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This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. Lebanon city property owners are facing their first property tax hike in a dozen years, according to Mayor Sherry Capello. At an informational public budget hearing on Nov. 5, Capello told city council she is...
The Columbia School District ended the 2025-26 school year with an overall surplus of about $1.1 million, according to preliminary figures presented to the school board last week. Business Manager Keith Ramsey shared the pre-audit financial balances at the board’s November 5 meeting. The numbers are subject to change once...
Mid Penn Bancorp recently announced its subsidiary Millersburg-based Mid Penn Bank has named Robert Curley as senior executive vice president and president of the eastern division. The division encompasses New Jersey, the city of Philadelphia and Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties. Curley has more than 37 years of experience...
Markets: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware. Trone Outdoor operates a billboard plant with over 500 faces in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The company has been in business since 1984. John Trone has been the company’s President but we learned that John Trone passed away on August 26th, 2026. His niece Lynn Myers is now the company president. John was also a realtor at Bennett Williams Commercial and served on the Board of Visitors (College of Liberal Arts) for Temple University and as a Board member for the American Red Cross in York PA.
As combines start to wind down, it will soon be time to look ahead to next year. And that means negotiating farmland rents. USDA data shows farmland cash rents went up across the board this year. Ohio has the highest average farmland cash rental rate in the region at $188 an acre, followed by Michigan at $157 an acre.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — An aircraft in distress call near Lancaster County ended with a safe landing at Lancaster Airport, according to emergency dispatchers. The call came in around 9:25 a.m. when a regional jet experiencing a hydraulic issue issued an aircraft in distress call while inbound to Lancaster Airport, dispatch told CBS 21.
Updated Post: November 2026 – More than a month after hitting the market, Cedarcroft is still waiting for its next owner. The Kennett Square estate built by author and diplomat Bayard Taylor remains listed at its original $3.1 million asking price, according to current real estate listings. Taylor built...
Liquified manure, wads of uneaten hay, gallons of sour milk and juices from rotting cow carcasses. State environmental inspectors say those are the suspected ingredients of a toxic stew that has repeatedly overtaken a stream in northeast Maryland in recent years. It turns the water a sickly green, kills fish by the thousands and gives off a foul odor.
Six of Greater Philadelphia’s 15 largest veteran-owned businesses call Chester County home. The Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2026 rankings, compiled by researcher Todd Romero, rank the region’s veteran-owned companies by local headcount, using figures reported by the businesses. Chester County claimed six of the 15 spots, more than...
The turkey is the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table, and in Chester County, finding a good one doesn’t have to mean a last-minute grocery store run. Across the region, family farms are raising fresh, pasture-raised birds, while local markets are ready to hand over a fully cooked dinner so the host can skip the roasting altogether.
Construction is expected to begin within weeks on Mustang Pointe, a planned 180-home residential community on Bowman Road in Penn Township, York County. The project will rise in three phases, starting with 46 homes, and its model homes are expected to be finished by the second quarter of 2027. According...
From the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol, looking out toward the Susquehanna River, North Street runs off to the right — quieter than the avenues that feed the statehouse, more suburb than seat of power. That is where Andrea Grove built Elementary Coffee, the shop she opened at Harrisburg’s...
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania municipalities would face new limits on annual property tax increases under legislation introduced Nov. 5 by state Rep. Zachary Mako, who cited Uwchlan Township’s sharp 2026 tax increase as evidence that homeowners need protection from sudden increases in local tax rates. House Bill 2889...
New store opens at The Shoppes of Sadsbury on Nov. 6
Chester County residents have a new place to shop for groceries in Sadsbury Township. A new GIANT store opened Friday, Nov. 6, at The Shops at Sadsbury, 880 Nova Way, in the Route 30/Route 10 development by Soloff Realty & Development Co. It is the 14th GIANT location in Chester County.
OSJL marks 14th Pennsylvania location and first in Chester County
Long before his family built one of America’s largest department store chains, a young immigrant arrived with little money and began selling household goods door to door. His journey took him to Pennsylvania, where he walked between farms carrying merchandise on his back. Solomon Boscov eventually turned those humble...
A Berks County company has been awarded more than $825,000 in state funding to replace diesel-powered equipment with an electric alternative as part of a statewide initiative aimed at reducing fuel costs and improving air quality. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that AMG Resources will receive $825,840...
Phorid flies, small insects that often breed in moist areas, swarm homes and neighborhoods near Chester County mushroom farms each fall. This year, state officials are strengthening measures to control their spread. Eric Toedter is the founder and president of MYCOguard, a company that helps mushroom farms control pests. He said the flies feed on mushroom mycelium and can spread into nearby residential areas. They pose a challenge for farmers during the fall holiday season because fly populations peak when demand for mushrooms rises.
