Accidental shooting reported in Westtown Twp.
Man told police he was putting gun under pillow when it discharged, hitting ex-wife in face
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A 22-year-old Westtown Township man told police he was awakened Tuesday night to the sounds of a gunshot and his father’s screams.
Officers from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department responded to a single-family home in the 800 block of General...
Magisterial district judge gets one-month, unpaid suspension
Rita A. Arnold will return to bench Sept. 1, according to state Court of Judicial Discipline
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold will return to the bench on Sept. 1 after a court-ordered month’s suspension.
Choking back tears, Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold pleaded with the state Court of Judicial Discipline to let her keep her...
Will commissioners’ 9-1-1 fee plan flatline?
Municipal officials balk at sharing costs for county-controlled services
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The UnionvilleTimes.com
WEST CHESTER — A proposal to apply a tourniquet of sorts to the county’s hemorrhaging 9-1-1 costs has generated cries of anguish from some municipal officials, prompting the Chester County commissioners to delay a vote.
In an effort to defray about $2.6 million...
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...
Two cases linked by alleged judicial misconduct
District Justice Rita Arnold acknowledges improprieties — an admission that could affect a couple’s election-forgery case
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
District Justice Rita Arnold
A Chester County magisterial district judge accused of abusing her power to benefit her son appears interested in avoiding a trial, according to court documents.
In a “proposed...
Six-year spat over church expansion ends
Architect’s plans for historic building wins over most critics
By Kathleen Brady Shea Managing Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
An architect's rendering of the revised entrance to The First Presbyterian Church of West Chester.
WEST CHESTER — For nearly six years, a controversy over a historic West Chester church’s expansion generated rhetoric that could politely be termed un-Christian.
But...
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...
