Possibility of regional police force advances
Borough Council vote sets up free state study on feasibility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Borough Manager Brant Kucera (from left) discusses finances as Borough Council President Leon R. Spencer Jr. and Mayor Matt Fetick listen.
A quarterly assessment of finances, an update on the proposed historic district map and ordinance, and an analysis of the feasibility...
Borough residents’ concerns heard loud, clear
Roosters, ice-cream trucks top wish lists of things to be muzzled
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Resident Robert Whiteside chats with Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino after Wednesday night’s public forum with borough officials.
About 30 Kennett Square residents attended a public forum Wednesday night, where they questioned, griped, groused, criticized, lamented,...
Borough Council invites residents to air concerns
Session will focus on beefs from free-roaming fowl to whatever else surfaces
Borough Council President Leon Spencer
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Why did the chicken cross the road in Kennett Square? Perhaps because its owner didn’t know the rules, borough officials suggest.
That possibility is one of the motivating factors behind a community meeting scheduled for...
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...
Enthusiastic crowd welcomes new borough retailers
Six businesses housed in Market at Liberty Place on West State Street
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Patrons enjoy the ambiance as well as the food and beverage offerings at Nourish Coffee Shop & Juice Bar in the Market at Liberty Place on West State Street.
The Belgian Tripel infused with local redbuds and the West Coast-style IPA samples from the not-even-open-yet Kennett...
Borough lauds fire chief, taps into brewery trend
Ordinance amendment delineates sizes, types of craft-beer operations
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino (from left, and Mayor Matt Fetick pose with Kennett Fire Company No. 1 Chief Steve “Monk” Melton and his Certificate of Appreciation.
Kennett Fire Company No. 1 Chief Steve “Monk” Melton was less than thrilled when Police...
Borough’s 2013 budget includes 10% tax hike
Increase needed to fund capital improvements, officials said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square’s Borough Council adopted its 2013 budget Monday night, a $14.5 million spending plan that includes a ½-mill tax increase, and hikes of three and five percent for utilities and solid waste respectively.
Borough Manager Brant Kucera said the council voted unanimously...
