Santa had a little help getting some Christmas gifts to Peggy DeShields and her four grandsons of Oxford. That help came in the form of Tpr. Samantha Minnucci and other troopers from Troop J, Avondale barracks, of the Pennsylvania State Police. According to Minnucci, the troopers, along with Walmart and Camp Cadet — the troop’s summer camp program for kids whose families couldn’t otherwise afford to…
Kennett Township Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old male that is not deemed suspicious, according to a press release issued on Wednesday, Dec. 23. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 12:56 a.m., Kennett Township Police responded to the 100 block of Chandler Mill Road for an unresponsive subject, who had been found by a family member. Police officers, along with personnel from Kennett Square…
“Welcome to the North Pole at Chadds Ford.” That’s part of the introductory message for the holiday sounds and lights extravaganza on the front lawn of the Schweitzer residence at the end of Joshua Way in Pennsbury Township. It’s an elaborate, multi-media spectacle that has evolved for about 15 years and grows annually, said the homeowner, Frank Schweitzer. During a recent phone interview, he insisted…
Historic Kennett Square invites visitors to “meet me by the tree,” a reference to a holiday pocket park created in the borough’s downtown. The pocket park, located behind the borough’s Christmas tree on State Street, has turned a once-empty alley into an outdoor living room through the holiday season, said a Historic Kennett Square press release. “It’s really spectacular at night,” Tara Dugan of Scout…
Following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, gun sales at Targetmaster went up 50 percent, according to manager Bob Bonnett. Now, he said, after the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, sales at his shop on Route 202 in Concord Township are spiking again. He said the actual figure is hard to gauge, but he estimates gun sales and range use are up 25…
At its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Kennett Public Library Board heard reports that the library is making progress in its quest to relocate to a larger property in the borough – and to rid itself of red ink. Ten board members, including Tom Swett, the newest addition to the 13-member group, and a handful of residents attended the hour-long meeting. Board president Susan…
As Congress works to wrap up its year-end business, it is important that lawmakers not overlook a modest program that has had an outsized impact on our communities and environment. The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established 50 years ago in order to preserve our nation’s natural resources, waterways, and cultural heritage. Iconic national parks like Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon, as well as…
A free, two-way data-sharing partnership between PennDOT and a real-time crowdsourced navigation app will help drivers share road conditions, Gov. Tom Wolf announced in a press release. Wolf said the partnership between PennDOT and Waze would benefit the state's motorists. “As travelers rely more and more on their smartphones for real-time traffic data, this new partnership represents yet another way PennDOT is modernizing to keep up…
Crime Victims Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC), an advocacy agency that works to assist crime victims and prevent victimization, will receive $45,000 in state grant funding to assist children impacted by sexual abuse, state Sen. Andy Dinniman said in a press release on Thursday, Dec. 10. The funds, which were approved by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), come from the Endowment…
A spate of daytime residential break-ins affecting a wide swath of homes in Chester and Delaware counties prompted the formation of a police task that caught two men burglarizing a Pocopson Township home on Wednesday, Dec. 9, police said. Daniel S. Freas, 29, of Birmingham Township, and David J. Lee, 36, of Oxford, were taken into custody after a member of the Westtown-East Goshen Regional…
Updated on Dec. 9 to correct debt figure Kennett Square Borough Council ended the year with a bang on Monday, Dec. 7, as Council President Leon R. Spencer Jr. leveled his gavel during one of eight impassioned pleas from residents to retool the 2016 budget. Budget concerns dominated the 2½-hour council meeting, sandwiched between accolades for the Joseph and Sarah Carter Community Development Corporation and…