Human-trafficking crisis on Coatesville NAACP agenda
Carol Hart Metzker, author of “Facing the Monster: How One Person Can Fight Child Slavery,” will speak at the July 6 meeting of the Coatesville NAACP.
Author of book on child slavery will speak at July 1 meeting
The Coatesville NAACP will hold its next meeting on Saturday, July 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Coatesville’s City Hall.
The public is invited to attend and participate in an...
City to take $1.4 million from trust fund to cover 2013 expenses
Withdraw of money will prevent tax hike but is only a stopgap solution
COATESVILLE – The City Council reversed itself and voted in favor of borrowing $1.4 million from a trust fund in order to cover various city expenses for the rest of the year at its meeting, Monday night.
City Council voted against borrowing the money earlier in the month, but the absence of two members and the remaining members...
Coatesville police: Spate of thefts continuing
Residents urged to lock all doors, including garages, vehicles
On Saturday at 8:08 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 500 East Chestnut Street for a stolen-vehicle complaint, Officer Jose Colon reported. The victim said an unknown person took his white Chevrolet van, police said. During a search, police located the vehicle unattended in the 400 block of Coates Street; the victim said his Verizon...
CASD responds to backlash over plans to purchase building
Finance committee members say building will save district $500k a year
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
This Sadsbury building is proposed to replace the Benner Education Center as the base for Coatesville Area School District administration as well as housing a healthcare center
CALN – Coatesville Area School District finance committee members addressed concerns over last month’s decision...
Front-yard makeover powered by tools, friends
Coatesville homeowner says she’s blessed to have had such assistance
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Susan A. Jones says she thrilled with the results of a front-yard makeover organized and implemented by a group of friends.
A collaborative front-yard makeover produced eye-popping results in the unit block of North Eighth Avenue this past week.
“It looks great. I want my...
East Fallowfield man charged with homicide
Police said he fatally shot his longtime girlfriend
At approximately noon on Tuesday, a 44-year-old man fatally shot his longtime girlfriend at their East Fallowfield Township residence, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
Hogan said East Fallowfield Township Police Chief Chris Porter was one of the first officers on the scene in the unit block of Rokeby Road and took Gregory A. Twyman...
County giving jurors pat on back this week
Commissioners’ proclamation expresses gratitude for service
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County residents who happened to have jury duty Monday got refreshments and a personal expression of gratitude, but county officials want to extend thanks to those called to service throughout the year – a number that exceeded 33,000 last year.
The occasion was Juror Appreciation Week,...
Phila. man convicted of 2006 Coatesville murder
Jury finds Jeremiah ‘Young’ Bush guilty of all charges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A jury found Jeremiah “Young” Bush guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 slaying of Jonas L. “Sonny” Suber, 33.
Another chapter in a long-running, deadly Coatesville feud ended Thursday night when a Chester County jury convicted Jeremiah “Young” Bush,...
Bypass crash blamed on ‘following too closely’
State police said Downingtown man caused rear-end collision in Caln Twp.
A 2011 Kia Sorento was stopped for traffic in the right lane of the eastbound Rt. 30 Bypass in Caln Township when another driver rear-ended it, state police from the Embreeville barracks said.
Police said the crash occurred on Tuesday at 7:26 a.m., about 400 feet west of Rock Raymond Road. Police said no one was injured, but the...
Hogan: New rules invoked to protect murder witnesses
Testimony occurred before secret grand jury rather than at public hearing
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Dominique Lee, 20, (clockwise from top left), Marquis Rayner, 23, and Camren Horne, 20, all of Coatesville, are accused in the fatal shooting of Dominique Williams in June.
Instead of a preliminary hearing, three men arrested in March for a Coatesville murder were indicted under...
