PennDOT: Roadwork may cause minor delays

Crews will be working in area primarily to remove brush PennDOT crews will be working in selected areas to remove brush. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has scheduled the following maintenance on area roadways. Motorists should anticipate brief delays. Intermittent lane closures will occur on Brinton’s Bridge Road in Birmingham Township for brush work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday. The...

New focus on job creation in the US-1 corridor

Groups seek to work with local municipalities to spur commercial, light industrial development By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The darkened area along US-1 will be the focus of an effort to facilitate commercial and light industrial development. Supporters argue such development will create local jobs and lower property taxes. KENNETT — In an effort to spur local commercial and industrial growth,...

Tourism center’s historic renovation celebrated

Former meetinghouse once served as  hub for abolitionists By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Alicia Lyons (from left) and Mary Beth Tryens enthusiastically tout the award-winning wines of the nearby Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery. Community leaders took a step back in time Wednesday as they celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the newly renovated Brandywine Valley Tourism Information...

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...

Kennett Twp. discusses conduct policy, task forces

Dialogue regarding new meeting conduct policies and the proposed  task forces in the Township reveals divisions between supervisors By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com Chairman Michael Elling presented two tentative proposals pertaining to meeting conduct and citizen task forces Monday night. KENNETT — Following the raucousness of an emotional citizenry during last month’s...