PennDOT will host a public meeting to inform citizens and receive feedback on the plan to replace the Creek Road Bridge over Brandywine Creek and Octoraro Railroad in Pennsbury and Chadds Ford townships, a press release said. The meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m in the Pennsbury Township Municipal Building at 702 Baltimore Pike. PennDOT’s design team will be…
In an ongoing effort to keep students safe, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District held a community conversation last week on school security. The meeting included what the district has accomplished in securing buildings, what policies are in place, updates from the Chester County District Attorney's Office, and exchanges among the participants. The school district has reviewed the input that was gathered from the community and…
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services (DES), Fire Services Division, held graduation for the Spring 2015 Firefighter I class. Twenty-six graduates were given their certification at a ceremony that was held at the Wagontown Fire Company on Thursday, Nov. 19, a county press release said. Family, friends and fire company officials were on hand to witness the graduation and certification recognition. Chaplain Jerry Schwartz,…
• The New Garden Township Police Department is investigating a daytime forced-entry burglary to an unoccupied residence occurring during a very brief time frame on Friday, Nov. 13 between 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. The location of the crime is in the unit block of Shortledge Court in Landenberg. Although this is only one residential burglary, police strongly encourage the public to report suspicious behavior…
Pennsbury Township supervisors decided not to automatically increase the township’s allocation to Longwood Fire Company. Instead, the township and several other municipalities decided to retain the services of an outside consultant to determine whether Longwood’s request is justified or whether to consider other options. According to Supervisors’ Chairman Charles “Scotty” Scottoline, Longwood wants to triple Pennsbury’s current amount. In response — and after sending out…