Traffic was the talk of Westtown Township last night, and some of that talk led to laughter. Traffic engineer Nicole Kline, of McMahon Traffic Engineers & Planners, is representing Toll Bros. in its application to turn Crebilly Farm — at the intersection of Routes 202 and 926 — into a residential development. Toll wants to build a minimum of 317 homes on the ...
Archive for May 24th, 2017
Counselors overdose at halfway house

Two counselors at an addiction facility died from opioid overdoses last Sunday, according to a press release issued today by Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan. Emergency responders were called to Freedom Ridge Recovery Lodge in West Brandywine shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21 after residents found the two counselors unresponsive in their respective rooms. ...
Adopt-a-Pet May 25

The following animals are ready to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester. Whitaker Looking to adopt the dog the shelter folks would if they had room at home? Meet Whitaker. The BVSPCA transferred Whitaker from the city animal control shelter three months ago, nearly bald from demodex (a non-contagious skin issue that he’s recovering from ...
Police Log May 24: DUI; indecent exposure, thefts
• State police said Pedro Grangler, 43, of Philadelphia, was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop in Concord Township on May 14. According to a report, Grangler had been stopped for “numerous traffic violations” on Route 322 at Garnet Mine Road when they determined him to be DUI. • Clifford Lee Hatfield Jr., 23, of Chester, was arrested for DUI and possession of ...