Brandywine Battlefield Task Force seeks more local engagement

Reorganization meeting reaches out to 15 local towns that saw armies in action in 1777 battle By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com "Nation Makers" by Howard Pyle, the legendary local artist, part of the collection at the Brandywine River Museum. This is Pyle's imagined vision of Gen. George Washington leading troops in battle — some say at Brandywine, although in reality,...

Real ‘Starr’ power for Memorial Day Parade

‘Our Gal’  Sally Starr to Participate in the Kennett Square  for 19th time. By Ginna Goodall, Correspondent, KennettTimes.com TV legend Sally Starr will be a highlight of this year's Memorial Day Parade in Kennett. KENNETT SQUARE — Captain Kangaroo, Bozo the Clown and Howdy Dowdy all were national kiddie show stars of the past.  Then there were the myriad of local broadcasting...

Turnout light, but passions high for local voters

Voters talk issues, dodge rain drops to make their voices heard on Primary Day By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com Campaign signs sit outside the polling place at Mary D. Lang Elementary School, Tuesday. KENNETT SQUARE — Tuesday marked the primaries for many local and municipal elections. Few voters trickled into polling locations from the soggy weather that has descended...

Community center proposed for Anson B. Nixon Park

Old waterworks building in park seen as option for multiple public uses if renovated. By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com The Kennett Township Building. KENNETT — Richard Lyon, a representative of the Kennett Area Park Authority, presented details regarding a proposed community center within Anson B. Nixon Park to the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors on Monday. “There’s...