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WEST CHESTER, PA — About 70 Chester County families receiving federal emergency housing assistance are expected to retain their rental subsidies as a temporary voucher program ends, avoiding the need …
Chester County Housing Aid Continues as Voucher Program Ends Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Craft beer may be the main attraction, but live bands, canned cocktails, backyard games and new ways to stay refreshed are adding to the experience when …
Kennett Brewfest Adds Live Music, Cocktails to 29th Annual Festival Read More
NORTH COVENTRY TWP, PA — Pennsylvania utility regulators unanimously approved the transfer of Aqua Pennsylvania’s Suburbia Shopping Center water system to the North Coventry Water Authority on Oct. 1, clearing …
PUC Clears North Coventry Takeover of Water System Read More
WEST BRANDYWINE TWP, PA — Toll Brothers is facing unusually heavy public opposition to a proposed 237-home, age-restricted community on roughly 116 acres near Hibernia County Park, with the Philadelphia …
Toll Brothers’ 237-Home Plan Draws Heavy West Brandywine Opposition Read More
HONEY BROOK TWP, PA — Honey Brook Township supervisors will consider opening the township’s Business Industrial District to data centers and battery energy-storage systems on Oct. 14 while imposing extensive …
Honey Brook Data Center Rules Head to Oct. 14 Vote Read More
NEW GARDEN TWP, PA — Phorid flies are swarming homes by the hundreds in a New Garden Township neighborhood, CBS Philadelphia reported, expanding a persistent problem for Chester County’s mushroom …
Phorid Flies Push New Garden Residents to Organize Read More
EAST MARLBOROUGH TWP, PA — East Marlborough Township supervisors voted Sept. 29 to advertise a proposed 1% earned-income tax for 2027 that the township estimates could generate about $1.7 million …
East Marlborough Advances 1% Earned-Income Tax Plan Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Three Chester County projects will receive a combined $995,000 in Statewide Local Share Account grants for fire equipment and public works infrastructure, part of nearly $3.8 million …
Chester County Wins Nearly $1 Million for Fire, Public Works Projects Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Borough Council will consider reorganizing two municipal parking lots and changing permit and recreational-use rules on Oct. 13, a proposal that would move the Wheatland Street …
Phoenixville Eyes Parking Lot Changes Ahead of Oct. 13 Vote Read More
OXFORD, PA — For four weeks, the Oxford Golden Bears 13U squad had been getting closer. The losses were still losses, but the gaps were shrinking. The mistakes were becoming …
The Scoreboard Catches Up: Golden Bears Unleash Avalanche on Clifton Heights in 33-0 Shutout Read More