Sunday, May 19, 2013
Get an early look at what you'll see at the polling place Tuesday, and find out where to vote.
To see a sample ballot for the 2013 primary election on Tuesday, you need to know in which precinct you reside. There are 16 precincts within the Malvern Patch coverage area, which includes East Whiteland, Willistown and Malvern Borough. Find your precinct You can search by your street address at the state elections website. Enter your county, town and street information, and it will tell you in which precinct you live and where your polling place is. Another option is to zoom in on one of the municipality maps attached to this article as a PDF, which are taken from the Chester County Voter Services website. Find your sample ballot on the Chester County website: Once you know your precinct, click the appropriate link to find your ballot on…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
TAG Builders plans to put five houses on the roughly one-acre former greenhouse property and neighbors aren't happy about it. Borough Council will consider the issue Monday night.
Have you noticed the red lawn signs around Malvern Borough, with the word "Stop" written in big letters? They belong to residents concerned about the proposed construction of five new homes on the formal Gables Greenhouse property on Warren Avenue. TAG Builders will present its plan for approval directly to Borough Council at a special meeting Monday night. The land development plan was voted down by the Planning Commission. The developer has applied for six waivers in its bid to construct the new homes, and some residents say five homes is too many for the site. At the Feb. 5 Borough Council meeting, Danny Fruchter, who lives near the property, said the buildings would be squeezed onto uncharacteristically small plots, relative to the …
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One poll suggests that, while Pennsylvania voters might support medical marijuana use, they aren't in favor of legal pot.
Pennsylvania voters aren't in favor of legalizing marijuana, according to one pole. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 showed that 54 percent of voters polled opposed to legalizing marijuana in the state. A similar F&M Poll at the beginning of February found that 55 percent of respondants were against legalizing marijuana. While voters don't support its outright legalization, 82 percent of those polled favor the use of marijuana for medical reasons if prescribed by a doctor. The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents. The full poll is available for review here. The following …
Friday, May 17, 2013
The U.S. Census Bureau says black turnout nationwide, by percentage, exceeded white turnout last year for the first time.
A recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows that blacks had the highest voter turnout among racial identifications in the 2012 general election. Nationwide, 66.2 percent of black citizens voted, exceeding for the first time the turnout of white voters, which was 64.1 percent. In 2008, 66.1 percent of whites voted, to 64.7 percent of blacks. Back in 1996, white turnout was 60.7 percent and black turnout was 53 percent. Black turnout also exceeded white turnout in Pennsylvania last year, 65.2 percent to 62.5 percent. Read a Huffington Post report on the census findings, and see below for statistics comparing other voting demographics: Voter turnout is expected to be far lower in Tuesday's off-year primary election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m…
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The May Franklin and Marshall College poll shows that support for privatized liquor has dropped over three months.
If you are in favor of privatizing the state’s liquor sales, odds are good that your neighbor feels differently, at least according to one poll. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 showed that voters are nearly split on the issue of liquor sales in the state. 47 percent of polled voters are in favor of ending state control. According to the poll, the 47 percent in May is “significantly lower than it was in February,” when 53 percent of voters were in favor privatizing liquor. “Support for selling the state stores has declined from February among both Republicans (54 percent, down from 61 percent) and Democrats (41 percent, down from 48 percent),” the study states. Additionally, the number of voters …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
According to poll results, more voters support same-sex marriage in 2013.
A majority of state voters said they are in favor of allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, according to one pole. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 showed that 54 percent of voters polled were in favor of allowing legal same-sex marriages. The 54 percent in favor is up from 48 percent in the previous year. The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents. The full poll is available for review here. The following information representes the questions asked in the survey and the results given by voters. 1) Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would allow…
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
In the Great Valley School Board primary, State Rep. Duane Milne endorsed Dave Barratt, Pat Gillespie and Andy Daga.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Duane McCrory's resignation was announced last week.
Malvern Borough is now fielding inquiries from residents interested in filling a Borough Council seat vacated by Duane McCrory, whose resignation was announced at the May 7 meeting: McCrory's term expires on Jan. 1, 2014. According to the Daily Local, the remaining members of the council will select someone join the council within 60 days.
Friday, May 10, 2013
The project, which has not been voted on yet, has divided the Chester Valley Knoll neighborhood.
East Whiteland Township on Thursday released a preliminary plan (PDF) for a connector path between the Chester Valley Knoll neighborhood and Chester Valley Trail. Township supervisors have not yet voted on whether to approve its construction. Chester Valley Knoll residents are split over whether the trail should be built, and the preliminary plan was released due to popular request, according to the East Whiteland Township website: The path would allow residents of Deer Run Lane and nearby roads to access the county trail without venturing onto heavily trafficked Route 401 or West Swedesford Road. It would be built on township-owned land at a pump station. Connector Path Divides Neighborhood Despite being requested by Chester Valley Knoll …
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7:59 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
ANYTHING is an improvement over that eyesore. ANYTHING. One collapsed and another falling down greenhouse with a sea of abandoned plastic junk that was picked up over how many years of trash on bulk trash pick up day (?) Right under the nose of Borough Hall. I'll take McMansions, McNuggets or McAnything over McTrash. more ›