East Whiteland receives $1M open space grant from DCNR

East Whiteland Township was awarded a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program administered by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The DCNR grant award is a recognition of outstanding recreation and conservation work by East Whiteland Township and will be used toward the acquisition and preservation of approximately 52 acres of...

DA announces charges in alleged E. Whiteland sex trafficking of minors ring

The Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced charges against eight individuals Wednesday related to an alleged sex trafficking operation out of East Whiteland, luring and holding adults and minors — including a 14-year-old — against their will and forcing them to engage in prostitution. “The allegations in this case are difficult to digest because of the calculated and deviant...