Haaf: says business experience means shorter learning curve
Pocopson supervisor candidate cites her DuPont background, bipartisan support as making her the best choice
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Carol Haaf
POCOPSON — In a word, she said she feels she represents a certain degree of continuity for township voters.
Carol Haaf is seeking to become the second Democrat in recent years elected to the township Board of Supervisors — and hopes to...
Lindner feels he brings unique skills, experience to board
Region C candidate wants to focus on expanding non-tax revenue, better tone in communications
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Gregg Lindner
Back in the winter, if you asked Gregg Lindner whether he was going to take another stab at running for the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education, you would have come away with the impression that it was doubtful.
Lindner, who is seeking a Region...
MacPherson seeks to chart middle course
If elected to school board, says he will work to balance needs of taxpayers, students
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Rob MacPherson
It all comes to down to a balanced approach, says Rob MacPherson, candidate for Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board from Region A.
In these difficult times, MacPherson says that a school board must strike a balance between the needs of students and those of...
Do: election a referendum on balance
Region C candidate is self-described ‘policy wonk’; served in various school-related efforts
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Kathleen Meehan-Do
Kathleen Meehan Do is, admittedly, a bit of a policy wonk.
The candidate for Unionville-Chadds Ford School board out of Region C can cite chapter and verse of the successes and failures of public education policy and she gets excited...
Letters: Support for Do
To The Editor:
I am writing to support Kathy Do for school board. As well as being the kind of wonderful neighbor that you can always count on, she has been extremely supportive of the Best Buddies Club at UHS, which supports people with intellectual disabilities, such as my daughter, Marina. Kathy wrote a very informative article about Best Buddies in the local paper and she has helped Marina...
DuPuis seeks to be calming influence on school board
Region A candidate says he wants to continue Sweeney’s legacy
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Victor DuPuis, candidate, Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education.
Tone and method make a difference — and being more interested in proving one’s self right rather than listening to others could be the wrong approach in these difficult times, says one candidate for school board.
If...
Letter: Attacks on Meehan-Do unfair
To the Editor:
In the last few weeks, I’ve started to see some attacks against School Board candidate Kathleen Meehan Do in some of the local press. Clearly the people who are leveling these attacks do not know Kathy, so I wanted to take a moment to let people know about the Kathy Do I know.
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Candidates air differences at forum
With the election close at hand, event proves more heated than May event
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
PENNSBURY — At times contentious, Wednesday night’s Board of Education candidates forum was a somewhat more intense event than May’s more collegial evening of discussion.
Much of the sparring at the event, sponsored by The League of Women Voters and the PTOs of the Unionville-Chadds...
Taking the cake — out of the classroom?
Wellness policy may have parents pitted against each other on school treats
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTImes
A less responsible media outlet might call it: Cupcakegate.
Although it came up briefly during last Monday night’s Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education, it looks like the district’s Wellness policy is rapidly bubbling up to become the latest cause celebre in Unionville.
The...
Board candidates’ forum, Oct. 26
CHADDS FORD — The Unionville Chadds Ford School District Parent Teacher Organization will again co-sponsor with the Chester County League of Women Voters a Meet The School Board Candidate Night. The event will be held on Wed., Oct. 26, from 7 – 9 pm at Chadds Ford Elementary School.
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