Chandler Mill Bridge: A controversial future
Open space advocates face off against Planning Commissioners
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Township supervisors (from left) Scudder Stevens, Richard Leff and Robert Hammaker listen to public comment on the future of the Chandler Mill Bridge, during a special meeting Wednesday night.
KENNETT — After dozens of witnesses, from engineers to emergency services and school transportation...
Possibility of Kennett regional police force advances
Borough Council vote sets up free state study on feasibility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Borough Manager Brant Kucera (from left) discusses finances as Borough Council President Leon R. Spencer Jr. and Mayor Matt Fetick listen.
A quarterly assessment of finances, an update on the proposed historic district map and ordinance, and an analysis of the feasibility...
Ways Lane: Kennett will fix potholes to improve access
Longer term: Twp. will propose rehab options for private road
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, Kennett Times
Kennett Township has come up with a short term solution to dealing with the nearly impassable Ways Lane: fixing the numerous potholes on the private road, so that emergency vehicles can safely access the area. The long-term solution, township officials, will be largely up to the 18 owners of the...
Kennett discusses changes to gun ordinance
Two concerns emerge: freedom to shoot vs. protection from shooters
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, Kennett Times
Scudder Stevens, chairman of Kennett Township Board of Supervisors, and David Sander, township solicitor, listen intently to residents’ questions and concerns about recent amendments to the township’s Firearm Discharge Ordinance. Another public meeting will occur in May
KENNETT — At a...
Kennett firearm ordinance shot down by courts, can it be fixed?
Drivers may think twice about aggressive driving in Kennett Twp
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
Kennett Township Police Chief McCarthy discussing his soon-to-be greater focus on aggressive driving in Kennett Township. Sara Meadows, Kennett Township Clerk, is shown filling in for Township Manager Lisa Moore at the meeting.
The public comment period at the end of an otherwise docile meeting of...
Kennett Twp. Police to target aggressive drivers
Department says it will participate in state initiative that begins March 24
The Kennett Township Police Department has announced that it will be participating in aggressive driving enforcement activities as part of the Pennsylvania Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project, a police news release said.
The first wave of enforcement in 2014 is scheduled from March 24 to May 4. Kennett...
Kennett Twp. gun ordinance gets shot down
Defense attorney calls law unconstitutional; district judge dismisses citations
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Kennett Township ordinance on guns – described as a work-in-progress when enacted in September – apparently failed to pass muster in district court on Monday, March 10, when a magisterial district court judge dismissed two citations police issued to enforce it.
During...
Ways Lane redux: continued blight or focused rebirth?
Kennett to focus first on infrastructure repair
By Rick Marts, Staff Writer, The Times
The pitted, rutted road surface of Ways Lane in Kennett Township has prevented emergency services and mail delivery to homes on the private road way. Now, township officials are looking for short-term and long-term solutions with an eye on future development in the area.
KENNETT — On Wednesday night, the Kennett...
Better watch out: Santa Claus to visit area
St. Nick is touring communities served by Longwood Fire Co.
Santa Claus, who will be making pre-Christmas visits in the area, will be chauffeured by a Longwood Fire Company truck.
Santa Claus is making pre-Christmas calls throughout the area, courtesy of a Longwood Fire Company truck.
Jolly ol’ St. Nick himself will be touring the area served by Longwood’s fire and rescue service. The trips will...
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 two...
