Unionville mourns loss of Patton

Charles F. Patton, seen here during his time as principal of what was then Unionville Middle School — the school that now carries his name. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Unionville-Chadds Ford community is mourning the loss of Charles F. Patton, who passed away Saturday. Patton, 85, was a long-time education in the Unionville-Chadds School District and served as the first principal of the then Unionville...

Unionville says feds are out to lunch. Good.

It’s high time local government and school boards pushed back on state and federal overreach By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times There’s a little bit of revolution brewing in Unionville. And it’s a good thing. In case you missed it, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Board of Education voted last week to withdraw Unionville High School from the National School Lunch Program. While on...

Letter: UCF residency still an issue

To The Editor: At the UCF Board’s work session on Monday, March 10th, it was reported that Dr. Sanville had privately discussed the situation of non-resident students that were attending our schools. The Board was satisfied with the explanation of this probable illegal situation. After 3.5 months of raising the possibility of out of district students attending our schools and enduring several...

Unionville looks to boost activity fees

Maximum fee to top out at $100 per sport in 2014-15 By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH — It looks like most participation fees for sports and other school activities will be increasing for the 2014-15 school year in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. The increases will be the first since the fees were put into place for the 2012-13 school year, although a handful of activities...

Area mourning loss of Mary Dugan

Teacher, writer, historian left strong mark on Unionville, Kennett areas By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville and Kennett are mourning the loss of Mary Larkin Dugan, center, seen here in a 2010 photo at the dedication of a Harriet Tubman mural in Kennett Square. Dugan died Monday after a long illness. The Unionville and Kennett areas are mourning the loss of a beloved teacher, writer and...