Unionville escapes miscues, holds off Oxford, 24-21

Bad week of practice leads to shaky on field effort, coach Pat Clark says By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com This first quarter field goal block may have been the difference in Unionville's 24-21 win over Oxford, Friday night. —Mike McGann photo EAST MARLBOROUGH — Pat Clark knew this was going to be a tough game — and that maybe for the first time all season, his Unionville High...

Cell tower opposition lacks common sense

We’re surrounded by EM and RF fields — by our own choice By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com If there’s one thing that’s changed dramatically since I first had my written words published in a local newspaper in 1980, it’s how rapidly technology has changed not just how we gather (and report) the news, but the stories we write and how much understanding of technology we need to...

Unionville girls tennis clinches Ches-Mont title

Unionville won the Ches-Mont League American Division girls tennis title with a 7-0 sweep over host West Chester Rustin on Wednesday.

Zaina Zaki, the freshman who won the Ches-Mont American Division singles title earlier in the week, led her squad with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles for the Indians, who are still perfect at 10-0 on the season.

Jackie Lane and Allie Lane also...

Cell tower hearing to be continued Nov. 3

Conditional use hearing runs long, needs more health and safety data By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Wednesday night's conditional use hearing for a proposed T-Mobile cell tower will continue in November. CHADDS FORD — A public hearing on the placement of a new cell phone tower by T-Mobile will be continued on Nov. 3, after Wednesday night’s hearing ran over its allotted time and...

Little progress in Unionville teacher contract talks

‘Candid’ exchange of reasoning, improved tone, offer some optimism By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Tuesday night's contract negotiations on a new teachers deal made little progress. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Negotiators report little progress during Tuesday night’s contract talks between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers’ union. While the three-hour plus...

E. Marlborough pushes homeowners to complete sewer tie-ins

Delays could cost sewer district an additional $80,000 if work is not completed by year’s end By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com More than 200 homes have been connected to the Southern Route 82 Sewer District, but there are concerns about the remaing 59 who have not been tapped in. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The township is pushing some homeowners to get connected to the Route 82 South Sewer...

County official raps E. Marlborough over recycling law failure

State DEP, Chester County say township has been out of compliance with recycling rules for a decade: $20,000 in grant money withheld By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — The state Department of Environmental Protection has a message for the township: a decade is long enough to be out of compliance with the state’s recycling laws. Nancy Fromnick, Chester County’s recycling...

158th Forum is sober, intelligent discussion

Chris Ross, Susan Rzucidlo engage in thoughtful, civil talk at Kendal By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Susan Rzucidlo and Chris Ross applaud during Saturday morning's 158th District candidate forum at Kendall. KENNETT TWP. — To be sure, it wasn’t the sort of public meeting that you typically see on television or on You Tube, full of angry politicians making charges and counter-charges....

Indians lose tough one to Coatesville

Loss means no margin for error — if Unionville is to return to state playoffs By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville quarterback Connor Gades surveys the defense against Coatesville on Saturday. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The look in Connor Gades’ eyes told the whole story. Crouched on the field following the loss of his Unionville football team to Coatesville, 21-17, Saturday, the senior...

158th District Candidate Forum

Susan Rzucidlo (left) and Chris Ross (right) applaud during Saturday's candidate forum at Kendal. First of six parts. The complete candidate forum between Susan Rzucidlo and Chris Ross, Saturday morning. We’ll have a complete story on the event Monday, but we’re posting the entire event today so you can see it for yourself. Part II Part III Part 4 Part 5 Part 6   ...