Loprinzi reclaims City Council seat
With no replacement volunteers, Council opts to bring back colleague
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jeff Loprinzi, shown at an earlier City Council meeting, was voted back on to council after no one volunteered to replace him after he resigned in February.
COATESVILLE – In a unanimous decision, the City Council voted former member Jeff Loprinzi back into his vacant seat as council member...
Using Brandywine as tool to instruct, connect
Coatesville Youth Initiative seeking applicants for popular, annual Trek
Participants in the 2012 ‘Brandywine Trek’ enjoy a stint of canoeing during last year’s odyssey.
A life-changing odyssey that typically forges lifelong friendships awaits participants in this year’s Brandywine Trek.
Sponsored by the Coatesville Youth Initiative, under the auspices of the Brandywine Health Foundation,...
SUV’s traveling wrong way got officers’ attention
Traffic offense led to drunken-driving arrest, police said
A black Isuzu SUV traveling in the wrong direction in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street led to a drunken-driving arrest on Sunday, police said.
At 2:08 a.m., Officer Jonathan Shave stopped Ruban A. Mendoza, 19, of Coatesville, who exhibited signs of intoxication, police said. Mendoza was cited for driving under the influence and multiple...
Invite to White House – not just for kicks
Coatesville soccer program to be recognized as model initiative
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
With Rob Smith (grey shirt) leading the charge, young players from Regency Park Apartments and Indian Run mobile home park practice their “Soccer for Success” skills.
It started about a year ago on a modest level: A group of 5- to 10-year-olds practiced soccer drills in a parking...
Coatesville students share educational insight
Four CASH seniors participate in state Senate hearing in Downingtown
Updated at 3 p.m. to add reaction from state Sen. Andy Dinniman
CASH seniors (from left) Henok Abraham, Hunter Mountain, Lake Greene and Taylor Chesnet participated in a state Senate committee hearing on education Thursday in Downingtown.
Four Coatesville Area Senior High School seniors participated in a hearing on Thursday hosted...
Benefactor’s largesse: from soup to nuts
Wegmans steps up to fill Food Bank’s bare cupboards
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A high-energy crew of Wegmans employees formed an assembly line inside the warehouse of the Chester County Food Bank, where they sorted the donation of 18,000 pounds of food.
The crew of about 15 employees from Wegmans’ Downingtown supermarket demonstrated well-honed skills, juggling cartons,...
Consumer advocates warn of electricity scams
Fraudulent door-to-door, telephone solicitations are prevalent
A proliferation of electricity scams through door-to-door and telephone solicitations have prompted a warning from Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Chairman Robert F. Powelson and the Office of Consumer Advocate.
“In some recent incidents, sales people have been pushing consumers into choosing...
Downingtown man, 29, held on multiple charges
Coatesville police said he almost struck officer with his vehicle as he fled
A Downingtown man is accused of fleeing when officers tried to take him into custody on Feb. 11 at 3:45 p.m.
He had outstanding warrants in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Chester County, police said, but when officers tried to take a 29-year-old Downingtown man into custody after a traffic stop on Feb. 11, he fled.
Coatesville...
Lab report: Homicide suspect possessed narcotics
Police said drugs were found when Dominique Lee was arrested in Nov. on unrelated warrant
Coatesville Police said a laboratory report confirmed that a teen now accused in a June 2012 murder, possessed narcotics in November.
A little more than four months ago, Coatesville police conducted a traffic stop that led to an arrest on a warrant as well as new charges for a teen who is also implicated in a...
Op/Ed: Chester County government prepared for emergencies
New plan, developed in-house, provides for county services when disaster strikes
By Terence Farrell, Chester County Commissioner
Terence Farrell
Being prepared for all emergencies is a daunting task for those elected officials responsible for the safety and well-being of their constituents but planning for such emergencies is necessary.
Some months ago the county commissioners took steps to develop...
