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Lionville Middle School Students Build Award-Winning Virtual City with Clean Drinking Water
Lionville Middle School students Naishu Vytla and Cami Klingen, who represented the Philadelphia area in the Future City Competition in Washington, D.C., were recognized with…
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This Accident on a Local Highway Could Have Ended Babe Ruth’s Career
Had Babe Ruth’s car skidded a little further or overturned somewhere else on July 7, 1920, baseball and American culture might have been forever changed,…
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Merge With Mercy Foundation Honors Legacy of Bianca Roberson, Seeks to Eliminate Gun Violence
“I didn’t want my daughter to pass away and no one remember who she was and what she stood for.” These are the words of…
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Eighth-Grader at Villa Maria Defends Her Crown in the Chester County Spelling Bee
Jordi De Jong, an eighth-grader at Villa Maria Academy, was the last contestant standing in this year’s Chester County Spelling Bee. Winning with the word…
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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…
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Chester County Leadership: State Representative Eric Roe
On the eve of his election battle with first-time candidate Christina Sappey, first-term State Representative Eric Roe speaks to VISTA Today about growing up in…
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Avon Grove Grad, Neumann University Student Wins Second Place in National Art Contest
Lauren Skurla, a Nursing major at Neumann University, has won second place in a national art contest sponsored by the Franciscan Action Network. She will…
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Ryan Costello to The New Yorker: The Norms of Politics Have Blown Up
Chester County’s Ryan Costello ran for Congress intending to solve the important issues facing the country, but he believes he was thwarted by the current…
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CCCBI to Celebrate Past Year, Look Ahead to Future at Annual Dinner Tonight
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry will celebrate its accomplishments over the past year and look ahead to the future at its most…
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Young Entrepreneurs from Devon Prep Lauded for Business Idea, Advance to National Competition
Phoenixville resident Ryan Klauder and West Chester resident Christopher Muth, both students at Devon Prep, were lauded at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Philadelphia Investor…
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West Chester Teen Takes Stand on Gun Control After Losing Friend in Parkland School Shooting
West Chester resident Taylor Turner, 17, has become a staunch advocate of gun control after losing a friend in the shooting at her former high…
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Local High School Senior Wins $175,000 for Her Research on Vaping
Natalia Orlovsky’s research on the effects of electronic cigarettes and other “vaping” devices recently won the second prize, $175,000, at the national Regeneron Science Talent…
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Unionville High School Senior ‘Takes a Stand,’ Organizes Rally Against Gun Violence
Andrew Binder, a senior at Unionville High School, is among the students helping to organize Philadelphia’s “March for Our Lives,” writes Patricia Madej for the…
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Seventh-Grader at Villa Maria Advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee
V-a-m-p-l-a-t-e. With those eight letters in that precise order, Jordi De Jong, a seventh-grader at Villa Maria Academy in Paoli, captured the crown at the…
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Forty Students Advance to Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday
Forty students have advanced to the 2018 Chester County Spelling Bee on Friday, February 9: Avon Grove Intermediate School: Aaditya Joshi Caln Elementary School: Daniella…
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Medical Marijuana Use Won’t Show Up on Background Check, Hinder Gun Purchases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health will no longer make available to law-enforcement agencies a database with the names of medical marijuana patients, writes Sam Wood…
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FROM DELCO: New Wawa in D.C. the Chain’s Largest … for Now
Wawa has opened its largest store to date, this one in Washington, D.C., writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A string trio played in…
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Downingtown Poet Uses Her Voice to Speak About Social Issues
Downingtown’s Juliet Lubwama, one of five winners of the National Student Poet of the Year for 2017, is using her voice and talent to speak…












































