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S&P Global, Fitch, and Moody’s Ratings recently reaffirmed Chester County Government’s Triple-A ratings, outlook stable. A Triple-A rating is the highest possible credit rating from all three agencies, indicating an exceptionally strong capacity to meet debt obligations and very low default risk. Chester County is the only county...
On Sept. 15, state Sen. Carolyn Comitta announced that Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded $1.35 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grants to Chester County. The grants are aimed at bettering the community through a series of four projects, with $400,000 of the money being allocated towards Chester County Department of Emergency Services (CCDES). CCDES received the grant to fund various software and hardware upgrades across various 911 call centers within Chester County.
Delaware voters sent a message in Tuesday’s general election. Democrats flipped three seats in the state House, giving the party 30 of the chamber’s 41 seats and a supermajority. The result allows Democrats greater scope to advance their priorities, but it also puts more responsibility on them to govern thoughtfully, listen to opposing viewpoints and deliver results for residents.
The Delaware Office of New Americans was created in November 2025 and officially codified via Senate Bill 27, which passed June 30, 2026. It was signed into law by Matt Meyer on Sept. 30.
A data center fight has reshaped local government in East Whiteland Township, where voters chose to grow their Board of Supervisors from three members to five, writes Brooke Schultz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The referendum cleared Tuesday’s general election with 64.39 percent of the vote, or 3,542 ballots in favor...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Motorists traveling through Bucks and Delaware counties should prepare for five days of lane restrictions beginning Monday, November 9, as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) schedules daytime curb construction and overnight paving and pavement marking operations on three state highways. At a Glance. Roads Affected:...
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors documented 34 violations at six food establishments during inspections conducted Nov. 5, 2026, including malfunctioning water systems at an Oxford convenience store, refrigeration problems at an Exton grocery store and multiple sanitation and food-handling deficiencies at a Chester Springs restaurant. The...
A Gloucester County contractor performed faulty or incomplete home improvements on properties throughout the Philadelphia region, according to a new lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania prosecutors, who are asking a judge to force the contractor to pay back the customers. The lawsuit alleges that JC Home & Construction Management, LLC and...
A 137-year-old church complex at 1900 S. 16th St. in South Philadelphia is set to become a 30-room boutique hotel, following an $8 million renovation. Huttenlock purchased the former True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church building for $2 million, and the project has already secured zoning permits for the hotel conversion.
Kristallnacht Boycott of Jewish Businesses in Philadelphia Sparks Outrage
This could mean delays for anyone going to see Olivia Rodrigo at the Xfinity Mobile Arena Sunday night.
Owner behind 'Freedom Fuel' faces lawsuit
A decorated Vietnam War hero who lost his leg in combat before becoming Philadelphia's district attorney and Pennsylvania's chief justice has died, state officials announced. Ronald D. Castille, 82, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to a release issued by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Thur…
Two PennDOT work zones could slow Northeast drivers this month, on Bridge Street at I-95 and on southbound Roosevelt Boulevard near Cottman Avenue, according to PennDOT. Bridge Street is closed and detoured between Tacony Street and James Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays from Thursday, Nov. 5, through Friday, Nov. 20, for overhead construction on the I-95 bridge, PennDOT and PhillyVoice reported. Tacony Street will remain open between Bridge Street and Aramingo Avenue during the weekday closure, PennDOT said in its Nov. 3 notice.
A single-family home in Moorestown that sold for $2.75 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Burlington County over the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. The county saw a total of 120 residential real estate sales during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, averaging...
Hundreds of historic lampposts in neighborhoods like Society Hill and Old City curve into an arch resembling a capital "P," carrying fixtures known as "Franklin lights." The design traces back to the 1750s, when Benjamin Franklin set out to improve fragile, soot-covered round glass globes imported from London. Franklin’s four-pane...
A new swing bridge over the Schuylkill River just south of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge is scheduled to open on November 13 at 2 p.m., finally closing a missing link in Philadelphia's trail network after years of setbacks. The 1,000-foot span, known as Schuylkill Crossing, will connect Bartram's Garden and Grays Ferry, giving pedestrians and cyclists an off-road path between Southwest Philadelphia and Center City.
Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. After a decade of planning, construction is underway on a 121-unit apartment building in Center...
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced the fall edition of the recurring citywide cleaning program on Friday.
Philadelphia rolls out its Veterans Day Parade and Festival this Sunday, Nov. 8, with the parade stepping off at noon on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and a festival following at Eakins Oval. The event is billed as a free, family-friendly celebration honoring the men and women who have served the country, and it comes with a long list of street closures and transit detours that will reshape the area around the Parkway for most of the day.
