Free tax help still available to qualified residents
Assistance will be offered at Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville
Free income-tax assistance is still available for qualified residents.
Tax outreach is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled after a similar IRS program, VITA has been helping low- and moderate-...
Coatesville man waives hearing in fatal crash
Police said his drunken-driving resulted in the death of a passenger
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
On Tuesday, James P. Wilkins IV waived his preliminary hearing on charges stemming from a fatal crash on Jan. 1 that police attributed to his drunken-driving.
A 23-year-old Coatesville man would like to take back his actions on New Year’s Day, but he knows he can’t. Instead, he...
12-year-old uses grief to produce uplifting song
Proceeds from ‘Together Now, Together We Are’ benefit Sandy Hook nonprofit
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Novian LeVan, a 12-year-old student at Collegium Charter School in Exton, produced a song to benefit the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre.
The eureka moment came inauspiciously while a Thorndale father was watching a cable news show.
For a couple weeks,...
Man allegedly assaults officer, pins him to SUV
Thorndale resident, subdued with stun gun, faces multiple charges
On Tuesday, a Thorndale man resisted a Coatesville officer’s effort to stop his red SUV, slamming the door on Officer Jonathan Shave, pinning him to the vehicle, and repeatedly striking him in the head as the SUV started moving, police said.
Shave, who ended up receiving medical treatment at Brandywine Hospital for injuries he sustained,...
Police: Knife-wielding man required stun gun
Officers said he appeared drug-addled and refused orders to drop weapon
A Coatesville man wielding a knife with an eight-inch blade had to be Tasered on Monday after he brandished the weapon at two officers, police said.
Officers Brenden Boyle and Miguel Ortiz were dispatched to a disturbance at the Community Market in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway at 3:59 p.m., police said. The officers...
Fatal one-car crash occurs in Valley Twp.
Driver, 27, lost control on Rt. 30 Bypass, police said
State police from the Embreeville barracks responded Sunday night to a fatal, one-car crash in Valley Township.
A 27-year-old West Chester man died Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash in Valley Township, said state police from the Embreeville barracks.
Police said John Michael Stoffa was traveling eastbound on the Rt. 30 Bypass, east of Airport...
College course offerings to expand in Coatesville
Partnership with Harcum College adds Law and Justice major
Classes through a partnership with Harcum College are held at Graystone Mansion in Coatesville.
What will it cost NOT to go to college? That’s the question being posed by Life Transforming Ministries, which has partnered with Harcum College and the Institute for Leadership Education, Advancement and Development, Inc., to expand its offerings...
Seeking assistance from experts, kindred spirits
Variety of support groups offering help with myriad issues
Operating on the assumption that the angst of facing challenges can be lessened with assistance from those with similar experiences, a variety of support groups are available for area residents.
On the last Tuesday of the month, interested residents can join the Family Outreach Department of Child and Family Focus, Inc., for a support group...
Donations warm hearts as well as facility
Outpouring of support enables nonprofit to purchase new boiler
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A student mural program is one of many activities that will resume when the Bridge Academy doors reopen with a new heating system.
Some of the donations toward the $20,000 heating system were as small as $10, but they were all appreciated, said the staff and board of the Bridge Academy...
Coatesville woman: Drug supplier robbed her
Two accomplices restrained her as gun-toting dealer took $90, she said
Police are seeking information regarding two incidents reported on Thursday: one involving robbery, and the other, vandalism.
Coatesville Police Officer Chris McCarthy responded at 5:32 p.m. to a harassment complaint from a resident of Pennsylvania Avenue. The woman said she had been receiving disturbing calls from a drug supplier...
