Letter: Coatesville VA will continue to serve local vets

To The Editor, I would like to assure your readers, especially Veterans in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties that the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is here to serve you. You may be aware of the recommendation by the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission to replace Coatesville VAMC with a multi-specialty community-based outpatient clinic and move the medical center’s...

Coatesville VA could face closure in modernization move

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa The Veterans Administration Hospital in Coatesville, which opened in 1930. CALN — The Coatesville Veterans Administration Hospital may be one of 17 national VA facilities to face closure within the next few years, with a new facility proposed in the King of Prussia area, if a proposed plan is approved. The possible closure would be part of a national...

Struggling Tower Health to close Jennersville Hospital, sell Chestnut Hill

After months of thoughtful exploration and analysis, the Tower Health Board of Directors Tuesday announced a series of actions that will reshape the health system and establish a clear path forward for decades to come. At its meeting last week, the Tower Health Board approved: 1) Signing a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic to evaluate and plan for the transfer of...

COVID-19 Update, Dec. 10: Gov. Wolf orders 3 week closure of indoor dining, gyms, school activities to slow virus surge

By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times @mikemcgannpa Gov. Tom Wolf announced a series of new restrictions Thursday afternoon for the three weeks starting at midnight Friday, including a band on indoor dining at restaurants, closure of gyms, music venues, museums, halting of extra-curricular activities and sports in schools and limiting indoor gatherings through Jan. 4, 2021, with the hope of stopping a...

Wolf moves to shut bars, limit restaurant capacity, as COVID-19 numbers spike again

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa Bar service is going to be limited again in Pennsylvania as COVID-19 cases are growing again in the state. With COVID-19 numbers starting the creep up again in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf is hitting the brakes — especially when it comes to bars and restaurants — because people within the state aren’t always wearing masks, too many people are ignoring...

School board poised to build new middle schools

CASB votes to hold public hearing for new Brandywine middle schools; Caln Elementary, old middle schools to be closed By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com COATESVILLE – After much discussion and deliberation, the Coatesville Area School Board unanimously voted to continue the planning of two new middle schools at their meeting Tuesday. The board’s vote only scheduled a public hearing...

School board dispels Caln closure rumors

District says no decision on fate of elementary school has been made yet By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com Parents expressed concerns that Caln Elementary School might be closed to help the coatesville Area School District close a $6 million budget gap. COATESVILLE – Several concerned parents and residents spoke out at the Coatesville Area School Board meeting Tuesday to address...