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Subscribe Family: Wife Leslie and daughter Ava. Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?: No. I am the first person in my family to participate in politics. Education: Bachelor of Science, Film Production from Full Sail University. Also studied Mechanical Engineering at Delaware County Community College. Occupation: CEO of Digital Exhibition Systems Inc., nine years; and Creative Director, Crimson Planet Media, six years. Former waiter and Lyft driver. Previous or Current Ele...

WEST CHESTER—The borough was forced to borrow $2.5 million; otherwise, some employee salaries for December, and well into 2021, would not have been paid. The loan from Santander Bank, at a 1.25 percent annual interest rate, will cover anticipated borough expenses until property tax revenues are collected in March. Municipalities regularly take out such loans. The borough chose not to tap into the $8 million reserve fund, or accumulated savings. Doing so would have likely impacted the borou...

WEST CHESTER — Local elected officials, including the mayor of West Chester, discussed solutions Wednesday for reducing plastic pollution. The discussion comes on the heels of the release of a new report, "Local Solutions to Local Pollution." The study, which surveyed Pennsylvania local officials about single-use plastic pollution concerns, offers policy solutions for tackling the problem. Specifically, the report features feedback from 100 local officials across 23 Pennsylvania counties o...