Pocopson Elementary’s Art & Garden fundraiser on Saturday

Hundreds of silent auction items for bidding, crafts and plants for sale, food, & kids’ activities By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times More than 21 varieties of plants will be for sale, this Saturday at the annual Pocopson Elementary School Art & Garden sale. POCOPSON – On Saturday, Pocopson Elementary School, in the Unionville Chadds-Ford School District, will kick off the spring...

Magisterial district judge resigns after arrest

Former jurist accused of same conduct for which she was suspended in July By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Embattled Chester County Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold resigned from her position Tuesday after being arrested. In July, Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold pleaded with the state Court of Judicial Discipline to let her keep her “dream” job at a sanctions...

10 charged with heroin dealing

Eight alleged to have been dealing deadly drug in southern Chester County By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times State, county and local police announced the arrests of 10 individuals on charges of selling heroin. From left, top: Alejandro Guzman, John Anderson, bottom, from left, William Jones and Kyle Kellner Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced Monday a series of 10 arrests this month...

Mock crash: sobering reality check for teens

D.A. wishes every high school would present similar program  By Kathleen Brady, Managing Editor, The Times As the Rustin High student body watches, first-responders work to extricate the students trapped in the vehicle during the mock crash exercise. The two blood-splattered Bayard Rustin High student drivers managed to crawl from the wreckage of their two-car crash behind the school, but several...

Survey reveals Unionville student drug, alcohol use

Survey: 2/3rds of UHS seniors had used alcohol, 40% tried marijuana By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — The numbers are stark: two-thirds of Unionville High School seniors had consumed an alcoholic beverage at some point — and nearly half had consumed one within 30 days of a survey taken in the fall of 2011. More frighteningly, a survey suggests that students say they think smoking...

‘The Princess Bride’ will swashbuckle its way into your heart

UHS Spring Play debuts Thursday, with additional shows Friday and Saturday By Eddy K. Foster, Staff Writer, The Times Westley, Buttercup, and Humperdinck: Ashish Streatfield, Tessa Jackson, Samir Streatfield. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The cult classic 1987 Rob Reiner film “The Princess Bride” will come to the stage at Unionville this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Framed as a story recounted...

Considering our own perception of the image in the mirror

http://youtu.be/XpaOjMXyJGk Dove video demonstrates difference between how we see ourselves and how others do By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times This video stopped me in my tracks. I am ashamed to admit that I am guilty of having a very self-critical attitude about my looks. I would like to blame the society that we live in, but that’s a cop out.  I have no problem teaching my boys to never...

Quiet nature of teacher talks is good news

The numbers are close; a fair deal is there to be made. Will sense prevail? By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Sometimes, no news is good news. Until last Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, there had been virtually not a peep about the ongoing negotiations between the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education and its teachers union, a departure from the previous negotiation cycle, which led...

Choosing a college while keeping finances in mind

Educational concerns sometimes aren’t the only factors to weigh By Bronwyn X. Martin, Columnist, The Times It’s the time of year when high school seniors across the country are making their final decisions about where they will attend college. Selecting the right college has always been a complex process, but in challenging economic times, the decision can be even more complicated for students...

Commissioners’ latest road trip: Nottingham

  Traveling meetings an effort to accommodate attendees in variety of locales  Chester County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell and Kathi Cozzone will hold their second “on the road” meeting on Thursday in Nottingham. If your work schedule has hampered your insight into the inner workings of county government by precluding your attendance at late-morning meetings,...