Oxford father accused of scalding colicky infant
1-month-old girl in critical condition with severe burns
Jorge Luis Colon is charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering a child and related offenses.
Chester County authorities today reported what one veteran police officer called “one of the worst cases of child abuse” he’d ever seen.
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of Jorge Luis Colon, 20, of Oxford,...
Gemcraft forces Kennett to pull minutes down
Townhouse developer that failed to finish paving roads threatens to sue over supervisors minutes mention
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
The entrance to Penn’s Manor in Kennett Township, where residents have had to cope with unfinished roads — and now the property’s developer threatened to sue the township if it didn’t pull down from the Web and revise its meeting minutes specifying...
Feds deem county ready to handle disaster
For second year in row, county gets perfect score on readiness assessment
The Center for Disease Control’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out.
Just in time for National Preparedness...
Ex-doctor’s specialty has become criminal defense
Former Tredyffrin practitioner has been battling drug charges for more than a decade
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Richard A. Brown, a former Tredyffrin Township physician, has been battling drug charges for over a decade.
The legal travails of a Chester County family practitioner may have begun as early as 1979 when doctors at Lankenau Hospital evaluating him as a medical student...
‘Knock-knock’ burglary attempt reported
Westtown-East Goshen police are hoping someone will recognize this individual, who allegedly posed as a salesman and attempted to break into a home.”‘
Police seeking ID of Thornbury suspect, believed to have posed as salesman
He looks like a clean-cut businessman, but surveillance video suggests he wanted to clean a house of its valuables, a goal effectively deterred by a homeowners’...
Police: Exton shop owner sold dangerous synthetic drugs
53-year-old Downingtown man faces multiple felony charges, D.A. said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Jeffrey MacDonald faces multiple charges for the alleged sales of synthetic drugs.
A month after police seized over 1,000 doses of alleged synthetic drugs during the execution of a search warrant at JM Cigars in Exton, the District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of the...
Accusations multiply in contentious cell-phone case
Attorney contends Coatesville police fabricated a search-warrant request
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — The seizure nearly a year ago of a female city police officer’s cell phone has escalated into a convoluted legal battle involving allegations of sexual impropriety, blackmail, falsified court documents, and evidence-tampering.
Many Coatesville officers and residents...
Refreshing way to warm up to the environment
Brandywine Trek takes Coatesville youth on ecological journey
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
Connie Shapiro of the Brandywine Valley Association briefs the group before entering the water.
The nine Coatesville-area teens participating in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s second annual Brandywine Trek this week used the creek for refreshment as well as education...
Strawberry Festival takes the cake — the shortcake
Annual four-day festival starts May 31, has rides, music, food and, of course, its famous strawberry shortcake
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The midway will once again be abuzz, as the Strawberry festival kicks off Thursday, May 31 on the campus of Brandywine Hospital in Caln.
CALN — It may have started as small, one-day event to raise money for a nursing scholarship, but the Strawberry...
Decade-long investment in county’s urban-centers celebrated
Kennett Square gets additional $3 million for Gateway Project
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Flanked by the county commissioners - Kathi Cozzone (from left), Ryan A. Costello and Terence Farrell - Kennett Square Manager Brant Kucera displays the borough's $676,000 grant award.
The fact that a large portion of more than $48 million in county funds went underground did...
