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This article was originally published last year. Update: The 2018 mosquito season is proving to be the worst the County has seen since 2012. On July 31 the Borough announced the it had received West Nile positives in the areas of: Greenfield Park College Avenue Pump Station (700 block of College Ave.) Everhart Park Kathy … Continue reading Don’t Spray Me is Back
There’s a lot going on in this Borough. Sometimes it’s hard to catch it all the first time around. West Chester to get a dog park? Apparently Borough Council Members Bernie Flynn and Don Braceland met with members of the local community to discuss turning Horace Pippen Park into a dog park. Hmm, I think … Continue reading In Case You Missed It
Should the Borough consider a lighting ordinance? Have you ever thought about night skies in the Borough? Maybe if you are an amateur astrologer you’ve assessed (or cursed) the lighting. More likely you’ve noticed how dark the streets can seem when you’re walking home alone at night. Or how invasive your neighbor’s oversensitive motion-sensor floodlight … Continue reading Lights Out, West Chester
The Borough has released its spring to do list. It’s got a few paving projects planned, a fairly substantial gas line replacement project, and yard waste collection begins again. Here’s what you need to know: Gas Line Improvements The gas line replacement project is actually a PECO project and will take place across roads, sidewalks, … Continue reading Spring Paving and Other Things Affecting Your Commute
It was recently decided in a 3-2 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that the state’s congressional map had been gerrymandered. Meaning the voting districts were drawn in a way that favors one party over the other, in this case, the Republicans. The first time I heard about gerrymandering it involved a Texas map that … Continue reading How We Got Gerrymandered
Last night was an evening of meetings in and around West Chester. Here’s what you missed if you decided to snuggle in or cheer on coach, instead. Kindergarten 101 – The West Chester Area school district reviewed its new full day kindergarten program (2018 will be its second year) with parents of the borough’s five year-olds. … Continue reading Street Talk: All-Day Kindergarten, Daily Local Build & Rail Returned?
Update 11/20/2018: This route has been cancelled. Sorry, West Chester. Everything you need to know about the new West Chester route Now there is an affordable ($19/one way) and convenient (daily and direct) way to take a trip into the city (New York. Philadelphia remains a complicated mess of cars, buses and trains). The new bus … Continue reading The Skinny on the Bus from West Chester to New York City
What we’re talking about this week: Apartments planned for the old Daily Local property. Property developer, Toll Brothers is proposing a new seven-story, 325-unit apartment building on the roughly five acre lot on the corner of Bradford Ave. and Strausburg Rd. While, the project is technically in East Bradford, the project has a lot of … Continue reading Street Talk: New Apartments, Bomb Scares and Not-so-Homeless Students
Editor’s note, December 2018 update: The Sustainability Advisory Committee is seeking two new members starting in 2019. If you are interested in joining please contact Dana DiDomenico at ddidomenico@west-chester.com. The Sustainability Advisory Committee sees a green future for the Borough If regulation rollbacks and climate deniers have you in a state of eco-frustration, there is … Continue reading How to Be an Eco-Warrior in West Chester
Five things that have West Chester borough residents talking this week: Borough administration is moving. Need to pay a parking ticket or request a building permit? You need to pay attention. All borough services will be relocated to the Spellman Building beginning December 20. Borough Hall and the police department are scheduled to undergo a … Continue reading Street Talk: Where to Pay Your Parking Tickets & Parade Gripes
