KAU Kings win District 28 title
The District 28 Champion Kennett KIngs. Front Row: Banner Andrew Jones and Eric Duerr. 2nd Row: Dan Garver, Alex Pechin, Henry Shafer, Dominic Testa, Chris Tucker, Kevin Tallman, Jake Freeman and Manager Todd Duerr. Back Row: Coach Rob Jones, Coach Chris Jarmuz, Joe Zirolli, Drew Jarmuz, and Coach Mike Pechin.
The Kennett Kings, playing in the District 28 Senior League, had an outstanding season with...
Andrew Lipke and the Prospects play Anson B. Nixon Park
Summer Concert Series continues through the summer heat
By Eddy K. Foster, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
Andrew Lipke and the Prospects
KENNETT — Summer is in full swing at Anson B. Nixon park in Kennett Square, where the weekly concerts rock music lovers every Wednesday. This week, alternative rock group Andrew Lipke and the Prospects rocked the stage.
According to his official biography, South...
Birmingham reaches deal on landscaping property
By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
BIRMINGHAM — After nearly a year of negotiations, a resolution to the Leonhard landscaping mediation agreement was reached Monday night at the Board of Supervisors meeting. The business has been operating on the Birmingham property for 25 years; however, recent debate focused on the Leonhard’s selling firewood on the property.
At the Township...
District cuts salary offer to UCF teachers, talks stalled
Cites health care costs, proposal slows seniority wages hike cut framework previously rejected by teachers.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
As expected, the failure of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district and its teachers to reach a deal on a new contract by July 1 meant two things: teachers won’t see a change in their health care costs or contribution in the 2011-12 school year...
Kids’ cross country race, Aug. 4
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Kids Cross Country Race is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4. Free training will also be provided at Anson B. Nixon park from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays leading up to race day.
This fun event is scheduled at 7 pm, with registration opening at 6pm. Children will run a 1.5 mile race course. The event is free to any child ages 14...
Green Woods Gators swim off to hot start
A Green Woods Gators swimmer in recent competition.
The Green Woods Gators posted 3 victories and 1 loss so far this season. On June 25 Green Woods opened with a win against Jennersville YMCA (255-210). Katie Garey, Mark Miller, Matt Magness and Thomas Smiddy led the way winning first place in 3 events each. Maura Grimes, Lindsey Hewton, Shannon Garvey and Madelyn Lowe all were double winners. ...
Column: the fundamentals of economic failure
Summer of discontent has voters asking ‘what’s going on here?’
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Welcome to the summer of economic insanity.
More than likely, you’ve heard about the madness in D.C. on the debt ceiling and it has more than a few of us scratching our heads, being more about political theater than good governance.
But…leave it to Gov. Tom Corbett to...
Swimming Pool Safety: A little common sense can avoid a nightmare
Missing the obvious can lead to tragedy
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
We learn early on in life about common sense issues. When I build a house or garage or just about any thing that arises in life common sense helps me avoid problems. Should I add another joist over here? Strengthen this wall here? Check the air in the tires when leaving on a long trip?
The answers to these...
Make Up can be hard to do…well
Because you’re worth doing it right
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
You know when people say “if you could only have one thing on a deserted island, what would it be?”
Mascara.
Sorry, Joe. (Actually, Joe’s rebuttal is that he wouldn’t want to be with ME sans mascara anyway….nice).
Without it, I look frighteningly similar to Peter Pan. And, my body type doesn’t...
Op-Ed: Choices Ideological Not Budgetary