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Before Salem, There Was a Witch Trial for a Delaware County Woman
Nine years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials took place, a Delaware County woman faced her own witch trial in Philadelphia, writes Kenny Cooper for…
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New Park in Media Will Honor Borough’s Black Heritage
A new park in Media named Heritage will be dedicated Nov. 6 to the lives and history of Black families who have lived in the…
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Career Corner: New Children’s Book Normalizes Non-gendered Careers
Despite messages parents may share with their own children about the ability to be anything you want, what is depicted by other parts of the…
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SEPTA’s Battery-Powered Buses Need a Major Jolt to Keep Up with Expectations
Nearly a year and a half after SEPTA rolled out its fleet of battery-powered buses — each costing nearly $1 million — most of them…
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Yes, ‘All Politics Is Local’; However, Pennsylvania Takes That Notion to the Extreme
Pennsylvania is among the top three states in the nation for its number of local governments. Only Texas and Illinois are ahead of us, writes…
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Pennsylvania’s System for Distributing Education Aid Among the Most Regressive in America
State spending on K-12 public education in Pennsylvania is among the lowest in the nation. Worse, its distribution has been ranked one of the most…
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SEPTA Approves Proposal to Take Over Bus Route Serving Coatesville, Exton, West Chester
The SEPTA board voted to approve a proposal to take over a bus route that serves passengers riding among Coatesville, Exton, and West Chester. The…
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Too Much of a Good Thing? Media Borough Now ‘Facing the Problems of a Successful Town’
Media still feels like the small town it always was, a place where neighbors know neighbors, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. But now Media is…
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Shots Amidst Shrooms: Farmworkers in Southern Chester County Receive Onsite Vaccinations
Chester County farmworkers are finally getting their COVID-19 vaccines. Better, they don’t even have to leave the worksite. The outreach is courtesy of the Avondale-based…
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Being Out of Work May Be Difficult, But One Piece of It — Filing Pa. Unemployment Claims — Is Getting Easier
Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry is readying a solution that should help soothe the frayed nerves of people out of work in the Commonwealth.…
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Protesters Take to Sproul Road in Marple Township to Fight Proposed Natural Gas Facility
The Marple Safety Coalition is waging a grassroots effort to block a PECO natural gas facility at Sproul and Cedar Grove roads in a Broomall…
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Local Mom Fights Against Long Odds, Homelessness During Pandemic
After the pandemic upended her entire life and forced her into homelessness, Tiffani Szabara is finally seeing light at the end of a long tunnel,…
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WHYY: Amidst Pandemic, Chester County’s Libraries Played Key Role in Helping People Get Through Lockdown
When coronavirus first started spreading throughout the region, Chester County’s libraries were flooded with people looking for books to help them get through lockdown, writes…
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Confusion the Common Theme for Scores of Local Workers Eager to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Chris Alonzo of Pietro Industries in Kennett Square is one of many local business owners who said their employees are eager to receive the COVID-19…
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Two Montco Lawyers Square Off at Center of Impeachment Universe
With area lawyers on both sides, Montgomery County is firmly at the heart of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, writes Katie Meyer for WHYY.…
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Local Father Fights to Reverse State Policy That Leaves Children with Autism Without Access to Treatment
Montgomery County resident Drew Friedman is leading the charge to reverse new state policy that will leave his five-year-old son, Ari, and thousands of other…
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Norristown Baseball Legend Tommy Lasorda Dies at 93
Baseball ambassador Tommy Lasorda, the Norristown native who steered the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series victories, has died. He was 93, writes Beth Harris,…
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Chester County’s Eviction Prevention Court, Run by West Chester-Based Friends Association, Set to Expand
Chester County’s Eviction Prevention Court (EPC), a pilot program that has helped a number of people avoid eviction in Downingtown, has now expanded to Coatesville…
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