New playground built in Coatesville in one day
Built by PECO, KaBOOM!, Natural Lands Trust, volunteers
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Over 200 volunteers gathered at Patton Park in Coatesville Friday morning to assemble a new playground that was designed by children in August.
COATESVILLE – Over 200 volunteers from PECO, Natural Lands Trust, the community of Coatesville, and with the help of KaBOOM!, gathered Friday morning at...
Holton visits West Chester to push registration, turnout
Wife of VP nominee Tim Kaine talks election, Hillary Clinton
West Chester Mayor Carolyn Comitta shares a moment with Anne Holton, wife of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine during a voter registration event Saturday.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST CHESTER — Anne Holton, wife of Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine visited the borough Saturday with a simple message: vote,...
PennDOT announces lane closures for road work this week
Lane restrictions are planned this week on Route 52 (Lenape Road), Route 401 (Conestoga Road) and Ship Road in Chester County, for high-friction surface treatment, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said.
The work schedule for next week, weather permitting, is:
Monday, October 10, through Friday, October 14, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions are scheduled on Route 52...
County fire companies get $500K federal grant to buy radios
(From left to right, front row) Robert Kagel, Director, Chester County Department of Emergency Services; Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell; County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone; Jack Law, West Bradford Fire Chief and Chester County Fire Chiefs Association; John Sly, John Sly Grantwriting; John Weer, Chester County Fire Marshal; B.J. Meadowcroft, Union Fire Company of Oxford; County Commissioner...
New sewer and water mains for Parkesburg
COATESVILLE — Pennsylvania American Water announced this week the start of construction to install new water and sewer mains in Parkesburg Borough to improve service reliability and increase water flows for firefighting. The approximately $850,000 project will replace nearly 1,400 feet of aging water and sewer pipe, including outdated water main that dates back to the 1920s.
Starting this week, crews...
Ryan visits Chesco to boost Costello
Speaker touts local Congressional candidates
Scott Johnson, President of J-Tech, tells Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (left) about how hard U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (right) has worked for local constituents, during a tour of his Chester Springs facility, Thursday.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CHESTER SPRINGS — Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)...
Gun homicide takes fourth city victim in a week
COATESVILLE — A South Carolina man was gunned down on Belmont Street Monday night, just after 6:30 p.m. and later died of his wounds — the fourth person to die from gunshot wounds in the city in the last week.
Kevin Paul Jalbert, 36, was found by police in the middle of the 600 block of Belmont Street, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was immediately transported to Paoli Hospital where he later...
Jan installed as new county Medical Society president
From left, West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino, PhD, Wanezza Mughess and Dr. Mian Jan. Mughess was awarded the William Darlington Memorial Scholarship.
Dr. Mian A. Jan was installed as the new President of the Chester County Medical Society at the association’s annual Legislative Clam Bake which was held September 16, 2016 at the Radley Run Country Club in West Chester.
Dr. Jan...
On Stage (Extra): The Legendary Pink Dots return
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
The Legendary Pink Dots
The Legendary Pink Dots – an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in 1980 – has found a genre all its own. Although far outside the mainstream, LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently. Distinctive vocals and lyrical imagery are a big part of the band’s universal...
CASD forms partnership with WCU and Wells Fargo
New program will bring new opportunities for students
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Coatesville Senior High School principal spoke to 11th and 12 the graders Wednesday to announce a partnership between the district, Wells Fargo and West Chester University.
CALN – The Coatesville Area School District has embarked on an exciting partnership with Wells Fargo and West Chester University...
