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...
For second time, county gets top bill of health
National study puts Chesco at No. 1 in Pennsylvania
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone (from left), Terence Farrell, and Ryan Costello are applauding a new study that ranked county as “healthiest” in Pennsylvania.
Less than two weeks before the county prepares to celebrate National Public Health Week starting on April 1, it has received good...
Event to promote fresh produce, green energy
‘Love Local’ to be held Wednesday at Caln Skating Center
“Love Local,” a family- and farmer-friendly effort to promote local products and green energy, will be held Wednesday night at the Caln Skating Center.
A cooperative effort by the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce and the Caln Green Task Force, the event will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but organizers...
Consolidated fire department to debut Tuesday
Town-hall meeting will introduce Keystone Valley operation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A collaborative fire district that has already won kudos from the state will be the focus of a town-hall meeting Monday night.
The board of directors, operational officers, and members of the newly formed Keystone Valley Fire Department (KVFD) are hosting the public gathering at 7 p.m. at...
Time to nurture seeds of gratitude for farmers
National Agricultural Day honors their deep-rooted dedication
Jamie Hicks (from left) sits with his son, Graham, and wife Kate at the entrance to Meadow Springs Farm on East Doe Run Road.
National Agricultural Day on Tuesday offers an optimal time to celebrate the long and distinguished tradition of Chester County farming – an industry that dates back to Colonial days.
Farming remains Pennsylvania’s...
Last of three city murder defendants in custody
D.A.: Dominique Lee surrendered to authorities Saturday
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Dominique Lee (from left), the last of three Coatesville defendants implicated in the slaying of Dominique Williams on June 29, was taken into custody Saturday; Marquis Rayner and Camren Horne were apprehended on Tuesday, said District Atttorney Tom Hogan.
The only one of the three Coatesville...
Tourism officials applaud return of Gaelic games
Four-day tournament in late July likely to generate $1.5 million in revenue
Competitors display their skills during a contest at the 2012 Continental Youth Championships in Chicago.
Hurling is coming back to Chester County full force in late July, and tourism officials will be throwing down a welcome mat in response.
The Continental Youth Championships (CYC), a four-day Gaelic games tournament that...
Convicted drug dealer faces new charges
Search warrant led to seizure of large amounts of illegal drugs, over $28,000, police said
Coatesville Police arrested a convicted drug dealer on new charges last week.
Richard Dixon, 38, of Coatesville, was taken into custody in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street on Wednesday at 12:31 a.m., said Coatesville Det. Brandon Harris. Dixon was found to be in possession of 53 bags of suspected cocaine,...
‘Cat in the Hat’ comes back to captivate Coatesville
Hundreds converge on high school to celebrate reading
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
“Reading Across America” organizers Michele Ollis (left) and Traci Tury demonstrate one of the photo opportunities for participants.
Despite a heavy police presence, the mood was positively giddy Friday night at Coatesville Area Senior High School Friday, where hundreds of people of...
