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MaGerk's Pub & Grill fills Iron Hill vacancy on Gay Street
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Local Government
WCU faculty union warns of possible strike over state funding
West Chester University's APSCUF chapter president warned of a possible faculty strike tied to state funding as students and faculty rallied in Harrisburg for a 15% increase that could reverse a $172-per-semester tuition hike.
Business
MaGerk's Pub & Grill fills Iron Hill vacancy on Gay Street
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Local Government
WCU faculty union warns of possible strike over state funding
West Chester University's APSCUF chapter president warned of a possible faculty strike tied to state funding as students and faculty rallied in Harrisburg for a 15% increase that could reverse a $172-per-semester tuition hike.
Business
MaGerk's Pub & Grill fills Iron Hill vacancy on Gay Street
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Local Government
WCU faculty union warns of possible strike over state funding
West Chester University's APSCUF chapter president warned of a possible faculty strike tied to state funding as students and faculty rallied in Harrisburg for a 15% increase that could reverse a $172-per-semester tuition hike.
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
Local Government
WCU faculty union warns of possible strike over state funding
West Chester University's APSCUF chapter president warned of a possible faculty strike tied to state funding as students and faculty rallied in Harrisburg for a 15% increase that could reverse a $172-per-semester tuition hike.
Local Government
PA sues over fake spotted lanternfly permits targeting businesses
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday sued an Idaho man and his company for allegedly selling fake spotted lanternfly permits to state residents and businesses, charging $59 to $139 for training the state offers free. Chester County, under the state's lanternfly quarantine, is among the areas where businesses must hold legitimate permits.
Local Government
Pielli bill targets utility profit bonus in House committee vote
West Chester state Rep. Chris Pielli's H.B. 2755, which would require Pennsylvania utilities to join a regional transmission organization and eliminate a 0.5% customer-funded profit bonus, advanced out of the House Energy Committee with bipartisan support on Sept. 30.
Local Government
Pa. House passes AI chatbot safeguards for minors
The Pennsylvania House voted 133-70 to pass Chester County Rep. Melissa Shusterman's bill requiring age verification, parental consent and crisis protocols for AI companion chatbots, with civil penalties up to $100,000 per day; the measure now heads to the state Senate.
Local Government
Pielli data center bill clears Pa. House committee
West Chester Rep. Chris Pielli's House Bill 2674, which would prohibit data centers from obtaining public utility status, cleared a Pa. House committee unanimously and now heads to the full House for a floor vote.
Local Government
WCASD board approves Rustin stadium lights, school renovations
The WCASD board approved capital reserve bids for Rustin High School stadium lights and high school lunch renovations, change orders at four elementary schools, and $59,000 in literacy contracts at its Sept. 28 meeting.
Local Government
Chester County proposes eliminating one magisterial court district
Chester County's Court of Common Pleas proposes eliminating Magisterial District 15-1-02 and redrawing boundaries for three neighboring districts, directly affecting East Goshen and West Goshen residents, with public comments due Oct. 25.
Education
Education
Education
Education
West Goshen sets Oct. 19 hearing on Peirce Middle School expansion
West Goshen Township supervisors will hold a public hearing Oct. 19 on the West Chester Area School District's plan to replace temporary modular classrooms at E.N. Peirce Middle School with permanent construction and renovate portions of the campus.
Education
Penn Vet's $94M lab moves drug-testing unit off WCU campus
Penn Vet has broken ground on a $94 million veterinary diagnostic lab at New Bolton Center that will consolidate two testing operations, including a drug-testing unit that leases space at West Chester University, into a single 63,000-square-foot facility by 2029.
Education
West Chester University lacks AI policy as professors set own rules
West Chester University has no institution-wide artificial intelligence policy, leaving faculty to craft their own classroom rules ranging from near-zero tolerance to active encouragement, even as AI use among college students climbs.
Education
WCU, Cheyney join PASSHE's first statewide college-access push
West Chester University and Cheyney University are among seven PASSHE schools participating in Pennsylvania's first coordinated statewide college-access initiative, with an eastern phase running Nov. 2–10 that will send university staff to high schools and fund bus transportation for campus visits.
Education
Henderson, Fugett get new assistant principals from outside WCASD
The West Chester Area School District school board approved Jacquelyn Longan as assistant principal at Henderson High School and Amy Terkanian as assistant principal at J.R. Fugett Middle School on Aug. 24, bringing two educators with more than 20 years of combined outside-district experience into leadership roles.
Education
WCU offers free sustainability tours starting Sept. 22
West Chester University invites the public to four free campus sustainability tours starting Sept. 22, plus a community panel on plastics and health Oct. 22 where the West Chester Green Team will honor Chester County's sustainability director.
Education
WCASD faces reading deadline as feds steer $400M to literacy
West Chester Area School District must adopt an evidence-based reading curriculum by 2027-28 under state law, and a federal push announced Sept. 15 directing more than $400 million toward literacy instruction could provide new grant funding for the transition.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Public Safety
Verrica says YCANTH clears molluscum four times faster
West Chester-based Verrica Pharmaceuticals released a pooled analysis from two Phase 3 trials showing its molluscum drug YCANTH achieves complete clearance at about four times the rate of a placebo, with findings headed to two dermatology conferences in October.
Public Safety
Chester County braces for measles spillover from Lancaster
Chester County Health Department Director Jeanne Franklin warns that measles is likely to spread from Lancaster County across their shared border, as Chester County's 83 confirmed cases rank third-highest in the state and Pennsylvania's outbreak reaches 977 cases with five deaths.
Public Safety
West Goshen zoning officer clears propane facility for Phoenixville Pike
West Goshen Zoning Officer Shelby Smith confirmed that plans for a propane transfer facility off Phoenixville Pike comply with local regulations, though the developer, facility size, and timeline have not been disclosed.
Public Safety
Brandywine Creek tests positive for microplastics in new study
A new PennEnvironment study found microplastics in all 22 waterways tested across the Delaware River watershed, including Brandywine Creek in Chester County, with no federal drinking-water regulations in place.
Public Safety
WEGO officers wear pink badges, join beard-growing charity drive
Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police officers are wearing pink badges throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and participating in Blue Beards for Charity, a countywide police initiative that raised more than $60,000 last year for local nonprofits.
Public Safety
Chester County measles cases reach 83 as outbreak triples
Chester County's measles outbreak has reached 83 confirmed cases as of Sept. 28, more than tripling since early August, and health officials warn the true count may be higher.
Public Safety
Jury convicts two Coatesville men of attempted murder in West Chester
A Chester County jury convicted Sincere Brown-Trowery and Tyriq Parker of attempted murder and conspiracy for a 2022 Coatesville shooting; both face sentencing Nov. 19 at the West Chester courthouse.
Community
Community
Community
Community
Anti-abortion debate draws counter-protesters at WCU
Students for Life of America held a four-hour open-mic abortion debate on the West Chester University quad on Sept. 30, drawing counter-protesters and a police presence weeks before Pennsylvania's November election.
Community
West Chester Co-op opens as borough's first grocery store
The West Chester Food Cooperative at 204 W. Market St. held its grand opening after an 11-year organizing effort, becoming the borough's first grocery store in decades with 868 members and a $1.8 million buildout backed by local fundraising and a $75,000 state grant.
Community
Howse Elementary cafeteria draws six health violations
Chester County health inspectors cited six violations at the Aramark-run cafeteria inside Mary C. Howse Elementary School in West Chester on Monday, Oct. 5, including broken hot-holding equipment and a missing mop sink, with a compliance deadline of Oct. 9.
Community
WCU Rams Let's Walk 5K raises $4,000 for mental health
West Chester University's eighth annual Rams Let's Walk 5K drew 230 registered participants and more than 50 student-athlete volunteers on Sept. 20, raising over $4,000 for student-athlete mental health programs.
Business
Business
Business
Business
MaGerk's Pub & Grill fills Iron Hill vacancy on Gay Street
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Business
West Chester's Mercato fails follow-up health inspection
Chester County health inspectors cited Mercato Ristorante and VFW Post 106 in West Chester during Oct. 6 inspections, finding raw chicken over ready-to-eat food and blocked handwashing sinks at Mercato and fruit flies and improper wastewater disposal at the VFW hall.
Business
H&L Grill fails West Chester food-safety inspection
A Chester County Health Department foodborne-illness investigation at H&L Grill inside the Westtown Amish Farmers Market found raw meat stored with deli items, eggs at unsafe temperatures and handwashing violations, while two West Chester school cafeterias passed inspection the same day.
Business
Lavazza launches first U.S. loyalty program from West Chester
Lavazza North America, headquartered in West Chester, launched My Lavazza on Sept. 23, the Italian coffee company's first U.S. loyalty program offering a tiered points system for purchases, subscriptions and brand activities.
Sports
Sports
Sports
Sports
Upper Main Line YMCA wins first Pennsylvania national swim title
The Upper Main Line YMCA swim team became the first Pennsylvania program to win the YMCA Combined National Championship, with swimmers from Henderson, West Chester East and Rustin on the 43-member roster and head coach Todd Conrad earning back-to-back Coach of the Meet honors.
Sports
WCU promotes five athletics staffers after Dixon Trophy year
West Chester University Director of Athletics Terry Beattie promoted four assistant coaches to associate head coach and elevated operations manager Matt McCain to a new director of external operations role, recognizing decades of combined service that includes a Division II national championship and 14 All-Americans.
Sports
Mazur twins bring shared grit to WCU women's basketball
Identical twin guards Ava and Bella Mazur enter their junior seasons at West Chester University with near-identical stat lines, a high school state title and 1,000 career points each, eyeing a deep PSAC playoff run when the Golden Rams open Nov. 13 at Hollinger Field House.
Sports
WCU routs Edinboro 44-24 as local grad Ragni scores first TD
West Chester University football rolled past Edinboro 44-24 on Saturday, Sept. 19, with West Chester East graduate Mitch Ragni scoring his first collegiate touchdown in a game that produced the most points in regulation under head coach Duke Greco.
Elections
Elections
Elections
Elections
Chester County shifts six polling places, opens 13 drop boxes
Chester County Voter Services announced six precinct polling place changes for the Nov. 3 election and confirmed 13 ballot drop boxes, including a 24-hour location in West Goshen, open Oct. 12.
Elections
Three candidates pitch voters at West Chester forum
State Rep. Chris Pielli, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Ken Krawchuk and Republican congressional candidate Marty Young outlined competing policy visions at an Oct. 3 voter forum at the Baptist Church of West Chester ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Elections
Chester County mail ballot deadline falls Oct. 27
Chester County voters must apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the Nov. 3 general election. More than 1 million applications have been approved statewide, and the county will open 13 secure drop box locations starting Oct. 12.
Elections
Coatesville resident charged with noncitizen voting in Chester County
Federal prosecutors charged Coatesville resident Dilea Ochoa-Perez, 43, with two counts of voting as an alien for allegedly casting ballots in Chester County's November 2022 and November 2024 general elections while a citizen of Mexico.
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Maryam Khanum
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Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum
Editor
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum
Editor
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
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