Rambo charged with embezzling from W. Brandywine

Township manager charged with filing fake medical receipts, taking movie tickets By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times West Brandywine Township Manager Ronald Rambo charged with theft and forgery, Thursday, after allegedly filing falsified medical receipts and stealing eight movie tickets. WEST BRANDYWINE — Township Manager Ronald Rambo was charged Thursday with embezzling nearly $500 from the township...

W. Brandywine won’t force sewer hookups

Supervisors say they won’t make Monacy Manor homes connect to township system By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times West Brandywine Township Supervisors listen as residents ask them about the possibility of mandating sewer connections for Monacy Manor. From left, William Webb, Supervisors chair Josef Obernier, and Thomas McCaffrey. WEST BRANDYWINE — The Board of Supervisors told a packed meeting...

Anger rising over sewers in W. Brandywine

Supervisors meeting could be stormy, tonight; residents object to being forced to spend to $6,000 or more to connect to system By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times Residents of this quiet West Brandywine neighborhood are angry that the Township’s Board of Supervisors might force them to connect to a municipal sewer system — a decision could come at tonight’s board meeting. WEST...

West Brandywine debates new sewer district

Supervisors may mandate hookups for Monacy Manor By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times WEST BRANDYWINE – The township’s Board of Supervisors discussed the possibility of creating a new sewer district in order to require residents within the district to hook up to a public sewer, Thursday. The proposed sewer district would only affect residents of Monacy Manor. Some supervisors expressed...

W. Brandywine debates sewer connections

Supervisors disagree over forcing hook ups to close $500,000 deficit By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times WEST BRANDYWINE – A township supervisor who also chairs the township’s Municipal Authority is coming under some fire from his colleagues for suggesting that residents living near the township’s sewer line be forced to connect to the system — at a cost of about $6,000 per household. William...

Questions persist over ambulance fuel costs

Meeting tomorrow between W. Caln and W. Brandywine may resolve  issue By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times A dispute continues over fuel costs for the Westwood Ambulance service. WEST BRANDYWINE – A dispute over paying fuel costs for the Westwood ambulance service continued at Thursday’s board of supervisors meeting. At a Sept. 6 meeting, supervisors from West Caln gave a presentation before...

W. Caln again seeks fuels costs from W. Brandywine

Townships still in dispute over paying ambulance fuel costs By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times West Caln supervisors are asking West Brandywine supervisors to chip in on fuel costs for the Westwood EMT unit that covers the two townships. Since replacing the Martins’ Corner EMT unit, West Caln has paid all fuel costs for both townships. WEST BRANDYWINE – Thursday’s board of supervisors...

W. Brandywine looks to trim laws

Supervisors seek to remove needless ordinances; discuss chicken ordinance By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times WEST BRANDYWINE – The township’s Board of Supervisors discussed the possibility of repealing some of the township’s ordinances, as well as adding a new “chicken ordinance” at its meeting, Thursday. According to supervisor Thomas McCaffrey, many of the township’s nuisance...

W. Brandywine: prisoners to pay lockup fees

Cuts by Coatesville rippling out to neighboring townships By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com WEST BRANDYWINE – The township Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance allowing the township to recoup the cost of detaining prisoners by placing the cost on them. At their meeting last Thursday, the board unanimously agreed to pass an ordinance permitting the township to fine prisoners...

W. Brandywine residents voice concerns

Ordinance on property inspection questioned as too invasive; supervisors agree to limit scope By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com WEST BRANDYWINE – Residents spoke out in protest of a real estate ordinance at Thursday’s board of supervisors meeting. The ordinance was brought to public attention at last month’s board of supervisors meeting.  As part of the International Property...