So, what’s wrong with a holiday wish list?
A girl can dream, right? Even as her husband shudders
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Do you remember as a kid when the huge JCPenney catalog would come in the mail right before Christmas?
I can vividly recall meticulously paging through circling all of my “most wanted” toys to show to my parents.
My kids would do the same thing with the Toys R Us flyers. I would find pictures...
Uncalled For Tour comes to Unionville, Nov. 10
Proceeds benefit Bayard Taylor Library
EAST MARLBOROUGH — In 2009 three, award-winning, nationally touring performers, decided to come together and create, The Uncalled for Trio. Their first year of touring resulted in sold-out concerts around the country.
The trio will be displaying their unique wit, Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Unionville Elementary School as part of a special fund-raising event...
A homebuyer’s nose can tell a lot
If you might want to sell your home in the future, be aware of the impact of storm damage
By Jill Goldman, Special to The Times
Hopefully everyone made it through the recent “storm of the century” with your homes and your sanity relatively unscathed. With the prediction that we are going to have a lot of snow and potentially a few more power outages this winter, however, we thought we should...
Trooper from Avondale receives state award
Christopher J. Winesburg honored for efforts to combat drunken-driving
A trooper from the Avondale barracks was among 56 officers statewide honored recently for their efforts to combat drunken-driving.
Trooper Christopher J. Winesburg received the “2012 DUI Top Gun Awards” last week from the Pennsylvania Driving Under the Influence Association, a professional organization founded in 1979 to...
Underage drinkers keep Kennett Square police busy
Officers issued 12 citations in three separate incidents recently
Kennett Square police reported three incidents in the past couple of weeks in which teens were charges with underage drinking.
On Oct. 28, police issued 10 citations for underage drinking and one for disorderly conduct at 2:32 a.m. in the 500 block of Southview Avenue. According to police, the drinking citations went to Michale...
GOP turns back Democratic tide locally
Republicans hold all nine Chester County state house seats, Romney wins narrow victory
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Among Tuesday’s legislative winners in Chester County, from top left: State Sen. Andrew Dinniman (D-19), State Sen. Dominic Pieleggi (R-9), from middle left: State Rep. Tim Hennessey (R-26), State Rep. John Lawrence (R-13), State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160), from left left,...
Dental sealants – a simple way to prevent decay
A little prevention can go a long way and save money
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD, FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Dentistry today is full of ways to help children grow up without the dozens of cavities that so many of their parents had. One of the ways we work to prevent decay is by using pit and fissure sealants on the grooves of the back teeth. Over 40 years ago my parents enrolled me in a...
Upland to present ‘Bye-Bye Birdie’ Nov. 8 & 9
Cast members rehearse a scene from ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ which will be presented by the Upland Country Day School, Nov. 8 & 9.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Get out your poodle skirts, dust off your saddle shoes, slick back your hair and join Upland Country Day School as the eighth and ninth graders present the Tony Award-winning musical, Bye Bye Birdie, with two rock’n’roll community...
Continuing fruits of girl’s labors to fight cancer
Lemon Run, an offshoot of Alex’s Lemonade Stand, mobilizes community
Troy Davis of Coatesville wants to beat Jay Scott in the Lemon Run – as well as pediatric cancer.
The legacy of the plucky girl who famously turned a lemon into lemonade will continue Sunday as runners and walkers from the five-county area and beyond assemble to battle childhood cancer.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation...
Column: Election 2012, it comes down to this
In the race for the White House, look past the rhetoric and dig deeper
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
You’ve probably heard so much about Tuesday’s presidential election that you must feel a little bit like that four-year-old girl in Colorado who became a media sensation for crying and saying she was tired of hearing about “Bronco Bamma” and Mitt Romney.
I join you in that — and wish...
