Kennett Sq. council addresses tragedy, community relations
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
HARB member Clara Saxton addresses Borough Council members about the impact of the 2016 election results on the borough’s recent political races.
KENNETT SQUARE – They were at the Red Clay Room to discuss the 2018 budget, but recent events were front and center at last Monday night’s meeting of the Kennett Square Borough Council.
Mayor Matt Fetick...
KSQ Council won’t rush into library land deal
By Eliza Mohler, Staff Writer, The Times
Mayor Matthew Fetick gives an update on public safety during the July 17 Borough Council meeting.
KENNETT SQUARE – Kennett Library tried to play let’s make a deal at last Monday night’s Borough Council meeting, but they didn’t get the prize behind door number two….yet.
In order to build a new $10 million facility, library officials need the 22,000-square-foot...
Open space sparks discussion in Kennett Twp.
Supervisors will vote Feb. 5 on whether to rescind 2 outmoded ordinances
Updated Jan. 27 to correct attribution in 9th paragraph
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Township Supervisors Robert A. Hammaker (from left), Scudder G. Stevens, and Richard L. Leff agreed that votes would occur at future work sessions, which will be advertised and have an agenda available in advance.
Questions...
KAU team returns home to rousing reception
Kennett Kings earn fans – and memories – with series of achievements
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the KAU team – the U.S. Senior League Baseball champs – line up for an appreciative crowd at their field on Leslie Road in Kennett Square.
Sandwiched between nearly a dozen emergency vehicles with lights flashing and sirens blaring in downtown Kennett Square,...
Longwood cottages destined for wrecking ball
Kennett supervisors voted 2-1 to grant demolition permit
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Kennett Township Supervisors voted 2-1 Tuesday night to grant Longwood Gardens a permit to raze these three 1920s cottages along U.S. 1.
For more than half an hour Tuesday night, planners, preservationists, and members of the public urged the Kennett Township supervisors to delay a decision...
Kennett Square mayor finds way to extend thanks
‘Breakfast of Champions’ honors agencies providing valuable borough services
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Audrey Roper (left), a business associate of Mayor Matt Fetick, helped him with preparations for the Breakfast of Champions.
When Matt Fetick became Kennett Square’s mayor, he thought he had a strong command of the terrain. After all, he had resided there...
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....
Kennett Senior Center to host Cuisine Dinner
Annual dinner dishes out fine food to support local seniors
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, The Times
KENNETT SQUARE — In recent years, Kennett Square has been deemed an up-and-coming small town, with a wide selection of high-quality restaurants fueling its revival. On Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m., the Kennett Area Senior Center will capitalize on that trend, holding its Seventh Annual Community...
