The Chester County Independent will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day. All deadlines for the Jan. 4, 2024 edition will be 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. The Independent will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. We wish for you and yours a safe holiday weekend and for happiness and prosperity in the year to come. Share your New Year’s resolutions with us at hroeder@magicvalleypublishing.com. We will include submissions in an upcoming edition of the Independent.