A great chance to express your love
Valentine’s Day isn’t about gifts, but letting those you love know
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I was reading an article this weekend about the commercialization of love and how Valentine’s Day is just another “Hallmark” holiday. But, I disagree! I think that February 14th is the perfect opportunity to express your love for all of the special people in your life, not...
What To Do: Dinosaurs to roar into 2016
Plus: New Year’s Eve rocks in Kennett and around the region
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Delaware Museum of Natural History presents its Dino Days Festival this coming week.
At the end of each year, the Delaware Museum of Natural History (4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-658-9111, www.delmnh.org) presents a special event geared for families for the week between Christmas...
Shop With A Cop brings smiles, joy to local kids
As officers from several departments lined a hallway at Walmart, Officer Mike Caby from West Caln Police Department meets his first shopper.
13th Annual event pairs local police with kids to brighten holidays
By Lauren Parker-Gill, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Local police officers made quite an entrance when they arrived at the Walmart in Parkesburg Saturday, with two school buses full...
Unionville students build holiday cheer for needy kids
Hand-made toy crickets are stored on a rack in the Unionville High School Tech Ed. Department. The toys — which will be given to area boys and girls in need through the U.S. Marines’ Toys For Tots program — are entirely built and designed by the school’s students, a tradition now dating back a decade.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — While Santa’s Workshop is justifiably well-known for making...
A Top Ten list for holiday dental health
The holidays can be tough on your teeth, a few tips to keep on smiling
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
First, let me apologize for the long gap between my columns. Family always comes first and sitting down to write just wasn’t on the to-do list in November.
The holiday season is all about family and friends. Get-togethers, whether formal or spontaneous, almost always involve...
State Police offer safe driving tips for holiday
The Christmas and New Years holiday season are heavily traveled holidays and the Pennsylvania State Police want everyone to enjoy the holiday season. Pennsylvania State Troopers in Troop J will be closely monitoring highway travel in Chester County over the holiday season especially where analysis has shown higher incidents of serious injury and fatal crashes.
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The ‘Art of Giving’ along Brandywine Wine Trail
Cynthia Losco’s jewelry is featured at Kreutz Creek Winery.
For the last weeks in December, wineries along The Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail Wineries will be celebrating the “Art of Giving” by highlighting a variety of local artists and artisans in their tasting room locations. Every month, The Trail has a different art theme that is interpreted by each of the participating wineries...
What kind of tree are you?
What your Christmas tree says about you
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
If your choice of fashion reveals to the world a bit about who you are…can the same be said for the type of Christmas tree you display at the holidays? Think about it. Do you prefer real or artificial? Colored lights or white lights? Tinsel or popcorn? Star or angel? I might be onto something here. If I didn’t...
Holiday Super Six: gifts galore!
Great ideas for gifts, for you or someone you love
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It’s December, which means it’s time for my HOLIDAY version of the Sunday Super Six! I have a very glam list for you this month. Some you will want, others (specifically one) you will probably not…
My husband has learned over the years that he can never go wrong if he buys me a coat, sneakers, handbag,...
What To Do: Patriot’s Day on Saturday
And Christmas cheer gets into full swing this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
“Patriot Day” is celebrated in September to remember those lost on 9.11 and New England has “Patriots’ Day,” which is celebrated in April to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord. New England also has the NFL team the New England Patriots and Patriots’ fans are prone to celebrating...
