Kennett Square man facing multiple charges
Records show interaction with 3 police departments in less than 24 hours
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 9-1-1 call for suspicious activity led to the arrest of a 30-year-old Kennett Square resident for burglary and related offenses on Wednesday, April 9, Kennett Township Police said.
Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Elizabeth Drive at 3:30 p.m., a Kennett Township...
New Garden Police charge Phila. man with theft
41-year-old allegedly paid business with cashier’s check he then had canceled
Juan A. Faundez-Apablaza
On Friday, March 14, at 10:45 a.m., the New Garden Police Department received a call from the victim of a theft, advising that Juan A. Faundez-Apablaza, 41, of Philadelphia, had paid their business in the 1000 block of Newark Road for services rendered on Jan. 14 involving an overturned...
CCAA collecting unused or under-appreciated art
Past board member’s collection, other works will anchor Renovation Sale
Works from the art collection of the late Madeline Lamb, a lawyer and former board member of the Chester County Art Association, will be sold during CCAA’s Renovation Sale from March 21-27.
If you have artwork that isn’t being seeing the light of day for whatever reason – it’s not your taste or you don’t have...
For New Garden Police, 7 DUI arrests in 6 days
Bulk of charges reportedly spring from officers’ observing traffic violations
William Welsh
A New Garden Township officer observed a vehicle in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike tailgating a tractor-trailer on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 10:34 p.m., police said. The driver was observed swerving into the oncoming lane of travel on two occasions, appearing as if he were trying to look around the...
Jobs broker heralds seminar, partnership
County’s Hire One will offer free March 4 employment session in Exton
Gary W. Smith (left), president and CEO of the Chester County Economic Development Council and Kevin Robins, CEO of the Midatlantic Employers’ Association, applaud their new partnership.
Hire One, an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council, is announcing an employment seminar as well as a new partnership.
The...
State police arrest alleged drunken driver
24-year-old Kennett Square man pulled over for traffic stop
A Kennett Square man was arrested for alleged drunken-driving on Wednesday, Feb. 26, said state police from the Avondale barracks. Police said Nathaniel R. Payne, 24, was taken into custody following a traffic stop at 1:23 a.m. on Kaolin Road, east of Sheehan Road.
State police from the Avondale barracks investigated an incident of criminal...
Advocacy groups to hold free expungement session
Workshop will be held at La Comunidad Hispana on March 6
Past brushes with the law don’t necessarily have to cloud a person’s future: La Comunidad Hispana’s (LCH) Legal Assistance Program is offering a free workshop on policies and procedures that will help qualified people expunge minor criminal records, a LCH news release said.
The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 6, at 5 p.m....
Kennett High senior rows to another success
Julia Baumel notches second-place finish at indoor championships
Updated on Feb. 24 to add quote from Kennett High principal
Julia Baumel
Kennett High senior Julia Baumel, who has committed to continuing her rowing prowess at Harvard University next year, earned an impressive second-place finish in the U23 women’s lightweight division at the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships...
Unable to unbury fire hydrants? Here’s an option
Keystone Valley suggests using decorated stick or broom handle to mark spot
For safety reasons, Chester County officials have urged residents to clear storm drains and fire hydrants of that nasty, heavy, white stuff. However, for numerous reasons – not the least of which is the never-ending snowfall and its ever-increasing weight – the Keystone Valley Fire Department is suggesting an option:...
Storm snowfall downgraded, but ice remains threat
County officials warning of power outages from downed trees
The county isn’t out of the woods when it comes to the pending storm – in fact ice-covered tree limbs remain a threat to power lines – but the National Weather Service has reduced the total snowfall amount to less than an inch.
Ice totals have also been lowered but are still significant: one-tenth to one quarter of an inch. Given...
