Police kickoff increased seatbelt enforcement
Eighty-seven municipal police departments across southeast Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Police will conduct seat belt enforcement activities as part of a statewide Click It Or Ticket mobilization which runs from May 16 through June 5, and will include the Memorial holiday weekend.
Municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will focus on roadways with high...
Question over conflict on Poplar Tree home in E. Marlborough
Board of Supervisors approves new paving, commercial signs
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The township’s Board of Supervisors’ held a short meeting on Monday night at the East Marlborough Township building. It did not break the record of the shortest meeting but it lasted about a half an hour with most of that time spent on the controversial property at 101 Poplar...
Killion is sworn in as state Senator
New state Sen. Tom Killion (R-9) takes the oath of office, Wednesday, in the state Senate Chambers in Harrisburg. Killion won a special election April 26 to replace retiring state Sen. Dominic Pileggi.
HARRISBURG — Tom Killion (R-9) was sworn into office as the state senator representing the 9th Senatorial District in Delaware and Chester counties during a ceremony Wednesday in the Senate Chamber...
Upland students participate in trout release
In cooperation with Stroud, students help restock Brandywine
Fourth grade students at Upland raised trout for release into Brandywine Creek as part of the Pennsylvania Trout In the Classroom program through Stroud Water Research.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Students in Mrs. Laurie Whiteman’s fourth grade class at Upland Country Day School gathered together this week along the Brandywine as the rain fell...
23 recognized as scholar athletes in Chesco
U.S. Rep Pat Meehan (R-7) with his district’s Scholar-Athletes, including 23 students from Chester County.
U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7) recognized 23 Chester County students with the Congressional Scholar-Athlete Award on May 5, 2016. The award is given to students who exemplify the selfless dedication to school and sports that define the leaders of tomorrow. The students received the award...
UCF board likely to look at UHS rankings again
Directors seek to add data to student rankings
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It appears the much-discussed subject of student ranking will make a return at next week’s Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education meeting, less than two months after the board agreed to a compromise proposal to end decile rankings of students at Unionville High School.
What remains to be seen...
Volunteers prep for UHS AfterProm
Public walk-through planned for Saturday evening
It is time for the annual Unionville High School After Prom — an event designed to keep prom attendees safe and entertained following the big night. One of the top incentives for students to attend: a drawing to win a car, donated by Scott Honda of Westtown. This year’s car was deleivered Monday and presented to the Unionville High School PTO....
Mushroom Fest grand prize: Golden Ticket
The Mushroom Festival is pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s Amateur Mushroom Cook-Off will win a Golden Ticket to compete in the World Food Championships. Our Amateur Mushroom Cook-Off is officially a Preferred Qualifier event of the World Food Championship in the Recipe (Breakfast) category.
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Commissioners present $250K to Melton Center
Staff, board members and students taking part in programs at the Melton Arts and Education Center in West Chester, accepting a check for $250,000 from the Chester County Commissioners. The funds will be used for many improvements to the facility.
WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Commissioners recently presented a check for $250,000 to staff, board members and after-school program participants...
7 Kennett HS students honored at Emmys
Kennett High School students at the NATAS awards ceremony at Drexel University last week.
PHILADELPHIA — The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented awards to seven Kennett High School students at least week’s award ceremony at Drexel University.
Since 2002, the NATAS awards have recognized outstanding cultural, educational, technological,...
