County’s Historical Society to host ‘History on Tap’
Free program will focus on Marshallton’s role in Battle of Brandywine
The Marshalton Inn will serve as a starting point for a free program of the Chester County Historical Society that highlights the role Marshallton played in the Battle of the Brandywine.
On the eve of the anniversary of the Battle of the Brandywine – Sept. 11, 1777 – the Chester County Historical Society is inviting...
County to offer free course on its operations
School of Government will focus on inner workings during six weekly sessions
Chester County School of Government will offer free primer on county operations.
Receiving a primer on county government, ranging from the justice system to community development to emergency services, will soon be as simple as driving to the mall.
On Sept. 25, the county will begin the Chester County School of Government,...
Contest to draw out youthful, recycling creativity
Prizes will be awarded for posters that inspire citizens to reduce waste
A couple of weeks after members of the Coatesville Youth Initiative hosted a recycling event, the city’s youth have another opportunity to make a positive contribution to the environment.
The Coatesville Community Policing Committee and the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission is sponsoring its first Recycling Poster Contest...
Library hopes to whet appetites for its programs
“Pints Between the Pages,” a fund-raiser to support the Coatesville Library, will be held Sept. 15.
Fund-raising event will pair cuisine, beer to benefit operations
In a time of ubiquitous budget cuts, the Coatesville Library invites residents to raise a glass – or several – to support its valuable operations and programs.
On Sept. 15, the library is hosting “Pints Between the Pages,”...
Promoting children’s health, watching their backs
Back to School Day will offer backpacks, vaccines, activities and health information
The Coatesville Center for Community Health wants to help children get ready to return to the books safely with Back To School Day.
On Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, backpacks will be distributed to the first 250 children in line at the center, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway. Children must be present; place-holding will...
Oft-maligned county workers get commended
Domestic Relations Office praised for delivering deserved financial support to children
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Employees from the enforcement unit of the Domestic Relations Office fill the jury box in Courtroom Two for a group photo.
Imagine trying to wrangle child-support payments from individuals determined to avoid them or playing a role in jailing someone chronically...
Trash-tossin’ teens to give recycling a big boost
ServiceCorps participants will welcome unwanted goods at green-minded festival
R.J. Hammond really used his head to promote recycling at last year’s festival.
Start collecting: Teen participants in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s summer ServiceCorps are seeking your unwanted clothes, shoes, electronics, plastic and more.
The second Annual Coatesville Recycling & Living Green Festival...
Monitoring community’s mind, body and spirit
Free Health Fair at Gateway Park to focus on variety of health issues
Days before the Brandywine Health Foundation’s Vision Café – an Aug. 14 opportunity to offer feedback on improving community health – area residents can put good health to practice and get some ideas to share at the café by attending the Healthy Beginnings Health Fair.
Sponsored by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the...
Valley Day offers fun for whole family, Aug. 11
Attractions, food, health screenings and new electronics recycling highlight 8th annual event
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
VALLEY — It’s going to be bigger than ever and with with more fun, more attractions that ever, the opportunity to learn more about your health and it even offers a chance to get rid of those old, broken electronics in the house.
It is the eighth annual Valley Day, the...
Annual Brandywine Center party focuses on healthful fun
Some of the youthful attendees at the Fifth Annual Brandywine Center Healthy Families Block Party were able to sink their teeth into the activities.
Five Coatesville-area advocates recognized as ‘unsung heroes’
From face-painting of children to drawing attention to community advocates, the Fifth Annual Brandywine Center Healthy Families Block Party offered a host of activities this past...
