Russians and Americans

By Nathaniel Smith, Columnist, The Times Governments and their people are not the same thing. That’s what Americans spending time abroad were saying to French friends in the 1960s, when the US was taking the disastrous step of picking up France’s colonial wars in the former Indochina. And it’s still true today. Let’s hope Europeans, including Russians, realize our government...

Don’t Retire, ReFire: What is your mission?

By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times Happy New Year!  Does the New Year excite you?  Does it scare you?  Do you ask yourself, “What is my mission going to be?  What am I going to do, in the coming year, if anything, to improve my health, my relationships, my finances, my work, and/or any other aspect of my life?”

Happy New Year!

From all of us at The Times, we wish a Happy New year to all of our friends and readers for 2018. While we certainly live in interesting times, we hope we’re able to inform and educate in this at confusing time in our history. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do, so thank you! As we did last weekend, we will attempt to stay away from our computers — maybe catch...

An, um, interesting year comes to a close

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times To say that 2017 has been an interesting year is something of an understatement. From that standpoint, it has been one of the most amazing years to be in journalism — a dynamic year with no shortage of compelling stories and subject matter. It has also been one of the most challenging — probably the most challenging year in the 34 years I have been in the business.

Dinniman salutes Hershey on being named Dairy Woman of the year

Marilyn Hershey is congratulated by state Sen. Andy Dinniman on being named Dairy Woman of the Year. State Senator Andy Dinniman recently recognized Marilyn Hershey on being named Dairy Woman of the Year at the 51st Annual World Dairy Exposition. “I couldn’t think of a better person than Marilyn for this honor. From her diligent work ethic to her love of the land to her enterprising vision,...

What To Do: Ring in 2018 in style!

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The biggest party night of the year is the highlight of this weekend’s schedule. Sunday night is December 31 – New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve, Kennett Square will be partying in style at its annual “Midnight in the Square” (downtown Kennett Square, midnightinthesquare.com). Young children and their parents are invited to kick off Kennett Square’s...

On Stage: Slambovian gets the jump on New Year’s Eve

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Slambovian Circus of Dreams Once the calendar year starts, area music fans have to wait until the very end of the year to enjoy one of the best shows of the year – to wait until the final full night of the year – to wait until the penultimate date for a concert presentation. And, with the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, the wait is always worth it. Some...

DNB makes donation to support local veterans

From left to right: James T. Amato, LSW Secretary, Catholic Human Services Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Vince Liuzzi, Chief Banking Officer, DNB First; Vernon Fountain, US Army Veteran; Geoffrey Hurnyak, USN Ret. Program Manager, Veterans Multi Service Center; Amy Stoner, Director of Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Ed Lis, Director of Mission Integration & Communications,...

Easy post-holiday buffet ideas

By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times What was a glorious ham dinner on Christmas can be part of a tasty — and easy — post-holiday buffet later this week. Whew we made it! We survived the holiday onslaught, fed large numbers of people and generally were all-around heros in the kitchen. Now’s the time to take a break from all that stress and offer laid back, easy to prepare...

Students learn history, get tour of county Justice Center

. Retired Capt. Joseph Carbo poses with students from West Chester Christian School. Assault with a ham sandwich has landed some unwitting schoolchildren in the slammer recently – as least figuratively Those unfamiliar with the legal perils of using lunch to mimic fisticuffs probably haven’t experienced the Chester County courthouse tour of Joseph Carbo, a retired captain with the Chester County...