West Chester School Board Approves $345 Million Budget, Raises Property Taxes
WEST CHESTER, PA — The West Chester Area School District Board of Directors approved a $344.99 million budget for the 2026-27 school year, increasing spending by $11.1 million while raising property taxes for residents in both Chester and Delaware counties to fund staffing, student services, special education costs, an
Travers Food Market celebrates 40 years of serving Delaware County customers
Travers Food Market has brought a family atmosphere to Delaware County for the last four decades.
Historic Ferris wheel returns to Phoenixville as dedicated landmark
A 133-year-old Ferris wheel originally built in 1893 has been restored and dedicated in Phoenixville as a historic landmark and new tourist attraction.
Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization
In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocked the corporate takeover of a public water system in Chester, Pennsylvania. After a nine-year battle, the court ruled that Chester, a town of 33,000 outside Philadelphia, does not have the jurisdiction to sell the local municipal water system to Aqua, a massive company t
Search Warrant Reveals Troubling Findings in Wilmington Home
WILMINGTON, DE — A Wilmington man is facing drug-related charges after police executed a search warrant at a residence on the city’s north side and recovered marijuana, cash, and packaging materials, according to investigators. Members of the Wilmington Police Department’s Drug, Organized Crime and Vice Division had be
NJ man charged with stalking after hiding in woman’s car at Delaware hospital
A 22-year-old man from Piscataway was arrested after hiding in a woman's car at a Delaware hospital, police say
Horty & Horty, P.A. Announces Brad C. Slaney, CPA, Has Joined Firm Ownership Group
Dover, Delaware — Horty & Horty, P.A., a Delaware-based CPA and advisory firm with offices in Wilmington and Dover, is pleased to announce that Brad C. Slaney, CPA, has joined the firm’s ownership group. Brad joined Horty & Horty in 1998 after graduating from Delaware State University and...
Alstom to build Acela maintenance facility in Delaware
NEWARK, Del. — Alstom will spend more than $55 million to develop a new facility in Delaware to service and maintain Amtrak’s NextGen Acela trainsets, the company announced on Thursday, June 4. The company has purchased a 20-acre property in Newark, a former container manufacturing site, from Graham Packaging Pet Techn
Harding’s mental note becomes huge home run as Woodstown grabs SJG1 championship
Hassler shuts down Maple Shade as second-seeded Wolverines capture sectional crown
State Street Goes Rainbow As Delco Pride Storms Media
Media’s State Street is about to turn into a mile-long rainbow on Saturday at noon, as the Delaware County Pride Parade steps off for another year of fast-growing, suburban celebration. What started as a modest, grassroots march has now swelled into a full-on procession of student GSAs, nonprofits and neighborhood grou
