Formal presentation on activity fees on tap Monday for Unionville school board

Unionville High School baseball players and others involved in school activities may see some increases in activity fees for the 2011-12 school year.—File photo.
Unionville High School baseball players and others involved in school activities may see some increases in activity fees for the 2011-12 school year.—File photo. Research, conversations with coaches, athletes, families, taxpayers used to create picture of current status By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — A formal presentation on the topic of activity fees will be made...

East Marlborough says it can’t impose weight limits on Route 82

Local residents say noisy truck traffic is damaging homes near the roadway By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com By agreement with the state, East Marlborough is not allowed to limit truck traffic on Route 82. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Residents frustrated by truck traffic on Route 82 — and noise from heavy vehicles that is shaking their homes apart — may not be able to get much in the way of...

Video: Unionville storms back to beat Kennett

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Unionville needs stirring comeback to beat Kennett, 35-21

No postseason, but much for seven-win team to be proud of By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTImes.com Unionville's Mason Popham breaks up a pass while covering Kennett's Anthony Torello. KENNETT SQUARE — Going into the game, they knew this was it. The members of Unionville’s football team realized that the math was against them and win or lose against neighboring Kennett, their 2010 high...

Unionville comes together to help Ladd family

More than 400 gather to support couple who has given so much to the community By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Briand Ladd expresses his appreciation for everyone who gathered Friday to help support his family — and his wife Caren, who suffered a stroke in July. BOOTHWYN — The heart of Unionville beat as one for a few hours Friday night as more than 400 people gathered to help a community...

‘Pouty’ Dems kill pension reform bill

Commentary: Unionville, school districts across state suffer because Democratic house leaders refuse to vote By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Talk about validating the voter’s choice. Just three days after losing control of the state House of Representatives, Democratic leaders Keith McCall and Todd Eachus announced that the house would not take up the state teacher pension reform bill...

T-Mobile expert: Chadds Ford cell phone expansion poses no health risk

After October furor, few residents show at second part of hearing By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com CHADDS FORD — Using a typical cell phone exposes people to many more times the amount of radiated radio frequency than would proposed additions to an existing cell phone tower off of US 202, an expert testified before a special hearing Wednesday night — as opposition to T-Mobile adding...

Chadds Ford looks for zero tax hike in 2011

Needs to find just under $24K to keep rates flat for second straight year By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com CHADDS FORD — Finding just under $24,000 in savings is all that township supervisors say they need to once again balance the township budget without a local tax increase — a task they expect to have completed before the 2011 budget is formally introduced next month. Supervisor...

Election 2010: Republicans sweep up and down the ballot

GOP nabs control of state house, governor’s mansion By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Voters across Chester County seemed to be expressing frustration at a weak economy — and too much government intervention — as three Democratic state representatives were turned from office county-wide, the Republicans seized a massive majority in the state house and Pennsylvanians elected a new governor,...

Video: voters talk about why they came out to the polls

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