Rave reviews for Chester County SPCA gala

Annual fund-raiser draws more than 350 to Unionville horse farm By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A colorful carriage parade is a popular tradition of the Chester County SPCA’s annual Forget-Me-Not fund-raiser. The assessment of attendees at the Chester County SPCA’s elegant 26th Annual Forget-Me-Not Gala in Unionville on Sunday proved overwhelmingly positive. Factoring...

Police: Spate of storm-grate thefts solved

Two Delaware men face multiple charges for alleged months-long crime spree By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Christopher Jennings, 25, of New Castle, De., faces charges connected to a series of storm-grate thefts, police said. Months after a series of storm-grate thefts rankled investigators, endangered the public, and cost area municipalities thousands of dollars, police said...

Area road projects to prompt lane restrictions

Work ranges from spray patching to bridge overhaul The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced upcoming and ongoing road projects on Friday. Intermittent lane closures are expected from Monday through Friday on U.S. 1 in both directions for spray patching. The work, which will be done from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will occur from the Maryland state line to Pennsbury Township, also...

Historical Society raising bar on heritage lessons

Whip Tavern will host ‘History on Tap’ program on Oct. 23 The Whip Tavern will be the site of the next “History on Tap” program by the Chester County Historical Society. Engaging history will be brewing on Oct. 23 at the Whip Tavern in West Marlborough Township. The scenic venue is a fitting backdrop for the latest chapter of “History on Tap,” a traveling program...

The damage of narrow self-interest

These days, it’s everyone for themselves and we all suffer By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times We’re all in this together, right? I’ll pause while you stop laughing. The 1970s were supposed to be the “Me Decade,” but it seems that what really happened was the emergence of the “Me Generation.” As that generation took power in the halls of government and corporate governance,...

Police respond to disputes, drunken-driving

One defendant faces charges for allegedly threatening to kill a co-worker A dispute with a co-worker led to terroristic threat charges against Hassan Elmiamari, 43 of Mechanicsburg, New Garden Township police said. Police said Elmiamari became involved in an argument on June 2 with a co-worker in the 900 block of Penn Green Road.  Elmiamari then threatened to kill the co-worker and made a gun-type...