Chester County
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Shortage of Space, Staff in County Coroner’s Office Has Had Little Impact on Criminal Investigations
The Chester County Coroner’s Office currently has a shortage of space and staff, but that’s had little impact so far on the progress of criminal investigations, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “We have not had any problems at a crime scene because the coroner is delayed in getting there,” said District Attorney Thomas…
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A Boon for Chester County, Open Space Is By No Accident
Chester County’s range of picturesque hills and vast farmlands is by no accident, writes Ukee Washington for CBS Philly. Residents voted in 1989 to raise $50 million to preserve the county’s green space and stop the expanding urban sprawl before it changed the place they loved beyond recognition. Today, close to 30 percent of land…
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Local Mushroom Farmer: ‘Government Taking Away My Labor Force While My Mushrooms Rot’
A Chester County mushroom farmer is bemoaning the fact that he is losing the majority of his workforce to ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), due to much stricter immigration policies under President Donald Trump, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The farmer, who wanted to remain anonymous, recently found himself facing not only civil…
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Chester County Leadership: Jeff Spencer, Scout Executive/CEO at Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America
Jeff Spencer, the Scout Executive of the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in the 1970s in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, where he assumed that the Steelers’ were supposed to win the Super Bowl every year and where he became enamored of the outdoors and the different…
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Check Out Which Local CEOs Earn More Than 100 Times the Median Pay at Their Companies
Several CEOs in Chester County earn more than 100 times the median pay at their companies, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Median pay is calculated by determining the midpoint pay of all the company’s employees, not including the CEO. The largest difference in Chester County is at Malvern-based Vishay Intertechnology, where the…
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New Data Reveals How Many Jobs the Beer Industry Supports in Our Congressional District
The beer industry directly and indirectly supports nearly 2,500 jobs in the Sixth Congressional District, which includes all of Chester County, according to a report from the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association. Chester County’s many breweries, including both larger operations such as the nationally renowned Victory Brewing in Downingtown and smaller setups…
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Phoenixville Woman Takes on Region’s Most Loathed Adversary: ‘It’s War in My Backyard’
Phoenixville resident Lorraine Phillips is fighting one of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s most loathed adversaries, the spotted lanternfly, with a homemade concoction, writes Maria Panaritis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Phillips found her garden infested with a bug that first arrived in Pennsylvania from Asia five years ago and has immediately taken matters into her own hands. “I’ve…
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Public Safety Crisis Afoot as Local Ambulance Companies Struggle to Stay Afloat
Ambulance companies in Chester County are struggling to stay afloat as their resources are strained by an aging population, growing number of senior living facilities, the opioid crisis, and the rising cost of equipment, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Emergency responders are especially worried since a statewide report was published last year that…
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Check Out How Much Chester County’s Population Increased Between 2017 and 2018
According to recently released Census Bureau estimates, the populations of both Chester and Delaware counties grew slightly in 2018, writes Michaelle Bond and John Duchneskie for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chester County gained 3,112 residents last year, bringing its total to 522,046, which represents a 0.6 percent increase from 2017’s tally of 518,934. Delaware County gained…
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County Commissioners Approve $3.8 Million in Open Space Preservation Grants
The Chester County Commissioners marked Earth Day today with the announcement of $3.8 million in open space preservation grants. The grants are made available through the Conservancy and Municipal Grant Programs. This commitment of county funds will help leverage an additional $5.7 million of non-county funds. “We are pleased to join with our municipalities and…
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Here’s How Many Millionaires Are Living in Chester County
The number of millionaires in Pennsylvania is growing every year, with a significant share living in Chester and Delaware counties, writes Jan Murphy for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. From 2013 to 2017, the number of millionaires in the Keystone State grew 30 percent from 13,412 to 17,484. The biggest concentration of millionaires is in southeastern Pennsylvania.…
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Eight Locations in Chester County Among Best Suburbs for Millennials in Greater Philadelphia
Eight locations in Chester County are among the best suburbs in Greater Philadelphia for millennials in 2019, according to the latest rankings released by Niche.com, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Some of the factors Niche.com used for the 2019 Best Places for Young Professionals and to measure the appeal of an area…
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Tap Into Chester County’s Craft Beer Scene Using VISTA Today’s Free Breweries Guide
VISTA Today is dedicated to telling the stories that celebrate what it means to live, work, and play in Chester County. To help with the latter, it has created Visit Chester County’s Breweries, a guide to help you properly tap into the county’s beer scene. From Sly Fox in the north and Bog Turtle in…
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YMCA of Greater Brandywine to Host Lifeguard Hiring Events
Do you like working in the sunshine? Do you enjoying hearing the voices of children laughing and having fun? Are you a team leader and ready to grow in experience this summer? Take a stand and be a lifeguard. The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is now hiring lifeguards (ages 15 and older) and aquatic professionals,…
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Local Land Once Slated for Development Has Been Added to State Park
Natural Lands has purchased and transferred a 57-acre property to Marsh Creek State Park. Located in Wallace Township, the land was slated to be developed. Now, as part of the State Park, it will be open to the public for hiking, birdwatching, horseback riding, and other passive recreation uses. The forested property adjoins the 1,727-acre…
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CCCBI Small Business Awards Breakfast Will Honor Carvertise, Surrey Services, Krapf Brothers
Surrey Services for Seniors will receive the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Nonprofit of the Year Award at its 2019 Small Business Awards Breakfast and Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 7:30-9:30 AM at the Downingtown Country Club. Led by CEO Robert Madonna, Surrey is based in Devon with additional locations in…
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These Chester County Towns Had Greatest Increases in Rent, Renter Population in Last Five Years
According to a recently published report by Rent Café, a few towns in Chester County are among the Philadelphia suburbs with the greatest increases in rent and renter population in the last five years, writes Emily Rolen for PhillyVoice. The report used the Yardi Matrix and the U.S. Census Bureau data collected between 2011 and…
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Former Congressman Ryan Costello Stays Engaged in Policy, Starts Consulting Company
Ryan Costello, the former U.S. Rep. from Chester County, is starting his own consulting company, named Ryan Costello Strategies, which will work in several areas of public policy, including climate change, writes Beth Brelje for the Reading Eagle. Costello, an Owen J. Roberts High School graduate, already started working as director at Americans for Carbon…
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