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Coatesville Man with Rare Neurological Disorder Inspires Grassroots Movement to Help the Homeless
Steven Abi Richa, a Coatesville man with a rare neurological disorder, helped start Steven’s Bags, a grassroots movement that has assisted hundreds of homeless people…
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Constitutional Amendment That Would Eliminate Pennsylvania’s Liquor Store Monopoly Now on the Rocks
A plan to eliminate Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor store monopoly through a constitutional amendment has presently hit a snag. Its future is uncertain, even before the…
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Career Corner: The Great Resignation Being Fueled by Money, Meaning, Burnout
The last few years have seen a multitude of world events that have created increased economic hardship. Piling that on top of a workforce that…
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Development Deal Will Cause Norristown State Hospital Campus Residents to Lose Their Home & Services
People with serious mental illness currently living on the Norristown State Hospital campus are set to lose their home and support services in June in…
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Development Deal Will Cause Norristown State Hospital Campus Residents to Lose Their Home & Services
People with serious mental illness currently living on the Norristown State Hospital campus are set to lose their home and support services in June in…
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Prominent Abolitionist Who Lived in West Chester for Two Decades Honored with New Historic Marker
Abraham Shadd, a prominent abolitionist who lived in West Chester for two decades, was recently honored in Delaware with a historic marker unveiled outside government…
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MLK Jr.’s Daughter Discusses How to Strengthen Communities at WCASD Symposium
Bernice King, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, joined the West Chester Area School District’s “Strengthening Community Symposium” to discuss structural racism, connecting across…
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WHYY: Chester County Health Officials Shift Priorities from Contact Tracing to Testing, Vaccinations
With the number of COVID-19 cases having skyrocketed in January, Chester County health officials have decided to shift priorities from contact tracing to testing and…
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State’s Injection of Funds into Chester County Hospital Designed to Ease the Sting of Recent Closures
To ease the increased caseload resulting from the situations with Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals, Harrisburg is providing $2.1 million in state funds for expanded services…
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Chester County EMS Council Assesses New Normal for Emergency Care After Hospital Closings
Following Jennersville Hospital’s closure and in anticipation of Brandywine Hospital’s exit, the Chester County EMS Council published a whitepaper on the status of local emergency…
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Phoenixville to Build First Hydrothermal Carbonization Plant in North America
Phoenixville plans to build the first hydrothermal carbonization plant in North America at a municipally-owned wastewater treatment center, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “We could…
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Wolf Administration’s Omicron Strategy Boils Down to a Vaccines-Versus-Shutdowns Decision
Gov. Tom Wolf once again reiterated that his administration’s strategy to fight the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 is the vaccine and not…
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This Is How Dire the Need for Substitute Teachers Is in This Local School District
Central Bucks School District, in dire need of substitutes, is now turning to its community for classroom coverage. Emily Rizzo of WHYY went through the…
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WHYY: Loss of Jennersville Hospital Has Residents — Especially Seniors — Concerned About ER Access
The loss of Jennersville Hospital has caused a lot of anxiety for many southern Chester County residents. The distance to an accessible emergency room is…
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Trial Highlights Funding Shortfalls in This Local School District
The funding shortfalls in the William Penn School District in Delaware County were spotlighted Dec. 22 when district staff testified at a landmark trial over…
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West Chester-Based Brandywine Valley SPCA Rescues Animals in Kentucky After Deadly Tornadoes
The Brandywine Valley SPCA is one of the many nonprofits that have made their way to Kentucky to help with recovery efforts after deadly tornadoes…
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State Prisoners in Montco Pool Their Resources to Buy Science Kits for First-Graders
Eighteen incarcerated men at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Phoenix in Skippack Township pooled their resources to buy several science lab kits for first-graders in…
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WCU Student, Member of the Chocolate Ballerina Company, Meets Broadway’s First Black ‘Anastasia’
For Noni Diarra, a West Chester University student and a member of the Chocolate Ballerina Company in Philadelphia, meeting Kyla Stone, the first Black lead…
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