Drunk driver who injured trooper sent to state prison
A Glen Mills woman was sentenced to 14 to 28 months in jail for crash on U.S. 1
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A drunk driver slammed into the side of Trooper Chad Burgwald’s police cruiser on U.S. 1 on Dec. 29.
A drunk-driver struck the driver’s side of Trooper Chad Burgwald’s state patrol cruiser as he was parked in the middle of the U.S. 1 median to monitor traffic...
Upland student takes 1st at national track meet
Upland Country Day School fourth grader Nikolas Toocheck won first place and national honors at the USA Youth Track & Field National Championships.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Upland Country Day School fourth grader Nikolas Toocheck recently earned first place and national honors at the USA Youth Track & Field National Championships held at Maverick Stadium at the University of Texas in Arlington,...
Furniture store to showcase artists, authors
Dane Decor in Downingtown to host multi-media exhibit that opens Sept. 8
Artist Donna Usher and one of the paintings from her Meditation series.
A Downingtown store is poised to take the guesswork out of matching art with your furniture by showcasing them together.
At Dane Décor’s “Visionary Art and Artists” exhibit, which debuts Sept. 8 and will run for three months, customers can purchase...
Unionville’s Pancoast one of the areas best signal callers
Indians senior will be relied on heavily to repeat 2011 success.
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, Unionville Times.com
Unionville senior Tom Pancoast will be relied on for his legs and his arm.
UNIONVILLE–It could be a year to look forward to as District One and Southeastern Pennsylvania boast some great signal callers- Here’s our list of the 30 to watch.
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‘Falling’ for the autumn fashion options
Now that summer is almost over, it’s time to embrace the looks that will make for a stylish fall
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
There is no denying that summer is coming to an end. The air in the morning is crisper. The days are getting shorter. In the stores, school supplies are at a minimum and Halloween decorations are prominently displayed.
Waaaaaah!
It has been REALLY hot...
New laws slashing mortgage fees
New disclosure rule on closing costs will open the door to home buying for more
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
We’ve all been in the position of finally putting together enough money to buy a home, or helping a child put money down on a first home, and after putting together a 10-20% deposit, finding ourselves reeling from the mortgage company estimate that includes a whole lot of unexpected...
Words, deeds, and misdeeds make county history
Archives celebrating 30-year partnership that has assisted thousands of researchers
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Laurie A. Rofini, director of the Chester County Archives and Records Services, checks a document in the climate-controlled storage area.
Confronting the likelihood he would not survive the Civil War, a Chester County native stationed near Hampton, Va., penned a detailed...
UCF board unlikely to seek EIT
Members say income tax wouldn’t pass referendum, cite loss in 2007 ballot measure
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Although West Marlborough became the fourth municipality in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District to impose an earned income tax (EIT) last month, it seems unlikely school officials will pursue such a tax.
During Monday night’s Board of Education Finance...
Police: Would-be Wawa thieves know the drill
Crooks allegedly foiled by efforts to gain entry with power tools
Detectives believe this alleged thief specializes in gaining access to Wawa stores with power tools.
If police are correct, some tenacious would-be thieves persevered in their attempts to gain entry into a Wawa store in East Goshen because they had been successful in Lower Merion Township.
Westtown-East Goshen Regional police said officers...
Oft-maligned county workers get commended
Domestic Relations Office praised for delivering deserved financial support to children
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Employees from the enforcement unit of the Domestic Relations Office fill the jury box in Courtroom Two for a group photo.
Imagine trying to wrangle child-support payments from individuals determined to avoid them or playing a role in jailing someone chronically...
