Letter: Candidates manipulated K-5 discussions
To The Editor:
As an attendee at the UCFSD School Board meeting on Monday night, I was touched by Timotha Trigg’s comments at the end of the meeting. School directors work hard on behalf of the entire community. They get massive amounts of e-mails and many of those are complaints or problems that need to be resolved or solved. They deal with unfunded mandates, litigation cases involving...
Jones has ‘passion’ for school issues
Region C candidate brings county fiscal management experience to candidacy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of profiles of the candidates running for Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Sharon Jones
PENNSBURY — When you talk to Sharon Jones, the word “passionate” comes up a lot.
Particularly in talking about her kids. That might...
Letters: Weigh board options carefully
To The Editor:
As a current Unionville Chadds Ford school board director I’m asking the public to carefully weigh their choices in the upcoming UCF school board election. The candidates who will continue the positive behavior of the past two years are Rob MacPherson (East & West Marlborough) and the trio of Timotha Trigg, Frank Murphy and Sharon Jones (Chadds Ford, Pennsbury).
In contrast,...
Letter: Casting your vote for a Township Supervisor
To The Editor,
Voting day is upon us. The need for competency in politics starts with the most basic of elected positions — Township Supervisor — the office a resident has the most access to. Nearly 100% of decisions at this level of government directly affect the resident. Managing a budget of between one and ten million dollars in this neck of the woods, is a lot of responsibility.
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Turnout light, but passions high for local voters
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
Campaign signs sit outside the polling place at Mary D. Lang Elementary School, Tuesday.
KENNETT SQUARE — Tuesday marked the primaries for many local and municipal elections. Few voters trickled into polling locations from the soggy weather that has descended upon the area; however, those that did manage to vote were clearly decisive on...
Write-ins appear to have won Dem. nomination in District C UCF race
DuPuis, MacPherson to square off again in Nov. Region A race; Murphy appears to have won both nods, while Trigg, Jones will likely face Lindner and Do in Nov.
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
It looks like the voters of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District may find themselves with a lot more choices on the ballot in November than they had for Tuesday’s primary election.
While it...
Lindner, Do mount write-in race for Unionville school board
Region C race joins Region A in having multiple candidates
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
So much for an uncontested school board election.
Thanks to a last-minute write-in effort, voters in Region C of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will now get a choice beyond Timotha Trigg, Frank Murphy and Sharon Jones in Tueday’s primary election.
Former board member Gregg Lindner and...
DuPuis concerned about changing education priorities
Unionville Board of Ed. candidate wants to make sure quality education isn’t lost in fiscally-conscious era
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Victor DuPuis of East Marlborough is seeking the Region A seat on the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Times seem to be changing, according to Victor DuPuis, candidate for Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board...
A kid’s view on Unionville Board of Ed. candidates
By Kenny McGann, Special Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
Kenny McGann goes over his notes while writing this column.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — What do I know about education, I just go to fourth grade every day at Pocopson Elementary.
It was Take Your Kid To Work day and I pestered my dad to go with him to work — and you see his work here. That’s how I got stuck at a long meeting with a bunch...
Letter: Response to Knauss