Hundreds take Plunge into Brandywine
Fourth annual ‘Polar Plunge’ raises funds for Brandywine Valley Association
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Swimmers brave the elements — and 35-degree water — to raise money for the Brandywine Valley Association.
EAST BRADFORD — It was cold, the wind was blowing and the wind chill factor put the feel of the chilly morning air somewhere below 20 degrees. So, of course,...
Costello appointed Chester County Commissioner
Some question judges using different criteria to fill opening than used in 2006; new commissioner seen as having an advantage in upcoming elections
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
New Chester County Commissioner Ryan Costello.
WEST CHESTER — Ryan Costello was appointed Thursday as the newest Chester County Commissioner by the county’s Court of Common Pleas judges.
Costello, who had...
Newlin opens bids for Powell Road drainage work
12 bids for new culvert, to be awarded Feb. 15
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Powell Road, in Newlin.
NEWLIN — The township Board of Supervisors opened and reviewed a total of 12 bids Tuesday night for the repair of a culvert on Powell Road.
While the final bid will not be awarded until Feb. 15, after review by the township’s engineering firm, Yerkes Associates, to determine whether...
UCF Food service outsourcing brought into question
Board of Ed. members ask why it makes to sense to tamper with self-sufficient operation
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The march to privatizing school district food services — and potentially other services — may hit a bump in the road if the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education decides later this month not to hire a consultant to look at outsourcing.
During...
Updated: Schools fact-finding report seems to support board position
Teachers rejected proposal that skews more closely to district offer on economic issues, union on work rules
Updated: Feb. 10, adds comments from teachers’ union.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — From a quick read of fact-finder Mariann E. Schick’s proposed settlement between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education...
Unionville board likely to limit tax hike
Members seem ready to keep increase to Act I limits
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Barring a last-minute change of heart, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education seems prepared to limit the tax increase for the 2011-12 school year to just 1.36% in Chester County and 5.04% in Delaware County — less than half of what state limits could potentially allow for...
Unionville adding days to school year
Large number of snow days again force addition of days to district calendar
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Mother nature takes away, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District restores.
In an attempt to keep the school year from extending too deeply into June, the Board of Education is expected to approve adding student days on a pair of days originally planned to...
Unionville teachers reject fact-finding report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association voted to reject the a teachers’ contract settlement proposal offer by a state-appointed mediator — a fact-finding process request initiated by the teachers’ union — as the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board voted unanimously to accept the terms of the proposal, Monday night.
Although...
E. Marlborough supervisors quiz owners on La Tolteca license transfer
New Mexican restaurant slated to open in June in Schoolhouse Crossing
By Jessica Chermack, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
With approval of a liquor license, the final barrier to the opening of La Tolteca in the Schoolhouse Crossing plaza has been cleared. The much-anticipated Mexican eatery is slated to open in June.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Township Board of Supervisors formally approved the transfer...
926 bridge meeting may offer answers
Local officials to quiz PennDOT on changes to bridge replacement plan
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The bridge over the Brandywine is slated for replacement. Officials from local townships are concerned that new plans no longer addres the constant flooding issues on either side of the bridge.
Local officials aren’t expecting a quick fix to their concerns about revisions to the state’s...
