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West Chester Handicap Parking Spots Under Reveiw
The West Chester Parking Department is doing a review of all handicapped parking spaces in the Borough. For the last who knows how many years the process to get a handicap spot in the Borough has been the same. You contact the Parking Department with the necessary documentation – valid driver’s license showing Borough residency, vehicle registration, handicapped placard, and handicapped ID card – and the Parking Director brings your request to Borough Council.
Chester County Announces 30th Annual Town Tours & Village Walks Program
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe release details of the 2024 Town Tours & Village Walks program, kicking-off at the Chester County History Center in West Chester on Thursday evening, June 6. Celebrating its 30th year, the Chester County Town Tours & Village Walks program is...
Coatesville could soon see its first rental housing development in more than a decade
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Harrisburg-based developer Brandywine View Tri-Corner, LLC hopes to bring 266 market-rate apartments to the city of Coatesville. The development will be called the Brandywine View Apartments.
Pennsylvania student earns over $1 million in scholarships after struggling in early education
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (CBS) -- An Upper Darby High School senior who once struggled academically has found a path to success.Track star Jayden Alston, 18, made the honor roll every semester of high school and was accepted to 20 colleges, which offered him a combined $1.4 million in merit-based scholarships over the course of four years."I'm just super happy," Alston said. "Super excited."Alston is planning to study business at West Chester University. But his journey to get here wasn't easy."In elementary school, because I was struggling to pay attention," Alston said, "I was failing most of my classes."Due to his...
Chester County’s Dr. Ann Preston Made Her Mark in Male-Dominated Industry in 1800s
Chester County’s Dr. Ann Preston, the former dean of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, led the way for female medical students. Chester County’s Dr. Ann Preston, the former dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, led the way for female medical students in a male-dominated industry in the 1800s, writes Mark E. Dixon for Main Line Today.
Coatesville signs 3-year agreement with firefighter union
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. The city of Coatesville and a union representing its firefighters recently struck a three-year deal, addressing pay raises, full- and part-time labor issues and recruitment efforts.
Villanova Is Saying Goodbye to Kennedy Hall to Make Room for New $150 Million Library
Falvey Library at Vic Maggitti Hall will be the centerpiece of the campus. It is named after 1958 graduate Victor Maggitti who donated $20 million in March 2022. Next summer Villanova University will say goodbye to its longstanding Kennedy Hall to make room for the new Falvey Library, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal.
Unsanctioned pay and unauthorized board members: Chester receiver unloads more allegations at stormwater authority
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Chester’s state-appointed receiver, Michael Doweary, on Tuesday accused the Stormwater Authority for the City of Chester (SAC) of conducting an unauthorized board expansion, stonewalling officials, and paying board salaries without authorization.
After a decadelong fight, 365 homes may be approved on former Brandywine Country Club
Capano Management's plans for the former Brandywine Country Club call for 365 single-family homes, townhomes and apartments. The plans have been busy winding their way through a lengthy New Castle County process that can routinely take years for projects of this scope. The vote Tuesday vote seems likely to be...
The Foundation for Delaware County Awarded 5-Year Healthy Start Grant
A 5-year Healthy Start Grant received by The Foundation for Delaware County will help expecting mothers, moms, and their babies to make sure they are healthy and safe. The Foundation for Delaware County announced it has received a five-year $5,041,665 Healthy Start grant award, one of just six awarded in Pennsylvania.
Glass to sand: Goodwill of Delaware unveils new recycling machine
Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware Counties unveiled a new machine that will turn glass into sand, in turn supplementing a depleting resource and saving hundreds of thousands of pounds of landfill waste. Three Goodwill stores will now operate a glass pulverizer to recycle donated glass that is deemed unsellable by...
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