Pocopson grants conditional approval to move house
Supervisors OK Bragg Hill house move if conditions are met
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
The Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors have given preliminary approval to move a house near Bragg Hill Road, provided the property owners comply with 17 conditions.
POCOPSON — A historic home along Bragg Hill Road will be relocated to another part of the property as long as certain conditions...
Tough day for Unionville candidates, Welch & Howard swept aside
Sen. Pileggi wins 9th primary battle, Smith bests UHS grad for US Senate nod
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Sen. Dominic Pileggi will face Democrat Patricia Worrell in the November election for state Senate.
Candidates with Unionville roots did not fare well in Tuesday’s primary elections — Unionville High School graduate Steven Welch placed third in the Republican primary for U.S....
Unionville HS dedicates new outdoor lounge
School’s PTO, students, alum and district partner to convert courtyard
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville High School celebrated Earth Day Monday by dedicating a new outdoor student lounge near the library. From left, Unionville Parent Teacher Organization representative Linda Fischer, UHS Alum Joshua Cauffman who helped with the furniture and landscaping, UCFSD Superintendent...
UCFEF holds 4th annual Yard Sale, May 5
Donations accepted starting this Friday; table rentals also available
By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH – If you’ve got the Spring cleaning bug, look no further than the Unionville Chadds-Ford Education Foundation’s (UCFEF) Fourth Annual District-Wide Yard Sale. This year’s community-wide sale takes place on Saturday, May 5 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30...
Mushroom Festival awards $55,000 in grants
Recipients of grants from the Mushroom Festival gathered Friday to accept some $55,000 for local programs and charities.
KENNETT SQUARE — At the Mushroom Festival Spring Event last Friday, 33 local nonprofit organizations received grants totaling $55,000. Grants are awarded from proceeds of the previous year’s Mushroom Festival including the $2 wristband admission fee.
From 2011 proceeds it...
Pileggi/Howard forum: sparks fly over debt, reform
League of Women Voters event at Crosslands shows stark difference in state Senate primary battle
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Roger Howard (left) and state Sen. Dominic Pileggi traded barbs — and showed vastly differing visions for Pennsylvania during a League of Women Voters forum Thursday night.
PENNSBURY — In more than an hour of sometimes testy exchanges, the two Republican candidates...
Newest county detective learned trade in New Garden
After becoming expert in So. Chester County gang activity, Nangle tapped to join county detectives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
Chester County Detective Joseph Nangle
WEST CHESTER — He started tinkering with TV innards before exploring the inner workings of Hispanic gangs, an expertise that served him well after authorities deemed a December double homicide in Avondale gang-related.
Joseph...
Rzucidlo doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer
State Rep. candidate has spent more than two decades fighting the system
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Susan Rzucidlo, Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 158th District.
NEW GARDEN — Susan Rzucidlo says she knows she can rub some people the wrong way, especially if they get between her and something she’s fighting for, whether it be for her own disabled child, or...
UCF school board passes budget, 8-1
Murphy lone hold-out on $71.1 M 2012-13 spending plan
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — In the end, it was almost quiet.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education gave preliminary approval to its 2012-13 budget Monday night, which calls for an average 1.83% tax increase for district taxpayers.
By an 8-1 margin, the board approved the $71,109,857 spending plan, which will...
Newlin supervisors work to solve address problem
Inconsistent numbering on Brandywine Drive has been an issue for emergency responders
By Catherine Britt, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
This fire, last month on Brandywine Drive in Newlin, was one of a couple recent instances where some emergency services units had trouble finding the proper address because of inconsisent numbering of addresses on the road. Photo courtesy Modena Fire Co.
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