Unionville wins fourth straight, blanks Octorara, 42-0

Indians need win over Kennett Saturday, help, to return to 4A District playoffs By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Mason Popham races into open space against Octorara. EAST MARLBOROUGH — It will take one more win and some level of help from the football gods, but Unionville made a strong statement Friday night about why it should make a return trip to the district 4A playoffs...

Video: Unionville beats Great Valley

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Bike FixIt Day gives bikes, kids a second chance

Dozens of volunteers work to get donated bikes cleaned and repaired during the annual Bike FixIt day at Patton Middle School, Saturday. EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the 16th straight year, members of the Unionville community gathered to wash, repair and rework donated bikes to the needy — and Saturday morning volunteers were greeted with a perfect fall morning, working outside and inside Patton Middle...

Stout defense carries Unionville

Gades, Popham solid, but turnovers, powerful defense help Indians bury Great Valley, 24-7 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Drew Diehl drives Great Valley's Tom Brown into the turf. The Indians' defense was dominant and did not allow a score all day.—Mike McGann photo MALVERN — It was the kind of a game that could have been a trap for Unionville — a struggling...

Price’s school tax projections disputed

School district works to put out numbers after board member issues his own projections; no new teacher contract talks until Nov. 10 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — Paul Price has gone rogue again on the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board — and don’t hold your breath waiting for another teacher contract negotiation session. While there won’t be any further talks...

Unionville test scores 2nd in state

District tops in reading in ’09-10 PSSAs, strong SAT scores revealed By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — The numbers are in from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests and again the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District has come through some of the best scores in the entire commonwealth — rating tops in Pennsylvania in reading, fourth in math...

Teachers pension reform bill likely dead

Political considerations appear to trump needs of school districts such as Unionville as state Senate, House clash over bill By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Republican and Democratic legislators were unable to reach deal on teacher pensions, dumping the issue back in the laps of local school boards, such as Unionville's. Political gamesmanship — and a fight over taxes for the Marcellus...

Video: Unionville defeats Sun Valley, 38-7

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Unionville dominates Sun Valley, 38-7

Indians’ most complete effort of season; get four interceptions By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Drew Diehl puts a big hit on Sun Valley quarterback Bill Hudson, Friday night. ASTON — It took only a minute and 45 seconds to tell that Unionville had, shall we say, a more motivated week in practice. Mason Popham picked off a Bill Hudson pass on the second play of...

An early morning donut and a thousand reasons to hope

Reminders of why we need to look past the headlines and remember our shared community By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com POCOPSON — It’s easy to lose perspective, just from reading the headlines. Whether it’s home foreclosures, the nasty infighting in the political arena or even some of the thorny issues confronting this community in terms of the school district, one could think that...