How to Save the Unfashionable Friend
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
We all have one….the girlfriend who you are dying to make-over! Bring her to the light, so to speak. But, HOW? How do you do that without hurting her feelings? If you are fortunate enough to know me personally (ha!), you know that I have very little problem expressing myself. And, I have been known, on occasion, to be somewhat obnoxious about...
Unionville boys knocked off in OT in Flyers Cup; Girls defend title
OT goal stops Indians’ dreams of Class A title
By Brett Ciancia, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
WEST CHESTER — This year’s single-A boy’s Flyers Cup Championship pitted #3 Unionville against #4 Springfield, the team that took out the Indians a year ago in last year’s playoffs. The packed house at West Chester’s IceLine was in for a classic back-and-forth battle on Friday night,...
Unionville school officials worried about $1 million loss in state funding
Lesser-known proposal to slash FICA reimbursement could cost schools more than $600,000 if passed by legislature
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The fate of more than $1 million in proposed state funding cuts is in the hands of the state legislature.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Few were shocked by Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposal to cut state aid to public education — cuts that amount to a loss...
Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show raffles to feature Wyeth art
Local artists to be featured at show held since 1949
Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show co-chairs Hiver McKnight (left) and Kathleen Vasko (center) are pictured with this year’s Featured Artist Richard Bollinger (right).
CHADDS FORD — The upcoming Chadds Ford Art Sale & Show is known for its popular raffles which feature art by talented Brandywine Valley artists. This year’s raffles will...
Blood drive, April 1 at Patton, is personal for Unionville families
Blood transfusions saved both of their children, so duo organize drive to help others
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Sean Cadden and his cousin Chloe Taylor are healthy, happy kids, but only because blood transfusions saved both of their lives.
PENNSBURY — Most people are thankful for the help of others. But for a pair of Unionville-area sisters, just saying “thank you” wasn’t...
Consultant: Unionville should put bus service out for private bids
Report suggests various options for cost savings, ranging from improved efficiency to total outsourcing of busing
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District bus depot in East Marlborough.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The consultant hired to look at the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District school bus operation is recommending that the Board of Education immediately...
‘Comfort’ is a four-letter word
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
OK, so it’s really a seven-letter word…just a matter of semantics.
The point is, I am tired of hearing women proclaim “comfort” above all else as their mantra for how they build a wardrobe. Do you need to be ready to lay down for a nap at a moment’s notice?
I’m confused.
Take a minute and look at yourself in the mirror. If you could wear...
Ross: local school fund cuts need to be put in context
State Rep. says higher ed. cuts more of concern, supports Corbett’s call for pay freeze
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
State Rep. Chris Ross (R-158)
As the Chinese curse suggests, “may you live in interesting times.”
And while the current fiscal environment might be a tad too interesting for some local residents and taxpayers, a local state legislator says he wasn’t terribly...
Four seek Unionville Region A school board seat
Few contested races loom in May primaries
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
A few surprises and what could be a wild and wooly contest for a Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education seat highlight the official candidate filings for municipal and school board races, as released by Chester County Voter Services.
In the Unionville Board of Education races, five seats will be...
Column: rush to judgment on bus outsourcing not just unwarranted, but foolish