11 Unionville High forensics students advance
They will compete at national tournament Memorial Day weekend
Three more Unionville High students have qualified for the CFL Nationals, a tournament that will be held on Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia.
Ed Jing and Alex Shin will advance in Public Forum debate, and Matt Scheivert qualified in Student Congress. They will join Nick Caputo, Jason Shao, Sriki Garlapati, Ananth Panchanadam, Virginia...
Plans for battle reenactment take step forward
2014 Battle of Brandywine reenactment plans move ahead
By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
Members of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment and the 43rd Regiment of Foot seen in action in 2012 at Germantown. The reenactors hope to reenact the Battle of the Brandywine in at Sandy Hollow in Birmingham in 2014.
BIRMINGHAM — The British are coming!
It appears the township will be welcoming them this time,...
Demonstrating a superior sense of place
Patton 8th-grader makes top 10 in state geography competition
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? This C.F. Patton Middle School eighth-grader probably knows that and more.
Jack Odom – after completing a perfect score in the preliminary rounds – placed seventh out of 100 students in the state level of the National Geographic Bee on Friday in Gettysburg, an accomplishment that made...
More than 30,000 bargain books available
Chester County Library’s Annual Spring Book Sale a real page-turner
The Annual Spring Book Sale will take place at the Chester County Library in Exton this weekend.
If you’ve already read the books you bought at the Unionville High sale, here’s another opportunity to grab some inexpensive enlightenment. The Friends of the Chester County Library are holding their annual Spring Book Sale Friday,...
Area mourning loss of Mary Dugan
Teacher, writer, historian left strong mark on Unionville, Kennett areas
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Mary Larkin Dugan, much beloved teacher, writer and historian, died Monday.
The Unionville and Kennett areas are mourning the loss of a beloved teacher, writer and historian Mary Larkin Dugan — the driving force behind the Kennett Underground Railroad Center — who died Monday after a long...
Long-burning curiosity finds way to silver screen
Pocopson native’s film, a tribute to firefighters, makes its debut
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
At the premiere of “Native Boy,” Henry Roosevelt (right) poses with Dave Lichter, who teaches at Pocopson Elementary School. Roosevelt said he remembered Lichter as a particularly positive role model when he was a student in Lichter’s 5th-grade class.
After...
One teen waives hearing; other held for trial
Both will face charges for Birmingham home invasion
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Alexander Granger, 18, of Birmingham Township, waived his preliminary hearing on Monday on charges that include robbery, burglary and possessing an instrument of crime.
DOWNINGTOWN – A college student home for spring break returned from a shopping excursion with her mother about 3 p.m. on...
PennDOT urging residents to save lives
National Donate Life Month an ideal time to become organ donor
Since April marks National Donate Life Month, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants to remind motorists how easily they can help another person live a fuller, longer life by registering online as an organ donor.
“Potential donors considering adding the organ donor designation to their driver’s license or identification...
Police: Drunken driver accused of hit-and-run spree
He was arrested after a witness to 3rd accident gave chase
A Berwyn man is in custody, police said, after a witness to his third, drunken hit-and-run crash on Wednesday gave chase and held him down.
Police from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department said they responded to the area of Paoli Pike in East Goshen Township at 1:06 p.m. to search for a black Nissan X-Terra that was wanted for...
6 district students recognized at regional science fair
Three will advance to next level of competition
Three Unionville High students won first-place awards Thursday night at the Delaware Valley Science Fair in Oaks, and one will advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair next month in Arizona. In addition, two Patton Middle School students earned a spot in the Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Sophomore Shashwat Kishore received first...
