Mushroom Festival awards $55,000 in grants

Recipients of grants from the Mushroom Festival gathered Friday to accept some $55,000 for local programs and charities. KENNETT SQUARE — At the Mushroom Festival Spring Event last Friday, 33 local nonprofit organizations received grants totaling $55,000. Grants are awarded from proceeds of the previous year’s Mushroom Festival including the $2 wristband admission fee. From 2011 proceeds it...

Real estate market moving in the right direction

After some difficult times, some rays of sunshine are popping out in the local real estate market. Welcome to the roll out of the Real Estate Section of The Unionville Times.  The Matson Goldman team is honored to have the opportunity to launch this section and is really excited to bring readers good news about the local real estate market. Good news about the real estate market, you say?  Is it...

Curtain opens on M*A*S*H, let the laughs begin

Unionville performs their adaptation of an  American television classic By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Director Betsy Ballard loves her cast for M*A*S*H SOUTHEAST KOREA (a.k.a UNIONVILLE Auditorium)—Everybody has heard of “M*A*S*H”, an adaptation of the 1970 feature film, which was developed by Larry Gelbart and is still one of the greatest shows in television history. ...

Abens lifts Indians over Huskies with OT winner!

Unionville posted its second straight win by rallying in overtime By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville head coach Wendy Landry has the Indians playing well EAST MARLBOROUGH—Unionville continued to ride the wave of momentum from Thursday’s 13-10 Ches-Mont League win over West Chester East, with another huge effort on Saturday against Patterson Mill from Bel Air, Maryland,...

Not exactly the Facebook of fashion

Or, how to keep your Facebook friends, friends By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com Yes, I know that this does not really have ANYTHING to do with fashion.  BUT, you are a captive audience and this is what I’m in the mood to discuss today… Let’s do this!    Send article as PDF   

Pileggi/Howard forum: sparks fly over debt, reform

League of Women Voters event at Crosslands shows stark difference in state Senate primary battle By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Roger Howard (left) and state Sen. Dominic Pileggi traded barbs — and showed vastly differing visions for Pennsylvania during a League of Women Voters forum Thursday night. PENNSBURY — In more than an hour of sometimes testy exchanges, the two Republican candidates...

PINK, the new Blue as Indians shoot their way past East

The Kentucky Derby came early for Unionville, as thuroughbreds Abens and Newbrought run by Vikings By Dave Conard Sports Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com   In the 2nd annual Unit for HER game there was an excitemnet on the field EAST MARLBOROUGH—It’s a forgone conclusion that almost every one has seen the Disney hit “Finding Nemo”, where the clown fish Nemo is captured by a diver which starts...

Newest county detective learned trade in New Garden

After becoming expert in So. Chester County gang activity, Nangle tapped to join county detectives By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com Chester County Detective Joseph Nangle WEST CHESTER — He started tinkering with TV innards before exploring the inner workings of Hispanic gangs, an expertise that served him well after authorities deemed a December double homicide in Avondale gang-related. Joseph...

UCF Pasta Dinner, Saturday

Third annual fundraising event features food and fun for the entire family Unionville Elementary students, parents and even Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Sanville helped to make hundreds of meatballs Wednesday during preperations for Saturday night's Third Annual Pasta Dinner. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Come hungry and ready to have a great time! The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will host...

Rzucidlo doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer

State Rep. candidate has spent more than two decades fighting the system By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Susan Rzucidlo, Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 158th District. NEW GARDEN — Susan Rzucidlo says she knows she can rub some people the wrong way, especially if they get between her and something she’s fighting for, whether it be for her own disabled child, or...