Swearing-in set for two assistant district attorneys
New hires will take oath on Friday at Chester County Justice Center
Cynthia Morgan
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced on Thursday, Jan. 23, that two new assistant district attorneys have been hired.
Cynthia Morgan and Andrew Davis will be sworn-in on Friday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. before Chester County Court Judge Anthony A. Sarcione, who served as Chester County District Attorney...
CASD expects to cap tax hike at 2.6%
School district won’t take exceptions to Act 1
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Coatesville Area School District taxpayers can likely expect a tax hike for the 2014-15 school year, but it appears that the increase will fall within the state’s Act 1 guidelines — a drop from last year’s increase of 3.6%, under the preliminary proposed budget adopted.
The Board of Education will...
Coatesville Police report child-luring attempt
Incident allegedly occurred Wednesday about 3 p.m. on E. Lincoln Highway
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, at approximately 3 p.m. a white minivan was observed circling the block at East Lincoln Highway and South 13th Avenue eight to 10 times, reportedly motioning for two juvenile females to come toward the van in an apparent attempt to get them into the vehicle, Coatesville Police Officer Jared Davis reported.
The...
Pa. improves its ranking on animal protection
Humane Society says state moved up five places to No. 12
In the fifth annual “Humane State Ranking” report released by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Pennsylvania was ranked 12th in the nation, moving up five spots from last year, a news release said.
The comprehensive analysis of animal protection laws in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., grades states on the strength of...
6 county watershed projects win state grants
City of Coatesville to get $150,000 for storm-water management
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $20.65 million in watershed protection projects, the state announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Six watershed protection projects in Chester County will receive $980,828 of the state funding through the Growing Greener Program, State Sen. Andy Dinniman in a news...
City police take 15-year-old girl into custody
She is accused of shoplifting and assaulting store employee
Coatesville Police responded to the Coatesville Community Market in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway for a theft complaint on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 5:41 p.m., Officer Jose Colon reported. Upon investigation, police said they took a 15-year-old girl, who was not identified because of her age, into custody for retail theft and assaulting...
Pa. receives poor grade for reducing tobacco use
Report from Am. Lung Assn. cites failures that are costing lives
Pennsylvania received grades ranging from failing to mediocre when it came to taking steps to reduce tobacco use in 2013, said a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from the American Lung Association.
Less than a week after the new Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health – which warns 5.6 million of today’s youth will die...
Get ready for full-fledged, freewheeling food fight
Rotary Clubs to face off in competition for Food Bank donations
The Chester County Food Bank’s warehouse in Uwchlan Township has shelves in need of replenishment, and the local Rotary Clubs are stepping in to assist with a spirited food fight.
The Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown has challenged the Rotary Club of Coatesville in its First Annual Food Fight to benefit the Chester County...
Residents use MLK Day to enact change
Library, soup kitchen, funeral home among those hosting events
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
AHHAH members pose around their mural in the community room of the library.
COATESVILLE – A proponent for unity and equality, Martin Luther King preached more than simply judging people by character rather than color. King’s message was one of change, calling for people to take action to create...
Snow way! Another storm set to dump on county
Schools, county offices close as up to a foot of snow could hit area
Where have we heard this one before?
Snow mixed with frigid temperatures has brought most of Chester County to a halt, closing schools, some municipal offices, county offices and other venues, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the county.
The southern portion of the county is expected to see the greatest...
