While the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board members are mulling over a new budget with increased taxes, the board is still looking to save money. During a relatively brief meeting on Jan. 20, members voted unanimously on two measures they think will reduce some expenses. The board voted to join with the Chester County Intermediate Unit for joint bidding on the purchase of heating fuel, unleaded…
Mosby is a 5-year-old retriever, Labrador/Weimaraner mix that came to the Chester County SPCA on Dec. 14. Mosby can be described as just chill, the perfect dog to hang out with. He can fall asleep anywhere in the most awkward, hilarious positions but it works for him. He is beyond all of that puppy energy but enjoys walks with his humans and playing fetch. This…
Horses huddle by a wall on a cold winter morning before a threatened storm hits the area.
• A 42-year-old woman from Philadelphia is in custody for assaulting a state trooper who had confronted her regarding a retail theft at The Gap store in Glen Eagle Square. According to police, Nichola D. Hewlett is in custody in lieu of $75,000 bail following the Jan. 20 incident. A report said the trooper was responding to a call about a car driving the wrong…
• The annual collection for the Unionville High School Used Book Sale is underway. Neighborhood book collection day is this Saturday, Jan. 24. For those who have made arrangements, books should be placed by the curb by 9 a.m. and marked for UHS Book Sale donations. If someone needs a pick-up they can contact, Carla Belohoubek, at carla3456@verizon.net. Book donations are also being accepted at…
It was 1961. I was a rising high school junior going to Catholic University for a summer journalism camp: my first time away from home and my first feeling of independence. I lived off campus with a government worker and her niece, walking the two to three miles to campus and back at least once a day. I had a roommate from my high school,…
Parents have seen skyrocketing rates of health and behavioral disorders, especially in our children. We are what we eat, so parents have a serious reason to look to the food we are providing for our children when it comes to understanding their health. But how can we make meaningful choices if what is in our food isn’t even revealed? There is a growing interest in…
• Natalie Kaplan, the daughter of Elizabeth Kaplan of Chadds Ford, as been named to the Dean's List of Macalester College for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2014-2015 school year. Macalester College requires a grade point average of 3.75 for consideration. • Jack Highfill, of Chadds Ford, was named to Millersville University of Pennsylvania's Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester. Students…
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory through 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21. In anticipation of the expected sleet and snow, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will dismiss the high school and middle school at 10:50 a.m. and elementary students at 12:20 p.m. No p.m. kindergarten will be held, and all afternoon and evening activities have been cancelled, the district said.…
Aspiring chefs, cosmetologists, nurses and engineers, among others, are encouraged to explore career and technical opportunities at the Technical College High School (TCHS) Pennock’s Bridge Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The open house will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., during which time prospective students and their families can tour the building, meet teachers and students, learn about the programs and enjoy light refreshments…
Shirley M. Winther, of Chadds Ford, and Ocean City, N.J., died quietly on Jan. 20, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on Easton, Shirley moved to Philadelphia and married Walter Winther, with whom she recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. As an artist, Shirley became passionate about the Wyeth School of Art. She was the owner of the Chadds Ford Art Gallery since the early…