Unionville HS rugby signups

EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville Rugby Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 7 AT 7 PM AT Unionville Elementary School. All middle school and highschool players (boys and girls), potential players, and parents should be in attendance that evening. Since we will take a boys team photo that night for inclusion in the Charlotte tournament brochure, all boys should wear khaki pants, a collared...

E. Marlbough set to hike some fees

Costs to install pools, seek zoning variance to increase in 2011 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — Those thinking about installing a pool in 2011 are likely to face higher fees from the township, although it’s possible Monday night’s decision to raise fees from $175 to $250 might be revisited, along with a number of other fee increases approved during the township’s...

Unionville girls struggle, lose in tourney final

Outgunned by Haverford, Indians drop a 60-39 decision By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Kelsey McDonald drives to the hoop against Haverford during the finals of the Unionville Holiday tournament. The Indians lost, 60-39. EAST MARLBOROUGH — As the old saving goes, sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes the bug. You’ll excuse the Unionville High girls’ basketball...

Unionville girls advance to tournament final

Indians knock off Frankford, 54-39, play Haverford Wednesday night Susie Pancoast, seen here in action earlier this year against Oxford, led Unionville Tuesday night. Photo courtesy, Unionville HS Girls basketball. EAST MARLBOROUGH —Unionville’s girls’ basketball team enjoyed a fairly easy win over Frankford, Tuesday — and now is poised to play for the Unionville Holiday Tournament...

Winter storm skirts Unionville, hammers Philly, NYC

Most roads clear; disruptions seen as minimal By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com The Unionville area got off light during Sunday's snowstorm. Roads in Willowdale were open and clear by midday Monday. While New York and Philadelphia ere buried by a severe winter storm, much of the Unionville area appears to have ducked the worst of the storm. Snow totals ranged between 2.5 and four inches...

A sneak peek at Santa’s list for Unionville

By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com It’s the time of the year for wish lists and as we close in on Christmas — I thought I’d offer a few peeks in what I suspect might be on some local school and elected officials lists for Santa Claus. For our local elected state legislators: Chris Ross (R-East Marlborough), Steve Barrar (R-Upper Chichester) and Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R-Chester): the wisdom...

Teachers’ request for non-binding arbitration gets OK

40-day process by state-appointed ‘fact-finder’ will create new settlement proposal by end of January By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com The Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association — the teachers union — has asked for a form of non-binding arbitration to break the currently stalled negotiations for a new contract between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and...

Unionville boys notch first win, stifle Shanahan, 39-27

Indians’ defense dominates as new coach DiNicola gets first win By Mike McGann, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Tyler Fries goes up for a jumper. Fries led the Indians with 14 points as they knocked off Bishop Shanahan, Friday night. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The offense, though improving, continues to be a work in progress. But the defense, a stifling, aggressive game-changer looks to be what...

Unionville girls come back to stun Shanahan, 46-45

DOWNINGTOWN —In basketball, 40 seconds is a lifetime. For the Unionville girls basketball team, Friday night, it turned out to be a lifeline — despite trailing by four in the closing minute of the game, as it rallied for a thrilling win over Ches-Mont American rival Bishop Shanahan Friday night. In a game which had multiple lead changes throughout, in the end the Indians prevailed on a last second...

Price questions outsourcing proposal requests

Board member argues administration either biased or incompetent;  colleagues call on him to apologize Controversy surrounds a request for proposal that could put outside workers in Unionville school lunchrooms, such as Unionville High School By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — A school board member alleged Monday night that members of the administration are sabotaging...