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• 90 Chester County-Area Students Reach National Merit Semifinals (mychesco.com) — Downingtown families can celebrate 32 local students from East, West, and STEM Academy being named National Merit semifinalists, along with three seniors from Bishop Shanahan. They join high-achieving peers from Conestoga and West Chester schools in a prestigious national competition that recognizes less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and can lead to significant college scholarships.
• Uwchlan considers sprawling Lionville Station Farm development (delcotimes.com) — A massive housing proposal at Lionville Station Farm in Uwchlan Township, involving land owned by the Downingtown Area School District, could add nearly 500 homes and a large natatorium just outside Downingtown. Supervisors are weighing a zoning change, traffic impacts, open space preservation, and potential tax benefits, while residents remain sharply divided over whether to keep the land open or accept senior-focused development.
• East Bradford Puts Preservation Ahead of Commercial Growth (mychesco.com) — East Bradford officials are doubling down on open-space preservation and modest, resident-focused businesses even as nearby hubs like Downingtown, Exton, and West Chester grow more commercially. For Downingtown-area readers, the piece explains how this neighboring township's land-use, housing, and stormwater decisions shape regional traffic, recreation trails, and environmental resilience that affect the broader Chester County community.
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