Get your little ghouls and goblins ready for Halloween

Most local towns limit trick or treating to between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Pocopson Elementary principal Dr. Andrew McLaughlin (dressed as a very cold Fred Flinstone) leads the 2010 Halloween Parade at the school, Friday morning. Using common sense, we can help make this a safe and happy Halloween for all. It’s the time of year where ghosts, goblins and superheroes...

Pocopson joins BVA effort to manage watershed sediment

Plan calls for towns to work together to meet complicated EPA mandates By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com The watershed in the Unionville area is a complex maze of creeks and streams feeding the local acquifer, as well as for communities to the south. POCOPSON — Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in Honey Brook apparently doesn’t stay in Honey Brook — at least when it comes to storm water...

Pocopson official: ‘Fed Up’ with Toll Brothers

Excess light, signs and dirt have residents, officials frustrated by developer By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com This model home for Toll Brothers' The Preserve development is sparking anger from local residents and officials due what is termed excessive lighting.—Mike McGann photo POCOPSON — “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Township officials said in...

Plans being finalized for Locust Grove School House

Pocopson historical commission briefs supervisors on design elements, schedule By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Pocopson Historical Commission chair Sarah Mims goes over details for the restoration of the Locust Grove School House with township supervisors Larissa McNemar and Steve Conary during Monday night's Board of Supervisors meeting. POCOPSON — With time running out on grant...

Video: Unionville beats Great Valley

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Bike FixIt Day gives bikes, kids a second chance

Dozens of volunteers work to get donated bikes cleaned and repaired during the annual Bike FixIt day at Patton Middle School, Saturday. EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the 16th straight year, members of the Unionville community gathered to wash, repair and rework donated bikes to the needy — and Saturday morning volunteers were greeted with a perfect fall morning, working outside and inside Patton Middle...

Stout defense carries Unionville

Gades, Popham solid, but turnovers, powerful defense help Indians bury Great Valley, 24-7 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Drew Diehl drives Great Valley's Tom Brown into the turf. The Indians' defense was dominant and did not allow a score all day.—Mike McGann photo MALVERN — It was the kind of a game that could have been a trap for Unionville — a struggling...

Bayard Taylor moving ahead with relocation plans

Library officials thank Pennsbury for support, lay out plans for new building, 2011 fund raising campaign By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Like all 18 of Chester County's public libraries, Bayard Taylor is again facing cuts in state aid. PENNSBURY — The Bayard Taylor Library is going ahead with plans to be part of a new $30 million complex as part of a larger project with the Kennett...

Eagle Scout project to improve Pennsbury park

Distance markers, new benches should be in place before December By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Justin Miller presents his plan to add distance markers and new benches to Pennsbury Park to the Pennsbury Board of Supervisors, Wednesday night. —Mike McGann photo PENNSBURY — Although the old saying “no matter where you go, there you are” may still apply, residents who walk or run...

Chadds Ford Knoll residents ask for help with US-1 speed

After weekend crash injures two, township to seek PennDOT speed limit changes — again By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com The entryway to Chadds Ford Knoll was damaged Saturday after a crash that left two injured. Local residents are asking for help from the township slow speeds on US 1.—Mike McGann photo PENNSBURY — Residents of the Chadds Ford Knoll neighborhood are asking township...