West Chester News

Pennsylvania's 14-university State System of Higher Education is among the largest in the nation, and it has been largely effective in its mission - making higher education accessible to as many Pennsylvania students as possible.

The following was provided to Patch: ShopRite associates across six states banded together last September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the ShopRite Partners In Caring Annual Cheerios Contest .

On March 7, Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School students in West Chester, Pa., transformed their principal and teachers into human ice cream sundaes at a school carnival in celebration of National Reading Month.

Steve Snyder came through in a big way for the Nittany Lions on Thursday evening with a clutch eighth inning, two-out single through the right side of the infield to score what became the winning run in Penn State's 6-5 victory over Santa Clara.

Laurie Rofini, director of Chester County Archives and Records Services, will lead a "History on Tap" program on Ann Preston, a 19th-century pioneer, on March 18. A 19th-century pioneer of women's rights and female medical education will come to life at a West Chester restaurant on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m., courtesy of the Chester County ... (more)

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level since the end of November, a sign of further improvement in the labor market.

A 32-year-old West Chester man whose Twitter moniker is "espionage hacking" has been indicted by federal authorities for allegedly threatening to kill FBI agents and members of law enforcement, a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday, March 12. Justin M. Credico stands accused of two counts of threatening federal law ... (more)

Exhibitor booths staffed by representatives of manufacturers Best Line Equipment carries provided guests with plenty of equipment options to discuss.

West Whiteland Township Police said they responded to an assault complaint on Tuesday, March 4, in the area of Birchwood Drive and Whiteland Woods Boulevard.

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West Chester University's Council of Trustees has become increasingly frustrated with the state's higher education system and is solidly behind proposed legislation that would allow the school to explore withdrawing from it, a board member said.

The state Supreme Court heard arguments today on the extent to which it can review sanctions imposed on judges by the Court of Judicial Discipline.

Works from the art collection of the late Madeline Lamb, a lawyer and former board member of the Chester County Art Association, will be sold during CCAA's Renovation Sale from March 21-27.

WEST CHESTER When West Chester's Sankofa Academy opened in 2005, its founders touted it as an African American charter school where students would excel under a curriculum infused with their history and culture.

While small machinery remains impacted by the residential market, larger farm equipment is in heavy demand as most commodity prices have been strong.

A proposal that would allow West Chester University and other large schools to withdraw from the state's higher education system could hit students and parents in the pocketbook - and not in a good way, the system's chancellor warned Thursday.

MIREILLE FAVAREL, former principal dancer of the Milwaukee Ballet and currently associate director of Milwaukee Ballet II, will teach a day of master classes for the Brandywine Ballet on April 6, 2014 at The Dancer Center, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

A southeastern Pennsylvania man has been acquitted of charges in the death of a man killed while sitting in a vehicle in what authorities called a drug-related robbery.

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. has closed on its acquisition of a supply-chain management firm serving the aerospace industry in a deal valued at $550 million.

Market Street in West Chester was largely clear by mid-morning Monday, but many sidestreets - particularly in the southern part of the county has slippery patches - as the turned out be less severe than originally forecast.