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Kyj’s Bakery Closing in Chester, Brookhaven After a 70-Year Run
You have until Aug. 3 and 4 to visit Kyj’s Bakery before its doors close forever, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The 70-year-old…
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Chester Fills Key Leadership Roles to Guide Its Economic Revitalization
Chester is hiring key professional staff with experience in finance, engineering, planning and development to help the city fulfill its mission of economic revitalization. Richard…
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Shift Changes Put More Chester Patrols on the Streets This Summer
Chester is solving a shortage of street patrol officers this summer by making significant changes to its daily staffing to get more police officers on…
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The Hoagie May Have Actually Started in This Delaware County Spot
The Philadelphia hoagie is one of America’s most famous regional cold cut sandwiches and it may have started in Chester, writes Alex Mitchell for The…
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Chester Summer Initiatives Working to Keep Youth Out of Trouble
Creative policing and a Safe Summer Initiative with a curfew and youth programs and activities appears to be having a positive effect on lowering crime…
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Upper Chichester’s Dr. Anna E. Broomall: Maternity Clinic Pioneer
Anna E Broomall was a trailblazer for women medical practitioners, opening one of the nation’s first out-patient maternity clinics, writes Ali Davis for Pennsylvania Heritage.…
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Chester’s Community Hospital Cleared for Senior Affordable Housing
Community Hospital in Chester, vacant since 2021, will now be the site of Silvercare Senior Housing, an affordable housing complex, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.…
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Southeast Delaware County Lost Some Residents, With One Exception
The Philadelphia region, and its eight counties, lost about .2 percent of its population between 2020 and 2023 to settle in at a regional population…
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Chester Track Coach Jamal Allen Overcomes Adversity to Inspire His Athletes
Jamal Allen instructs his student athletes from a wheelchair, continuing to make a difference in the lives of his kids, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6abc.…
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Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Up 8.7 Percent From a Year Ago
Pennsylvania gaming revenue soared to $521 million in May, according to Rege Behe for CDC Gaming Reports. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported an 8.7…
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PA Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Highlights Delaware County Gun Violence Reduction Success
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited Delaware County Thursday to highlight proposed state investments to reduce gun violence, touting successes already seen locally, writes Max…
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Public Health Kiosks Are Coming to Delaware County With Free Tests and Products
A new approach to public health is being tried out in Delaware County that will let residents be tested for various ailments for free at…
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Landfill Moves Designed to Reduce Waste, Trash Incineration in Delaware County
Within three years, more than a quarter million tons of trash from Delaware County will find its way to a Berks County landfill in an…
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Islands Protect Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester From Collisions
The Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester is well protected should a ship ever approach on a collision course like the container ship Dali that took…
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A Pennsylvania Fish Story: Son Snags Largest Pennsylvania Perch Ever Near Chester
The 20-foot fishing boat left the Ridley Township Municipal Marina, navigated Darby Creek and settled on the Delaware River below the Commodore Barry Bridge near…
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Health Issues Lead to Soccer Retirement for Havertown’s Sinead Farrelly
Sinead Farrelly announced Friday she is immediately retiring from playing soccer due to long-term symptoms from previous concussions, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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Infrastructure Overhaul a Theme at 2024 State of Delaware County Address
The 2024 State of Delaware County breakfast hosted by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce June 3 at the Llanerch Country Club, highlighted county council’s…
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Widener Engineering Awarded Nearly $280,000 in Grants to Advance Innovation Across Industries
Faculty in Widener University’s School of Engineering have been awarded grants from federal and state institutions designed to advance student research experiences and industry innovations.…
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