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June 14, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE: June 13, 2016 The Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce was proud to lead a ribbon cutting ceremony to recognize the new office of Orion Communities at 237 Bridge Street, and the growth that it represents. Orion Communities is a non-profit that serves the most vulnerable members of the greater Phoenixville area community and connects residents to services that engender hope, dignity, and self-reliance for those experiencing poverty, disability, or illness. Participating in the ribbon cutting event, in addition to ... View Article
May 26, 2016
WYOMISSING, PA Tompkins Financial Corporation and its independently chartered Pennsylvania banking affiliate, Tompkins VIST Bank, updated about 165 shareholders and customers on the company’s performance and plans for growth at a meeting yesterday in Reading. Speakers included Tompkins Financial Corporation President and CEO Stephen F. Romaine; COO, CFO and Treasurer Francis M. Fetsko; and Tompkins VIST Bank President and CEO Scott L. Gruber. Bank Highlights Tompkins VIST Bank President and CEO Scott Gruber spoke of the unprecedented level of merger ... View Article
May 24, 2016
The Chester County OIC, Phoenixville Social Concerns Committee and the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is excited to be facilitating the Phoenixville Youth Initiative (PYI), an eight-week summer employment program designed to help low-income, at-risk youth ages fourteen through nineteen in the Phoenixville area. The mission of PYI is to reduce risky behaviors of young adults in the Phoenixville area by fostering collaboration among residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and the school district. PYI students are employed by local businesses where ... View Article
May 23, 2016
Phoenixville, PA — The Borough of Phoenixville has announced Monday that the 100 Block of Bridge Street between Main and Starr Streets will be Milled and Paved on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 and Thursday, May 26, 2016. Due to this construction, the street will be closed to traffic, and parking will be prohibited between 6am and 6pm while the crews are working. Borough employees will be distributing notices to all affected businesses and residences on Monday and Tuesday, and notices ... View Article
May 19, 2016
photo courtesy VISTA.Today Rachel Stevenson, Author, Speaker, President & Founder of LGBTea Dances, President of Reshaping You, a consulting practice focused on helping clients “reshape themselves mentally, emotionally and physically”, and the leader of Chester County’s LGBT community, speaks with VISTA Today about her memories growing up Jewish in Rockville, Maryland, how her Christian father led her family’s Passover Seder every year, why she abandoned her hope of becoming an engineer in college in favor of a passion for art ... View Article
