Two day road closure in Kennett Square
South Washington Street, between State and W. Cypress streets, will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Jan. 19 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. due to construction.
Daily Archives: January 17, 2024
Gore settlement in Kennett Township
Kennett Township will recover an additional $56,000 in the embezzlement case involving the former township manager. The supervisors issued a statement Monday announcing that the township and Brian Gore, former township manager Lisa Moore’s significant other, reached a settlement “regarding potential claims arising out of Moore’s embezzlement of township funds. “Without admitting or conceding liability or wrongdoing, the parties have determined that it is in…
U-CF school budget moves forward
As anticipated, Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors approved a preliminary budget for the next school year. The vote was 7-0 with two members absent for the Jan. 16 vote. Director Brian Schartz said the preliminary budget “represents a 5.79 percent increase in total expenditures. Assuming this preliminary level of spending, the historic rate of tax\ collections in state and federal revenues, the adjustments in assessed…
Police Log Jan. 17: Crashes, theft
Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks • Edward T. Hughes, 68, of West Grove, and Edy Medina-Jimenez, 23, of West Grove were charged with following too closely after a three-vehicle crash on Route 1 south of Bayard Road in East Marlborough Township on Jan. 11, police said. The accident happened at 6:33 a.m. The report said all three vehicles were traveling north on Route 1 when…