Teacher contract talks resume after second rejection of fact-finder’s report
Structure and health care plans seen as major hurdle to new deal
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — And so the negotiations continue.
After district teachers rejected for a second time the framework of a proposed settlement offered by a state mediator, contract talks between the Unionville-Chads Ford School District and its teachers resumed Tuesday.
Although both sides have...
State grant gets Stargazers Stone project halfway home
Local officials hope for county open space funds to match $100K state grant
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Surrounded by a century-old stone enclosure, the Stargazers Stone sits in an open field in Newlin — with no parking or grounds for visitors.
NEWLIN — It sits quietly, almost a historic afterthought. Aside from an old sign, somewhat obscured by vegetation and an old stone monument,...
Three local candidates among county-wide slates
County, school board and township officials up for election in 2011
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
While local and school board candidate slates are still taking shape, it appears that the two major party list of candidates for county-wide office are now largely complete and provide a pretty good idea of who will be squaring off in November.
The Chester County Republican Committee announced...
Unionville girls lose playoff opener to Council Rock, 48-34
Cami Redfern led Unionville with nine points — on three three point shots.
HOLLAND — Despite a furious third-quarter comeback that got them within three points, Unionville Higb School’s girls basketball team could not hold off the higher-seeded Council Rock South team, losing the opening game of the Distrct 1 playoffs, Saturday.
The Golden Hawks ran out to a 13-4 first quarter lead, as Indians...
Pileggi: always planned to repay Steelers for Super trip
State Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-9)
State Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-9) said through a spokesperson this week that he had always planned to repay the Pittsburgh Steelers for a recent trip to the Super Bowl in Dallas.
Pileggi has come under some criticism over the trip — initially paid for by the Steelers — after it was revealed that another state senator, Joe Scarnati, received a free trip to the game...
Food service study may be put on ice
Efficiency study likely to be rejected by board, Feb. 22
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
A proposed study that could lead to privatizing school lunches appears likely to rejected by the Board of Education on Feb. 22
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It looks like the efforts to privatize the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District food service may be as frozen as a decade-old Salisbury steak.
While...
Unionville board to teachers: please reconsider
Board members ask teachers union to rethink rejection of fact-finder’s report
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education seemed to have one message for its teachers Monday night: please reconsider.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association’s rank-and-file members voted down a proposed settlement to the year-long talks...
UCF board moves to keep tax hike under 1% in Chesco
Preliminary budget skips Act 1 exceptions, comes in under limits, cuts overall spending
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — One might not be a singular sensation when it comes to tax hikes — but if it ends up being the final tax hike for the Unionville-Chads Ford School District’s Chester County taxpayers, it will represent the smallest tax increase by the district...
Thinking Day takes local scouts around the world
More than 200 local Girl Scouts expand their world, and collect aid for Haiti
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Local Girls Scouts — part of the Brandywine Valley Service Unit — do a traditional Indian dance as part of the 11th annual Thinking Day at Patton Middle School.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It might be the quickest way to tour the world, but Thinking Day, now in its 11th year, exposes...
Surrendering reason for the sake of a headline and greed