New name, same mission: Brandywine Valley SPCA
The Chester County SPCA announced Tuesday that from now on it will be known as the Brandywine Valley SPCA.
The Board of Directors determined unanimously that the organization’s name needed to change to reflect its expanding geographic reach. The CCSPCA has been providing animal welfare services for Chester and Delaware Counties, but since the first of January, is now handling animal services for...
County to partner with CCEDC on business survey
Chester County will partner with the Chester County Economic Development Council on a survey of the county’s businesses. The county commissioners, CCEDC leaders and other business leaders gathered Tuesday to announce the survey. First row (l-r) Malcolm Johnstone, Executive Director, West Chester Business Improvement District, Michelle Kichline, Chester County Commissioner, MaryFrances McGarrity,...
Snow or not, UCF board meets to OK budget
District issues statement on teacher resignation controversy
By Karen Cresta, Staff Writer, The Times
Although Unionville-Chadds Ford Schools were closed both Monday and Tuesday, the Board of Education met to issue preliminary approval of its 2016-17 budget as required by state law. Because of the weather, not everyone who wished to attend could, inluding board Vice President Jeff Hellrung who attended...
UCFSD statement on Rowe incident
Complete text of the statement by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District on the Rowe incident:
We take pride in the open and honest manner in which we communicate with you – our community. We are always transparent and forthright in addressing all manner of topics. Today we will discuss a situation that has recently been shared on social media. It is important that you know the truth.
It...
Unionville HS teacher resignation sparks social media furor
District, ex-teacher disagree over why she was investigated
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
A former Unionville-Chadds Ford School District teacher and the schools’ administration have strikingly different accounts of how she came to resign her part-time teaching position at Unionville High School, after a social media furor was touched off last week over what sparked her departure.
Winden Rowe,...
Roads hazardous, as storm blankets Chester County
Many area roads hazardous, officials ask folks to stay home
Snow continued to fall throughout all of Chester County with as much as 30 inches now forecast before the storm ends Early Sunday.
It’s a bit of a good news, bad news scenario.
The bad news — it looks like a lot more snow than the originally forecast 12 to 18 inches of snow will fall over much of Chester County. By late Saturday afternoon,...
Blizzard bearing down on Chester County
Chester County is bracing for what looks to be a massive snowstorm and blizzard-like conditions starting Friday night — with most of the county looking at 12 to 18 inches of snow and high winds into Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Warning for the eastern side of Chester County, with a Winter Storm Warning for the remaining portions of the county. While most of the county...
State Police seek help on attempted kidnap
PENN — State Police are asking for help from the public to learn more about an attempted kidnapping of a township girl on Tuesday and to be extra vigilant in reporting suspicious activity near school bus stops.
Police said that after a 10-year-old girl got off her school bus in the area of Oxford Circle and Penn Drive, as she was walking home along the sidewalk, she was accosted by a man, who allegedly...
Fiorentino named interim WCU president
Long time West Chester University faculty member Dr. Christopher M. Fiorentino has been named the school’s interim president.
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education on Thursday appointed Dr. Christopher M. Fiorentino, vice president for external operations at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, to serve as the university’s interim president effective...
NWS issues Blizzard Watch for portions of Chester County
Although computer modeling shows a wide variation of possibilities, the National Weather Service now sees the area in light green as the most likely storm track and has issue a Blizzard Watch — a combination of heavy snow and high winds is possible — from Friday night through Sunday for southeastern Chester County, with snow totals in the 12 to 18 inch range.
Although there were still some variations...
