Costello isn’t going anywhere — at least until November
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Welcome to a very special, bonus St. Patrick’s Day edition of Politics as Unusual — marking a week where an awful lot was, well, unusual.
Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have beaten Republican Rick Saccone — the current tally separates the two by less than 700 votes — in a strongly Republican performing district (Donald Trump won there by about 20 points...
EM residents question Whitewing case status
Debate over future of Poplar Tree road house
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
East Marlborough residents expressed concerns about the status of an ongoing dispute between the township and the Inn at Whitewing Farms over holding weddings and other events on the property.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – Monday night’s township Board of Supervisors’ meeting focused on the future of Whitewing...
Gemcraft forces Kennett to pull minutes down
Townhouse developer that failed to finish paving roads threatens to sue over supervisors minutes mention
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The entrance to Penn’s Manor in Kennett Township, where residents have had to cope with unfinished roads — and now the property’s developer threatened to sue the township if it didn’t pull down from the Web and revise its meeting minutes...
Six-year spat over church expansion ends
Architect’s plans for historic building wins over most critics
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, KennettTimes.com
An architect's rendering of the revised entrance to The First Presbyterian Church of West Chester.
WEST CHESTER — For nearly six years, a controversy over a historic West Chester church’s expansion generated rhetoric that could politely be termed un-Christian.
But...
Right to Know dispute still rages in Kennett
The legal battle between Stevens and supervisors colleagues over the right to view records continues
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
Stevens claimed that his right to view financial documents as a supervisor is being suppressed by the Township.
KENNETT — During Monday night’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting, old issues stemming from the release of the 2009-2010 audits and...
Kennett Square buries $350K hatchet with McCarthy
After a five-year dispute, Borough Council ends its legal battle with former Borough Police Chief
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
Borough Councilman Leon Spencer reads a proclimation as part of a settlement with former borough Police Chief Albert McCarthy, currently the chief of police in Kennett Township as part of a settlement ending a five-year legal fight over back pay.
KENNETT...
