New Garden will celebrate 300th birthday this year
Supervisors say event likely to be commemorated in fall
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Interim Township Manager Spence Andress (from left) listens as Supervisors Patrick Little and Randy Geouque discuss provisions of a proposed special events ordinance.
New Garden Township residents have an e-newsletter, a 300th birthday celebration, sewer-rate increases, and improvements to...
New Garden grapples with shortage of salt, money
Supervisors vote to approve $186,000 loan for capital expenditures
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Public Works Director Kenneth Reed discusses the toll that recent storms have taken on the township.
Attendees at Monday night’s New Garden Township meeting learned that road salt and money remain in short supply – conditions that paved the way for the supervisors’ reluctant...
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,...
New Garden Twp. passes 24/7 police coverage
Supervisors also approve 2014 budget with no tax hike, 5-year police contract
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
New Garden Township awards plaques of appreciation to three outgoing supervisors: Robert Perrotti (from left), Peter Scilla, and Bob Norris.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, the New Garden Township supervisors came to Monday night’s meeting bearing gifts, including...
In New Garden, one loan ended, another refinanced
Supervisors say they expect new loan will be needed to fund police station
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Shane Morgan, the management plan coordinator for the White Clay Wild and Scenic River Program, describes a restoration plan for Lamborn Creek. On display to her left is a check from PECO for a Green Region Grant to help fund a Landenberg Road trailhead project.
Finances...
Unbudgeted costs, mold stir concern in New Garden
Township supervisors grappling with several unexpected expenditures
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Bill Hewton, a board member for the Kennett Area Senior Center, explains why the New Garden Township Supervisors should make a $1,500 donation next year.
A recurring question posed at Monday night’s New Garden Township meeting by Supervisor Robert J. Perrotti: “Where’s the...
