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West Chester Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for West Chester, PA.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,721 in West Chester, PA

  1. Drilling for oil is not the answerRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Daily Local

    ... them to be strong, far-sighted and creative in their search for an answer to this tough issue. Jonathan Long West Chester America must get back At low ebb this moment in our America, with momentous problems, it seems only fair and sensible to say ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, Chester, PA

  2. Makeovers, extreme and otherwiseRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    If you haven't heard that Greg and Ginger Akers' family of West Chester just got a new home, you must have been out of town.

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  3. Barbara Curtin, 82, teacherRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Philly.com

    Barbara Curtin, 82, a former professor of English, speech and drama, and the mother of six, died Monday at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester from complications related to a chronic neuromuscular disease and ...

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  4. Meredyth J. Bates of West ChesterRead the original story

    Thursday | The Daily Local News

    Born Oct. 14, 1982, in Wilmington, Del., she was the daughter of Nancy Bates of Elverson and Stephen Bates of West Chester.

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  5. Chesco 4-H offers candy making classRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | The Mercury

    ... a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Chester County Extension office in the Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester. Participants will be learning various candy making techniques and leave with various sweet samples of their work. Cost for ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Food, Lughnasadh, Candy, Chester County, PA

  6. Shippensburg University students react to increase in tuition, feesRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Chambersburg Public Opinion

    ... to be here (this summer)," said Hawkins' friend and classmate Danielle Serino, an English education major from West Chester. They said the university would not be giving students any more than it did last year, so they did not see why tuition should ... 7 comments

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  7. Number of jobless Rhode Islanders continues to growRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

    ... said Andres Carbacho-Burgos, an economist at Moody's Economy.com, a research and forecasting firm based in West Chester, Pa. "I wouldn't say Massachusetts is doing great right now, but at least it's growing." Fallout from the global mortgage market ...

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    Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Foreclosures, Harvard University, University of Rhode Island

  8. News UpdateRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | The Daily Local News

    ... into a new plan to handle information breaches. Turk's Head The annual music festival at Everhart Park in West Chester is on Sunday. We'll see how many people turn out despite the heat. Alleys are streets too Chester County Living takes a stroll up ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Downingtown, PA

  9. U.S. Housing Starts Hit Two-Year Record on NY TechnicalityRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Money Morning

    ... will stay with us well into the next decade," Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Economy.com ( MCO ) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, said in an interview with Bloomberg News . "The job market is eroding and homeowners have less equity. Lenders ...

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    Related Topix: Publishing, New York Times, York (Pennsylvania State University System), Pnc Financial Services GroupThe, Banking, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage

  10. Obituaries in the newsRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    ... Sonny Burgess, who had five singles with Sun Records. The club is still operating. ___ Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Pioneering black sportscaster Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell, who chronicled the triumphs of Negro league baseball ...

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  11. 'Denver Post' Writer Sexes It Up in New BookRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Editor & Publisher

    ... he got his first job in newspapers after answering an ad for a writer in his hometown Daily Local News in West Chester, Pa. "I walked into the newsroom, my first time ever, and said, OK, this is a fun environment, this is what I want to do," he ...

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    Related Topix: York (Pennsylvania State University System), University of Colorado System, Denver (University of Colorado System), Blog News

  12. Ohio family gets new house from 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'Read the original story

    Yesterday | Coshocton Tribune

    WEST CHESTER TWP. - After they moved that bus, Brooke and Faith Akers did something they had never done before - enter their house in their wheelchairs.

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    Related Topix: Liberty Township, OH, West Chester, OH, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

  13. Chester County Turns to MimosaRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | DM Review

    ... preservation, protection and recovery of its email data. Chester County's government is headquartered in West Chester, a borough of 18,000 people 25 miles west of Philadelphia. The county is administered by a board of commissioners charged with ...

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  14. Students to perform benefit Christian rock concertRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Phoenix

    ... p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 104 S. Village Ave. in Exton/Lionville. In photo, from left: Jon McIlvaine, West Chester; Shannon Hansen, Matt Poole, Allison Salvucci, Doug Krysan, Eric Diewald, Rebecca Asmann, Chris LaRosa and Kelsey Jones, all ...

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    Related Topix: Downingtown, PA, Exton, PA

  15. Home Builders Association aids Salvation Army

    Yesterday | The Phoenix

    ... said Roos-Turnbull. The HBA has participated in several drives and was honored by the Salvation Army of West Chester for their efforts. The HBA and its members have also partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for those in need and ...

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  16. Salad napper Peel to be triedRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Phoenix

    ... 0 cash bail. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2008 in the Court of Common Pleas in West Chester.

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    Related Topix: Phoenixville, PA, Illegal Drugs, Chester County, PA, Drugs

  17. Jobs report: R.I. makes Massachusetts look goodRead the original story

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... said Andres Carbacho-Burgos, an economist at Moody's Economy.com, a research and forecasting firm based in West Chester, Pa. "I wouldn't say Massachusetts is doing great right now, but at least it's growing." Fallout from the global mortgage market ...

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    Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Foreclosures, Harvard University, University of Rhode Island

  18. Valuing water: Announcing our second gardening contestRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Daily Local

    ... your description also. Send your write-up to: "Garden Contest," The Daily Local News, 250 N. Bradford Avenue, West Chester, PA 19382, Attn: Features Editor, Natalie Smith. You may also send an e-mail directly to me at the Internet address below, ...

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    Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home Gardening, Home, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

  19. Let's take banning a step furtherRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Daily Local

    ... of public humiliation could go a long way toward curbing the drunken malfeasance that occurs every weekend in West Chester, for example. The threat of spending a day locked and mocked might make ol' Johnny Drinks-A-Lot think again about knocking ...

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  20. Pa. students face tuition hikeRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Daily Local

    Students at West Chester and Cheyney universities, along with their colleagues at Pennsylvania's other 12 state-owned universities, face a tuition hike of an average 3.5 percent this fall.

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    Related Topix: Chester, PA, Cheyney, PA, Pennsylvania, California University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania