Kennett moves to acquire Chandler Mill Bridge
Township to join suit against PA law allowing municipalities to be sued over local gun laws
By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times
Kennett Township’s Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night to acquire the historic Chandler Mill Bridge from Chester County.
KENNETT — At Wednesday night’s “working public meeting,” township supervisors voted to obtain ownership of Chandler Mill Road...
Kennett supervisors to decide Chandler Mill Bridge fate, Nov. 5
Longwood Gardens undertakes 2-year effort to restore its main fountain garden
By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times
Longwood Gardens Executive Direct Paul Redman details the fountain renovation project planned for the facility during Wednesday night’s Kennett Board of Supervisors meeting.
KENNETT — At Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Township Manager Lisa Moore announced that...
Kennett approves 1st step toward one-lane Chandler Mill Bridge
Could letter from 7-year-old Kyle McCarron have tipped the balance?
By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times
Kennett Township supervisors took the initial steps Wednesday night that could lead to the Chandler Mill Bridge being rehabbed and reopened as a one-lane bridge, if it can get the bridge back from Chester County. Kyle McCarron, his mother Tracy, and sister Allie are proud of contributing...
Kennett Township posts bridge information
Residents unable to attend Chandler Mill meeting can access material
Chandler Mill Bridge
Days after the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors held a meeting to discuss the future of the Chandler Mill Bridge, officials want to make sure residents have information about the options.
The township’s engineer, Remington Vernick, made a presentation on five options presented to the board in the...
Meeting to focus on fate of Chandler Mill Bridge
Kennett Township invites public to presentation on feasibility study
Chandler Mill Bridge
The Chandler Mill Bridge, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, is Kennett Township’s oldest one-lane bridge, a county-owned span that has been awash in conflict for a number of years.
Closed to vehicular traffic for the past two years, the 1910 stone and steel bridge has...
Kennett Twp. finances remain in spotlight
New auditing practices praised, old ones unresolved
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Township Supervisor Scudder G. Stevens presents a summary of information he received from his numerous Right-to-Know requests from the township.
Kennett Township finances dominated Monday night’s supervisors’ meeting, ranging from the first-quarter financial report to a summary of...
Trio of Longwood cottages spared – for now
Kennett Township supervisors vote to table demolition decision
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Susan Larmann (left front) listens as Kennett Township Supervisors’ Chairman Michael E. Elling pays tribute to her late husband, John Larmann. Behind them are Supervisors Scudder G. Stevens (back left) and Robert A. Hammaker.
Three 1920s bungalows commissioned by Pierre S. du...