Businesses, residents Celebrate Coatesville in Gateway Park
Annual Rotary Club event means family, food, and fun in summer heat
The Rotary Club organizes Celebrate Coatesville every year, bringing together businesses from around the area.
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Bands, beer, and bicycles came together as a part of the city’s annual Celebrate Coatesville day held in Gateway Park on Sunday.
Teen campers learn value of doing Good Works
Nonprofit teaches youth to give back by assisting low-income families
A group of 2012 campers from the Good Works Summer Youth Work Camp team up to help a low-income homeowner make improvements.
Good Works, Inc., a Christian nonprofit that exists to improve living conditions for low-income families in Chester County, is seeking homeowners in need of assistance. The reason? Its Summer Youth Work Camp...
Police: Wrong-way driver arrested on drug warrant
She is also accused of failing to possess valid driver’s license
On Thursday at 8:46 p.m., Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie conducted a traffic stop on a white Mitsubishi Outlander that was viewed driving the wrong way in the 600 block of East Harmony Street, police said. The operator, Lidia Perez-Melendez, 51, of Coatesville, did not possess a valid driver’s license but did have an active warrant from...
Murder victim’s friends and family rally to remember, prevent
Strong Faith Family Church and DVCCC hold vigil in memory of Jamica Woods
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jamica’s cousin, Angela Shelton, sings “Take Me to the King”. She also read a poem written by her husband.
COATESVILLE – Part memorial, part education to help prevent such tragedies in the future, the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County held a vigil in memory...
Ambitious appetite prompts Food Bank move
Chester County nonprofit’s plethora of produce, volunteers outgrows space
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Larry Welsch, executive director of the Chester County Food Bank, surveys some of the current office space, which features overflow storage on the floor.
When the Chester County Food Bank rose from the ashes of its bankrupt predecessor in 2009, it did so with an ambitious...
Police: 3 robberies reported in less than 12 hours
Weapons included fist, baseball bat, and semi-automatic handgun
Coatesville Police Officer Carmen Mollichella responded to the 700 block of East Lincoln Highway on Monday at 9:25 p.m. for a reported robbery, police said. The victim, a 43-year-old Indian male, stated that he was walking along East Lincoln Highway and talking on his cell phone when he was punched in the face from behind and a young male...
Police: Charges filed in attack on pregnant woman
Investigation led to Downingtown woman, 19, two Coatesville 17-year-old girls
On May 5 at 7:22 p.m., Coatesville police responded to a fight in Ash Park, Officer Sylvester Earle reported. A 23-year-old pregnant woman from Coatesville stated that she had been assaulted by multiple actors, three of whom she identified, police said. The three were taken into custody at the scene, and after a month-long...
July 31 workshop will aid in expungement, pardon processes
Anyone with a criminal record is invited to attend the workshop
The Coatesville Center for Community Health typically offers two Expungement and Pardon workshops a month.
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
The Coatesville Center for Community Life (CCCL) will hold an Expungement and Pardon Workshop on July 31, presented by the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP).
Deborah Steeves,...
Effort to build on city’s revival materializes
Warehouse’s artsy equestrian event a glimpse of Coatesville’s future, backers say
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Paintings by Coatesville artist Dane Tilghman and steeplechase banners helped transform an aging city warehouse into an industrial chic venue for the Delaware Valley Point-to-Point Association’s annual awards party.
When the president of the Unionville-based...
Council of Goverments shows a path ahead
13 towns working together offer chance for smart, more efficient government
UPDATED (Sun 9 a.m.): adds comment on Saturday night legislative action
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — It was a sight to behold. Elected officials from various parties, municipalities and even the County Commissioners, sitting down for a sometimes freewheeling and open discussion about how best to work together.
It...
