Barsz appointed treasurer for East Marlborough

Peter R. Barsz EAST MARLBOROUGH — Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz (BGA&F), a full-service accounting firm based in Delaware County, has announced that partner Peter R. Barsz, CPA, CGMA, was appointed Treasurer of East Marlborough Township, Chester County, on June 6, 2022. Barsz provides accounting, financial, and consulting services for 18 municipalities within Delaware and Chester Counties,...

EM Supervisors mull auto service, bank proposals

By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times East Marlborough supervisors chair Richard Hannum recognizes Eagle Scout Zach Powell during the May 7 meeting. EAST MARLBOROUGH – The township meeting was held on Monday, May 7, and the agenda items took over three hours to discuss – as the supervisors spent time mulling over preliminary plans – for a Quick Lane auto center with a retail space...

54-twin unit clusters approved in E. Marlborough

By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – The East Marlborough Township Board of Supervisors approved the conditional use order for the Villages at Northridge development of 54-twin units.  The 22.6 acres, located at the intersection of Gale Lane and Walnut Road, was revised several times to comply with more open space.    Send article as PDF   ...

E. Marlborough salutes Weer for 50 years of service

By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times East Marlborough Supervisors chair Richard Hannum congratulates outgoing Supervisors Robert Weer Sr. for his 50 years of service to the community, 30 on the township Board of Supervisors and 20 before that on the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education. EAST MARLBOROUGH – A crowd gathered for cake in the lobby of the East Marlborough township building before...

East Marlborough zoning issues ignite controversy

By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times Kennett Square-based attorney attorney John Jaros presenting access roads for Longwood Preserve during Monday night’s East Marlborough Board of Supervisors meeting. EAST MARLBOROUGH –  The Township Supervisors met on Monday, Nov. 6, and spent much of the two-hour meeting reviewing zoning issues for a proposed occupancy of a used car sales facility at...

Letter: E. Marlborough needs new ethics, transparency

To The Editor, East Marlborough is our township.  We all love it for its rural, peaceful environment.  But I have had several people approach me to say it is time to make changes in how our township is governed.  We have an opportunity to do this on Nov. 7.  There are two Township Supervisor positions on the ballot. The incumbent contestant was also the Township’s Road Master for many years....

Pocopson art students honored; Rt. 82 proposal advances

By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times Pocopson Elementary art teacher Sam Hage with students whose artwork is currently decorating the lobby area of the Unionville-Chadds Ford Administration office. Students included: Ava Van Duesan, Trevor Dunne, Brynn Huyler, Eshaan Chanchal, Julien Arrouays, Samantha Greaves, Lilly Smolenski, Timmy Sherman, Logan Grayston, and Nathania Gushurst. EAST MARLBOROUGH...

Questions about Rt. 82 safety plan don’t make sense

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The good news is that East Marlborough Township and the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District have developed a plan to make the Route 82 corridor slower — and more importantly — safer. The $1 million project – which would largely be paid for by a federal grant, plus a smaller grant from the Longwood Foundation – would make the area near Unionville High School...

E. Marlborough supervisors asked to fight gerrymandering

By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – Fair Districts PA attended the East Marlborough Township meeting on Monday, May 1, and urged the supervisors to support their efforts to stop gerrymandering within the district. Gerrymandering is a term used to describe manipulating voting district boundaries to benefit political parties. District changes for the township have occurred throughout...

E. Marlborough honors Mellinger for 40 years of service

Removal of trees in question for new home construction By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times East Marlborough Board of Supervisors chair Richard Hannum reads a citation from State Rep. Eric Roe (R-158) honoring Roadmaster Dennis Mellinger him for 40 years of service to the township at Monday night’s board meeting. Photo courtesy, East Marlborough Township. EAST MARLBOROUGH – The township’s Board...