On Your Table: The Chadds Ford Great Pumpkin Carve
Pumpkins and squash also make for delicious recipes, including roasted Kuri Squash
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Joe Mottola begins carving what would become a winning entry at the Chadds Ford Pumpkin Carve, held this past weekend, co-sponsored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society and the Concordville-Chadds Ford Rotary.
CHADDS FORD — The three-day Great Pumpkin Carve that...
The Times endorsements: Governor & State Senate
This represents the final installment of The Times’ first-ever political endorsements. Friday, we offered our take on the U.S. Congressional races and Saturday we offered our thoughts on six state representative races in Chester. We welcome your comments and thoughts.
Governor: Tom Wolf
Barring a meteorite strike, Tom Wolf is almost certainly going to be the next governor of Pennsylvania....
Who cares if Renee had work done?
Why must people judge Zellwegger for alleged plastic surgery?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
It was quite a newsworthy week with several new cases of Ebola and ISIS attacks…
and Renee Zellwegger’s face.
Honestly, if I had randomly happened upon the photo taken at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards, I would not have known it was the same girl. True, there has been some passage of time...
Great Valley overwhelms Unionville, 41-9
Indians can’t overcome mistakes, turnovers
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Great Valley’s jake Hubley races past Unionville’s Alex Pechin en route to a 100-yard kickoff return that dramatically changed the tone of the game, as the Patriots raced in the second half to a 41-9 win, Friday night. Jim Gill photo.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — With the season and a postseason berth on the line,...
The Times endorsements 2014: State Representative
Today, The Times, continues our formal endorsements of candidates, with six state Representative races today. We did not choose to make endorsements in every state house district in the county, in part as they are not primary coverage areas as yet, or we did not feel an endorsement was appropriate. Our endorsements started yesterday with Congressional candidates and wraps up with state Senate and...
Unionville girls take 2nd in X-Country Districts
For boys: Contestoga wins, WC Henderson 2nd, Downingtown West 5th
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville’s Oliva Young finished second in the District One AAA Cross Country meet at Lehigh, Friday, as the Indians took second overall and will advance to the PIAA meet next week in Hershey.
LOWER SAUCON — You’d have to look all the way back to 2009 to find a year when neither...
The Times’ endorsements, 2014: U.S. Congress
For the first time in the history of The Times, we plan to make formal endorsements of candidates, kicking off today with the Congressional races in Chester County. Tomorrow, we’ll feature our endorsements for State Representative and on Sunday, state Senate and Governor. We appreciate your feedback in making these first-even endorsements.
16th Congressional District: Tom Houghton, Democrat
While...
Let music ring at the Sanderson Museum
By Linda Banks, Special to The Times
A young Chris Sanderson, violin in hand.
Often, in an uncanny coincidence, visitors to the Christian C. Sanderson Museum bring experiences with them that dovetail with topics I have already chosen for my monthly articles. Three recent October museum visitors logged in with moments that Chris would have appreciated. The first two guests were musicians scheduled...
Longwood Fire Co.: 94 years of service and going strong
Volunteers embrace — and serve — the Unionville and Kennett communities
By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times
Members of the Longwood Fire Company enjoy a moment, Thursday night, after finishing a rescue demonstration at the company’s Open House.
KENNETT — The Longwood Fire Company, a 100% volunteer organization, community pillar and impressive emergency response resource has been...
What To Do: Mums the word, and carve those pumpkins
The scariest weekend of the year is chock full of boo—itiful fun
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The 33rd Annual Mum Fest takes place this weekend at Longwood Gardens.
This is the time of year that outdoor flowering plants become scarce. As soon as the temperatures begin to drop, the only plants that really hang on and continue to have flowers are chrysanthemums, which are primarily autumn...
