Police arrest alleged heroin trafficker
Allegedly operated out of Route 82 barbershop in Coatesville
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — City police say they’ve put a stop to a heroin and crack cocaine trafficker, allegedly operating out of a West Side barber shop, making an arrest Tuesday and executing search warrants in multiple locations.
Police, working with the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Caln Township...
Lee Carter’s paintings capture history of Coatesville
Art Partners Studio puts local artist on display at Coatesville Savings BankBy Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – In places like Coatesville where identity is a near tangible, living and breathing entity, the history of a place can almost feel like a personal family for the residents of the place.
Organized by Art Partners Studio, the Coatesville Savings Bank has that history...
Coatesville adopts $12.55M budget with no tax increase for 2015
Approved in 4-3 vote, budget makes multiple cuts, takes $140k from trust fund
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Frances Sheehan, CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation previews Coatesville Centennial events for council.
COATESVILLE – City Council passed a $12,548,165 budget for 2015 at Monday night’s meeting. The budget will not raise taxes and includes a $140,000 withdrawl from the city’s...
More of the same: snow closes schools, county offices
Forecasts of nasty weather Monday morning turned out to be accurate, as wet slushy, heavy snow has closed virtually every school in the area and all Chester County offices.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning early Monday, calling for accumulations in Chester County of between four and eight inches. The snow started just before the morning rush Monday and produced slick...
Groundhog, NWS agree: nasty weather inbound
4-6 inches of snow seen Monday; heavy rains, flooding possible Wed.
While groundhogs may be seeing an extended winter, the National Weather Service says Chester County is in for a hairy week of wintery weather.
It appears that the world most famous groundhog — Punxsutawney Phil — and the National Weather Service are on the same page: There’s lots more winter headed for Chester County.
Although...
Art Watch: Sara Bleemer
Photo images from the heart
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Sara Bleemer is a local Chester County art photographer who has been taking photographic images for as long as she can remember, but as her children have grown older, she has been able to spend more time focusing on this artistic passion. For the past four years Sara has shown regularly in most of the local art shows and she has a very...
A rush to bipartisanism amid a few intra-party battles
Is getting along to get ahead back in fashion?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Let’s face it, bipartisanism is the new black.
If you listened to a lot of political types in Chester County this past week, candidates and elected officials across the political spectrum were working to show their ability to make nice with the other side.
But roiling below the surface are a handful of intra-party battles...
2 area men indicted in federal explosives case
Pipe bombs allegedly made by W. Caln resident, possessed by Downingtown man
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Istvan Merchenthaler
A multi-agency, months-long investigation into a cache of explosives found in a storage locker in East Whiteland Township has apparently led to indictments against two Chester County men that were announced on Friday, Jan. 31, by the U.S. Attorney’s...
Op/Ed: Protecting patients from one-size-fits-all healthcare
By Mian A. Jan, M.D.
Mian A. Jan
As a board certified cardiologist and a practicing physician for over 25 years in Chester County with a diverse group of patients from a variety of different backgrounds, I believe no two patients are the same. I strive to give the very best care depending on the patient’s specific case. I apply a one-on-one relationship model to the treatment and care of all my patients.
It...
Studio perfecting art of offering affordable access
Exciting winter lineup of free classes announced
Art Partners Studio – a place where artists of all ages are encouraged, inspired, nurtured and honored – has announced an exciting winter lineup, which includes free classes that will run from Feb. 18 through April 14.
In addition to drawing and painting, mixed media, photography, anime, and more, new offerings include “Paint, Pencil, &...
