Can there really be ‘Smart’ growth? Yes
Tax discount program adopted by Caln could be used to manage growth, get ratables
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Driving down Lincoln Highway the other day, I was a little shocked to note how many businesses were either struggling or shuttered, and I was thinking to myself, “man, I hope there’s something that can be done about that.”
As it turns out, there is, and Caln is doing something...
At CFES, being benched proves productive
Fifth-graders combine efforts to leave unique seat for future students
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Fifth-graders Michael Walter-Dillon (from left), Katelyn Kurkewicz, and Peter Kucharczuk show off their memory-layered gift to the school.
An effort to heed a tradition turned into a creative bench press for fifth-graders at Chadds Ford Elementary.
Eager to continue the longstanding...
USC seeks to reinvent itself as booster umbrella
By centralizing finances, would simply new Title IX reporting requirements for UHS sports clubs
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — With changing requirements under Title IX meaning increased reporting by school districts on the contributions of athletic booster organizations, the Unionville Sports Council is seeking to reinvent itself as an umbrella body for Unionville High School’s...
Brandywine Ace Grand Re-Opening celebrates best of the old and the new, Sat.
Brandywine Ace Pet and Farm has all-new look, inside and out, but features the same great service that has made the store a staple in the area for than 150 years. Saturday, they celebrate their grand reopening, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
POCOPSON — The old bromide suggests “everything old is new again.”
And while that might seem unlikely in this world of smartphones, social media and the like, the true...
Ferentinos, Jacono become Eagle Scouts
Dominic S. Ferentinos (left) and Brenton M. Jacono of Boy Scout Troop 31 of Chadds Ford were elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout, at a Court of Honor earlier this month.
CHADDS FORD — Dominic S. Ferentinos and Brenton M. Jacono, were both awarded the highest honor from the Boy Scouts of America; Eagle Scout. A ceremony was held on May 6 at Troop 31’s Court of Honor in Chadds Ford. Troop 31...
New initiatives aim to turn rescues into cherished pets
Adoption is Chester County SPCA’s goal; until then, add Mozart and spritz of vanilla
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Michele Amendola (left), kennel coordinator at the Chester County SPCA, and Carin Ford, a board member, show off a Doberman pinscher puppy that they hope will be a short-time guest at the facility.
The Doberman pinscher puppies yelped gleefully when a visitor opened...
UCF budget OK’d; new teacher deal likely to be ratified next week
Budget calls for 2.01% balanced tax hike; new teacher pact increases costs by 2.19% per year
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The final shape and form the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 2013-14 budget took one step closer to becoming clear when the Board of Education voted 7-1 to give preliminary approval to a budget that would increase taxes by a 2.01% on average.
Meanwhile,...
Eco-Fair debuts this Saturday at UES
EAST MARLBOROUGH — To help spread awareness about green living and educate families, children, and the community about sustaining the environment, the first annual Eco Fair is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sponsored by The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Foundation’s Green Initiatives Committee and hosted by Unionville Elementary School, this free rain or shine event will...
Galer Estate wins 10 medals in wine competitions
Local winery has now won 46 medals just since 2011; 2011 Chardonnay wins gold
Just some of the Galer Estate medal-winning wines on display.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Galer Estate Vineyard & Winery in just won 10 medals in international and national blinded wine competitions in the Finger Lakes, N.Y. and Sonoma, Ca., bringing its total to 46 prestigious medal awards since 2011, the first year of operation...
Sign of the times: supervisors remind about rules
Those placing signs are asked to follow the rules, officials say
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
Although only a few campaign signs have popped up on the grass triangle at Route 52, Unionville-Lenape Road and Wawaset Road, township officials are reminding those placing the signs that rules govern where — and when they can be placed.
POCOPSON — Along with warm weather, Spring brings outdoor...
