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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
The Arc of Chester County opens registration Sept. 1 for a free, 10-session virtual Chat n' Chew training series covering IEPs, Social Security benefits, mental health access and adult rights for families and caregivers of people with disabilities.
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The Arc of Chester County opens registration Sept. 1 for a free, 10-session virtual Chat n' Chew training series covering IEPs, Social Security benefits, mental health access and adult rights for families and caregivers of people with disabilities.
Community
The Chester County History Center launches its new "Plagues and Pestilence" walking tour through downtown West Chester on seven dates in September, exploring how cholera, typhoid, smallpox and other diseases devastated borough families in the early 1800s.
Community
The Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society's annual show returns to Longwood Gardens on Sept. 12–13 with free entry for exhibitors of any skill level, no registration needed.
Community
Actor David Henrie and wife Maria are releasing their first children's picture book, "Is God Bigger Than a Dragon?", through Exton-based Ascension on Nov. 10, inspired by their young son's questions about God's size.
Community
The 4th Annual Library Card Sign Up Fest returns to Chester County Library in Exton on Sept. 13 with free activities including Touch-a-Truck, STEM programs, ice cream, live music and a book drive for local kids.
Community
The American Red Cross blood supply has fallen to a four-year summer low, with type O-positive below a one-day supply; the West Chester Blood Donation Center on Andrew Drive and multiple Chester County drives in August need donors, who will receive a $20 Amazon gift card through Aug. 31.
Community
West Goshen Township's free Fall Yard Sale is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, with registration open through Oct. 5 for residents who want to sell from home or at the Municipal Complex.
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East Goshen Township is hosting a free battery collection event on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the township building, sponsored by the Chester County Solid Waste Authority, accepting lithium, nickel and other batteries from 9 a.m. to noon.
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The 97th Annual Old Fiddler's Picnic returns to Hibernia County Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, with free admission, open-stage jam sessions, food trucks, wagon rides and mansion tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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SALT Performing Arts president Lauren McComas appeared on WCHE 95.3 FM's "Breaking the Silence: Chester County" podcast on Aug. 4, discussing how survivors rebuild identity after abuse, ahead of SALT's Carousel production partnering with the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
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Downtown West Chester's monthly First Friday returns Friday, Aug. 7, with two live bands on Gay Street and at the Chester County Historic Courthouse, extended retail hours, and free evening parking.
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National Farmers Market Week runs Sunday, August 2, through Saturday, August 8, and Chester County's 10 trail markets, including two in West Chester, offer residents a chance to shop local produce at peak season and earn a swag bag by completing the AgConnect Farmers Market Trail.
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West Chester University alumnus Shane Gillis returns to a West Chester strip mall set for Season 3 of Netflix's workplace comedy "Tires," premiering Wednesday, August 12 with 12 new episodes and Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church.
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