Forget the snow: Spring is coming
Ignore that forecast, Spring starts this week, shop accordingly
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I refuse to believe that it may snow. RE-FUSE. We are finally seeing grass and my daffodils are poking through the soil! I could cry.
Thankfully, Spring is in the Square whether Mother Nature likes it, or not! There is nothing better than the transition to bright colors and lighter fabrics...
Do petition numbers really matter?
As campaigns trumpet numbers, do they tell us anything?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Well, they’re everywhere. Media announcements about the number of signatures a given candidate has gotten to get on the ballot as if it means something.
For those who don’t know, political candidates must collect signatures from registered voters in their district — they must be of the same political...
Downingtown East wins Academic Competition finals
Conestoga grabs JV crown, edges Unionville
By Steven Silverman, Staff Writer, The Times
Members of the Downingtown East High School Academic Competition team celebrate a hard-fought and razor-thin win over West Chester Henderson for the county title, Wednesday.
DOWNINGTOWN—In a hard-fought match that came down to the wire, Downingtown East varsity defeated West Chester Henderson and Coatesville,...
A Man’s Life: Chris Sanderson on WCOJ
Weekly radio broadcasts revealed much about the man
By Linda Banks, Special to The Times
Christian Sanderson and singer Rudee Vallee, who appeared as a guest on Sanderson’s long-running WCOJ radio show.
Human beings are complex blends of specific and general qualities. They behave in random and sequential ways. Christian C. Sanderson, whose quirky collection of art and historic artifacts is on...
Region VI band festival, March 15 at UHS
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville High School be the host of the 2014 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region VI Band Festival. One hundred twenty-eight students have advanced from the district competition to form a collective concert band from 46 high schools in the 5-county area.
After a number of days of practice, the band will give a public performance, Sat. March, 15 at the high school...
D.A. releases chilling statistics on heroin deaths
Monitoring just one facet of proactive approach to preventing tragedies, he says
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan discusses the launch of a Narcotics Overdose Prevention and Education (NOPE) chapter in Chester County.
Two outcomes are likely for those who become addicted to heroin: They will overdose and die immediately or become addicted...
Kittappa files petitions to run in the 16th
Will challenge Houghton for Democratic nomination, winner faces Pitts in Nov.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A second Chester County congressional district will see a primary fight, as a Lancaster scientist has filed petitions to battle former State Rep. Tom Houghton for the Democratic nomination in the 16th Congressional District. The winner will face nine-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Joe...
U.S. Army Field Band to perform at Lincoln
Eight university students will accompany soldier-musicians at free, public concert
The U.S. Army Field Band will perform at Lincoln University on March 16.
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY – The U. S. Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus, known as the Musical Ambassadors of the Army, will perform Sunday, March 16, at Lincoln’s Manuel Rivero Hall Gymnasium at 5 p.m.
The free, public concert marks this year’s...
Cavities can be contagious
Bacteria related to tooth decay can be shared with loved ones
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
I hear it every day, “my mom had bad teeth, I guess I got this from her.” Perhaps that is true, but not in the way we may think. Researchers have found that dental disease causing bacteria can be transmitted from one person to another.
In the case of cavities, the bacteria Streptococcus...
Unionville looks to boost activity fees
Maximum fee to top out at $100 per sport in 2014-15
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It looks like most participation fees for sports and other school activities will be increasing for the 2014-15 school year in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District.
The increases will be the first since the fees were put into place for the 2012-13 school year, although a handful of activities...
