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The Dinniman Together Fund at West Chester University has established the Drs. Christopher and Susan Fiorentino Award for Diversity and Sustainability in honor of the…
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Dinniman Together Fund at West Chester University…
Dear Friends of Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (CCOIC),
It is with both sadness and gratitude that I announce that after 22 ½ years of service…
Former State Senator Andy Dinniman has surpassed his goal of $100,000 to create the Dinniman Together Fund: Diversity Inclusion & Equity Endowment at West…
West Chester residents looking to satisfy their sweet tooth have another spot to choose from with the opening of a new candy shop, Kilwins, writes…
The Chester County Commissioners have recognized retired Sen. Andrew Dinniman for his leadership in addressing hunger in the county and establishing the Chester County Gleaning…
To commemorate Immaculata University’s centennial, State Sen. Andrew Dinniman presented a Citation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Immaculata president Barbara Lettiere.
Lettiere and…
By Terence Farrell and Ken Knickerbocker
We’re all doing the same thing. Watching the news about the pandemic, paying attention to what states are…
The U.S. Department of Education has announced more than $12 billion in funding for institutions of higher education through the CARES Act.
Multiple colleges…
Student journalists at The Spoke, Conestoga High School’s highly regarded student newspaper, are working hard to ensure that all student newspapers have the same…
Henry’s Helping Paws, co-founded last year by State Sen. Andy Dinniman and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Foundation, provides invaluable pet-food assistance for three…
Mt. Zion AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church in Devon will get a historical marker from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for its central role…
SEPTA, local officials, and community members gathered earlier today to celebrate the improvements made to Exton Station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to a…
Three Democratic candidates will be vying for the seat of State Sen. Andy Dinniman in April primaries, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News…
State Sen. Andy Dinniman, a Democrat and longtime Chester County resident, is retiring, writes Cynthia Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dinniman, 75, revealed his plans…
Kennett Square-based South Mill Champs is planning to construct a $115 million complex with nearly one million square feet of growing space on a…
Serving at the Crossroads (SATC) invites you to its annual fun-filled gala on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 6-10 PM at the Brandywine River…
A new agreement brokered among PennDOT, Amtrak, and Parkesburg Borough by State Sen. Andy Dinniman will bring major upgrades to Parkesburg Train Station, according to…
The 300-year-old John Evans House in London Britain Township, believed to be the oldest house in the area, has been saved from demolition…
Downingtown Mayor Josh Maxwell, who is running for a seat on the Chester County Board of Commissioners, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up surrounded…
The Paoli Business and Professional Association, which aims to bring value to Paoli businesses and to promote the safety and beautification of the Paoli community…
Plans to reopen the Ash Park Pool got a major boost this week after another another $50,000 in state funds were pledged for the…
The West Chester Borough Council has voted to ban single-use plastic bags and disposable straws beginning in January.
This spurns a recently passed state…
This morning, I represented the Board of Commissioners at a meeting with Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky leaders, members of the Commissioners’ task force and many…
The Keystone Valley Fire Department, in a partnership with the Parkesburg VFW and the Borough of Parkesburg, recently held a parade and dedication of its…
Senators Tom Killion and Andy Dinniman have introduced a bill to substantially extend family medical leave provisions in Pennsylvania.
The bipartisan legislation would expand family…
State Sen. Andy Dinniman, a Democrat, has introduced bipartisan legislation with Sen. Tom Killion, a Republican, that would put an end to puppy mills, according…
VISTA Today speaks with Lani Frank about growing up in Queens, her first job as a data entry clerk for her father, her regrets she…
As she battles one-term State Representative Eric Roe for the right to represent the 158th District in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, Christina Sappey…
Brandywine Airport in West Chester and Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport in Coatesville have received substantial funding from the state for upgrades to improve…
Now in its 15th year, the Brandywine Valley Water Garden Tour is the premier tour of its kind in Chester County and includes more than…
The place to be before the recent QVC West Chester Christmas Parade was the historic Lincoln Building.
There, the 20th Annual Gettysburg Address Contest featured…
Two first-time politicians – Democrat Chrissy Houlahan, a third-generation military veteran, and Republican Greg McCauley, a tax attorney and former owner of nine Wendy…
Dennis Davin, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Community and Economic Development, enjoyed a tour of West Chester led by Business Improvement District Executive Director Malcolm Johnstone…
United Way of Chester County
The nonprofit will host its Campaign Kickoff & Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 11:30 AM-1 PM…
West Chester Mayor Dianne Herrin, West Chester University Director of Sustainability Bradley Flamm, and other local legislators joined PennEnvironment last week to hold a clean…
The Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS Training Institute has received a $184,000 donation from the Lasko family for a new ambulance, according to a…
East Brandywine Township
The Chester County Historic Preservation Network recently presented East Brandywine Township with the Municipal Historic Preservation Award for its preservation work at…
Maternal and Child Health Consortium, a private nonprofit organization serving Chester County and surrounding areas, raised approximately $30,000 at its annual spring luncheon – entitled…
State Sen. Andy Dinniman believes that state and county investments in Coatesville will support progress on the new train station, according to a report in…
State Sen. Andy Dinniman received a unique holiday gift from his staff, a historic Pennsylvania Senate license plate from 1933, according to a report in…
State Senators Andy Dinniman and Robert “Tommy” Tomlinson recently recognized the West Chester University baseball team, which last spring won the NCAA Division II title…
Demolition is now under way at the site of the former Sonoco paper mill plant as the Hankin Group prepares for a development project that…
Steve Wildemann
Steve Wildemann – owner of Advanced Staging Productions, a national event technology management company based in West Chester – has been named the 2017 Small…
Chester County Fund for Women and Girls
As it continues to unite community partners and individuals around a shared commitment to women, girls, and their…
Chester County Commissioners
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone were recently elected as officers of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) for…
Publisher’s Note: In an email to supporters Sunday afternoon, three-term Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone announced she intends to seek the Democratic nomination…
Work is now under way on the Third Avenue Streetscape Project, the first phase of revitalization work related to the new Coatesville Train Station.
State…
State Senator Andy Dinniman recently announced more than $300,000 in total funding for conservation projects to reduce the amount of water runoff from farms…
West Chester University
Money magazine has listed WCU among 711 of the nation’s best-performing colleges, acknowledging the value the institution offers.
The magazine…
Chester County Economic Development Council
Leslie Rylke has been named Marketing and Creative Services Manager for the CCEDC, a nonprofit, economic development organization promoting smart…
One of the more unique events of the summer in Chester County is right around the corner, as the Brandywine Valley Water Garden Weekend Tour…
State Senator Andy Dinniman joined his legislative colleagues and officials from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA), PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania State Police this week to…
State Senator Andy Dinniman recently secured $50,000 in state funding for Coatesville-based Good Works, a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to repairing homes…
PennDOT is currently in the process of rehabilitating six bridges in Chester County – among other transportation, highway, and road improvement projects slated for this spring…
PennDOT and Amtrak have allocated $3.5 million in funding for the initial design work, surveying, and environmental studies related to the significant upgrades planned…
The Chester County Workforce Development Board will receive $135,000 in state funding for programs to connect local businesses with school districts to promote job…
State Senator Andy Dinniman recently recognized John Byler, a junior at Bishop Shanahan High School and a member of Boy Scouts Troop 116, for successfully…
State Senator Andy Dinniman recently visited the Keystone Valley Fire Department (KVFD) to mark the kickoff of the department’s Capital Fundraising Campaign to renovate…
Seven cultural and historic organizations in Chester County have been awarded more than $65,000 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission…
The Third Avenue Streetscape Project, the first phase of revitalization work related to the new Coatesville Train Station, has received final PennDOT approval and is…
State Senator Andy Dinniman announced that Chester County municipalities will receive more than $16.9 million in state funding to maintain their roads and bridges…
Downingtown Main Street Association
The Downingtown Main Street Association – a nonprofit with an interest in Downingtown’s growth, revitalization, and prosperity – has received a $108…
State Senator Andy Dinniman has announced that 10 conservation and outdoors projects in Chester County will receive a total of $3.8 million in funding…
Now in its 13th year, the Brandywine Valley Water Garden Tour is the premier tour of its kind in Chester County, highlighting more than 35…
Highlights from the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s 100-Year Celebration Presented by First Resource Bank at the Coatesville Country Club can be…
Ethan Healey is not your typical 20-year-old.
The graduate of Henderson High School and current student at West Chester University deploys his myriad…
So, as you’ve probably heard by now, Hillary Clinton carried Chester County in yesterday’s election. And she did so by a sizable margin…
In what pundits are calling one of the most stunning political upsets in all of American political history, Donald J. Trump has triumphed and will…
The entire business model of Modena’s Waste Oil Recyclers focuses on environmental stewardship, and a new rail spur recently laid down even more benefits…
State Senator Andy Dinniman is attempting to make changes to the 45 year old law which governs where billboards can be placed in the State…
The 31st Annual Kennett Square Mushroom Festival saw more than 100,000 visitors turn-up to check out the offerings from over 250 participating vendors…
State Senator Andy Dinniman has announced that Cerner Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded health care information technology company, will expand its operations in…
State Senator Andy Dinniman cited his personal experience in discovering exceptionally high levels of lead in the water at his West Chester district office, as…
Here’s the rundown on other stories happening around Chester County.
After a five-year application process, the University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville has…
With a sigh of relief that there would not be a repeat of the budget impasse of last year, the House voted 132-68 to…
Editor’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Andy Dinniman was originally published on August 26th, 2015.
From the time he was elected a…
The memory of West Caln boy Scotty McMillan will enrich the lives of other children in Downingtown thanks to generous support for the United Way…
Here’s what’s happening on Wednesday and Thursday in Chester County Datebook.
On Wednesday, Microsoft will host an Expert Panel to Discuss Optimizing How…
State Senator, Andy Dinniman, has announced that the 19th Senatorial District, which includes most of Chester County, led the state in the amount of Research…
Thanks to the support from State Senator, Andy Dinniman, several important cultural organizations from Chester County will receive a significant financial boost. The senator’s…
Malvern based National Equipment Parts has created an Amazon style website for the HVAC and plumbing sectors which may soon become the go to supplier…
By State Senator Andy Dinniman,
Chester County has gone to great lengths to preserve its open spaces, historic places and scenic vistas – the very landscapes…
The script has been a thrilling success, and now the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance is turning its attention to transforming the set for West Chester’s…
Controversy seems to follow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wherever he goes, and Chester County was no exception.
Shortly after leaving his rally in West…
Victory Brings Back its Summer Love Ale
Downingtown’s Victory Brewing Company is already looking to the summer by bringing back its Summer Love Ale…
To celebrate two residents who make it their life’s work to keep Chester County a great place to live, Robert Hankin and Molly Morrison…
Bentley Announces Write-in Campaign for 158th GOP Nomination
Wasting no time, Unionville’s Perry Bentley announced his write-in campaign for the Republican nomination…
The seemingly endless budget deadlock finally concluded on Wednesday, as Governor Tom Wolf backed off his latest veto threat and allowed the Republican $6.6…
State Senator Andy Dinniman and representatives from Meals on Wheels of Chester County and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Foundation today visited the home of Harvey Phillips…
Dinniman Encourages Applications for Local Alternative Fuel Grant
Local municipalities, school districts, businesses, and nonprofit organizations are being encouraged by State Senator Andy Dinniman to…
Gov. Tom Wolf has added another fight to an already-involved budget battle: cancer.
The leader of the commonwealth on Wednesday shared the news that…
Test your knowledge of the week’s Chester County stories and win a free VISTA Today coffee mug.
The rules are simple. Take the quiz…
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is helping clear a path into new recreational territory for the benefit of the Chester County public…
Proving that you can help people while still having fun, hundreds of community residents gathered at the annual Taste of Phoenixville event where they dined…
Here’s what’s happening on Thursday and Friday in Chester County Datebook.
On Thursday, Lincoln University will host a Julian Bond Memorial Service from…
Nearly half a million dollars of federal grant funds will send after-school help to the Avon Grove and Oxford Area elementary students who need…
Governor Tom Wolf decided to take action yesterday on the latest $30.3 billion GOP plan for Pennsylvania’s state budget, by vetoing portions of…
Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. Our briefs this morning:
Third Mushroom Drop to be Bigger and Better than Ever…
Read our Chester County Briefs every morning to stay up to date on the smaller developments happening around Chester County.
Navy Yard and Camden Project…
Chester County crime survivors are being victimized a second time by Harrisburg’s budget indecision. An exodus of underpaid staff and a growing vault of…
State Senator Andy Dinniman has announced that Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania will provide more than $675,000 in new investment for three…
Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This morning:
Public Meeting on Thursday on Wolf’s Hollow County Park
The Chester…
Chester County Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This morning:
Construction Accident Causes Gas Fire in Caln
On Wednesday morning…
Last month saw the start of construction on the $15.5 million improvement project for Exton train station in West Whiteland, the result of a…
Concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County.
First Report Issued by Lyme Disease Task force
On Thursday, State Senator Andy Dinniman, and Pennsylvania…
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are busy days in Chester County Datebook:
Chester County Art Association’s N. C. Wyeth Founders Exhibition, an exhibit of 17…
What you need to know to start your day in Chester County. This morning:
Dinniman Announces Release of Landmark Report on Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania…
After 350 years, the global building materials pioneer Saint-Gobain is still at the cutting edge of construction technology, and today in Malvern it unveiled…
Business Briefs are concise stories that keep you up to date with what’s happening around the county. This Morning:
Teva Pharmaceutical Buys Rimsa for…
On the heels of celebrating its 40th anniversary, a West Chester family business now headquartered in East Goshen has passed an economic growth test with…
Dinniman Says Phoenixville’s Route 23 Bridge could be Finished this Month
State Senator Andy Dinniman is confident that the Route 23 bridge construction project…
VISTA Today’s Chester County Business Briefs are a quick way to catch up on what’s happening around the county.
UTI Exton Campus Students…
VISTA Today Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s happening around Chester County. This Morning:
Senator Andy Dinniman…
VISTA Today’s daily ‘Business Briefs’ are short, concise stories that bring you up to date on what’s happening around the county. This Morning…
A new state law has injected life-saving help into the critical emergency response arsenal, and the early results are impressive.
Naloxone, the medication that…
Our daily news and business briefs are short, to-the-point stories that keep you up to date about what’s developing around Chester County…
VISTA Today’s business briefs are concise stories keeping you up to date with what’s happening around the county.
The Land Conservancy Celebrating its…
New concrete beams were recently set over Phoenixville’s Pickering Creek for the new Valley Forge Road Bridge, but local elected officials are far from…
VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning…
Several Chester County leaders will have boots on the ground and work to responsibly channel the flow of the area’s gush of new natural…
A frequent cover star of the VISTA Today Covered Bridge blog was devasted yesterday in a broad daylight hit and run. Police and Park Rangers…
A week after being hit with 70 mph winds, lightning, soaking rain and a tornado, Chester County’s got its lights back on — but the…
Senator Dinniman Proposes a Real Estate Tax on Natural Gas Pipelines
On June 18, state Senator Andy Dinniman introduced Senate Bill 905 which would allow…
UPDATE: United Technologies Corporation confirmed in an announcment this morning that the company will indeed pursue a spinoff or sale of Sikorsky Aircraft.
From statement…
Chester County daily business briefs are short, accurate updates on yesterday’s Chester County business news.
Plans for the New Coatesville Train Station
During a…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will keep three important historic covered bridges in Chester County from falling into oblivion through a two-year project to…
Seven Chester County businesses are cutting their repair bills in half for building upgrades that promise to cut their future energy bills too. It’s…
Daily news business headlines from earlier this week:
Is A Third Comcast Tower In The Works?
Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT) of Malvern, according to…
Leaders and public officials have long whistled promises for a new Coatesville train station, and on Wednesday its citizens will have a chance to see…
Chester County leaders have ripped through bureaucratic red tape to save lives and give residents who have overdosed on heroin a second chance at life…
Under imminent threat of invasion by a wide-reaching army of emerald ash borers, West Chester has set up a thorough, first-in-the-state…
Editor’s Notes: On May 1st, 150 county business leaders and government officials gathered at the Downingtown Country Club to network and hear a TMACC…
Sweet memories, mouth-watering economic development plans and tasty pieces of cake were served up last Monday in Coatesville for the city’s kickoff to…
This is our April newsletter, a version of which we sent to our subscribers earlier this week. If you’d like to subscribe and receive…
He literally changed the face of business in Chester County from the 1980s into the 2000s, and now the face of passion for Chester County…
Drivers in Chester County now have a legitimate scapegoat for their pothole-induced road rage: PennDOT’s direct-to-road-crew pothole hotline, 484-340…
Construction will begin this summer on a project that officials say will transform and significantly improve the Exton train station.
“Exton Station will be the…
Local political leaders have more than taken notice of the growing presence of oil and gas pipelines in Chester County — they have taken action to…
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has approved $73,246 in grants for seven key historic sites in Chester County, Sen. Andy Dinniman’s office…
State Senator Andy Dinniman is turning to fiber optics and touch tone phones to keep constituents in the know about key state and local issues…
Over the past two days, VISTA Today has reported on a presentation made by State Senator Andy Dinniman made about PennDOT’s plans to upgrade…
When he spoke to a gathering of twenty five County residents and civic leaders about plans to upgrade the county’s five Amtrak stations over…
When State Senator Andy Dinniman spoke to a gathering of Chester County residents and civic leaders last week about state plans to upgrade the county…
Pointing to the impact cuts in education funding has on economically struggling school districts and Chester County’s two historically Black universities, State Senator Andy…
Coatesville is caught in a catch-22 with respect to redeveloping the Coatesville Flats and beyond. As state Sen. Andy Dinniman put it in a…
A total of $2.64 million of state funding is being routed to Chester County for a trio of transportation projects that promise to help…
The blur of Amtrak trains speeding across Chester County is only getting faster, but commuters to the city are about to do a double take…
A $2.5 million state grant will not only keep helicopter rotors spinning at the Chester County Airport but is likely to also help more…
Dr. Joanne Gillis-Donovan, president and CEO of Melmark, is the Main Line Chamber of Commerce’s Non-Profit CEO of the Year.
The Chamber…
Safety and expansion projects at three Chester County airports have been cleared for takeoff by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration…
State Senator and former Chester County Commissioner Andy Diniman was quoted in an editorial in the March 28th edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal written…
The Exton Region Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the grand opening of member business Semus and Associates of Glenmoore with a ribbon cutting ceremony on…
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