Students and staff in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District recently received another reason to be proud: A ranking organization identified the district as No. 15 in the nation – out of more than 13,000 public school districts. UCFSD Superintendent John Sanville said he was pleasantly surprised when he heard last week from a resident that Niche.com had listed the district in its top 100 and…
“Firing on all cylinders financially and administratively” is how Mark Rupsis, Chester County’s chief operating officer, described the county’s status after repeating a trifecta of top bond ratings. In a presentation to the commissioners at their recent Sunshine Meeting, Gordon Walker, managing director of Public Financial Management, reported the reaffirmation of Triple A ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings and an AAA rating from Moody’s…
William H. "Bill" Whiteman Jr., 88, of Kennett Square, died Monday, Nov. 10. He was born in Port Deposit, Md., the son of the late William H. and Pearl C. Whiteman. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 49 years, Beatrice Evans Whiteman, and by his sister, Marjorie Townsend of Oxford. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army Air Corps and he was the long time owner/operator…