A special poem in honor of Mothers Day

A happy Mothers Day to all!
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Editor’s Note: Our Kelly Hockenberry takes a break from her usual prose style and shares her obvious skills as a poet and this week, diverts a bit from her usual column in honor of Mothers Day. To all of the the moms out there — especially those nearest and dearest to The Times family, we wish a very happy Mothers...
For Father’s Day, a poem

An ode to the men who make a difference in all our lives
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com
With baby’s cry a Father is born
From darkest sky to early morn
He takes his turn to guide, to teach
Protecting babe from danger’s reach
With strength and wisdom on his side
His love is deep, his knowledge wide
Rough and tumble, strong and true
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Column: an ode to 2011

The year that was in verse, for better or worse
By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, UnionvilleTimes.com
One year and several pounds ago you were sitting somewhere with your friends eagerly anticipating the arrival of midnight. You remembered that ushering in the New Year is a time of renewal: reshaping of the mind, body, and spirit in a monumental effort to improve yourself or your world in some...