Pocopson roots an anchor for filmmaker’s project

Scenes from narrative short that debuts Saturday shot in area By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Pocopson native Henry Roosevelt marvels at the flames created on the set of “Native Boy.” His producer, Brad Gulick, said,  “As soon as we knew the story involved a firefighter, we knew we had to film firefighting in a way that had never been done before – raw, intimate,...

Unionville High senior recognized for writing

Novel gets merit award from National YoungArts Foundation The National YoungArts Foundation plans to convert this Miami building into its first national headquarters, continuing programs that recognize students like Unionville’s Alex Kimmel. Alex Kimmel, a Unionville High senior, was chosen last month as a National YoungArts Foundation Merit Winner for her novel, The Go-To Girl. Kimmel was one...

Dishing out homemade Hispanic flavors with dollop of conviviality

From fish tacos to corn ice cream,  customers warm up to Michoacana’s Mexican fare By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Noelia Scharon, a co-owner known by some customers as Ms. Sunshine, stands behind the counter of the ice-cream store with her son, Andres, who is one of nearly 20 workers at the two businesses. A Kennett Square entrepreneur remembers the day more than 10 years...

A skyrocketing student success story

At age 5, Jason Silverman (from right) demonstrated his aerospace inclinations with his 3-year-old brother, Steven, and father, Alan. Unionville grad taking his dreams to the edge of space By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com After years in pursuit of excellence, a 2011 Unionville High graduate started reaping his rewards well over a year ago: a slew of academic and music awards...

Unionville High wins math competition for 2nd year

A team of four students took top prize at Temple University’s Owlympiad Winners of the Temple University Mathematics Owlympiad, Unionville High School students (from left) Jackie Xu, Alex Shin, Steven Silverman, Meghan Shea celebrate with faculty adviser Carrie Dickmann. A Unionville High team grabbed an early lead and never looked back Friday, winning the annual Temple University Mathematics...

Unionville High students ranked 4th in state for proficiency

School earned gold-medal status from U.S. News & World Report A national news magazine gave Unionville High School cause for celebration last week, awarding it gold-medal status. U.S. News & World Report ranked the school fourth in Pennsylvania out of 752 schools and among the top 500 high-performing, public high schools across the country.    Send article as PDF   ...

Local math superstar numbered among U.S. best

Unionville High student one of 14 national winners By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com Shashwat Kishore (left) accepted an award recently from the American Entomological Society for his science project. The Unionville student was among the top finishers in the USA Junior Mathematics Olympiad To calculate the probability of a Unionville High freshman’s latest accomplishment, one...

Turning tragedy into action: working to keep teens safe

Grieving Unionville couple committed to saving lives with better driving training By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com A Unionville High student demonstrates one of the driving simulators. Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, a statistic so dire that the Centers for Disease Control added this explanation to its most recent data: Eight teens ages...