EM residents question Whitewing case status
Debate over future of Poplar Tree road house
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
East Marlborough residents expressed concerns about the status of an ongoing dispute between the township and the Inn at Whitewing Farms over holding weddings and other events on the property.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – Monday night’s township Board of Supervisors’ meeting focused on the future of Whitewing Farm...
Devastating New Year’s Eve fire in Kennett Square
Historic Linden St. structure burns just before midnight
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Emergency responders battle the fire at 200 and 202 E. Linden Street, Kennett Square Borough
KENNETT SQUARE – As thousands rang-in the New Year during Historic Kennett Square Borough’s Midnight in the Square celebration, just one block away (and unbeknownst to many attending) a devastating fire was...
Birmingham supervisors looking to fill board vacancies
Township needs volunteers for recreation, historic and other boards
By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — State protocols were followed at the first meeting of the Township Supervisors in 2013, which requires the nomination and confirmation of organizational positions for the coming year. All three supervisors were reconfirmed in their positions: John Conklin as Chairman, William Kirkpatrick...
Six-year spat over church expansion ends
Architect’s plans for historic building wins over most critics
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
An architect's rendering of the revised entrance to The First Presbyterian Church of West Chester.
WEST CHESTER — For nearly six years, a controversy over a historic West Chester church’s expansion generated rhetoric that could politely be termed un-Christian.
But...
Historic permitting process takes center stage in Birmingham
Methods sought to simply coordination between historic bodies
By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
BIRMINGHAM — At the township supervisors meeting on Monday night, representatives from the Chester County Historical Commission discussed the simplification of a long-standing process.
Other than approvals of a resident enlarging his deck, the township renewing an franchise agreement...
