Toll Bros. signs irk Pocopson officals
Township has complained multiple times, but home builder keeps posting roadside signs officials say are illegal
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Complaints about roadway signs is the latest chapter in what have been ongoing disputes between Pocopson officials and Toll Brothers over a pair of developments in the township, Riverside and The Preserve.
POCOPSON — Like daisies in a spring meadow,...
YMCA’s pullout from Gateway Project won’t doom it, officials say
Y needs to expand faster than project’s timeline would allow — but it still supports many of elements of the plan
By Ginna Goodall, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Although the Kennett YMCA needs to expand more quickly than the Gateway Project would have allowed, it will remain in support of the project to improve Anson B. Nixon Park and build a new Bayard Taylor Library.
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Unionville High band to play at BCS title game
Five-day trip approved by Board of Education means halftime performance, chance to compete on national stage
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville is going to the Bowl Championship Series championship game in New Orleans!
Before you find yourself showering your screen with coffee or some other beverage, no it’s not because every major Division I college football...
Going green can also mean saving green
Paying attention to the environment when replacing appliances or renovating your home can also fatten your wallet
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
We hear things like a green cars, green homes, green initiatives etc. but what does it all mean? Well, green homes are environmentally friendly homes; homes that preserve energy. The more heat and air conditioning loss occurring...
Aunt Kel’s guide to happy life
Celebrating the birth of her new niece, Kelly offers some advice for our younger readers
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
As I write this article, I am LITERALLY, anxiously awaiting the birth of my niece. She is my second niece by blood and fourth by marriage. (Editor’s note: she was born some three hours after this was written. Mom and baby are doing well, Kelly reports).
I,...
U’Ville U14 Softball takes 2nd place in tourney
The Unionville Recreation Associations Under-14 softball team took second in the 23rd Annual Gary Beal Memorial Tournament. Abby Carlino, Alex Mapa, Casey Scheuer, Devon Godek, Emily Schofield, Gillianne Daum, Jilly Malone, Maddie Malone, Meg Musser, Merideth Kurey, Samantha Tracy, Erin Harten, Tessa Clifford, Kendal Ciancia.
Following a thrilling, bases-loaded 5-3 loss to number one seeded...
Rare gemstones showcased at Kennett Bove’s
KENNETT SQUARE — Back for a very limited appearance, Bove Jewelers has an exclusive collection of unique and exquisite Krementz gemstone jewelry designs. The museum quality pieces will be at the store in Kennett Square through July 20, 2011. The Krementz family has been creating beautiful jewelry since 1866. Their stellar reputation will be obvious when you view the assortment of luminous gemstones...
Unionville to restore free drivers ed.
Board of ed. moves to make in-class instruction available for 2011-12 school year
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the first time since the early 1990s, Unionville High School will offer a free drivers’ education course to students.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education voted Monday night to fund the program — which had previously been filled by a class...
Birmingham residents question landscaping business
Neighbors tell township supervisors they’re unhappy about business near residential area
By Larhonda Swales, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
BIRMINGHAM — Even after months of mediation and agreements, township residents are still wary about the Board of Supervisors’ mediation plan with the Leonard’s landscaping property, which has been operating adjacent to a residential neighborhood...
Unionville finalizes tax hike at 1.1%
Compromise wins unanimous support from board members; district still has to lay off staff
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — When it came to picking between tax increases of 1.0% and 1.4%, in Chester County, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education came up with an interesting pick: neither.
Instead, during Monday’s Board of Education meeting, the board opted unanimously...
