Community Dental welcomes new doctors

Expansion of care coming, more patients, more areas being served in county Community Dental of Chester County welcomes three new dentists, Dr. Sofia Barroso, DMD (pictured left with Sterilization Technician Ruth Acosta),Dr. Steven Casella, DDS and Dr. Paula Stone (right) is pictured with Dental Assistant Carol Wroten. COATESVILLE — Chester County Community Dental Center celebrates its 10th anniversary...

State police probing theft from W. Sadsbury vehicle

Police said windows were smashed to gain access; iPod stolen State police from the Embreeville barracks reported the following incidents recently in the Coatesville area. Police are investigating a theft from a vehicle sometime between 9 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 10:28 a.m. on Oct. 20 on Upper Valley Road in West Sadsbury Township. Police said windows were broken in two vehicles and an iPod was stolen.  Anyone...

Operation Silent Night roars back with 8 arrests

Multi-agency initiative aims to curb violent crime in Coatesville  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Apprehended during “Operation Silent Night” were  Coatesville residents Courtney Miles, 60, (clockwise from top left); Kevin Ferguson, 31; Lori Fallon, 53; and Boston Peoples, 57. A second arrest roundup through Operation Silent Night, an initiative to combat violent...

School board votes to move Caln students to Scott

Moves won’t happen until new North Brandywine Middle School is built By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times The Coatesville Area School District voted to approve eventually moving students and staff at Caln Elementary School to a new elementary school that would be housed in what is now Scott Middle School. Middle school students currently at Scott would move to a new North Brandywine Middle...

First Harvest Festival to debut at Farmers’ Market

Family-friendly activities will range from pony rides to produce shopping Here are some new reasons to take the whole clan to visit the popular Coatesville Farmers’ Market this weekend: pony rides, scarecrow building and pumpkin painting. Salus Chiropractic, a family wellness studio, is hosting its first-ever Harvest Festival on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmers’ Market in Gateway Park,...

West Brandywine debates new sewer district

Supervisors may mandate hookups for Monacy Manor By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times WEST BRANDYWINE – The township’s Board of Supervisors discussed the possibility of creating a new sewer district in order to require residents within the district to hook up to a public sewer, Thursday. The proposed sewer district would only affect residents of Monacy Manor. Some supervisors expressed...

Police-chief search group set to interview candidate

Coatesville’s interim police chief expresses interest in keeping job By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Coatesville Interim Police Chief James Bell said he plans to seek the permanent position. A meeting between Coatesville’s police-chief search committee and a top candidate will be held next week, City Manager Kirby A. Hudson said Monday night. Speaking after the City Council...

City Council focusing on Coatesville’s red ink

Ways to cut costs dominated Monday night’s meeting By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Council members Joseph Hamrick (from left), Jeff LoPrinzi and Jarrell Brazzle listen to explanations for some of the city’s recent expenditures. Money – specifically a scarcity of it – dominated Coatesville City Council’s Monday night meeting. The council voted to re-approve...

21st Cavalcade of Bands, Oct. 27

  The Coatesville Red Raiders band is hosting a Cavalcade competition. CALN — The Marching Red Raiders of Coatesville and the Coatesville Parents’ Music Club, Inc. present their 21st Annual Cavalcade of Bands Showcase “Steel City-Battle of the Bands” on Sat., Oct. 27, 2012 starting at 6 p.m. (National Anthem begins at 5:45 p.m.) in the Coatesville Memorial Stadium. Everyone is invited...

Witching hour fast approaching in Coatesville

Spook-tacular Third Annual Halloween Parade set for Saturday Don’t be alarmed if scary-looking creatures are roaming city streets on Saturday: It’s time for the Third Annual Coatesville Halloween Parade. It’s time to dust the cobwebs off your Halloween costume – or work them into the design. On Saturday, the Third Annual Coatesville Halloween Parade will provide frightful fun for participants...