Unionville schools look to study bus privatization

Members express concern about how the non-financial value of operating bus fleet, employing drivers will be measured By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com While it is likely that outsourcing bus services to a private firm would save money, some Unionville-Chadds Ford school board members want to make sure that non-economic benefits of keeping it in house are measured in an upcoming study of the...

Video highlights of Unionville’s 24-21 victory

   Send article as PDF   

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...

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...

Unionville Fair off to great start

Rain moves aside for breezy, sunny afternoon as 86th annual fair opens By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com After a rainy morning, skies turned bright and sunny for the opening day of the Unionville Fair. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Chaos was everywhere around — even Chester County was in a declared state of emergency because of torrential rain and flooding. But looking out over the 2010 Unionville...