Chester City Council continues to clean-up the community and tighten any ordinances whose language might stand in the way of cleaning up unsightly or dangerous property. Council adopted Ordinance 2025-4 at its Monday, May 5 meeting. Ordinance 2025-4 gives the City the authority to deal…
Janet Keller, vice-president of the Hancock County Museum and long-time volunteer, approached New Cumberland City Council Monday pleading for help to keep the museum functioning. Keller, specifically asked that the City reimburse the Museum for the water and sewage bill. She said the Museum has…
The damage to the trees at New Cumberland Cemetery due to the storm last week was substantial. President of the Cemetery Board Will White said between 6 to 10 large trees were uprooted closing roads within the cemetery. White said the speculation is that the…
…..What is government without order? Anarchy by some definitions. A hot mess from my perspective. ……I speak of the Hancock County Commission meeting of April 21, 2025 where the meeting ignored the agenda that permitted the audience to speak only under the Public Comment section. …..The subject on the…
Since being awarded the bid to be the concessionaire for Kennedy Marina, Ted and Patrick Arneault are sharing their plans for the 13-acre site. The two brothers are not unfamiliar with taking a vision to reality when it comes to developing a facility. During their…
The Hancock County Board of Education swore in its newest Board of Education member at Monday’s meeting. Jack Crow will replace Gerard Spencer, the Butler District member who resigned to take a position with the school system as safety coordinator The Board also took the…
Beth Morris, a language arts teacher at Oak Glen Middle School, was honored as Teacher of the Year at the Board of Education meeting Monday. Morris was selected from a field of eight nominees, one teacher from each school. Nominees included Jodi Cole, Title 1,…
…….I think everyone fears a return to the “Good Old Boys” way of Government. The Open Meeting Law included in the Ethics Act, passed in the mid-nineties, was thought to be a major step in preventing deals being done in executive sessions without the watchful…
Mindful of a budget reduction brought on by loss of revenue in areas like Racetrack Video Lottery (50%), the Hancock County Commission will issue a monthly financial report showing how each elected official is adhering to his/her reduced budget. The report will be released to…