Archive for May 29th, 2015

Police identify body found in Tinicum

Tinicum Township Police and the District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Division have identified the body of a white male found yesterday afternoon in a suitcase as 40-year-old Scott Stephen Bernheisel, 140 pounds, 5 feet 8 inches with a last known address in Philadelphia. Authorities discovered the body on Thursday, May 28, at approximately 1:50 p.m., after a ...

 
 

Roadwork for week of May 31

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of May 31 through June 7. The department recommends that motorists allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Drivers on Route 1 in both directions will experience lane ...

 

Peeves to praise, roundabout comes full circle

If sitting and watching traffic doesn’t sound like fun, then you probably weren’t involved in the construction of the roundabout in Pocopson Township – a process fraught with angst, delays, and complaints. Admittedly, the officials who gathered on Friday, May 29, on a hillside overlooking the intersection of Route 52 (Lenape Road), Wawaset Road, and Lenape ...

 

Taxes a major topic at town hall meeting

Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget calls for a $4.5 billion spending increase, raising the sales tax to 6.6 percent and income taxes to 3.7 percent, according to a presentation by state Rep. Stephen Barrar. “That’s a pretty dramatic tax increase,” said the 160th Legislative District’s Republican representative, now in his 10th term in office. He thinks the governor will ...