2013 Mushroom Festival gets off to rousing start

Crowd-pleasing parade is followed by dancing in the street By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Energized by the band Good Foot, 5-year-old Catrina Mackovjak, with her mother, Fran, takes a momentary  break from her whirling dance moves on State Street. An hour before Friday night’s start of the 2013 Mushroom Festival Parade, crowds were already jockeying for position. By the time...

Free income tax return help from AARP

KENNETT SQUARE — If you haven’t started or have questions about preparing your income taxes – help is just a phone call away. Oh, and here’s the best part – it’s FREE, confidential, and you don’t have to buy a program or pick from an a-la-carte menu for services. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is here to help by offering free, confidential services to...

Upcoming Kennett Senior Center events

The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors a Book Talk by Donna Murray (from the Bayard Taylor Library) on Wednesday, October 5 at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Murray will be reviewing the book “Persuasion” by Jane Austen. The Kennett Area Senior Center sponsors a Health Workshop on Thursday, October 6 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Chad Laurence will be providing information on back safety, posture and injury...