Why is the CASD rushing to buy a building?
Special meeting just weeks before new board members take office has rightly angered community
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Elections, they say, have consequences.
That’s why it’s a little disturbing to see the Coatesville Area School District Board of Education in a seeming rush to buy a building for new administration offices.
You see, in little more than a couple of weeks at least...
CASD board calls special meeting to buy admin building
$2.8 million Caln office building would offices, health clinic for employees
The Coatesville Area School District Board of Education called a special meeting for Tuesday to purchase this $2.8 million office building to replace the Benner Administration building and house a new district health care center.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — The Coatesville Area School District appears poised...
Coatesville’s offense sputters in 31-0 playoff loss to North Penn
Knights shut down potent running game, wear down Coatesville D
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jordan Young throws the ball in the first quarter. Young will be one of the offensive leaders returning next year.
CALN – Even if a team does well all year, dominating on offense and defense to roll to a near-perfect record, at playoff time, it only takes one game to end the season.
Coatesville...
New school board members plan ahead as others await results
Deets, Thompson ready for action while Region III results yet to be tallied
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Though voting took place on Tuesday, Coatesville residents may not know the final results of the 2013 school board elections for up to a month.
In Region III, incumbent Laurie Knecht appears to have won reelection, getting 1,098 votes.
However, 1,753 write-in votes have...
And…right back into campaign season
No rest for the weary, as Election 2014 kicks into high gear, already
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Now that we’ve gotten that pesky election out of the way, it’s time for the campaign to get started.
Think I’m kidding?
Then why is Gov. Tom Corbett in the county today, kicking off his 2014 campaign? And why has the jostling for state legislative and congressional seats already begun?
Traditionally,...
Treasured county relic comes out on top
Prison visitors’ book garners most votes of state’s 10 endangered artifacts
A Chester County treasure – imprisoned abolitionist Passmore Williamson’s Visitors’ Book – came out on top during the online campaign to save Pennsylvania’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts.
The entry from the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS) was named the People’s Choice Award Winner, receiving a total...
County announces repeat of Triple A bond ratings
Commissioners say achievement bodes well for taxpayers
Chester County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell, and Kathi Cozzone announced Thursday that the county has retained its Triple A bond ratings.
News of the reaffirmed ratings came in the same week that the county presented its preliminary 2014 budget, which holds the line on taxes and also authorized the issuance of general...
Coatesville Farmers Market will not hibernate for winter
Residents can get local food, artisan fare by preordering every other week
The venue will be different, but local residents can still obtain fresh, local food and artisan products from the Coatesville Farmers Market during the winter by preordering by designated Thursdays for Saturday pickup.
Despite the approach of winter, the Coatesville Farmers Market will extend the growing season by offering fresh...
Crime Victims’ Center celebrating four decades
Nonprofit advocacy agency to host fund-raising anniversary dinner
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Crime victims and advocates gather for the annual candlelight vigil, one of many ways in which the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County performs its mission.
From humble beginnings as a passionate, persistent group of Chester County victim advocates in the early ’70s, an agency...
Digging up facts about native Lenape in region
Archaeology expert to present “History on Tap” program
The Marshalton Inn will host a “History on Tap” program Monday night from the Chester County Historical Society.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the life and ways of the native Lenape in the Brandywine Valley through archaeological discoveries, courtesy of the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS).
CCHS’s...
