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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday profiled the Chester County, Pa., Healthy Start Program, which provides low-income pregnant women with prenatal and postpartum care services. In 2007, the program, which is offered by the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County, provided assistance to about 1,200 women, most of whom were black and Hispanic.
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Blog Catalog Blog Directory (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Neighborhood Expert and Relocation Specialist blogs about the Philadelphia Main Line and Chester County community real estate. How much is my home worth? How\'s the market', Get New Listings emailed and search the MLS.
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The Brew Lounge (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
What's On Tap - May 22nd - northern Chester County, PA and nearby Did you think I forgot about this little project called What's On Tap? Remember the last time I did it? Recall that the idea is that I'm showing you what will be on tap. (Actually the proprietors are doing the telling, but let's not go and get all pedantic.) In this case, what will be on tap tomorrow, Thursday May 22nd. Keep in
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Cupcakes Take the Cake (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Maki of Cupcakes Gourmet wrote in to tell us that they have just opened in Chester County, Pennsylvania! If you're in the area, stop by and let us know what you think. (They will soon be shipping mini cupcakes as well.) She said they opened today (Thursday, May 15th) at 9 am but this YouTube video says April 5th - either way, they should be open (but fyi, a call to the number below did not yield a...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
The Chester County, Pa. results Tuesday will be a revealing test of Obama’s appeal among centrist Republicans in what may be a very competitive county in November.
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Liberal Blogosphere (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
The Chester County, Pennsylvania Obama headquarters opened today. These nice ladies greeted people and signed them up. Once inside, you could get free cookies. Or, if you were little, you could make your own Obama posters. The place filled up quite quickly. Former Senator Harris Wofford showed up to greet everyone, but we left before that because it was getting a little claustrophobic. Nothing remotely...
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BooMan Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Chester County, Pennsylvania is historically one of the most Republican counties in the state. The Democratic Party here has atrophied down to almost nothing. It should be prime exurban territory for a big Hillary Clinton win driven by rich, white suburban moms, DLC targeted tax-averse Dads, and (if they register Dem early enough) some mischievous Limbaugh cross-over voters. The minority population...
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Civil War Women (Free subscription) | 03/16/2008
Civil War Nurse Anna Maria Ross was a native of Philadelphia, where she spend the greater part of her life. Her mother's name was Mary Root, a native of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Her father was William Ross, who emigrated early in life from the county of Derry, Ireland. Endowed by nature with great vigor and energy, Anna had been remarkably successful in charitable works before the Civil War....
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The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
Aqua America Inc. said that an employee of an outside contractor was killed Friday in an accident involving an industrial forklift at its Pickering Creek Water Treatment Plant in Schuylkill, Chester County, Pa. (WTR)
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Rod 2.0:Beta (Free subscription) | 12/12/2007
Disturbing news from Chester County, Pennsylvania—just west of Philadelphia—where a black gay man says two white men hurled racial and homophobic taunts at him and then beat him with brass knuckles. The two thugs were arrested and face charges of...
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Grain Net (Free subscription) | 12/10/2007
West Chester - Five Chester County school districts announced Thursday they will run their buses on biofuels.Coatesville Area School District, Downingtown Area School District, Kennett Consolidated School District, West Chester Area School District and the Chester County Intermediate Unit all have agreed to use biodiesel, a fuel made from vegetable oils, trap grease or other domestic components. The...
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Philadelphia Weather (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
Snowfall totals based on National Weather Service spotter reports in the Delaware Valley, Central, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. This was an elevation dependent event as snowfall totals ranged widely in amount based on elevation. Over Lehigh County, snowfall ranged from nearly half a foot along Blue Mountain to a couple of inches on the valley floor as of last report. Snowfall was reported down into...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
NEW WALES, PA (MARKET WIRE) FETCH! Pet Care, America's largest and most sophisticated pet care franchise offering professional pet sitting and dog walking services, today announced it has launched a new location in Pennsylvania's Central Bucks County region to provide area residents with unsurpassed pet care services. This new franchise marks the 122nd FETCH! Pet Care location that, in aggregate, now...
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Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 11/18/2007
Patricia Burkart recently was named CEO of Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, a new council created in a merger of five existing western Pennsylvania councils.
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Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 11/16/2007
Three Indiana University of Pennsylvania students were among four people arrested Wednesday on multiple drug charges after a raid of an Indiana apartment by the county drug task force and borough police.
