Kennett Township announces YouTube presence
Residents will be able to watch supervisors’ meetings in part or whole
Lights! Camera! Action! Kennett Township has announced that its supervisors’ meetings will now be available on YouTube.
The new lower township building conference room has been upgraded with audio and video capability, enabling the meetings to be recorded and then posted on the Kennett Township YouTube account, a township...
County officials: Brace for severe cold snap
Tips for coping available online; housing help a phone call away
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services is warning that Monday’s snow will be followed by a severe cold snap; wind chills Monday night are predicted to reach 6 below zero.
Tuesday night, March 4, more of the same is expected, with the mercury around 8. Emergency officials want to remind residents to bundle up outside,...
D.A. announces addition to child-abuse unit
Former Kennett Square officer to assume post with county detectives
New Chester County Detective Kristin Lund is congratulated by Lt. Kevin Dykes (from left), Chief Detective James Vito, and District Attorney Tom Hogan.
A former West Whiteland Township detective will join the Chester County Detectives in a newly created position in the child-abuse unit, District Attorney Tom Hogan announced in...
Storm skirts south, largely sparing county
Four school districts close, but storm’s impact less than feared
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Market Street in West Chester was largely clear by mid-morning Monday, but many sidestreets — particularly in the southern part of the county has slippery patches — as the turned out be less severe than originally forecast.
Chester County appears to have been spared the worst of a late-winter...
Sheriff arranges wild night for adventurous palates
Fifth annual fund-raising dinner a game-changer for K-9 program
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh poses with the winner’s of the black Lab, which came from Cedar Creek Farm in Nottingham: Jake Read (from left), and his father, Matthew Read. The pair said they purchased the puppy for Jake’s grandmother.
Long before the tickets...
‘Bridging the Community’ to meet at Friends Home
Public invited to network and combine resources for problem-solving
Bridging the Community, a group of area citizens committed to collaborative efforts to improve the region’s well-being, will hold its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at Friends Home in Kennett Square.
The group has been working since May 1998 on ways to combine resources for the betterment of the community...
19th-century civil-rights pioneer in spotlight
Authors of Octavius Catto book to speak at Chester County Historical Society
Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin, authors of the acclaimed biography of 19th-century Philadelphia civil rights pioneer Octavius Catto – Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America – will discuss Catto’s life, legacy, and milieu on Friday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at the Chester...
Kennett Square issues snow emergency
Residents encouraged to park for free in municipal garage
Updated at 10:55 a.m. on Monday, March 3, for end of snow emergency
Kennett Square Mayor Matt Fetick issued a snow emergency, effective from 8 p.m. Sunday, March 2, until 11 a.m. on Monday, March 3, borough news releases said.
Residents are encouraged to park for free in the municipal garage. Parking is prohibited on the following snow emergency...
Art Watch: Shake off winter by taking in some art
Although Spring may be slow in coming, the Spring art scene is blooming
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
With all the snow and ice of the past weeks, it will be nice to start visiting the local galleries again, going to events and warming up to great food, wine and local art. The end of winter is a perfect time to get inspired to be creative, and it is always great when art combines to raise...
Bike-lane installation set to begin March 10
PennDOT: Rt. 52 lane closures will be needed between U.S. 1, Hickory Hill Rd.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced the following area roadwork this week – weather permitting – so that motorists can anticipate potential travel delays.
Crews will be working on bike-lane installation on Kennett Pike (Rt. 52) from March 10 through July from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and...
