Barnard House bids higher than expected
Pocopson supervisors debate whether to rebid the project, or seek negotiation
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
The future for the Barnard House renovation may be facing a stormy future as township supervisors disagreed Monday night whether or not to put the project out to rebid, after the first series of bids to renovate the building came in higher than budgeted.
POCOPSON — During Monday’s...
Pocopson Founders Day is Sunday
Annual event is back, and bigger than ever, 12-4, on Sept. 16th
Fun, food and games are just part of the fun — as seen above from a previous Founders Day — at the annual Pocopson Founders Day, Sunday, Sept. 16 at Pocopson Park from noon to 4 p.m.
POCOPSON – Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of music, food, entertainment and children’s games at the township’s annual Founders Day celebration,...
13 named National Merit Semifinalists at UHS
Unionville High School principal Paula Massanari congratulates the 2013 National Merit Scholars from the school. Pictured: Jack Bubes, Katherine Jin, Brian Leipold, Hannah Nam, Alexander Peterson, Meghan Shea, Steven Silverman, Ashish Streatfield, Beck Tuvesson, Emily Winn, Marina Wright and Jacqueline Xu. Not pictured: Kristin Smith.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville High School announced Wednesday...
UCF bond refi, food/transport restructuring could save $
Taxpayers could see as much as $160,000 in net savings
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Sometimes, it’s a lot of small changes that add up.
While there were few earth-shattering matters on the docket for Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education work session, it appears a few smaller moves will be made to save the district — and taxpayers — a healthy chunk...
United Way kicks off 2012-13 fund campaign
Organization supports education, senior and youth programs throughout southern Chester County
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
United Way of Southern Chester County is kicking off its annual fund drive — from left: UWSCC board president Karen Myers, Board Vice President Ed Sparks and UWSCC Executive Director Carrie Freeman display one of the signs seen around the community reminding folks to give...
Mirror, Mirror
Do we worry too much about what we think others see?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
How often do you look in the mirror during the course of a day?
Twice? Ten times? One hundred?
I’ve never actually taken the time to count. But, I think it’s safe to say that I do it a MINIMUM of ten times. I wake up, fix my hair, and put on make-up. I go to the gym and workout (mirrors galore)....
Pancoast, Unionville race past Souderton
Indians pick up big road win, with strong second half effort
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
Unionville’s Tom Pancoast races to the right sideline for a big gain, Friday against Souderton. The senior quarterback rushed for 193 yards, while passing for 71 more to pace the Indians to 29-23 victory.
FRANCONIA — Maybe it was the lightning. Or maybe, there’s something to this concept of using...
Locals say political conventions still have value
With Election 2012 kicking into high gear, RNC, DNC spark interest
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Some pundits will tell you that the day of political party conventions meaning much of anything has passed — they’re little more than pre-packaged “pep rallies” for the respective parties and candidates. But if you ask two Chester County residents — both freshly back from their party’s convention...
Housing price rebound could be happening
Everything appears to be in place for housing market recovery
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
A sharp boost in home prices during the spring could signal a recovery in the long-suffering U.S. housing market, according to an industry report issued Tuesday and reported in CNNMoney (by Les Christie, Aug 28, 2012).
The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80% of...
