Time to get ready for Festive 5K Run/Walk
Annual fund-raiser will precede Coatesville’s Christmas Parade
Organizers of the Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run/Walk hope are urging participants to form teams and compete against each other.
On your mark, get ready and get set: The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run or One-Mile Fun Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m.
For many area families, the event, which...
Art Watch: Annette Alessi
Inspired by the traditions of the Brandywine Valley
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Local painter and pastel artist Annette Alessi is the subject of this week’s Local Art Watch. After graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a degree in illustration, Annette worked in fashion illustration for many years. Most of her landscape work is painted plein air (outdoors) and she...
Crime Victims’ Center lauded at 40th anniversary
Officials, citizens praise agency for its decades of advocacy
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Sen. Andy Dinniman reads from a certificate honoring the Crime Victims’ Center that he presented to Peggy Gusz, its executive director.
The vast majority of residents go about their business with no need for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC), and that’s...
CASD board continues to disrespect citizens
Tirade by Joe Dunn sadly typifies group’s overall tenor
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Few jobs on the planet are as thankless as serving on a school board, a duty that routinely subjects members to all manner of vitriol. In fact, when school district operations go smoothly, those folks rarely hear a peep from constituents; so even the good times go unrewarded.
Of course,...
Through mural, young city artists continue to shine
Darkness to Light creators to be honored at Penn State reception
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Teens show off the finished Darkness to Light mural at an unveiling ceremony at the Bridge Academy and Community Center in Coatesville.
The glow generated by the Darkness to Light mural project continues, and its youthful creators will be recognized on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Penn State...
Police: Two of four robbery suspects in custody
They have been linked to more than half a dozen holdups
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville Det./Sgt. Brandon Harris (left) and Officer Carmen Mollichella escort robbery suspect Zane Robinson, 19, to a police car.
Two of the four men linked to a roving band of robbers who have terrified Coatesville residents for weeks were arraigned Thursday morning on multiple charges.
And...
School board approves purchase of $2.8M Citadel Building
Amidst shouting and name-calling, board passes motion for new admin building
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Upset during public comment, Board Member Rick Fox turns his back to the speaker.
CALN – The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education voted to purchase the Citadel Building at a special meeting held at the 9/10 Center Tuesday night.
What were all those dentists doing in New Orleans?
Annual American Dental Association Meeting highlight tech, learning
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Just last week more than 24 thousand dental professionals gathered in New Orleans for the Annual meeting of the American Dental Association. That’s a lot of dental people in one place. What makes these meetings so important?
As a private practice dentist, I believe it is...
Retired Stars and Stripes get respectful repository
County residents can place worn flags in special box near Sheriff’s Office
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Sporting a flag-filled tie, Chief Deputy Sheriff George P. March prepares to retire a collection of flags he had been saving.
If you build it, they will come, and that is exactly what occurred Tuesday afternoon when the Patriotic Order Sons of America presented a large...
Getting teens fired up about public service
County course offers opportunity for hands-on experience
As her colleagues watch, Hayleigh Hunter, 17, of Avon Grove High, drains the fire hydrant so that the hose can be attached.
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
While many of their peers lounged at home or hung out at the mall this past weekend, a group of county teens took turns wrestling with hoses, matching wits with ladders,...
