http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F Chester County news from the Inquirer. en-us Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-09-04T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27847599&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080904_Riverwalk_developer_will_hire_fire_officials.html As window glaziers and roofers labored over one building damaged in the immense Aug. 13 blaze in Conshohocken, developer J. Brian O'Neill said yesterday that he would hire local fire officials as consultants when rebuilding the structure where the fire started. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 87135e25e11f9f8c39aed23e32f0cf2f 2008-09-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27847609&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080904_Thornbury_official_charged_with_theft.html Thornbury Township officials were shocked when they received three voicemails the day after Christmas from the boyfriend of their secretary/treasurer, letting them know she was embezzling township funds. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT dd487e7156e4077c21d01d68c6538d13 2008-09-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27847604&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080904_Dog_breeders__suit_claims_unfair_enforcement_in_Lancaster_County.html A group representing hundreds of Pennsylvania dog breeders yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the state Department of Agriculture, accusing it of unfairly targeting commercial kennels in Lancaster County for enforcement actions. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT fdd4fbfc0653632c2e72bd7271ee3c3f 2008-09-04T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27801644&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080903_City_Ethics_Board_takes_on_electricians_local.html In court documents filed Friday, the city Ethics Board accused Local 98 of the electricians union of engaging in a "nine-month pattern of delay and stonewalling." Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT be869e2e298d9090e5a0588247db2853 2008-09-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27801649&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080903_Lawyer_gets_3-23_months_in_parking-lot_death.html In the end, Bucks County lawyer Richard Patton did go to prison. But not for long enough to satisfy the survivors of Patton's girlfriend, Heather Demou, who died in a fall from his truck during a parking-lot squabble last year. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT dc39895ca966cc7a5d653702f18e7c3a 2008-09-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27801659&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080903_Woman_pleads_guilty_in_child_porn.html A Delaware County woman, who allegedly helped her boyfriend lure young victims to her babysitting service so he could secretly tape sexually explicit videos of them in what authorities have called the "most horrific case" of child exploitation they have seen, pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom yesterday. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 350a99bec405c35e2aaad0030b18dc91 2008-09-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27801654&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080903_Pilot_who_blamed_terror_list_keeps_job.html HARRISBURG - A commercial airline pilot from Schuylkill County who contends his job was threatened because his name appeared on a secret terrorist watch list may resume flying, according to a letter his lawyers released yesterday. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6646e338fb79c9b69420298b46dd66eb 2008-09-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27756279&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080902_Two_Pa__school_districts_merging.html MONACA, Pa. - Pennsylvania will shed a school district by the end of this school year - a significant development after years of nationwide efforts to nudge and sometimes force school systems to share services or merge. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3d27cfb3596b92fbdf0f0dbde58e8024 2008-09-02T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27756274&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080902_Chainsaw_sculptor_turns_tree_into_art.html High above the road in Villanova, what's left of a giant oak is becoming chainsaw art. Marty Long, an ice sculptor turned wood carver, slices away at the 12-foot-high trunk in front of an orthodontist's home at 91 N. Spring Mill Rd. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 01cd7db5f95034bce434b1986fbeaded 2008-09-02T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27730979&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080901_Amish_population_growing__on_move.html LANCASTER - The Amish are expanding in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the last 16 years, a new study has found. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT 78daecfd1a7567c120825e76eb7443c0 2008-09-01T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27693064&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080830_Gardeners__bounty_helps_the_hungry.html Still dressed in his business attire from work, Dan Massaro busily pulled weeds, watered, and plucked about a dozen yellow and red tomatoes off the vines from his plot at Delaware County's Rose Tree Park Community Garden Thursday evening. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT 6db7303fcb83206fd228f93563e91937 2008-08-30T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27693054&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080830_Chris_Satullo__Just_the_type_for_this_legacy.html I'm an ENFJ. How about you? Chances are, if you've ever gone through counseling or career training, you've taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT 0d775a672d3ec51035bf07d376cb9ace 2008-08-30T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27693059&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080830_Company_terminating_Delco_jail_contract.html The company that has run the Delaware County jail since 1996 announced yesterday that it would terminate its $38 million contract with the county at the end of the year. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT c1f0bbf8fc3ef6e69fd0d262f5906c0b 2008-08-30T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27617884&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080829_Her_latest_installment_is_on_display_in_Doylestown_.html Susan S. Bank has turned a hobby into a passionate involvement with photography, and it all has happened over the last 11 years. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT b05b38a1f49bc9c63a4e9381f4b09b67 2008-08-29T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27649834&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080829_Pa__acting_to_mitigate_ID_breach.html HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania is working to contain any worries about identity theft after it sent 1,284 mailings containing the Social Security numbers of welfare recipients to wrong addresses. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT 25f40bb9da0c09ddc90445349571a43f 2008-08-29T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27649829&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080829_School_teacher_faces_child-porn_charges.html A technology and science teacher at St. Monica School in Berwyn has been charged with possessing child pornography on two laptop computers, one of which belonged to the school. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT 7fe79bcf091df4a46e28c44d6f8ae7cd 2008-08-29T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27649824&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080829_Deadly_domestic_troubles_in_Chesco.html Police arrived at a Chester County house yesterday morning to find an 89-year-old man sitting in the family room with a snub-nosed revolver that he pointed at one of the officers before shooting himself in the head, authorities said. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT 762336cb1c45696391209e1477dd828c 2008-08-29T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166801&44=27649819&32=3796&7=195387&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fchester%2F20080829_Sex_offender_s_body_found_in_Delaware_River.html The body of a convicted sex offender was found floating in the Delaware River on Wednesday, a day after he was to have been sentenced in Montgomery County Court, police said. 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