Growing Coatesville Senior Center seeks volunteers
COATESVILLE — Now more than ever, Coatesville Area Senior Center needs volunteers.
CASC, a non-profit serving Chester County seniors, began in 1977 at a Coatesville bank. Now located at 22 N.Fifth Avenue in the city, CASC has grown by leaps and bounds. In another six months it will move to a larger facility at 3rd and Harmony Streets, CareerLink’s former office.
CASC provides a welcoming place...
What To Do: It’s spring, get out there for festivals and fun
Flowers, Chester County Studio Tour, cars, Shrine circus and tons more fun things to do
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
“Peonies and Primroses” are featured Sunday at Winterthur, just one of many great outdoor activities in the area this weekend.
Spring is “bustin’ out all over” and some of the best places to enjoy it are the top-caliber historic sites and tourist attractions around...
Petco gives $60K grant to Chesco SPCA
Emma, an adoptable dog currently at the Chester County SPCA shelter, is just one of the animals that stands to benefit from the Petco $60,000 grant.
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) recently announced it has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support the shelter’s outreach initiatives in the community and increase the organization’s lifesaving capability.
The...
On Stage: David Torn, the best guitar player you’ve never heard of
By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times
David Torn, who performs on May 14 at Philadelphia Art Alliance, might just be the best, least-known guitar player in the world, if not the most versatile.
There is a huge array of genres in popular music today and, within each of those genres are many excellent guitarists.
There are rock greats such as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks. There are jazz...
Mayor pledges support, thanks volunteers after fire
Tuesday’s fire at a Wallace Avenue shopping center left a number of borough businesses homeless. Mayor Josh Maxwell offered thanks to the volunteers who helped battle the blaze, as well as those who offered food and beverages to the volunteers. He said the borough was already at work, looking for places to house the displaced businesses. Photo: courtesy Josh Maxwell.
DOWNINGTOWN — Mayor Josh...
Toxic Waste may be more dangerous than it sounds to teeth
Super-Sour candy is almost as acidic as battery acid
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
No really – one of today’s hottest super sour candies is called Toxic Waste. Yummy huh? The website for Toxic Waste is full of cartoons, games and challenges. How long can you keep this sour candy in your mouth? Are you tough enough? Now, to be fair Toxic Waste is not the...
Op/Ed: Helping our female veterans
By Ryan Costello, U.S. Rep., Sixth Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-6)
May provides us with a unique opportunity to honor both our veterans (Military Appreciation Month) and the women who are very special to us (Mother’s Day). Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to our veterans and our mothers, and I wanted to update you on my efforts to help our female veterans. Female veterans...
City backs ‘Young Lungs At Play’ initiative
Coatesville police and other city officials gathered to express support for ChesPenn Health Services and Coatesville Youth Initiative’s Young Lungs At Play, to get tobacco products away from parks and playgrounds. Pictured, front row, Gabrielle Thomson, age 11; Israel Thomson, age 8 ;Amina Thomson, age 10. Second row: Sergeant Rodger H. Ollis, Jr., City of Coatesville Police Department; Lula...
ACTION to host Career & Training expo, May 20
COATESVILLE — On Wednesday, May 20 from 12PM – 4PM the recently formed community coalition, Coatesville ACTION will host its second Career & Training Expo. Currently slated to host 35 area employers with over 400 job vacancies, the event will focus on the entire job search experience. On-site interviews, a computer lab, and training seminars will also be provided free of charge to job...
Father & daughter seek to run 24 hours to fight cancer
Father and daughter runners Nancy Rowe and Dennis Metzler of Coatesville hope to run 24 hours straight in an effort to battle cancer as part of the Central Chester County Relay For Life, this weekend at Downingtown West High School.
DOWNINGTOWN — The 2015 Relay For Life of Central Chester County is the American Cancer Society’s signature overnight fundraising activity Although they are excited...
