Letter: Bullying must stop in Unionville-Chadds Ford
To The Editor:
The public meeting of the UCF School Board last Tuesday started with a wonderful announcement that 12 of our students had qualified as National Merit finalists.
This joy quickly faded to disgust when a father of a sixth grade student legally attending Patton Middle School rose to address the Board about the bullying his son has experienced for sometime with no corrective action being...
Living without regrets
Don’t wonder what might have been, make it happen
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I can be sappy sometimes.
And, never more so than when I read articles like this one about the regrets of dying people (http://www.viralnova.com/regret-when-older/). UGH. Heart strings.
I don’t want to regret ANYTHING. Right? Don’t you feel that way?
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County Democrats give McCord endorsement for Governor
Koplinski, Trivedi, Maxwell also earn nods as primaries take shape
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
With the endorsement from the CCDC, Rob McCord lis emerging as an early favorite to be the Democrats’ governor nominee. Chester County’s Democrats were the first in the state to endorse the State Treasurer for governor.
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Democratic Committee rallied...
Pennsylvania deserves better than Kick-The-Can
To The Editor,
We have a pension crisis in Pennsylvania. It was created by Governor Ridge and the legislature, when the passed Act 9 of 2001, then kicked down the road by Governor Rendell and the legislature for the 8 years that he was in office. In 2011 the pension crisis was addressed by Act 120, a balanced bipartisan solution to a long-term problem that moves the state toward paying off the bill.
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County GOP endorses most of slate for 2014
Corbett, 167th battle highlights of largely quiet convention
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
County Commissioner Ryan Costello thanks Chetser County Republicans after being endorsed as the party’s candidate for the 6th Congressional District, Wednesday, during the committee’s annual convention.
WEST GOSHEN — Although most of Wednesday night’s endorsement votes during the Chester County Republican...
Corbett: ‘I don’t concede anything’
Lays out his case for African-American business roundtable in Caln
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Gov. Tom Corbett had a simple message Wednesday for those who would suggest that he concede getting much in the way of the African-American vote in his reelection race:
“I don’t concede anything,” an animated, feisty but at times professorial, governor said to a roundtable of more than...
UCF board approves new 4-year pact with Sanville
Superintendent now under contract through Aug., 2018
Dr. John Sanville
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — John Sanville is officially staying on for another four years as Superintendent of Schools for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District — and while the entire Board of Education welcomed that fact, there wasn’t unanimous agreement on the terms of his new four-year pact...
Corbett moves to reappoint Powelson to PUC
Kennett Square resident has chaired utilities commission since 2011
Robert F. Powelson
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett moved Tuesday to reappoint Robert F. Powelson of Kennett Square to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, or PUC. Powelson has served as a PUC chairman since February 2011.
“As chairman, Rob Powelson has worked tirelessly for Pennsylvania ratepayers and consumers,”...
12 UHS students honored as National Merit Scholars
EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the second straight year, 12 Unionville High School students were named finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) this week — something just 15,000 high school students in the United States can say. The award is granted on the basis of their PSAT and SAT scores, along with their academic achievement and extra-curricular activities.
The students are: Ari...
Corn maze comes under Pocopson scrutiny
Township approves contracts for project at Barnard House
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
POCOPSON —Supervisors heard arguments last week as to why a local corn maze is — or isn’t — a permitted use of a Rt. 842 property, just one of a number of issues discussed in front of a packed house last week.
Once held in front of a largely empty room, Board of Township Supervisors’ meetings...
