Police: Fleeing cemetery trespassers hit patrol car
Officer was investigating defendants’ after-hours presence
The cemetery was closed. So when Officer Brenden Boyle saw a vehicle, he approached it, prompting the driver to attempt to avoid him; instead, he struck the officer’s car in the process, police said.
The accident at Fairview Cemetery on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. was investigated by state police; Coatesville police cited the driver, Michael...
Annual CASD art show draws hundreds of fans
District expressed thanks to talented creators – and public who supported them
“Someone is Watching” was an entry by Madison DiSalva, a ninth-grader.
The Coatesville Area School District – especially the Art Department faculty – is celebrating the success of the 10th Annual CASD Art Show last weekend at the downtown Coatesville Cultural Society galleries.
No awards were given...
Eight debutantes to be recognized Saturday
Lilies and Pearls Cotillion to hold celebratory ball
The debutantes are (from left) Joslyn Styer Jackson, Diamond Bailey, Ayanna Nicole Holmes, Jocelyn Renae Brown, Janeyah Rivers-Hamilton, Sydney Ellana Coppadge, Lake Sheron Greene and Valerie Erica Jones.
After a six-month regimen that included fund-raising, etiquette training, dance instruction and volunteerism, eight female students from the...
Commissioners’ latest road trip: Nottingham
Traveling meetings an effort to accommodate attendees in variety of locales
Chester County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell and Kathi Cozzone will hold their second “on the road” meeting on Thursday in Nottingham.
If your work schedule has hampered your insight into the inner workings of county government by precluding your attendance at late-morning meetings, the Chester...
Artists illustrate ways to fight pediatric cancer
Two CCAA exhibitions focus on childhood victims
Artist-photographer Cris Staley Hutchinson chronicles her daughter’s battle with cancer in a film and installation called “Fighting Bear.”
Two new exhibits by different artists at the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will support the battle against pediatric cancer.
An exhibition by painter Annette Alessi, “Capturing a Moment in Time: Dedicated...
Police issue reminder to lock unattended vehicles
Car left running was reported stolen Wednesday at community center
Updated at 11:40 a.m. to add state police reports
Lock unattended vehicles. Police are issuing that reminder after a 1995 white Toyota Tercel was reported stolen from the parking lot of the Coatesville Community Center on North Ninth Avenue Wednesday, said Officer Carmen Mollichella.
The vehicle, bearing Pa. registration JFM3515,...
Warmer weather brings West Nile threat
County’s Health Department urges precautions to avoid breeding, bites
This Pro-Mist electric ULV sprayer is one of the tools used by the state to control adult mosquitoes that could spread West Nile virus.
The Chester County Health Department reminds Chester residents that along with warmer weather comes mosquito season and the threat of West Nile virus, which first appeared in Pennsylvania in 2000.
In...
Visit to residence leads to warrant sweep
Three taken into custody for unresolved charges, police said
On Monday, Coatesville detectives and patrol units surrounded a residence in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street before taking three individuals into custody, police said.
Carl Taltoan, 22, of Coatesville, was wanted on two bench warrants, one for flight to avoid apprehension and one on felony drug charges, police said. Nashay Redd, 19,...
Questions on alleged assault prompt more charges
Police said 18-year-old became aggressive, resisted arrest
On Sunday, Coatesville police responded to South Eighth Avenue at Walnut Street at 6:55 p.m. for an assault complaint, reported Officer Stephen Galletta. A17-year-old male told officers that Tyree Jacobs, 18, struck him in the face with a closed first during an altercation, police said, adding that Jacobs became aggressive toward officers...
Coatesville finds strong pitching to hold on in 10-8 win
Cummings’s powerful arm shuts down late Conestoga comeback attempt
Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Senior Dominick Solomon winds up in Saturday’s game against Conestoga. After starting strong Coatesville’s pitching became inconsistent later in the game.
CALN – Junior Aaron Cummings’s strong pitching in the seventh crushed Conestoga’s hopes for a comeback in Coatesville’s...
