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Former State Sen. Andrew E. Dinniman calls for people from all walks of life to accept each other.

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Former State Sen. Andrew E. Dinniman calls for people from all walks of life to accept each other.

Township residents are invited to properly dispose of medication on April 22 at the township building, 301 Iven Ave.
Ten students from each of the three high schools earned humanitarian awards for volunteerism and citizenship.
Lane closures are scheduled from Monday, April 24, to Thursday, April 27, along Route 422 and Gulph Road.
Stories Behind the Stars, a nonprofit organization, provided a tribute to a Coatesville U.S. Marine who fought in World War II.
The public is invited to celebrate Earth Day from 9 to 11:30 Saturday, April 22, at Penn State Great Valley.
Chester County Voter Services introduces orange-colored, mail-in ballots to simply the process for those who vote by mail.
Charles Robbins, 57, is accused of sharing nude photographs and having conversations about sex with a Spring City child.
The public is invited to drop off items to recycle from 11 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Upper Merion Middle School, 450 Keebler Ave.
Residents are urged to drop off unwanted drugs at locations throughout Chester County during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Police continue to search for Quinzell Chucky Mickey, 41, in the April 15 fatal shooting in East Vincent Township.
The public hearing on a plan to construct townhouses at 142 W. Ridge Ave., will continue at the next township meeting.
Three incumbents and eight others are running in the primary for five open seats on the Phoenixville School Board.
Ramon Cook was convicted by a jury of illegally possessing weapons.
Police stopped a vehicle driven by a man who was wanted on warrants who got out of the car and ran on Monday, police said.
Residents are invited to pick up a gun safety kit at the township police station.
Joseph Schell was convicted by a Chester County Judge of child abuse charges involving a teenager in hotels in Chester County.
The sisters are awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman in Oxford Borough.
Michael Siciliano pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $750,000 from clients who mistakenly believed he was an investment manager.
Protestors were arrested Wednesday morning for trespassing on the Vanguard campus in Tredyffrin and East Whiteland townships, police said.