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...

Police building – as well as plans – have grown mold

Longtime temporary facility now posing health risks By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The lower level of the makeshift New Garden Township Police building is now off-limits due to high mold concentration. The well-respected New Garden Township Police Department stands in stark contrast to the decrepit building it occupies: a makeshift facility so mold-ridden that the lower floor...

New Garden OKs 24/7 pilot police program

Supporters say it will greatly improve safety at reasonable cost By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson presents the proposal to provide 24-hour police coverage New Garden Township’s supervisors authorized a pilot program Wednesday night that will provide 24-hour-a-day police coverage. The supervisors’ unanimous decision came after...

Crowd gathers to honor 2 New Garden officers

One was applauded for DUI enforcement, the other for overall exemplary service By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times New Garden Police Officer Mario Raimato (right) holds the plaque he received from Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson, which honored his as 2012 Police Officer of the Year. It wasn’t soccer fields or sewage tanks that drew the crowd to the New Garden Township supervisors’...