Pileggi, Hogan press for new anti-gang legislation
Would seek to make recruiting new members a crime for gangmembers
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
State Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-9) announces new legislation Monday aimed at curtailing gang activity on Chester County, as Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan looks on.
NEW GARDEN — Three Chester County legislators and the county’s District Attorney want to stop growing gang activity in...
Pileggi/Howard forum: sparks fly over debt, reform
League of Women Voters event at Crosslands shows stark difference in state Senate primary battle
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Roger Howard (left) and state Sen. Dominic Pileggi traded barbs — and showed vastly differing visions for Pennsylvania during a League of Women Voters forum Thursday night.
PENNSBURY — In more than an hour of sometimes testy exchanges, the two Republican candidates...
Pa. Business Council endorses Pileggi
State Sen. Dominic Pileggi
HARRISBURG — PEG PAC, the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Business Council (PBC), today announced its endorsement of the re-election of Senator Dominic Pileggi in Pennsylvania’s 9th Senate District, which includes portions of Chester and Delaware Counties. In announcing its endorsement, the pro-business group highlighted Senator Dominic Pileggi’s...
Howard claims primary is changing Pileggi’s priorities
Roger Howard
CHESTER — The GOP primary challenger to state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, Roger Howard of East Marlborough, this week accused his opponent of changing his priorities because he’s faced with an election challenge.
“In public speaking events in the winter, Dominic Pileggi shared his legislative agenda would focus on rewriting the library code and getting red light cameras in Chester,”...
Pileggi ‘hiding behind his desk’ won’t debate opponent
To The Editor:
The voters in the 9th District have a choice in this election. You have a choice to keep business as usual or make a change.
Dominic Pileggi is making the case he is fiscally responsible. Is it fiscally responsible to raise bond debt to pay for operating expenses? Is it fiscally responsible to ignore the underfunded pensions?
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Sheriff Welsh endorses Pileggi
Chester County Sheriff Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh
PENNSBURY – Chester County Sheriff Bunny Welsh, a township resident, announced her support for incumbent state Sen. Dominic Pileggi — who faces a primary challenge — this week.
Pileggi, (R-9, Chester) currently serves as state Senate Majority Leader. Pileggi, who represents all but two municipalities in the Unionville area, faces a primary...
Howard gets on ballot to challenge Pileggi
Unionville man doubles number of signatures needed to force GOP state Senate primary
Roger Howard
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Roger Howard, State Senate Candidate in the 9th District, submitted twice the required signatures on nominating petitions to run for the office.
This week, Howard submitted more than twice the required number of signed petitions of support for his candidacy. Despite confusion as...
Pileggi plan taken out by a piano teacher
State Senate Majority Leader — and our senator — taken to task for poor lines, poor time management on redistricting
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Pity poor state Sen. Dominic Pileggi.
It’s been a tough week for our beloved state senator, who also happens to be Senate Majority Leader. Friday, he essentially got pretty badly slapped around by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice...
When the going gets stupid, you must be in Concord
Unionville man falls prey to township’s vicious cycle of business harassment
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
As Cyndi Lauper once sang (and yes, we all listened to her with our Walkmans while riding dinosaurs) “Girls just wanna have fun.”
The same applies for boys — those pesky under-21s want to do something with their spare time and have a safe place to hang out with their...
It appears the joke is on us
New Congressional districts slice and dice area, make 2012 elections kind of pointless
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
In case you missed it, the final phase of the 2012 Congressional elections are going to be held next week. And the results, it appears, are already in.
Turn out, considering it was such a key election in Pennsylvania, was surprisingly light. Less than 300 votes, as it ended...
