Shields given Preeminent rating

Jane M. Shields WEST CHESTER —  Jane M. Shields, a partner at MacElree Harvey, Ltd., has received an AV® Preeminent Rating with Martindale-Hubbell®. According to Martindale-Hubbell, this rating “is the highest rating possible, and is a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings are...

Unionville rides ‘D,’ rush game to 36-0 win

Defense regains form, while running game thrives in the rain By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville’s Brandon Boon races into the open against Avon Grove Saturday. Boon rushed for 159 yards and scored 3 TD as the Indians won, 36-0. Jim Gill photo. WEST GROVE — A little before kickoff of Saturday’s Avon Grove-Unionville football game, the skies opened up and a steady and often drenching...

At closet cleanout time, have a plan

Once you’ve thinned the herd, be smart on buying replacements By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Transitioning your closet from season to season is a task that may be THE definition of “necessary evil”.  On the bright side, it is an opportunity to purge and rebuild. I have written articles in the past about editing your wardrobe quarterly and donating those items that you seldom...

Numbers, both in polls and finance reports tell a story

While Corbett’s numbers suggest a Democratic opportunity, can they raise enough $$ to take advantage? By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Not to beat a dead horse, but there are even more bad poll numbers this week to make even the stoutest of Republicans more than a tad worried about not just the fate of Gov. Tom Corbett, but whether an electoral tsunami could hurt down-ballot candidates, but...

PA’s Rusted Root continues the journey

Show at World Cafe at The Queen, Sept. 16 By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Rusted Root will be at the World Cafe Live at The Queen, Sept. 16. Rusted Root, which is performing on September 16 at the World Café Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400, www.queen.worldcafelive.com),  has a long and interesting history. Actually, the veteran group of musicians...

Redistricting process could be a positive for the community

This could be a rare opportunity to show what makes Unionville-Chadds Ford great By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times It’s probably safe to say that some sort of redistricting is coming for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District in the coming year. The only question, in my mind, is how traumatic the changes are going to be — and how parents and the community in general will react to the options. It...

What To Do: Devon Horse Show, classic cars at Hagley

Also: take a trip around the world without leaving the Delaware Valley By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Devon Horse Show is one of the area’s most anticipated equestrian events, running now through Sept. 14. There is never a shortage of events on Chester County annual schedule of equestrian events. They usually start when the weather gets warm and end when the temperatures drop in...

A Man’s Life: Chris Sanderson – A renaissance teacher and principal

By Linda Banks, Special to The Times Museum collections rarely increase in even steps or in predictable cycles.  The very broad collection of the Christian C. Sanderson Museum remains narrow in one particular way:  Every item on display or archived, with a few exceptions, was personally touched by Chris Sanderson himself.  As diverse and expansive as the assembled items may appear, they share this...

On Stage: Unique mix of local performances this week

Bozzio hits the area, Momsen, Thorn headlining By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Terry Bozzio brings his percussion stylings to the World Cafe Live at The Queen in Wilmington, Sept. 11. In the next few days, there will be shows in this area featuring artists with an amazing variety of backgrounds — a real smorgasbord of styles, influences and personal histories. There is hard rock band...

Brandywine Health Foundation adds new board members

Dr. Linda Thompson Adams of Newtown Square (right) and Fred C.Travaglini of Exton have been named to the board of the Brandywine Health Foundation. COATESVILLE — The Brandywine Health Foundation announced the addition of two new members — Dr. Linda Thompson Adams of Newtown Square and Fred C.Travaglini of Exton — to its volunteer Board of Directors, Wednesday. Since its inception in May 2001,...