Community Matters

The much anticipated Mt. Pleasant Town Hall meeting is tonight.  This meeting has been a long time in the works; previously cancelled twice due to snow.  The community meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church on Upper Gulph in Mt. Pleasant, 7 – 9 PM.  Many of us have heard Christine Johnson at [...]

Filed under: Easttown Township, Mt. Pleasant, PSERS, TE School District, Tredyffrin Township | 5 Comments »

Tredyffrin Township is sponsoring a Paoli Pedestrian and Bike Study Workshop with support from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.  The open house workshop will discuss walking, biking in Paoli and connecting to the Chester Valley Trail system.  This is the first public workshop and public input during the process is important.  Please plan on attending the workshop; let’s help make [...]

Filed under: Paoli Business Professional Association, Tredyffrin Township | 49 Comments »

Make a stop at your local Starbucks on Tuesday morning . . . for many of us that is Paoli Starbucks, next to the train station.  Starbucks Coffee Company has dubbed Tuesday, March 23rd – Free Pastry Day. The coffee giant is giving away a free pastry with the “purchase of any handcrafted, brewed or [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

It’s official, Community Matters in Tredyffrin Township is now independently-hosted at www.pattyebenson.org  If you want to follow Community Matters and be notified when there is a new posting, go to the upper right-side of the home page and enter your email address.  You will receive a verification email which you will need to confirm.  For those [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | No Comments »

A couple of days ago I received an anonymous comment from gunrights-tredyffrintownship.  This was an interesting comment for several reasons.  Those of you who have been following Community Matters will recall my fascination and naivete over the recent firearms in national parks legislation.  That discussion extended to a broader discussion of gun control in the community.  [...]

Filed under: State House 157, Tredyffrin Township, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Radnor Fire Company on Sunday! The Easter Bunny will be stopping at the Radnor Fire Company for his annual breakfast — you don’t want to miss this opportunity and support our local firefighters! Date:  Sunday, March 21 Time: 8:00 AM  - 12:30 PM Price:  Adults – $7; Children under 10 [...]

Filed under: Radnor Fire Company, Radnor Townsip, Tredyffrin Township, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Community Matters is now independently hosted; it is no longer a traditional WordPress blog hosted by WordPress.  Please visit Community Matters at this site, www.pattyebenson.org for all new posts and to leave your comments.  We know that when change occurs, there are bugs to be worked out and here’s hoping that the learning-curve would be [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Community Matters is currently a WordPress hosted blog but it will be moving to a new independent hosting service over the next few days.  I know that many of you are currently coming to Community Matters using this URL:  www.pattyebenson.org .  While the system is going through the changeover, you will need to use:  http://pattyebenson.wordpress.com/ .   Once the [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 4 Comments »

An interesting piece of proposed change to the Sunshine Law surfaced this week in Harrisburg.  The change was passed by the House and, if passed by the Senate, would effect Tredyffrin Township and our Board of Supervisors. The State House of Representatives amended the state’s Sunshine Law by upping the fines for a first violation of the government [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 5 Comments »

Working together, the volunteer firefighters of Berwyn, Paoli and Radnor fire companies serve  Tredyffrin Township.  Many of our residents and their families are involved in the volunteer firefighting effort and proudly serve our community.  Firefighting is demanding. There are hours of training involved, requirements to be met, standards to uphold, and volunteer firefighters are not [...]

Filed under: Berwyn Fire Company, Paoli Fire Company, Paul Drucker, Radnor Fire Company, Tredyffrin Township | 36 Comments »