Callahan delivers as Phillies roll 7-4 in URA action

Phillies Liam Callahan had an outstanding game both at the plate and on the mound URA provides thrilling games on Saturday docket with Phils/ Astros match up By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH—How many times have seen a major league player make a great catch, only to be the first player at bat to lead off the next inning?    Send article as...

Line-painting may prompt lines of traffic

Road repairs could also create jams, PennDOT warns Line-painting trucks, lane restrictions, and lane closures are among the potential traffic-jammers on tap for area residents, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The agency said slow-moving painting vehicles will be working throughout the county from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next week. In addition, PennDOT identified...

Running In The Red earns 9 Cappie nods

Awards to be presented Sunday evening for regional high school theater EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville High School Players received nine nominations for the fall play, Running in the Red, from the CAPPIES (Critics and Performers).  This organization promotes high school theater throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. The awards will be presented Sunday at Upper Darby High School, and Unionville-Chadds...

Hundreds praise county’s Pocopson Home

Residents packed the Chester County Commissioners' boardroom to voice support for keeping the Pocopson Home county-operated. Privatization, other options to be considered in an attempt to stem recent financial losses By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com WEST CHESTER  —  In its early years, the Pocopson Home served as a point of profit – as well as pride – for Chester County....

Farm Bureau aims to stay grounded

Annual banquet topics run gamut from chips to ticks By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com Joe Fecondo, the local Farm Bureau's vice president (from left); Ed Herr, president of Herr's; Thomas Matthews, a Farm Bureau board member; and Dan Miller, the bureau's board president, display a donation check for the Lighthouse in Oxford. WEST CHESTER – When the original...

Fallen officers to be remembered, May 10

Brass plaques honor the nine fallen police officers, killed in the line of duty, in Chester County, near the old county courthouse. WEST CHESTER — Chester County’s nine fallen police officers range from two members of the Kennett Square force who were fatally ambushed in 1972 by a key operative in the notorious Johnston Brothers gang to the sheriff fatally struck by a milk-delivery train on...

US-202 work in home stretch

The end of the seemingly endless reconstruction work on US-202 in Westtown and West Goshen Townships is approaching, officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said this week. The final paving operation on the 4.3-mile stretch of 202 in West Chester will slow nighttime travel between Matlack Street and Route 100 through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., the agency said. The...

Indians Hopkins snags top ten finish in javelin at 118th Penn Relays

Unionville senior makes his mark with the nation’s elite athletes By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com   Unionville senior Perry Hopkins finished ninth over all in javelin at the Penn Relays PHILADELPHIA—The Penn Relays for a lot of high school athletes, marks the end of a track career and writes the final chapter, good or bad, for hundreds of students every year from across...

What’s so great about living here?

A great deal, actually, from culture, to nature to great schools, Chester County has a lot to offer By Jill Goldman, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com With natural beauty, great schools and one of the great cities of the world just a short car ride away — Philadelphia — Chester County has a lot to offer. Last week we promised to write about why Chester County is such a great place to live.  We often...

Unionville students winning acclaim

Unionville High School junior Meghan Shea, seen here pipetting bacteria into a test tube for her bioremediation project was among a number of Unionville students honored recently for academic achievement. EAST MARLBOROUGH — In the past several weeks, Unionville High students have earned numerous accolades in science, business, and general academics. At a meeting last week of the American Entomological...