Open space sparks discussion in Kennett Twp.

Supervisors will vote Feb. 5 on whether to rescind 2 outmoded ordinances Updated Jan. 27 to correct attribution in 9th paragraph By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Kennett Township Supervisors Robert A. Hammaker (from left), Scudder G. Stevens, and Richard L. Leff agreed that votes would occur at future work sessions, which will be advertised and have an agenda available in advance. Questions...

KAPBR: Registration open for diverse roster

Variety of sports activities, summer camps available to area residents  The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board (KAPRB) – a community-based nonprofit that runs recreational activities in the Borough of Kennett Square and Kennett, East Marlborough, and New Garden Townships – has released information on its upcoming lineup of sports and activities:  KAPRB Blue Demons Boy and Girls’...

Icy roads reportedly don’t deter impaired drivers

New Garden Township Police: 2 recent arrests occur in inclement weather New Garden Township officers observed a vehicle being driven erratically on southbound Newark Road on snow- and ice-covered roadways on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 1:10 a.m., police said.  After the driver ignored a stop sign, officers conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Kelleher Drive, police said. The vehicle had an odor...

Punk’d Pineapple to debut in Kennett Square

Soft-serve shop celebrating grand opening at Market at Liberty Place The latest addition to the Market at Liberty Place, once the home of Alvin’s Department Store in Kennett Square, will celebrate its grand opening this weekend. The festivities for Punk’d Pineapple, a sweet soft-serve shop, will begin on Friday, Jan. 10, from noon to 9 p.m., and will continue on Saturday, Jan. 11 from noon...

Visiting judge denies ex-jurist’s plea for clemency

Rita A. Arnold ordered to return to state prison on Dec. 27 By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A visiting senior judge denied a defense request to reconsider the state prison term imposed two months ago on Rita A. Arnold, a former magisterial district judge. A visiting judge rejected a motion for reconsideration for a former magisterial district justice in Chester County Court...

W. Whiteland Police: Missing man returned home safely

Good Samaritan reportedly assisted him West Whiteland Township Police said Albert Dickerson, 92, who had been the focus of a missing person’s search, is safely back home. A 92-year-old  West Whiteland Township man who had  been the focus of a missing person’s search is safe and back at home,  West Whiteland Township Police said. Police said Albert Dickerson, who had been seen when he...

Vomiting from vehicle catches attention of police

New Garden officer reportedly finds marijuana in woman’s possession Andrew Gotschall, 27 of Oxford, faces DUI charges, said New Garden Township Police. A female’s vomiting from a vehicle on Sunday, Dec 1, at 12:59 a.m., caught the attention of a New Garden officer in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike, police said. Upon contact with the subject, Alicia Stoneback 21, of Lincoln University,...

Progress seen in plan to end homelessness

County officials applaud collaborative Decades to Doorways initiative By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell (right) discusses the Decades to Doorways initiative, with its administrator, Michael Hackman. For nearly 10 years, 77-year-old Pedro lived in the Kennett Square shadows: hidden in a ramshackle, makeshift structure he called home....

Police: Borough teen cited for possessing drugs, alcohol

On Saturday, Nov. 9 at 12:46 p.m. in the 500 block of Center Street, Kennett Square Police said Brayan U. Torres, 19, of Kennett Square, was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, possession of an alcoholic beverage, and underage drinking.  Torres was released pending a summons from district court, police said. Kennett Square Police said they cited Francisco Domingo-Morales,...

Chester County nonprofit gets new leader

Susan Mostek to serve as executive director of Fund for Women and Girls Susan Mostek will assume her new post on Nov. 18. The former executive director of the Phoenixville Public Library Foundation will head the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls. A news release from the Chester County Fund last week announced the appointment of Susan Mostek as executive director. “We are pleased to engage...