State police scheduling child safety seat checks
Troopers also gearing up for traffic monitoring over holiday weekend
Pennsylvania State Police from the Avondale barracks will be conducting free child safety seat checks on Tuesday, May 27, between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, a state police news release said.
This event is being run in conjunction with the Click it or Ticket campaign and requires an appointment. Contact Trooper...
County working to assist flood-ravaged residents
Clean-up kits will be distributed Thursday evening in three locations
The driver of this truck was likely eager to get to higher ground on the bridge near the Northbrook Canoe Company. Photo by Dave Lichter
In an effort to facilitate the flood recovery process, the Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES) will be distributing flood clean-up kits on Wednesday, May 1, from 6 to 8...
Longwood, Avondale fire companies to share grant
$198,000 FEMA award will assist recruiting, training efforts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security has notified Longwood Fire Company and Avondale Fire Company that they are receiving a safety award.
Longwood was the host company for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant, a Longwood Fire Company news release said, adding that...
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,...
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...
State police offering free child safety-seat check-up
Technicians will assist parents with proper installation
State police from the Avondale barracks will be conducting a free child safety-seat check-up on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, 23 Firehouse Way, Avondale, police said Tuesday.
The event is being held in conjunction with the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and is by appointment only. To reserve a spot, call...
New Garden fire leaves 40 homeless
Starr Road blaze guts apartment building
A Thursday morning fire gutted this Starr Road apartment building. Photo courtesy Avondale Fire Company.
NEW GARDEN — A fast-moving blaze Thursday morning left about 40 people homeless as an eight-unit apartment building caught fire.
Avondale Fire Company — along with West Grove and Hockessin, Del. fire companies were alerted to a house fire at 140 Starr...
Two die in Rt. 41 crash with tractor-trailer
Police said Wilmington pair had just left Mexican restaurant
KENNETT — A crash between an SUV and a tractor-trailer Sunday evening proved fatal for the two people in a gray Toyota Highlander, state police said this morning.
Police from the Avondale barracks said Matthew Petke, 39, of Wilmington, was attempting to make a left-hand turn to head south from the Taqueria Moroleon restaurant on Rt....
