Possible murder-suicide in Kennett Twp.

Kennett Township police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people Saturday. According to an email from township Police Chief Matthew Gordon, "Police are presently investigating this as a possible murder-suicide but are still reviewing home security cameras as well as awaiting an autopsy and toxicology reports." According to the press release, police, Longwood Fire Co., and EMS personnel were dispatched to the 1000 block…

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Monkeypox lands in DelCo

The Delaware County Health Department confirmed that a total of nine cases of monkeypox have been identified in Delaware County as of August 4. Cases have also been confirmed in recent weeks in Philadelphia and the neighboring collar counties of Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery. The nation has recorded more than 6,600 cases as of August 3, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

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Twp. wants property cleaned up

The Kennett Township supervisors approved the possibility of pursuing an injunction against the owner of 821 Burrows Run Road for violating the zoning code. “I can say confidently that 821 Burrows Run Road is in violation of our zoning code, as well as our property code,” township Manager Eden Ratliff said, adding that the zoning officer found violations “mainly having to do with large construction…

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