Blood drive, Friday, in New Garden
New Garden Township is partnering with American Red Cross to hold a blood drive here at the township building.
TO REGISTER: please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: newgarden to schedule an appointment.
When: Friday, January 13th, 2023
Where: 299 Starr Road, Landenberg, PA 19250
Time: 10:00 am.m to 3:00 p.m.
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New Garden gets report on permanent police station
Supervisors hear array of options, challenges for new facility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Former New Garden Township Supervisor Bob Norris (right) addresses the board as Police Chief Gerald R. Simpson, who assisted him in compiling a report on a new police facility, looks on.
Whether the provisionally-housed New Garden Township Police Department remains on its own or becomes...
Alleged longtime vandal arrested in New Garden
Police say juvenile defaced buildings with “VANE” and “MOVE” tags
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A vandal who has systematically defaced property in New Garden Township since the summer of 2012 has been arrested, police said on Thursday, May 1.
In a news release, police said the graffiti tags “VANE” or “MOVE” have been prominently displayed on community buildings,...
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...
Ex-New Garden Twp. supervisor pleads guilty
Warren E. Reynolds admits to 5 counts of possessing child pornography
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Warren E. Reynolds
A former New Garden Township supervisor pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 4, in Chester County Court to five counts of possession of child pornography.
Warren E. Reynolds, 52, of Avondale, who had originally been charged with more than 500 counts, entered the...
6 county watershed projects win state grants
Nearly $1 million will help fund initiatives to protect area creeks
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $20.65 million in watershed protection projects, the state announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Six watershed protection projects in Chester County will receive $980,828 of the state funding through the Growing Greener Program, State Sen. Andy Dinniman in a...
For New Garden Twp., 24/7 police coverage
Supervisors also OK 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 the...
D.A.: Collaboration needed to end heroin threat
‘We can’t arrest this problem away,’ he said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Andy Rumford, a grieving father who founded Kacie’s Cause in memory of his daughter, urges an audience in New Garden Township not to ignore the warning signs of heroin abuse.
The county’s chief law-enforcement officer had positive and negative updates on the heroin epidemic that has infiltrated...