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DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Clemens Development, a subsidiary of The Clemens Family Corporation, has purchased Mill Town Square in Downingtown for $22.4 million, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 104,000-square-foot shopping center occupies a full block on 8.7 acres at 150 East Pennsylvania Avenue, just off the borough’s downtown. Its tenants include Planet Fitness, its anchor, along with Kimberton Whole Foods, Sherwin-Williams, Main Line Health and Great Clips.

The sale closes a 24-year run for local owner Tripoint Properties, which acquired the 1971-built center in 2002. At about $215 per square foot, the price is in line with other suburban retail deals this fall. The Clemens family, whose companies bring in roughly $2.5 billion a year and include Hatfield-based Clemens Food Group, has spent more than 15 years assembling a real estate portfolio now worth over $200 million, with retail, residential and industrial properties that include sites leased to Lowe’s and Wawa.

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WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services recently hosted Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones and local prevention providers to review two family-focused recovery programs.

The Family Learning Series, run by Be a Part of the Conversation, has given more than 1,000 Pennsylvania residents tools to support a loved one with substance use disorder and trained 600 Chester County residents as recovery partners. The county’s Family Recovery Course, supported by nearly $70,000 from the state, offers three interactive sessions for parents and caregivers of children of any age facing substance use. County officials said the course was shaped by families who felt lost even after a loved one entered treatment, and organizers said participants credit it with changing their path. Both programs focus on understanding recovery, improving communication, self-care for caregivers and connecting families through support groups

WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s Brandywine Valley is hosting the Chester County Welcome Center’s second annual Gingerbread House Contest, open to anyone in four categories: adult, teen, youth and local business. Entry is free, limited to one per person or group per category, and forms are due Nov. 18 through the Brandywine Valley website.

Visitors to the welcome center at 21 West Market Street in West Chester will choose the winners, which will be announced online by Dec. 23, with prizes available for pickup Dec. 26. The first-place adult winner will receive a $200 gift card, a Longwood Gardens membership, passes to Winterthur and Nemours, theater tickets and chocolates, with scaled-down packages for second and third place. Teen and youth winners will receive gift cards, theater tickets, arcade credit and sweets, while the top local business will take home a trophy. Click to Enter the contest online

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Families visiting the Downingtown Farmers Market on Halloween can take part in a free activity for children. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Kerr Park, kids can decorate a mini pumpkin, play ring toss and receive an LED glow bracelet to wear while trick-or-treating later that day. The activity is sponsored by Long & Foster real estate agent Karen Boyd, a Growing Roots Heirloom sponsor of the market, and is available while supplies last.

Upcoming local events…

Medicare Information Session (West Bradford Building) - Oct 30, Nov 20

Downingtown Farmers’ Market (Kerr Park) - Oct 31, 9am-1pm
Caln Halloween Party (Thorndale) - Oct 31, 1pm-3pm
Trick, Treats, and Eats (Wagenseller Park) - Oct 31, 3pm-5pm

Historic Yellow Springs Fall Fest (Chester Springs) - Nov 1, 12pm-4pm

West Bradford Tree Planting (Brandywine Meadows Preserve) - Nov 4, 9am-4pm

Caln Clean-up Crew (Caln) - Nov 7, 10am-12pm

Rain Barrel Workshop (Upper Uwchaln) - Nov 19, 6:30pm-7:30pm

Snow-Ready Uwchlan Kick-off (Exton) - Nov 21, 12:30pm-4pm
Holiday Light Parade (Kennett Square) - Nov 21, 6pm

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