Cupcake reprieve: new Wellness Policy allows birthday treats
Spontaneous food drop off to be banned, healthier snacks to be sold and nutrition lessons and physical activity to be encouraged
Cupcakes and othe sweet treats will still be permitted for student birthdays, but the Unionville-Chads Ford School District's new Wellness Policy will restrict spontaneous dropoff of food, limit the sale of snacks in school to healthier items and encourage better nutrition...
School district to evaluate programs for potential future cuts
With projected budget gaps looming starting in ’13-’14, administration looks for savings options if needed
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — While the process to develop the 2012-13 school year budget for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District has been among the quieter and least controversial in years, district officials say they worry that the following...
Residents voice nearly unanimous plea not to privatize Pocopson Home
More than 200 attend county commissioners’ 2nd information session
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
About 230 local residents turned out for a meeting Monday night about the future of the Pocopson Home, with most supporting continued Chester County operation of the 275-bed facility.
DOWNINGTOWN — The venue was larger and the crowd a bit smaller, but the message to the...
Unionville High wins math competition for 2nd year
A team of four students took top prize at Temple University’s Owlympiad
Winners of the Temple University Mathematics Owlympiad, Unionville High School students (from left) Jackie Xu, Alex Shin, Steven Silverman, Meghan Shea celebrate with faculty adviser Carrie Dickmann.
A Unionville High team grabbed an early lead and never looked back Friday, winning the annual Temple University Mathematics...
Unionville High students ranked 4th in state for proficiency
School earned gold-medal status from U.S. News & World Report
A national news magazine gave Unionville High School cause for celebration last week, awarding it gold-medal status.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the school fourth in Pennsylvania out of 752 schools and among the top 500 high-performing, public high schools across the country.
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Birmingham OKs move in ‘green’ direction
Supervisors agree to approve property owners’ projects
By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
BIRMINGHAM — Township supervisors have decided to support a couple of township property owners plans to “go green,” a process that played out over a couple of board of supervisors meetings, but were give supervisors support this week.
At the meeting on April 16, Jim Westwood, a representative...
Indians advance to District Championship match with 3-2 win over Council Rock North
Unionville’s Johnny Wu battles to claim second singles and win for the Indians
By Dave Conard Sports editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville's Johnny Wu battled back to win his singles match cementing the win
GRATERFORD–Enduring beyond blustery condition at the beautiful facilities at Perkiomen Valley High School, Unionville claimed three of four matches before defaulting in the second...
Local math superstar numbered among U.S. best
Unionville High student one of 14 national winners
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
Shashwat Kishore (left) accepted an award recently from the American Entomological Society for his science project. The Unionville student was among the top finishers in the USA Junior Mathematics Olympiad
To calculate the probability of a Unionville High freshman’s latest accomplishment, one...
Turning tragedy into action: working to keep teens safe
Grieving Unionville couple committed to saving lives with better driving training
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
A Unionville High student demonstrates one of the driving simulators.
Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, a statistic so dire that the Centers for Disease Control added this explanation to its most recent data: Eight teens ages...
E. Marlborough supervisor: spelling counts
Asks whether Marlboro Woods Lane should be renamed to fix spelling
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
At least one East Marlborough supervisor says he feels that shorter is not sweeter and that the township should consider renaming Marlboro Woods Lane to match the township's spelling.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — What’s a few letters between friends?
Enough that a township supervisor is asking...
