Letter: City Council working hard to set Coatesville on right path
To The Editor:
As the City of Coatesville gets ready to celebrate its first one hundred years as a city, the members of City Council and I are working hard to position the city for the start of its next century. Our recent work to produce a budget with no tax increase is the first step in that process. We want to keep our existing residents, so Council must be mindful of the impact that taxes have...
CASD board approves scans of Reeceville roof
Change in high school graduation date discussed
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
CALN – The Coatesville Area School Board approved an infrared scan of Reeceville Elementary School’s roof in order to diagnose the extent of leakage problems at a special meeting April 14.
Reeceville Principal Catherine Van Vooren said that the leaks have been an ongoing problem, sometimes rendering parts...
What To Do: Celebrate National Park Week
Beer fests, Artist’s Circle, spring in full bloom and more
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
National Junior Ranger Day, April 18, is a big part of National Parks Week, being celebrated starting this weekend.
Do you know that National Park Week is April 18-26 and are you aware that there are more than 400 National Parks?
National Parks include seashores, battlefields, historic homes, archaeological...
On Stage: No place quite like Camelot
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
There simply is not….. a place like Camelot.
This week, the Playhouse on Rodney Square (1007 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-0200, duponttheatre.com) is presenting one of Broadway’s all-time classic musicals — “Camelot.”
Tooth loss is more than a cosmetic problem
Health impact of lost teeth can include mental, physical decline in old age
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Tooth loss is more than just uncomfortable. While reading a journal article I discovered a study from London that was published in an American geriatrics journal. Apparently in a study of adults over age 60 those who had lost all of their teeth had a more significant...
Art Watch: Major shows open this weekend
A blast of ART in two major shows this weekend
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The two big shows that open this week are at the Art Gallery at Franklin Commons in Phoenixville and at the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Devon. While both are a bit far a field of Chester County, they include many well known Chester County artists and are well worth the short car trip.
An art organization called...
GOP says Wolf’s tax math doesn’t add up
And they may have a point, when it comes to sales tax hike
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST CHESTER — Five of the county’s state legislative delegation pushed back on Gov. Tom Wolf’s sales tax increase proposal Friday — arguing that it would cost Chester County taxpayers an additional $177 million a year in taxes.
State Representatives Dan Truitt (R-156), Becky Corbin (R-155), Tim Hennessey...
Op/Ed: The Affordable Care Act works
By Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
I’m reminded that it was five years ago last month that Congress voted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, promising to control costs and offer better coverage to more Americans.
Back then, many argued that the ACA would be a massive failure with disastrous consequences for our state and bankrupt our nation. They claimed that the law was too expensive,...
Chesco, put some ‘spring’ in your step with Good Stuff!
Businesses, Kids & Organizations doing Good Stuff…Who do YOU know below?
Got ‘good stuff’ to share? Send it to kim@chescotimes.com, submissions due by the 15th & 30th monthly and are subject to editorial review.
Keep on Truckin’…SPOTTED: Trio Excavating’s latest fleet addition – a giant aqua dump truck promoting ovarian cancer awareness. Look for owners Charley &...
Coatesville considers passing smoking ban in city parks
Young Lungs at Play initiates effort to protect kids from secondhand smoke
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jaclyn Gleber of ChesPenn Dental asks the Coatesville City Council to participate in Young Lungs at Play, during Monday’s meeting.
COATESVILLE – City council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban the smoking of all tobacco products in public parks at Monday...
