PennDOT: Section of Wawaset Rd. to be closed
Work on railroad surface replacement will be done
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants motorists to know about upcoming roadwork scheduled in the area that could pose traffic delays.
Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township between Rt. 842 and Hickory Hill Road will be closed and detoured from Friday at 6 a.m. through Monday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. for railroad surface replacement.
During...
Police: Spate of storm-grate thefts solved
Two Delaware men face multiple charges for alleged months-long crime spree
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Christopher Jennings, 25, of New Castle, De., faces charges connected to a series of storm-grate thefts, police said.
Months after a series of storm-grate thefts rankled investigators, endangered the public, and cost area municipalities thousands of dollars, police said two...
Police hunt for Pennsbury shooters
PENNSBURY — State Police are hunting for three men believed to have forced their way into a township home and shot the homeowner, a well-known local lawyer.
According to police, the men entered the home of Fred Barakat on Hillendale Road some time after 6 p.m. Monday night and a struggle ensued. Barakat was reportedly shot once in a lower extremity and was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center,...
Sheriff reports having ‘a blast in Nashville’
Annual conference interrupted by gas explosion
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
Emergency personnel react to an explosion at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel — which happened to be hosting National Sheriffs’ Association meeting, including Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh, who shot this image and the accompanying videos.
The 2012 four-day Conference...
Fighting to preserve Brandywine battle’s legacy
Exhibit offers glimpse of soldiers’ movements throughout area
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
A sheet used by the late historian Chris Sanderson to illustrate troop movement during the Battle of the Brandywine is part of the exhibit at the Chadds Ford Historical Society.
CHADDS FORD — From a “traveling bedsheet” to an interactive computer program: That circuitous...
Line-painting may prompt lines of traffic
Road repairs could also create jams, PennDOT warns
Line-painting trucks, lane restrictions, and lane closures are among the potential traffic-jammers on tap for area residents, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The agency said slow-moving painting vehicles will be working throughout the county from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next week. In addition, PennDOT identified...
Pennsbury Land Trust to talk economics
Annual meeting to look at cost benefits of preserving open space
By Donna C. Gregory, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — Many people support the preservation of open space in their community, but did you know that investment actually pays off?
Guest speakers Kristine Kern, Bucks County open space coordinator, and Patty Elkis, associate director of comprehensive planning for the Delaware...
Pennsbury supervisors support prevailing wage changes
By Donna C. Gregory, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Pennsbury's Board of Supervisors voiced support for legislation that would raise the threshold for public construction projects requiring prevailing wage be paid to workers.
PENNSBURY — The township’s Board of Supervisors joined other townships around the commonwealth last week in supporting changes to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage...
Crosslands unveils renovation plans
Renovations would reduce number of beds, improve facilities
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Preliminary plans for renovations for Crosslands, presents to the Pennsbury Board of Supervisors.
PENNSBURY — Crosslands, long a staple of the township, hopes to make more than a few changes in the coming years, one that should improve the lives of all of its residents, but particularly those in...
Scout plans access trail, bridges for Pennsbury nature preserve
Two bridges, 1,500-foot trail will open up access to Johnson Wood Preserve
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Marshall Lane of Troop 31 presents his plan to build a trail and a pair of bridges in the Johnson Woods Preserve to the Pennsbury Board of Supervisors.
PENNSBURY — Thanks to the efforts of a local Boy Scout, township residents will be able to enjoy a new path and a bridge in a township...
