Quilters put history on cutting edge
Tourism center’s new creation spotlights Underground Railroad
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Blair Mahoney, Brandywine Circle Quilters, Brandywine Valley Tourism Information Center, Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, longwood gardens, Longwood Progressive Meeting, underground railroad
Commissioned a year ago to create a quilt with an Underground Railroad theme,...
Happy New Year!
From all of us at The Times, we’d like to wish you a Happy New Year!
We appreciate all of the loyal support from our readers and advertisers in 2013 and expect 2014 to be even bigger and better, as we continue to grow.
We hope the new year brings you and your family health, good fortune and great happiness.
Partygoers, servers urged to celebrate safely
Uniformed – and undercover – Liquor Enforcement Officers will be checking
Uniformed and undercover Liquor Enforcement Officers from the Pennsylvania State Police will be out in force during the upcoming New Year’s Eve holiday.
The Philadelphia District Enforcement Office of the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE) will be enforcing the Liquor Code and related criminal offenses with...
City police: Alleged drunk driver hits 4 cars, flees
Witnesses credited with assisting in 25-year-old man’s arrest
On Sunday, Dec. 29, at 6:03 a.m., Coatesville Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie responded to a five-car vehicle, hit-and-run accident in the 100 block of Strode Avenue, police said. During the course of the investigation, officers located the driver of the striking vehicle approximately 10 minutes after the initial dispatch though witness descriptions....
Rehiring Ellison begs a lot of questions
Why just tops the list of explanations needed by CASD board
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As you probably know, we do get our share of reader comments. Many are supportive, encouraging and enlightening. Some are nasty and pointless (we tend to remove those without editorial or commentary value) and some are humorous.
Once in a great while, even when clearly wearing a troll hat, a commentator will...
Ex-jurist reports to chemo treatment, not prison
Superior Court puts Rita A. Arnold’s state jail sentence on hold
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Superior Court decision has enabled Rita A. Arnold, a former magisterial district judge, to continue with her chemotherapy treatment, not report to state prison.
Instead of reporting to jail on Friday, Dec. 27, Rita A. Arnold received chemotherapy for an aggressive form of breast...
Caln announces trash changes
CALN —A new trash collection contract will mean a few changes for township residents when it comes to trash and recycling pick up, starting in January.
The township’s Board of Commissioners signed a new trash and recycling contract for residents with Eagle Disposal of Pa. Inc.— which will mean a few adjustments to what had been the schedule for collection, starting next week.
State to fund four county development projects
WEST CHESTER — Despite it being a time when state economic development funding has become sparse, Chester County has been awarded funds for four projects to create local jobs and boost the county’s economy.
County Commissioners’ Chairman Ryan Costello announced Tuesday that $5.25 million in Pennsylvania Economic Growth Initiative funds had been awarded by Gov. Tom Corbett for four Chester County...
PUC approves water rate hikes
Settlement means no further hikes for three years, some residents to save
Update: 9:40, Dec. 24: Corrects to note reduction in waste water fees.
The costs of water for local residents who use Pennsylvania American Water is going up for the second time in four years next week — but, thanks to a settlement announced with the state Public Utilities Commission, it will be the final rate hike for the...
For Coatesville Police, ‘Shop with a Cop: The Sequel’
Unusual circumstances result in replay at Parkesburg Walmart
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
As the children eagerly await the results, Coatesville Sgt. Rodger Ollis uses the price-checker to help them stay within their budgets.
The children’s gifts were wrapped and the sirens silenced from the law-enforcement caravan, but days after another successful “Shop with a Cop” program,...
