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...
Avondale man, 28, accused of drunk driving
New Garden Township Police say he also possessed drug paraphernalia
Timothy Hanning
On Friday, Jan. 24, at 9:51 p.m., a New Garden police officer observed an erratic driver straddling the double yellow line and swerving into the oncoming lane in the 900 block of Penn Green Road, police said. Officers initiated a traffic stop in the 1600 block of Baltimore Pike and made contact with the driver,...
A journey from Rocky Mountains to Brandywine Valley
New head of Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announced
Susan Hamley
The region’s snow-filled winter should make the new executive director of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau feel right at home.
The CCCVB board announced on Thursday, Jan. 30, that Susan Hamley would take the reins of the organization, replacing Blair Mahoney, who retired. Hamley has held several...
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...
