Pocopson Elementary students learn about heart health
‘Healthy Heart Day’ offers students hands on learning while having hun
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson’s Physical Education and Health teacher, Allison Tester, teaches students how blood flows through the heart at Pocopson’s Healthy Heart Day.
POCOPSON – Students at Pocopson Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district literally learned about...
Help in search for purr-fect Valentine’s Day gift
Chester County SPCA is offering adoption special for cats looking for home
Boots, a young, mid-sized, domestic, short-haired cat, would like to be your Valentine.
Still looking for that ideal Valentine’s gift? The Chester County SPCA would like to offer a purr-fect solution.
From Feb. 14 to Feb. 17, the county nonprofit is offering a $14 adoption special for cat 6 months or older. The adoption...
12 UHS students named National Merit Finalists
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Twelve Unionville High School students were named finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) this week — something just 15,000 high school students in the United States can say. The award is granted on the basis of their PSAT and SAT scores, along with their academic achievement and extra-curricular activities.
The students are: Jack Bubes, Katherine Jin, Brian...
Birmingham to honor Bush, Phreaner
Township plans plaques for township officials who died in 2012
By Liz Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
Sandy Hollow in Birmingham, where township officials plan to honor to long-time volunteers for the township.
BIRMINGHAM — Two prominent township officials will be memorialized in the Birmingham Hill and Sandy Hollow. Recreation, Parks and Open Space committee member, Jim Phreaner, who passed suddenly...
Equal time: a male response to Kelly
Editor’s Note: In the interests of equal time, fairness and well, just because it’s so darn fun, we celebrate this Valentine’s Day by offering space for a rebuttal of our popular Sunday columnist, Kelly Hockenberry by her husband, Joe.
By Joe Hockenberry, Special to The Times
I walked into my Monday morning hoops game this past week and was greeted with the following: “Man, your...
Mouth ulcers – what a pain!
These mysterious and painful lesions impact 1 out of 5 people
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Yesterday, when I told my husband what this month’s column would be on, he looked puzzled. I know there are new and exciting high tech and wonderful things to write about and yet, every week we see people who are suffering and just don’t know why.
If you are one of the many folks...
Pocopson OK’s Marlboro Rd. house project
Founders Day set for Sept. 15; split vote on Rt. 52 roundabout project
By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson township officials discuss a proposed home construction on Marlboro Road, Monday night, as proposed by Kevin and Cathy Koehler. From left supervisor Georgia Brutscher, supervisor Steve Conary, Joe Mingioni, builder for the project, Susan Simone, township secretary, Jim Hatfield, township...
Unionville High alum rocks to Grammy acclaim
2000 grad a member of award-winning quartet Halestorm
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Joe Hottinger (left), a 2000 Unionville grad and member of the group Halestorm, shares in the 2013 Grammy award for the song “Long Bites (So Do I).”
Even if Unionville High Band Director Scott Litzenberg had time to watch the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, he would not have known that...
Corbett budget proposals leave school budget in flux
Proposed changes to pensions, other changes could mean new budget math
Gov. Tom Corbett
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Don’t get too attached to the preliminary budget that the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education adopted last month.
Thanks to budget proposals from Gov. Tom Corbett last week — including one that would reduce the amount of increase in pension costs —...
Unionville Elementary adopts ‘sister’ school in Africa
Students help raise money for new school, learn about new culture
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times
Students at Lighthouse Academy in Kenya prepare for their school lesson. Students at Unionville Elementary School have adopted the African school and have raised funds and supplies for students there.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – For students at Unionville Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds...
