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What $500,000 can buy you in Gloucester County
Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region between July 8 and July 14. In this article, we outline recent property sales in Gloucester County, all of which featured homes under $500,000. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top...
Chester County experiencing power outages; over 25K customers affected
Chester County is experiencing severe power outages due to heavy storms throughout the area. As of 7 a.m. over 25,000 customers were affected throughout Chester County. According to the website, Poweroutage.us, the outages are affecting customers who use FirstEnergy, Philadelphia Electric Company, and PPL Electric Utilities, as their providers. At this point, there is no […]
Nichol Park: Found money, made beauty
Something just wasn’t right – aesthetically, economically and environmentally. For several years, Adam Brady, the supervisor of parks and open space for London Britain Township, would expend countless hours and gallons of costly petrol to hop aboard an 18-foot-wide township tractor and mow the entirety of Nichol Park in Landenberg, only to have to repeat the process a week or so later.
CCOIC Invites Chester County Area Youth To Explore STEM Topics and Careers at STEMFest
Students and families are invited to the first-ever STEMFest Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 12-4:00 PM. Students and families getting ready to go back to school are invited to the first-ever STEMFest Philadelphia on Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 12-4:00 PM. The event is free and will occur at the Leon Sullivan Human Services Building (1415 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia).
Chester County Leadership: Natalie Chesko, President, Aqua New Jersey
Natalie Chesko, President of Aqua New Jersey, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up near the beach in New Jersey, her love of ballet as a child and teenager, and running cross-country in high school. She also recalled her first job at a bakery, where she learned discipline and teamwork and formed intergenerational friendships.
Join a Counseling Team That Helped Save a Chester County Student
Family Service of Chester County is seeking therapists for its School-Based Therapy Program. In the aftermath of a devastating natural disaster, a student in southern Chester County lost his housing and faced a profound personal battle. Struggling with chronic depression, anxiety, and persistent suicidal ideations, the student had experienced multiple...
Delaware County Community College Student Earns Full Tuition Scholarship to University of Pennsylvania
DCCC's Chloe Johnson leaps from community college to Ivy League with full-tuition scholarship to University of Pennsylvania. Chloe Johnson of Paoli is going straight from community college to the Ivy League. She has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she will complete her bachelor’s degree.
Founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square on a Redemptive Quest
Mike Bontrager, founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square, served as a mentor at a Capital Fellowship 2024 event in New York. Mike Bontrager, the founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square, is on a decades-long redemptive quest to achieve restoration through sacrifice, according to a staff report from The Praxis Journal.
Historic black oak tree falls in Chester County during storm; outages, damage spread across Pa.
A massive and historic black oak tree in Layton Park, West Caln Township, was no match for Mother Nature on Tuesday night when storms uprooted it, blocking a roadway.A utility pole and street sign were taken down, and just yards away, another large tree -- albeit much smaller -- was also knocked over.The black oak dates back to the 1700s, according to locals.Across Chester County, residents saw power outages and cleanup is expected to take days to weeks.On Clearview Street, neighbors were checking out the damage that lined the block.Lenny and Patricia Smart had a huge tree uprooted in their...
Former CEO Sentenced for Fraud and Corruption
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Abdur Rahim Islam, the former CEO of Universal Community Homes (UCH) and Universal Education Companies (UEC), has been sentenced to 84 months in prison. United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced the decision on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Islam’s sentence follows convictions on 18 counts of fraud, corruption, and tax charges.
Decades-old auto parts store in Southern New Jersey abruptly demolished
Here's another case of "here today, gone tomorrow" in South Jersey. A decades-old auto parts store right in the heart of Gloucester County is quickly being reduced to rubble. That store is the old Pep Boys right off of the corner of the Black Horse Pike and Ganttown Road in Turnersville, Washington Township.
Dog dies at groomer in South Jersey; business owner facing drug charges
The owner of a pet grooming business is facing drug charges after authorities responded to reports of a dog death last week in Gloucester County.According to Woodbury police, officers were dispatched around 1 p.m. on July 12 to K9 Kingdom.Ashley Jenkins says her family's 3-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd mix named Harley was dropped off at her regular grooming appointment. It's a spot she had been before.But the family's life changed in an instant when the business owner, Trevor Hunt, called to say the dog died in his care."(He said) that she had just suddenly passed and that her heart just...
Museum shows many Delco athletes were peers of national greats
Hoping to introduce the legions of world-class Delaware County athletes to people who simply might not know about them, the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum (SLDCM), 301 Iven Ave., Wayne, has created a name-association game, comparing some local names to other athletic personalities that went on to fame throughout the past century.
Popular Chicken Joint Replacing Pep Boys In Gloucester County Town
Raising Cane's, which has over 600 locations, will be opening soon in Washington Township at the site of a former Pep Boy's at Black Horse Pike near Ganttown Road. Demolition crews are at the site demolishing the old Pep Boys building, Washington Township police said. Raising Cane's Garden State locations...
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