Two female freshwater champions are honored

Awards bestowed at Stroud Water Research Center’s annual gala Stroud Water Research Center Board Chairman Rod Moorhead (left) and Director Bern Sweeney pose with one of the winners of the 2013 the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, Jane Lubchenco. Photo by Yeda Arscott AVONDALE – Two champions of freshwater were recognized Tuesday night at the “Water’s Edge,” the Stroud Water Center’s...

Professor lauded for efforts to safeguard clean water

Award was presented at annual gala for Stroud Water Research Center John Briscoe (left) received a glass vase created by Simon Pearce from Bernard Sweeney, Stroud’s president and director, to accompany the award. An acclaimed Harvard University professor was this year’s recipient of the prestigious Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence, which was presented Thursday night at the annual gala...

No plans filed for Pearce redevelopment

Township officials say no notice on alleged plans for Under-21 Club The former Simon Pearce building has been vacant since Feb. 2011. Published reports suggest that a local developer expressed interest in turning it into an Under-21 Club, but township officials say they’ve received no information on the issue. By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times POCOPSON — At a recent Township Supervisor’s...

Simon Pearce closes Pocopson location

Former Lenape Inn location shuts restaurant, will wind up retail glass store in Feb. By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Simon Pearce, which has operated a restuarant in Pocopson since 2000, announced the eatery would close immediately and that the glass blowing operation and gift shop would close by next month. POCOPSON — Simon Pearce, the restaurant and glass blowing boutique located for...