Tag: Chester city

Chester is installing up to $10 million in fencing along the Amtrak Northeast Corridor line where two children were killed last year, writes Anthony R…

Philadelphia Business Journal recognized Widener University President Stacey Robertson as one of its most admired CEOs in 2024.

Robertson, originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, became president…

The local impact made by The Foundation for Delaware County was evident in its just-released  annual report for fiscal year 2024, as it follows…

Widener University in Chester announces that Linda Knauss, professor emerita in the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, has been chosen to receive the 2024 Lifetime…

Chester receiver Michael T. Doweary predicts that the process to monetize Chester’s water assets to generate revenue for the city could be finished by…

Widener University honored eight faculty members Oct. 30 for their high distinction in areas of civic engagement, institutional leadership, research, as well as innovative and…

Plans to move the SS United States out of Philadelphia Friday that would have temporarily closed the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester have been delayed…

Delaware County is home to several historical markers, part of a network of 2,500 plaques and markers in place around Pennsylvania placed there by…

The new documentary Citizen George looks at the life of Quaker activist and life-long peacekeeper George Lakey, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer…

“Curiosity is the compass that guides us to our passions.”

The quote from American author Elizabeth Gilbert, best known for her 2006 memoir Eat, Pray…

The sale of Chester’s water assets should go to whoever bids the highest, whether they’re a private or public entity, say the city…

The Delaware County Historical Society has sold its home in Chester and moved to a new location at 9 W. Front Street in Media Borough…

The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Widener University a 2024 “Great College to Work For” after the university took honors in four categories based…

It’s been non-stop I-95 noise for some Chester residents ever since the interstate was built in the 1970s. Now PennDOT is installing…

Abandoned cars have been a problem in Chester neighborhoods for years, but now the city is taking steps to keep parking spaces clear for those…

Chester city’s largest creditors, retired workers, said they’ve been left out of talks about how to handle the city’s bankruptcy and they…

A freshman course being offered this fall at Widener University in Chester has Beyonce as its theme, writes Jessica MacAulay for CBS News, as reported…

Chester receiver Michael Doweary’s plan to sell the city’s water assets to pull itself out of bankruptcy is facing resistance, writes Anthony R…