Forget the snow: Spring is coming
Ignore that forecast, Spring starts this week, shop accordingly
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I refuse to believe that it may snow. RE-FUSE. We are finally seeing grass and my daffodils are poking through the soil! I could cry.
Thankfully, Spring is in the Square whether Mother Nature likes it, or not! There is nothing better than the transition to bright colors and lighter...
Kennett Twp.: Make sure 1st-responders have access
Officials asking homeowners to remove fallen trees, branches
The S-word is in the forecast again – more on that when we get closer to its predicted Sunday evening arrival. In the meantime, the weekend may offer a good opportunity to do some yard cleanup.
Due to the recent punishing weather and ice storms, Kennett Township officials want to remind residents that fallen trees and branches can be...
Do petition numbers really matter?
As campaigns trumpet numbers, do they tell us anything?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Well, they’re everywhere. Media announcements about the number of signatures a given candidate has gotten to get on the ballot as if it means something.
For those who don’t know, political candidates must collect signatures from registered voters in their district — they must be of the same political...
Las Vegas man facing multiple charges
Police say he trespassed, refused to leave, made threats and bogus 9-1-1 call
A Nevada man faces multiple charges after refusing to leave a residence in the 200 block of South Union Street on Saturday, March 1, Kennett Square Police said. Police said they took Marcel Chevalier, 43, of Las Vegas, into custody at 8:50 p.m. for a variety of offenses, including criminal trespass, terroristic threats,...
19th-century female trailblazer to come alive
‘History on Tap’ puts women’s rights champion Ann Preston in spotlight
Laurie Rofini, director of Chester County Archives and Records Services, will lead a “History on Tap” program on Ann Preston, a 19th-century pioneer, on March 18.
A 19th-century pioneer of women’s rights and female medical education will come to life at a West Chester restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m.,...
Landenberg man, 21, faces assault charge
New Garden Police say he broke into apartment, abused victim in domestic dispute
Manuel Arevalo-Morales
On Wednesday, March 5, at 1:17 a.m., New Garden Township officers responded to the 100 block of Landenberg Road for the report of a physical domestic, police said. Upon arrival, a witness said Manuel Arevalo-Morales, 21, of Landenberg, had broken a window to gain access to an apartment and...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Kittappa files petitions to run in the 16th
Will challenge Houghton for Democratic nomination, winner faces Pitts in Nov.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A second Chester County congressional district will see a primary fight, as a Lancaster scientist has filed petitions to battle former State Rep. Tom Houghton for the Democratic nomination in the 16th Congressional District. The winner will face nine-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep....
Orphans’ Court seeking extra ‘eyes and ears’
County’s Volunteer Guardianship Program looking for participants
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Diane P. Mulhearn (left), the Volunteer Guardianship Program coordinator, and Nancy Breuer, Assistant Orphans’ Court Administrator, review files for the program.
Some years back, a Chester County woman’s drug-addicted son, who had been appointed his mother’s guardian, began...
Residents invited to volunteer for cleanup
Statewide effort to spruce up roadsides sponsored by PennDOT, DEP
Volunteers are being sought to help keep Chester County pristine by cleaning up roadsides.
HARRISBURG — Volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania effort that runs through May 31 are being sought by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection...
