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...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane: No, it’s a giant mushroom
700-pound spore to descend on borough for New Year’s Eve
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A sketch shows the mushroom that is being fabricated for Kennett Square’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Move over, Manhattan: Kennett Square is poised to supplant Times Square as the go-to destination for New Year’s Eve.
After all, who wants to watch a boring ball when the...
Borough police investigating graffiti incident
Railroad control box on South Broad Street was targeted
A railroad control box located in the 500 block of South Broad Street was spray-painted with graffiti sometime between 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, and 9:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Kennett Square Police said. An investigation is continuing, police said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:02 p.m., Kennett Square Police cited Robert Bishop, 29, of...
Public invited to assist in ‘Bridging Community’
Bi-monthly meetings focus on improving quality-of-life issues
The venue is new, but the bi-monthly effort to improve the community is well-established. The public is invited to join a group of Kennett-area citizens committed to “Bridging the Community” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at The Market at Liberty Place.
This community group, which has been meeting for more than 15 years, promotes...
Leff wins in Kennett; GOP sweeps county races
Democrats get control of Kennett Board of Supervisors
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Kennett Township Democrat Richard Leff won his Township Supervisor race against Republican Jim Przywitowski, effectively giving Democrats control of the township Board of Supervisors for the first time in recent memory, in one of the area’s few contested local races in Tuesday’s elections.
Leff defeated...
Alleged child molester apprehended in Texas
New Garden Township Police said he was on run for months
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Miguel Angel Vazquez, 33, of Kennett Square, is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania from Texas on child sex-assault charges, New Garden Township Police said.
A Kennett Square fugitive wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a child was taken into custody in Texas on Monday, Nov. 4, New...
Support group to assist parents of addicted children
Kennett Square Police Chief Edward Zunino (from right) chats with Andy Rumford and Luis Tovar after a presentation at a Kennett Square Borough Council meeting.
Initiative is part of Kacie’s Cause, a campaign to fight scourge of heroin
A Kennett Square father who lost his 23-year-old daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year is continuing his quest to raise awareness about the dangers...
Handcrafted coffee shop to open in Kennett Square
For folks who take their java seriously, Philter Coffee might be the answer
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Chris Thompson, proprietor of Philter, a new coffee shop in Kennett Square, cradles a large slab of sculptured pine that soon will become a bench seat in the front window of the new shop he plans to open in late November.
KENNETT SQUARE — Coffee connoisseurs know what “handcrafted”...
Big October schedule coming at The Flash
Family fun, comedy and great local and regional music acts on the bill
The Steve Pullara Cool Beans show kics off a series of family-oriented kids shows at The Flash, on Oct. 27.
KENNETT SQUARE — People are rediscovering The Flash and many are experiencing it for the first time — now more than a month since its reopening with a new mix of acts, refurbished venue and better food and if you...
Police: Witness helps nab hit-and-run driver
Motorist in New Garden took photo of striking vehicle’s license plate
On Sept. 23 at 4:51 p.m., officers were dispatched to a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Bancroft Road, New Garden Township Police said. The victim advised that he had stopped to make a left-hand turn and was struck from behind by a silver Mitsubishi Eclipse, police said. A witness was...
