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West Bradford Township

  • A "cap" of land at the Strasburg landfill site covers contaminated ground.
    Environment & Outdoors

    Discovering PFAS Chemicals in Newlin, West Bradford Well Water Leads to Public Waterline

    April 7, 2026

    After PFAS, otherwise called “forever chemicals,” were found in the ground and well water of Newlin and West Bradford Townships, solutions are finally coming through…

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    Utilities

    PECO Awards More Than $200,000 to 20 Local Projects Improving Open Spaces

    August 8, 2025

    PECO recently honored the 20 municipalities and nonprofit organizations selected earlier this year as recipients of the 2025 PECO Green Region Open Space Program. The…

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    Environment & Outdoors

    Over 1200 Acres of Chester County Land Protected Last Year as Part of Preservation Efforts 

    February 14, 2025

    Chester County officials preserved more than 1200 acres of land by the end of 2024, writes Justin Heinze for Patch.   There are two county initiatives,…

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    Utilities

    Aqua PA Secures Nearly $78M in Low-Interest Loans for 133,000+ Feet of Water Mains, New Fire Hydrants

    July 22, 2024

    Aqua Pennsylvania has secured low-interest loan funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to support its ongoing commitment to replace aging infrastructure across Pennsylvania.…

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    Chester County Announces 30th Annual Town Tours & Village Walks Program

    May 28, 2024

    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…

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    Careers

    Seven Chester County Places Rank Among Top 50 Towns with Highest Work From Home Jobs in Pennsylvania

    October 23, 2023

    The pandemic forced many Pennsylvanians to switch to remote work in 2020, but close to ten percent of the state’s workforce were still working from…

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    Real Estate

    Here are the Most Expensive Chester County Towns to be a Renter in Pennsylvania  

    September 21, 2023

    The most expensive Chester County towns to rent in are among the top 25 in Pennsylvania, writes Chris Ullery for the Bucks County Courier Times…

  • North Coventry Adaptive Kayak Launch and Boat Ramp.
    Parks and recreation

    Chester County Commissioners Award Millions in Open Space Preservation, Park Improvement Grants 

    May 24, 2023

    The Chester County Commissioners awarded $2.5 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants at the public commissioners’ meeting. The grants are made available…

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    Real Estate

    Chester County Boasts Six of the 25 Best Places to Buy a House in the Philadelphia Area

    December 13, 2022

    Chester County boasts six of the 25 Best Places to Buy a House in the Philadelphia Area, according to rankings from Niche.com. To measure the…

  • Real Estate

    Tentative Deal May Give Locals the Resolution They Hoped for in Embreeville Dispute

    October 20, 2019

    West Bradford Township and Embreeville Redevelopment are getting closer to resolving the long-standing dispute regarding the Embreeville State School and Hospital site, writes Caitlin McCabe…

  • Real Estate

    Chester County Home to 11 of the 30 Best Places to Buy a Home in Greater Philadelphia

    May 19, 2019

    Chester County is home to 11 of the 30 Best Places to Buy a Home in Greater Philadelphia, according to recently published analysis from Niche.com,…

  • Legal

    Aware of Challenges Facing Townships, Gawthrop Greenwood Now Solicitor of West Bradford

    July 19, 2018

    Gawthrop Greenwood has been appointed solicitor of West Bradford Township. “Since 1904, our firm has had a long and well-regarded history of serving as trusted…

  • Real Estate

    West Bradford Quashes Developer’s Zoning Challenge for Blighted Embreeville Property

    April 20, 2018

    West Bradford Township has quashed Embreeville Redevelopment’s zoning ordinance challenge for the abandoned Embreeville State School and Hospital property, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia…

  • Real Estate

    Abandoned Embreeville State School, Hospital the Subject of Open-Space Feud

    April 6, 2018

    Once a controversial psychiatric institution, the shuttered Embreeville State School and Hospital complex is the subject of an open-space feud, writes Caitlin McCabe for the…

  • Commerce

    West Bradford Man’s Plight a Cautionary Tale for Those Looking to Install Solar Arrays

    August 11, 2017

    The excitement over his new solar array was dampened for West Bradford Township resident Kevin Dunleavy, after he discovered that he would have to pay…

  • Government & Civic Life

    Chester County Leadership: Alan Novak

    June 19, 2016

    Editor’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Alan Novak was originally published on February 23, 2015. West Bradford native Alan Novak rose from the…

  • Real Estate

    West Bradford Snubs Developer, Picks Industrial Land For New Homes

    October 6, 2014

    West Bradford Township has a need for — and a state-mandated obligation to support — more than 1,000 new homes within its growing borders, but…

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