New Garden police: Patient suspected of heroin use
Coatesville woman reportedly discarded bags with residue, possessed paraphernalia
Katelyn Hibbard, 23, of Coatesville, was found with heroin paraphernalia, police said.
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 9:07 a.m., the New Garden Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Newark Road for the report of drugs discovered on a patient, police said. Upon arrival, the caller said she entered the room of...
New Garden supervisors grapple with myriad issues
For one of them – Police Department’s future – chief suggests regional option
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson addresses the supervisors on the need to begin working on a permanent home for the department.
The New Garden Township Supervisors tackled a crowded agenda during a 3-½ -hour meeting on Monday night,...
6 county watershed projects win state grants
Recipients include Stroud Water Research Center, White Clay Watershed Assn.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $20.65 million in watershed protection projects, the state announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Six watershed protection projects in Chester County will receive $980,828 of the state funding through the Growing Greener Program, State Sen. Andy Dinniman...
PennDOT: Road spruce-ups continue through holidays
Scheduled work includes Kennett, New Garden Townships
Area roadwork has been scheduled this week, said an announcement on Friday, Dec. 20, from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). PennDOT wants motorists to be mindful of possible delays.
Utility installation on U.S. 1 in Concord Township will result in lane closure between Brinton Lake Road and Rt. 322 through Jan. 17. The...
New Garden Twp. passes 24/7 police coverage
Supervisors also approve 2014 budget with no tax hike, 5-year police contract
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
New Garden Township awards plaques of appreciation to three outgoing supervisors: Robert Perrotti (from left), Peter Scilla, and Bob Norris.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, the New Garden Township supervisors came to Monday night’s meeting bearing gifts, including...
Dragging bumper while speeding attracts police attention
New Garden officers say drunk driver did damage, kept going
Antonio Perez, 22, of Landenberg, drove drunk and caused damage on Nov. 22 in New Garden Township, police said.
A speeding green Pontiac Sunfire that allegedly blew a stop sign attracted the attention of New Garden Township officers on Friday, Nov. 22 at 12:40 a.m., police said. Officers were on stationary patrol in the area of Penn Green...
D.A.: Collaboration needed to end heroin threat
‘We can’t arrest this problem away,’ he said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Andy Rumford, a grieving father who founded Kacie’s Cause in memory of his daughter, urges an audience in New Garden Township not to ignore the warning signs of heroin abuse.
The county’s chief law-enforcement officer had positive and negative updates on the heroin epidemic...
PennDOT: Vegetation-removal to continue on U.S. 1
Area roadwork has been scheduled this week, said an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), which wants motorists to be mindful of possible delays.
Crews will continue removing vegetation along U.S. 1 in both directions in New Garden and East Marlborough Townships Monday through Thursday. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and lane closures will...
Erratic driving leads to 3 DUI arrests in New Garden
Traffic stops result after officers reportedly observe weaving, swerving
Salvado Marcelo-Antunez, 37, of Kennett Square, faces drunken-driving charges in New Garden Township.
On Nov. 5 at 10:16 p.m., New Garden Township officers observed a black Saturn driving erratically in the 700 block of West Cypress Street, police said. After swerving into both lanes without turning signals, the driver...
Ending scourge of heroin is focus of public meeting
It will be held at the New Garden Township Building on Nov. 21
Andy Rumford (center) speaks about the heroin epidemic with New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald Simpson (left) and Kennett Square Borough Police Chief Edward Zunino.
A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year will bring his quest to raise awareness about the dangers of this readily...
