Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association labor negotiations news took center stage at the U-CF School Board work session when board members took exception to comments posted on the union’s Web site. The association's Web site was updated Feb. 14 regarding the fact finder’s report and the status of the proposed contract. School board member Frank Murphy took ...
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Pennsbury residents, again, force tabling of ordinances
Posted by Rich Schwartzman on February 16th, 2011
It was more than a rerun of a meeting held late last spring. Pennsbury Township residents objected strongly enough to two proposed ordinances that supervisors tabled the measures to a future meeting. One ordinance dealt with unregistered and abandoned cars while another concerned maintenance codes for private buildings. Residents in June argued against an occupancy ...
UCF board approves preliminary budget
Posted by Jim Phreaner on February 16th, 2011
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board members voted 9-0 in favor of a preliminary $69,768,266 budget for the fiscal year 2011-2012. The preliminary budget is based on approval of a 0.99 percent school tax increase in the district’s Chester County townships and a 4.61 percent hike in Chadds Ford, Delaware County. The Chadds Ford school tax increase is a result of the ...
Adopt-a-Pet
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 16th, 2011
Mac is an older adult neutered male brown and white tabby domestic short hair cat who is currently available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. Mac came to the shelter on Dec. 2, because his owner gave him away when she broke up with her boyfriend. He then got lost and no one knew where he belonged. So Mac came to the shelter to find his new forever home. Mac ...
Bits & Pieces Feb. 17
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 16th, 2011
• Brandywine Valley Quilters' Guild will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Rachel Kohl Community Library, 687 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills. The speaker will be Lacey J. Hill, owner of Golden Thyme Design, who will speak about fabric-inspired wearables and quilts. Guests are welcome. www.brandywinevlyquilters.org •There have been some ...
Patriots aren’t conservative
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 16th, 2011
Only 26 Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to stop the Patriot Act. Disgusting. There is nothing patriotic about the Patriot Act that was initially passed in the wake of 9/11 and there’s nothing patriotic about those members of the House—Republicans or Democrats—who voted to extend the bill that destroys constitutional guarantees. With George Bush in ...
U.S. versus the Egyptian people
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 16th, 2011
The last thing the U.S. policy elite wants is real democracy in Egypt. That country has been a linchpin of American foreign policy for more than 30 years precisely because its government has been able to defy the will of the Egyptian people. If that should change now, America’s rulers and their Israeli partners will be in panic mode, if they aren’t already. We may ...
Mind Matters: A psychologist reads the paper and shakes her head
Posted by Dr. Kayta Gajdos on February 16th, 2011
A psychologist reads the newspaper and shakes her head. Why do we go gaga over Lady Gaga above the fold (yipes, the print paper Philadelphia Inquirer)—and below the fold? The story is about lengths women pursue to look like celebrities such as Lady Gaga and die in the pursuit. (It seems that now big butts are de rigueur and injections to produce the wanted effect ...
The Garden Path: Visiting the Flower Show
Posted by NancyS on February 16th, 2011
A stroll down the Seine, rooftop gardens and cafes, Victorian glamour, and Moulin Rouge cabarets are all part of this year’s experience at the Philadelphia Flower Show. The theme is “Springtime in Paris,” so prepare yourself for romance, edible gardens, artistic flourishes, and plenty of roses, lavender, and lilacs. Some people approach the Flower Show like going to ...
Police log Feb. 17
Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 16th, 2011
• Pennsylvania State Police from the Media barracks are looking for a woman in connection with a stolen vehicle in Concord Township. A police report said Shayla Lawrence, 25, of Philadelphia took a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee her aunt was renting from Enterprise Rent-a-Car. The vehicle was parked on Stanton Court. Charges will be filed against Lawrence, the report said. ...
