Tag: Franklin Township

State Senators Carolyn Comitta and John Kane. Technology

Avon Grove Regional Emergency Management Receives Grant to Maintain, Enhance Radio Station 

Avon Grove Regional Emergency Management was recently awarded a $20,000 state grant to maintain and expand the signal of the locally managed community information…

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Residents, Lawmakers Finding Ways to Protect Future of Big Elk Creek Watershed 

Residents have rallied to protect the Big Elk Creek watershed from being turned into a tourist attraction, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News…

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Chester County Commissioners Award Nearly $6.7 Million in Open Space Preservation and Park Improvement Grants

Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the awarding of nearly $6.7 million in open space preservation and park improvement…

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Town Hall Meeting Gives Hope to Opponents of Camping Ground at Big Elk Creek State Park 

A packed town hall meeting earlier this month saw hundreds of people show up to express their displeasure over the plan to construct a new…

Government & Politics

Voters Say Yes to Expanding Liquor Laws in Two Local Townships

Voters in West Marlborough and Franklin townships voted overwhelmingly in favor of expanding their liquor laws in Tuesday’s primary election, writes Erin McCarthy for…

Community

State Police May Need to Call for Backup

With budget pressures mounting and expectations for police heightening, state troopers may soon need to call for backup.

Despite scrambling to fill 500 vacancies amid…

Community

While Chester County Stands Down, Home Prices Head Up

Two interactive maps this morning, one from The New York Times, another from the Sunday edition of Philly.com.

This map (above), published Friday in…