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• News

  Mosquito spraying scheduled for parts of Spring City

  SPRING CITY >> The Chester County Health Department has scheduled a mosquito control treatment spray in portions of Spring City.

  Digital First Media|9 hrs ago

• News

  12 sickened after chemical spill at mushroom facility

  KENNETT SQUARE>> Twelve people were hospitalized following a chemical spill at Kaolin Mushroom Farms Inc. in the 600 block of West South Street at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday.

  By Fran Maye fmaye@21st-centurymedia.com @kennettpaper on Twitter|1 day ago

• News

  Chester County receives state funding to combat homelessness

  Chester County has quickly put to use a new source of state funding to begin helping reduce and eliminate homelessness. The money comes from the first ever statewide grants issued by Pennsylvania’s recently expanded state housing trust fund.

  Staff Report|1 day ago

• Entertainment

  ART: Pay-what-you-wish admission for Art Museum’s multifaceted ‘Philadelphia Assembled’

  Too many cooks can spoil a kitchen.

  By Brian Bingaman bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com @brianbingaman on Twitter|1 day ago

• Columns

  SEN. BOB MENSCH: Pennsylvania’s financial state is getting worse

  As I write this in mid-September, Pennsylvania is without a final budget. In the past decade, we’ve had on-time budgets in only four years. The question is why? For a very long time I’ve been arguing that our deficits, along with our budget stalemates, are predictable given the lack of growth in the Pennsylvania economy. If Pennsylvania is ever to solve our state budget woes, it is essential that we focus on our state’s economic growth.

  By State Sen. Bob Mensch Guest Columnist|2 days ago

• News

  Alleged Phoenixville carfentanil dealer to face trial

  PHOENIXVILLE >> A Phoenixville man charged in the first carfentanil death in Chester County will be heading to trial.

  By Marian Dennis mdennis@21st-centurymedia.com @MarianDennis1 on Twitter|2 days ago

• Food

  FOOD: Kiwi berries pack a big taste

  Years ago, when Ed Weaver of Weaver’s Orchard in Morgantown considered adding kiwi berries, he offered samples to test the market. Many customers had never seen them before, but the response “was phenomenal,” and “the ‘wow factor’ was there.”

  By Emily Ryan For Digital First Media|2 days ago

• Automotive accidents

  Phoenixville Police seek driver in hit-and-run crashes

  PHOENIXVILLE >> Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a hit-and-run accident.

  Digital First Media|2 days ago

• Entertainment

  MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Lego Ninjago Movie’ is fun, family-friendly, far too familiar

  Oh, irreverent Lego humor, we barely had time to miss you.

  By Mark Meszoros mmeszoros@news-herald.com @MarkMeszoros on Twitter|2 days ago

• Entertainment

  Fall for music: A quick look at must-see concerts this autumn ... from Katy Perry to The Hooters and much more

  It’s officially fall this weekend, so get ready for the layers to get added and sweaters to come out in full force. It also means for the most part that the outdoor shows are over, but there is still plenty going on in the region in terms of concerts. In fact, it’s one of the busiest times of the year with the fresh crop of new albums coming out and the bands on the road in support of them. Here’s some of the biggest and best coming to the region over the next few...

  By Michael Christopher For Digital First Media|2 days ago