Jets fire Unionville grad Idzik
John Idzik, Jr.
NEW YORK — Unionville High School graduate John Idzik, Jr. was fired Monday as General Manager of the New York Jets of the National Football League.
Idzik, 53, was a member of the Unionville High School class of 1978, and attended schools in the area when his father, John Sr., served as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was fired along with Jets’ Head Coach...
Making holiday dreams come true
UHS Tech Ed students make wooden helicopters for Toys for Tots
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
A rendering of the final product: a hand-made wooden helicopter, 100 of which Unionville High School students produced as their annual donation to the Toys For Tots program.
EAST MARLBOROUGH – With little more than two weeks before Christmas, children across Chester County are dreaming of...
Speed limits and roads top topic in Chadds Ford
Pothole turns into bigger issue; speed limits, u-turn issues discussed
By Kris Firey-Poling, Correspondent, The Times
Chadds Ford Supervisors George Thorpe (left) and Frank Murphy discuss road issues during Wednesday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
CHADDS FORD — Road maintenance, speed limit, and signage dominated Wednesday night’s township Board of Supervisors meeting.
“What...
Tis’ the season for finalizing municipal budgets
East Marlborough OKs 2015 budget; fire tax increases by .10 mils, other rates hold steady
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH – The Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Monday night was held with a successful outcome of an approved budget for 2015. The good news for township residents – the real estate (1.05 mils), library (.183 mils) and open space (.2 mils)...
UCF Board work session is full of energy
Session focuses on health and wealth of the buildings…and students
By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Rick Hostetler, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, reported to the Board of Education on the status of the facilities, focusing on energy costs and savings, during the board’s work session Monday night.
One of the action...
Former Embreeville trooper gets promotion
Elevated to captain, Maurice A. Tomlinson also receives new assignment
Capt. Maurice L. Tomlinson (left) is congratulated by Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan.
HARRISBURG – After working his way up the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police for more than two decades, a Chester County resident and former Embreeville trooper has been promoted to captain.
Pennsylvania State...
Area resident tapped by conservation agency
Jeb Hannum will serve on board of Natural Lands Trust
John B. “Jeb” Hannum III
Natural Lands Trust (NLT), one of the region’s prominent land conservation organizations, recently announced the appointment of two new members to its board, including a Unionville resident.
John B. “Jeb” Hannum III, has been an active member of Natural Lands Trust’s President’s Council since its inception...
Customs agents reportedly seize more than $30,000
Three travelers at Phila. airport accused of flouting disclosure rules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers boosted government coffers by more than $30,000 over the weekend, penalties for travelers at Philadelphia International Airport who failed to comply with disclosure requirements, said a news release from the regional office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
On...
Ex-WCU student arrested for drug-laced candy
University police reportedly found more than 40 pounds in his apartment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Robert Callis-Keiser III, 25, faces charges that include possession with the intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications facility.
Three months after seizing more than 40 pounds of suspected drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South...
