Archive for April 13th, 2011

Adopt-a-Pet April 14

Penelope is an adult spayed female brown and orange tabby domestic short hair cat who is currently available for adoption at the Chester County SPCA. Penelope came to the shelter on Nov. 7, as a stray. She is currently our longest term resident. Penelope is a laid back cat who is looking for a home where she can lay by the window and catch the sun rays. She is front ...

 
 

Bits & Pieces April 14

• The Unionville Chadds Ford School District is partnering with the Chester County League of Women Voters to host a Meet the School Board Candidates night. This event will be held on Thursday, April 28 from 7-9 p.m. in the auditorium at Unionville High School. The candidates are as follows:Region A, East and West Marlborough townships (three candidates running for ...

 

Police log April 14

• An unidentified 25-year-old woman from Newark was charged with DUI following a traffic stop on Route 202 near Glen Eagle Square. A police report said the stop was conducted at 1:19 a.m. on April 10. • Pennsylvania State Police from the Media barracks charged a 30-year-old Delaware man with providing false identification. A police report said Christian Johnson, of ...

 

CFBA members get update on Chadds Ford

Chadds Ford Supervisors Garry Paul and George Thorpe gave brief updates on township matters to members of the Chadds Ford Business Association during an April breakfast meeting. Paul said the township renewed the temporary sign ordinance allowing for extra signs. He also said the township is debt free, with increased holdings, while holding the same tax rate for the ...

 

Emperor Obama

We were warned. “Who can deny but the president general will be a king to all intents and purposes, and one of the most dangerous kind too; a king elected to command a standing army.... The President- general, who is to be our king after this government is established, is vested with powers exceeding those of the most despotic monarch we know of in modern times.... I ...

 

Bush III

There is one sentence—usually spoken only by libertarians—that’s guaranteed to rile liberals and conservatives alike. That sentence is that there’s virtually no difference between the two. Words and actions by President Barack Obama—and reactions to them—are proving the libertarians correct. Let’s first consider the national debt. In 2006, when President George W. ...

 

Jimmy John’s helps SPCA

It was Dogs for Dogs at Jimmy John’s on Friday. Roger Steward—owner of the hot dog restaurant—donated 50-cents for every hot dog sold that day to the Chester County SPCA. Steward said it was his way of giving back to the community. “I thought this was a nice way of giving back after what we went through in the past year,” he said. Steward was referring to the fire ...

 

June vote on school taxes

Regardless of when Pennsylvania passes its budget, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board will vote on its next budget this June and a tax increase is on the table. A proposed state budget would decrease funding to the district by $1.1 million. During a school board finance committee meeting prior to the April 11 workshop, board directors shared views on whether to ...