Crusade to end heroin scourge comes to Parkesburg

In daughter’s memory, father is working to raise awareness, save lives By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A Kennett Square resident whose 23-year-old daughter, Kacie Erin Rumford, died of a heroin overdose earlier this year, is bringing his crusade to educate the public about the scourge of this widely available drug to Parkesburg. Andy Rumford has channeled the devastation he...

Raising awareness about regional heroin abuse

Brainstorming session attracts government officials, concerned citizens By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Andy Rumford (center) discusses the heroin problem with New Garden Township Police Chief Gerald Simpson (left) and Kennett Square Police Chief Edward A. Zunino. Think your child is too smart, athletic, or well-adjusted to become addicted to heroin? That’s a dangerously inaccurate...