By Uncle Irvin The Oxford Area School Board’s proposal to change school board elections to an “at-large” method rather than by the current three regions is farsighted and wise. It is far more important to get qualified, dedicated, intelligent school board members rather than worrying about where they live.
OASD’s reapportionment plan roundly rebuffed
By Steve Hoffman Staff Writer Elected officials and community leaders lined up on June 14 to object to the Oxford School Board’s efforts to pursue a reapportionment plan that would change how residents in the district elect their representatives to the school board. Oxford Mayor Geoff Henry, Borough Council members Andrew Atkinson and John Stevenson, … Continue reading »
Penn Supervisors take first step to save Red Rose Inn
By Nancy Johnson Correspondent “The Red Rose is an historic structure and residents are always calling to tell us they are concerned about it and want to save it,” emphasized Curtis Mason, chairman of the Penn Township Board of Supervisors, at the Wednesday, June 15 meeting. “The bottom line is we don’t want to lose … Continue reading »
Public health experts advise against further privatization of alcohol sales
National public health experts are recommending against further privatization of retail alcohol sales based on evidence that privatization would increase excessive alcohol consumption and associated health and social problems, the Keystone Research Center reports in a new policy brief. “The Task Force statement is the most definitive statement on retail alcohol privatization issued to date … Continue reading »
Parker to UHS graduates: “Stay forever young”
By Olivia Ceccarelli Staff Writer “May you have a strong foundation/When the winds of changes shift/May your heart always be joyful/May your song always be sung/May you stay forever young,” said district Superintendent Sharon Parker, channeling Bob Dylan, to the hundreds of Unionville High School graduates gathered at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center. … Continue reading »
Editor’s Notebook
Baseball field will be dedicated in Dave Shelton’s memory On Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m., the Oxford Area Recreation Authority will dedicate the baseball field at the Oxford Area Park (900 West Locust Street) in the memory of late East Nottingham supervisor Dave Shelton. A sign will be unveiled and there will be a … Continue reading »
There are issues with election-at-large proposal in Oxford
Letter to the Editor: The election-at-large proposal passed by the Oxford School Board is a quick fix to the reappointment problem in the Election Districts. However, it has a few problems if implemented. First, candidate campaign costs would be very expensive. All nine member school directors would be forced to campaign in a district three … Continue reading »
Students’ accomplishments, memories honored at Oxford graduation
By Olivia Ceccarelli Staff Writer The Oxford community said goodbye–and wished the best of luck–to 272 members of Oxford Area High School’s Class of 2011 this past Friday, June 10. Hundreds of parents and family members, teachers, and administrators gathered at the high school auditorium to celebrate students’ achievements and to reminisce about the time … Continue reading »
High school height issue due to U-CF error
By Uncle Irvin An investigation by the Chester County Press regarding the Unionville-Chadds Ford High School auditorium height issue indicates that the error rests with the Unionville- Chadds Ford School District and its architects, MM Architects, Inc of Lancaster. The Press has reviewed legal briefs from both East Marlborough Township and the school district, and … Continue reading »
