily Local News, Friday, October 23, 2009 By Dennis J. Wright, Special to the Local News PHOENIXVILLE – It’s election time in November, which means another challenger for incumbent Mayor Leo Scoda who will be facing off against former Councilman Louis J. Amici. Both men ran unchallenged in the primary in May with very few [...]

Borough to host mayoral debate

Daily Local News, Monday, October 12, 2009, p. 1 Campaign features 2 candidates hoping to make history as youngest at this post By ERIC S. SMITH, Staff Writer For the first time in a decade, Downingtown will host an official debate between candidates for one of the borough’s elected offices. The last time Downingtown had [...]

Joe Denham for W. Whiteland Supervisor Event

Come enjoy an evening with Joe Denham, Candidate for West Whiteland Supervisor at Rivestone Cafe Thursday October 1st from 5pm to 9pm.  Come out and dine at the Riverstone and have an opportunity to meet Joe to share your ideas on topics affecting our township.The Riverstone will donate 20% of your food purchases to his [...]

Council leader’s view on HB 1682

Daily Local News, 7/30/09, p. A4 [Sue Bayne is a Democratic committeeperson and has represented West Chester ward 4 on Borough Council since January 2004] By Susan Bayne Guest Columnist On July 27, Richard Minnick wrote a letter criticizing House Bill 1682. Minnick’s letter was well-written and showed his enthusiasm for the topic, but unfortunately, [...]

State lawmakers unveil package of reform proposals

email from CCDC, 7/7/09 HARRISBURG, July 7 – State Reps. Paul Drucker, Richard Mirabito, Barbara McIlvaine Smith and Steven Santarsiero today introduced a package of legislative and campaign reform proposals at a news conference in the state Capitol. Drucker has authored legislation that would reform the redistricting process to make it more uniform and less [...]

Chester County Food Drive

As many of you know by now, CARES has unfortunately closed its doors and the County has created the CC Food Bank to administer food programs across the county.  The Food Bank is off to a very good start by working on programs to increase awareness of hunger problems in the County.  The Food Bank [...]