Volunteers make taxing chore less unpleasant
Life Transforming Ministries offering needy free help with IRS returns
It’s that time again: Free tax preparation is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled after a similar IRS program, VITA has been helping low- and moderate- income households throughout Chester County...
CASD expects to cap tax hike at 2.6%
School district won’t take exceptions to Act 1
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Coatesville Area School District taxpayers can likely expect a tax hike for the 2014-15 school year, but it appears that the increase will fall within the state’s Act 1 guidelines — a drop from last year’s increase of 3.6%, under the preliminary proposed budget adopted.
The Board of Education will...
Coatesville Police report child-luring attempt
Incident allegedly occurred Wednesday about 3 p.m. on E. Lincoln Highway
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, at approximately 3 p.m. a white minivan was observed circling the block at East Lincoln Highway and South 13th Avenue eight to 10 times, reportedly motioning for two juvenile females to come toward the van in an apparent attempt to get them into the vehicle, Coatesville Police Officer Jared Davis reported.
The...
Pa. receives poor grade for reducing tobacco use
Report from Am. Lung Assn. cites failures that are costing lives
Pennsylvania received grades ranging from failing to mediocre when it came to taking steps to reduce tobacco use in 2013, said a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from the American Lung Association.
Less than a week after the new Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health – which warns 5.6 million of today’s youth will die...
Residents use MLK Day to enact change
Library, soup kitchen, funeral home among those hosting events
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
AHHAH members pose around their mural in the community room of the library.
COATESVILLE – A proponent for unity and equality, Martin Luther King preached more than simply judging people by character rather than color. King’s message was one of change, calling for people to take action to create...
Snow way! Another storm set to dump on county
Schools, county offices close as up to a foot of snow could hit area
Where have we heard this one before?
Snow mixed with frigid temperatures has brought most of Chester County to a halt, closing schools, some municipal offices, county offices and other venues, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the county.
The southern portion of the county is expected to see the greatest...
School board continues its affront to electorate
But aggrieved taxpayers can – and should – continue pressure for change
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Entrenched members of the Coatesville Area School Board thumbed their noses at the community once again on Saturday by defiantly ignoring not only the sentiments that citizens voiced at meetings but the ones that they expressed at the ballot box.
Regrettably, the...
Retired state police corporal to fill CASD board vacancy
Public voices dismay as James Hills beats out Robert Beckershoff, 5-3
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
James Hills takes his oath to fill the vacant school board seat. “The children are my biggest passion,” said the mentor and retired state police corporal.
CALN – The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education voted in James Hills to take the vacant school board seat...
Law enforcement highlights take center stage
D.A. recognizes those who went above, beyond in 2013
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Det./Lt. Kevin Dykes congratulates retired Coatesville Det. Marty Quinn on his selection as 2013 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
Amid tough talk on crime and profuse praise for crime-fighters, recipients of the Chester County District Attorney’s Office annual awards displayed...
Caln can’t seek funds for Kings Grant roads until 2016
State law keeps township from accessing money to finish development
Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
CALN – In their board meeting Thursday night, the township’s Board of Commissioners said that their hands are tied in the Kings Grant situation, thanks to the State Legislature — leaving some 88 residents in a sort of limbo. But, they assured residents — they won’t be left...
