How to get your kids to eat fruits and vegetables
It may take a little creativity and marketing, but it can be done
By Nina Gundecha, Columnist, The Times
All parents have faced the wrath of a five year old who refuses to eat his spinach because he doesn’t like the look of it… the taste of it… the smell of it… or, the texture of it. In fact, he likes absolutely nothing about it and there is nothing you can do at that moment to get the five...
Tickets for Ed. Foundation gala now on sale
PENNSBURY — Tickets are now on sale for the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation Golden Gala, Feb. 8 at The Gables, which will benefit the students of the school district.
The event — which will help to fund the foundation’s program of grants, scholarships and other enhancements to the educational program at the district’s six schools — features hors d’oeuvres, dancing, and open...
Snow way! Another storm set to dump on county
Schools, county offices close as up to a foot of snow could hit area
Where have we heard this one before?
Snow mixed with frigid temperatures has brought most of Chester County to a halt, closing schools, some municipal offices, county offices and other venues, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the county.
The southern portion of the county is expected to see the greatest...
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District hosts annual MLK Day of Service
Chadds Ford Elementary School students help children in need
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times
Malina Margolus (left) helps Chadds Ford Elementary Kindergartener Ava Robbins (right) craft a no-sew blanket to be donated to children in need.
CHADDS FORD – As we celebrate the life and mission of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district are reflecting...
My terrible secret: The Bachelor
Yes, it’s bad. But there are important life lessons, here, right?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I have a secret.
And, it’s bad. Really, really bad.
I watch “The Bachelor.”
I KNOW! I KNOW! Stop judging! It is just SO DARN ENTERTAINING. But, there are also lessons to be learned, ladies….so, pull up a chair for my assessment of this train-wreck of a show:
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UCF board expected to approve crew club
Some of the nation’s top rowers attend UHS — now they can compete for the school
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education is expected to approve Crew as a new club sport for Unionville High School, next Tuesday.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Although the Unionville area boasts a number of the nation’s top young rowers, Unionville High School has lacked its own...
Happy Dental New Year
A new year could mean new insurance and different rules and fees
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
January is the month of renewal, time to start over, make some healthy changes or break some old habits. It is also a new year for most dental insurance plans.
There is no perfect dental insurance plan, some plans will work better for you and your family. Dental insurance plans...
UCF tax hike likely, but no referendum
Proposed preliminary budget calls for 4.01% take hike
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — After Monday night’s vote to adopt a proposed preliminary budget for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, the only two things that appear assured are that there won’t be a voter referendum to approve hikes beyond the Act 1 limits but local school taxes will increase.
The budget document...
Maureen Ann (Nelson) Kanara
Maureen Ann (Nelson) Kanara
As submitted by the Longwood Funeral Home of Matthew Genereux
Maureen Ann (Nelson) Kanara, 56, passed away peacefully after a courageous, eight year battle with cancer on January 8, 2014, with her devoted husband of 33 years, Edward W. Kanara by her side.
Originally of River Forest, Illinois, Maureen was born on July 2, 1957 to the late Nancy Feeley Nelson and Ronald T....
Art Watch: John Hannafin
An authentic creative voice
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s local art watch focuses on brightly colored neo-impressionist work of local popular artist John Hannafin. John grew up in West Chester in a bucolic setting of a centuries old stone home surrounded by green farmlands and historic properties.
While he may be most nationally famous for his “Art Across America”...
