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KENNETT SQUARE, PA — The Kennett Area YMCA is hiring part-time assistant teachers at seven Chester County elementary schools for the 2026-27 school year as it seeks to meet growing …
Kennett YMCA Seeks Staff as After-School Care Demand Grows Read More
MALVERN, PA — Centuries of American military history, Benjamin Franklin’s experiments, and the story of a Black Revolutionary War soldier will share the field with a bald eagle and the …
Paoli Battlefield Heritage Day Brings History to Life in Malvern Read More
ELVERSON, PA — The ring of a blacksmith’s hammer, the warmth of an open hearth and the handiwork behind everything from candles to quilts will bring the past to life …
Hopewell Furnace Brings Its Historic Community Back to Life Read More
CHADDS FORD, PA — Pennsbury Township supervisors unanimously authorized a $6.75 million purchase of roughly 98 acres Wednesday, advancing a major open-space acquisition that will use nearly $5 million in …
Pennsbury Commits $6.75 Million to Preserve 98 Acres Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County Hospital/Penn Medicine is seeking zoning relief to keep a temporary mobile MRI facility at its West Goshen Township campus through Dec. 1, 2028, extending …
Chester County Hospital Seeks Two More Years for Mobile MRI Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — East Bradford Township supervisors will reconsider a package of code changes Oct. 1 that would tighten solicitation licensing, expand curb-maintenance obligations, revise stormwater standards, prohibit overnight …
East Bradford Resets Vote on Broad Township Code Changes Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Kennett Square Borough Council has restarted the rezoning process for the former National Vulcanized Fiber property, voting 4-2 on Sept. 9 to advertise a zoning amendment …
Kennett Square Restarts Rezoning for Contaminated NVF Site Read More
EXTON, PA — Uwchlan Township supervisors have roughly 60 days to decide whether one of the township’s largest remaining undeveloped properties can become a 492-home community, a zoning decision tied …
Uwchlan Weighs 492 Homes as 60-Day Clock Starts Read More
WESTTOWN, PA — The Westtown-Brandywine Historical Society launched a petition Sept. 14 seeking a preservation easement for the 1823 Darlington Inn before Westtown Township sells the two-acre property at public …
Why Westtown’s Historic Darlington Inn Faces a New Fight Read More
PARKESBURG, PA — A century-old story of ingenuity, faith and perseverance will take center stage in Parkesburg this fall as the William Chester Ruth Legacy Project brings history, music and …
Parkesburg Gala Celebrates William Chester Ruth’s Legacy of Innovation Read More