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August 18, 2021
WEST CHESTER, PA (August 18, 2021) – The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC) helped more than 50 of its clients, Kindergarten thru College, go “Back to School Shopping with CVC” on Saturday, August 14th. Backpacks, rulers, notebooks, and other school supplies were generously donated by community partners to help area kids start the school year on a positive note. The Independence Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators spearheaded the school supply drive with donations from area ... View Article
August 16, 2021
COLEBROOKDALE RAILROAD NEWS RELEASE Who/What: US Rep. Madeleine Dean, Pa 4th District, visits Colebrookdale Railroad When: Thursday, August 19, 2021, 10:00-11:30am Where: Colebrookdale Railroad railyard, 64 South Washington Street, Boyertown Pa. 19512 U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa. 4th District) is scheduled to visit Boyertown’s Colebrookdale Railroad Thursday, August 19, to see first-hand the railyard she’s supporting through proposed $1.3m community project funding. The site on South Washington Street, right in the heart of Boyertown, is a hub of ... View Article
August 13, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2021 Reminder: Federal Temporary Unemployment Benefit Programs to End Sept. 4 Non-Unemployment Programs Available to Assist Many Individuals Pennsylvania’s regular unemployment compensation program is unaffected by this federal change Harrisburg, PA – Labor & Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier is reminding Pennsylvanians that federal unemployment benefit programs, including Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), will end Sept. 4. “The federal unemployment benefit programs that helped ... View Article
August 10, 2021
July 26, 2021 – French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust has preserved forever 15 acres in Charlestown Township, northern Chester County, through a conservation easement on property owned by Nancy Long and her brother Tom Baldwin. The property is located within the Pickering Creek Watershed. The Pickering Creek and its tributaries are designated as having High Quality Water by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The easement was funded by Charlestown Township. Unique to this property, 10 acres of the ... View Article
August 3, 2021
(West Chester, PA – July 31, 2021): The Chester County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Commissioner Josh Maxwell will be running the New York City Marathon on November 7, 2021 in support of youth mental health and suicide prevention services in Chester County. Commissioner Maxwell is passionate about destigmatizing mental health, particularly amongst teenagers. A lifelong resident of Chester County, Commissioner Maxwell served as Downingtown’s mayor for 10 years before beginning his term as Commissioner in January 2020. ... View Article
