Kids’ cross country race, Aug. 4
KENNETT SQUARE — The Kennett Area Park and Recreation Kids Cross Country Race is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4. Free training will also be provided at Anson B. Nixon park from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays leading up to race day.
This fun event is scheduled at 7 pm, with registration opening at 6pm. Children will run a 1.5 mile race course. The event is free to any child ages...
Op-Ed: Choices Ideological Not Budgetary
Tom Houghton
In The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes “the United States supports schools in Afghanistan because we know that education is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to build a country. Alas, we’ve forgotten that lesson at home. All across America, school budgets are being cut, teachers laid off and education programs dismantled”.
Kristof refers to education...
Column: the fundamentals of economic failure
Summer of discontent has voters asking ‘what’s going on here?’
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Welcome to the summer of economic insanity.
More than likely, you’ve heard about the madness in D.C. on the debt ceiling and it has more than a few of us scratching our heads, being more about political theater than good governance.
But…leave it to Gov. Tom Corbett...
Swimming Pool Safety: A little common sense can avoid a nightmare
Missing the obvious can lead to tragedy
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
We learn early on in life about common sense issues. When I build a house or garage or just about any thing that arises in life common sense helps me avoid problems. Should I add another joist over here? Strengthen this wall here? Check the air in the tires when leaving on a long trip?
The answers to these...
Make Up can be hard to do…well
Because you’re worth doing it right
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
You know when people say “if you could only have one thing on a deserted island, what would it be?”
Mascara.
Sorry, Joe. (Actually, Joe’s rebuttal is that he wouldn’t want to be with ME sans mascara anyway….nice).
Without it, I look frighteningly similar to Peter Pan. And, my body type doesn’t...
News from the Kennett Area Senior Center
The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors a program about managing concerns about falls entitled “A Matter of Balance” beginning on Wednesday, August 3 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. This service is provided by Neighborhood Health Agencies, Inc. HealthLink Program. You will learn to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and exercise...
New Garden police unveil new information-sharing system
A new crime data intranet that could enhance information sharing among local police proposed by chief
By P.J. D’Annunzio Staff Writer, Kennetttimes.com
New Garden police are pitching a plan to share data among local police departments, even between in-car computers.
NEW GARDEN — Police departments across the region are readying themselves to implement the next generation of crime fighting tools...
Scenic byways proposed in New Garden
Red Clay Valley Association asks New Garden for consideration of scenic designation for area roads
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com
The proposed Red Clay Scenic Byway includes roadways in Delaware and in the Kennett and Unionville areas.
NEW GARDEN — Red Clay Valley Association (RCVA) Executive Director James Jordan approached the New Garden Township Board of Supervisors Monday...
Lightning, Ben found out the hard way
You’d be shocked how much damage lightning can cause
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
This article is about lightning strikes to buildings and lightning rod systems. To understand the way a lightning rod works, however, we should first take a look at how lightning develops.
It all starts when a cold and warm air mass clash together causing a thunderstorm. There is positive...
An eye for the scary side of fashion
Despite an eye for beauty, it’s hard to miss the less attractive choices out there
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
I can obsess about a lot of things when it comes to fashion.
It sounds absurd, I know. However, I have very few vices (many believe this to be untrue) and therefore use that as an excuse to justify my behavior.
My husband (a Human Resources savant) once gave...
