Westtown
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Aqua Pennsylvania Begins $1.1 Million Main Replacement Project in Westtown Township
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that a $1.1 million main replacement project is underway in Westtown Township. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve reliability for customers throughout Chester County. Crews recently began working to replace 5,400 feet of aging eight-inch cement pipe with new eight-inch ductile iron water main…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Country Estate in Bucolic Westtown Township
A manor home set on 7.1 gorgeous acres with five bedrooms and four bathrooms is available for sale in West Chester. . . This lovely country estate is nestled in bucolic Westtown Township. In addition to the main house, it is home to an enclosed gazebo with spectacular views of the grounds, a pool, a…
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Westtown to Ensure Crebilly Farm — ‘This Pristine Corner of the Township’ — Remains Unspoiled for Generations
Natural Lands announced that the owners of Crebilly Farm have signed an agreement of sale that opens a path for the permanent protection of the property. The iconic property in Westtown Township has been at risk of development. “We are very grateful to the Robinson family for their willingness to take this important step towards…
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Westtown Township May Buy Almost Two-Thirds of Crebilly Farm
At a meeting tonight, April 4, Westtown Township officials will discuss the possibility of purchasing almost two-thirds of the 322-acre Crebilly Farm from the Robinson family, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The township would buy 208 acres of the farm for $20.8 million, or $100,000 per acre. Meanwhile, Natural Lands may purchase…
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Crebilly Farm Hits Market — Again — as Natural Lands’ Hunt for Preservation Funding Intensifies
Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township has been put on the market once again by the Robinson family, prompting Natural Lands to intensify its attempts to secure funding to preserve the 309-acre property and prevent development, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The property has a price tag of $34 million. The farm and…
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College Basketball Player at Albany Credits His Success as a Freshman to Time Spent at Westtown School
The time Ny’Mire Little spent playing basketball at Westtown School helped shape his game and ensured that he would find his place at the University of Albany, writes Abigail Rubel for The Albany (N.Y.) Times Union. Westtown School basketball coach Seth Berger met Little when he stepped in to coach the then-13-year-old’s team over the…
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What Does the Future Hold for Crebilly Farm? Property Owner Engages Nonprofit with Eye Toward Preservation
Natural Lands, the land conservation nonprofit, strongly intends to help preserve the historic 322 acres of Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The Robinson family, the property owner of Crebilly, recently reached out to Natural Lands for help, hoping that its land might be preserved. Discussions began after…
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Westtown-East Goshen Police Grieve the Loss of Young Officer ‘Who Always Had a Smile on His Face’
The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department is grieving the loss of one of its finest, after officer Joshua Micun died from a COVID-19-related illness. Bill Rettew covered his passing for Daily Local News. Micun, 37, joined the department in 2015 and was soon promoted to full time. Two years ago, he was chosen as Officer…
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Westtown School Senior, the Second-Ranked Basketball Recruit in the Country, Makes College Commitment
Dereck Lively — a native of Bellefonte, in Centre County, and a senior at The Westtown School — has committed to continuing his basketball career at Duke, write Jeff Borzello and Paul Biancardi for ESPN.com. Lively, a 7-foot-1 center with a 92-inch wingspan, chose the Blue Devils over Kentucky. Considered the No. 2 recruit in…
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Open Space Advocates Take ‘Delicious Joy’ in Westtown’s Vote to Officially Nix Development of Crebilly Farm
Although the matter was moot since Toll Brothers no longer has a sale agreement with the Robinson family, owner of the 322-acre Crebilly Farm, the Westtown Township Board of Supervisors recently voted unanimously to deny the homebuilder’s conditional use application to develop the property, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The audience applauded…
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Wall Street Journal: Emmy-Winning Actress’s Career Began on Stage at the Westtown School
Holland Taylor, the Emmy-winning actress and playwright who appeared in Legally Blonde and starred in Broadway’s Ann, got her acting start on the stage at Westtown School, writes Marc Myers for The Wall Street Journal. Taylor, who most recently appeared in the Netflix miniseries The Chair, grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Washington, D.C.,…
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Westtown Grad Prepared for Next Chapter of His Basketball Career
After honing his basketball skills at the Westtown School, Noah Collier is excited to continue his career at Pitt, according to a report from the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Department. Collier, a 6-foot-8 forward, knew the minute he stepped on Pitt’s campus that he would be going there. He signed his National Letter of Intent…
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Former Member of Ireland’s National Basketball Team Fulfills His American Dream at Westtown School
After relocating from Cork, the second-largest city in Ireland, to Berwyn for his job with Pfizer 12 years ago, Paul Manning, a former member of Ireland’s national basketball team, took advantage of an opportunity to coach at the Westtown School, writes Kieran Doherty for The Echo, an Irish newspaper. Before joining the Westtown School, which…
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Chester County Home to 17 of 50 Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Nearby Towns
Westtown Township – as well as the nearby townships of Thornbury, Birmingham, Pennsbury, and Pocopson – are among the 17 municipalities in Chester County that made the list of The 50 Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Nearby Towns recently published by Philadelphia magazine. To compile the list, the magazine used data from the HomExpert Market Report.…
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Chester County Home to Three of the 100 Least Burgled ‘Cities’ in America
Three locales in Chester County are among the 100 “cities” across the country where your home is least likely to get burgled, according to a list recently published by Alarm Grid. “There is nothing worse than being burgled,” said Joshua Unseth, Alarm Grid’s co-founder. “It is a crime that destroys the feeling of safety most…
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Neighbors for Crebilly on Court’s Decision: ‘This Ends Sacrilegious Attempt to Defile a Hallowed Battlefield’
Toll Brothers suffered another setback in its attempt to develop Crebilly Farm, as the Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision rendered by a Common Pleas judge that the developer had failed to meet the requirements for its conditional use application to build homes on the Westtown site, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The…
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As It Waits for Court’s Opinion on Its Appeal, Toll Brothers Submits New Crebilly Farm Plans
As Toll Brothers and Westtown Township wait to hear the Commonwealth Court’s opinion on the former’s appeal of the latter’s denial of a plan to build homes on Crebilly Farm, the developer recently presented another plan at a meeting of the township’s Planning Commission, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live. The updated plan still…
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For Second Straight Year, Westtown School Will Have One of Its Own Picked in Top 10 of NBA Draft
Courtesy of his rare combination of size and skill, as well as his love for the game, Westtown School graduate and Norristown native Cameron Reddish will hear his name called early in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Reddish had a sterling scholastic career, playing alongside Mohamed Bamba,…
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