City police: Passenger had pot, parole detainer
Officers say he was apprehended during traffic stop on Saturday
On Saturday, Jan. 11, Coatesville Police Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie conducted a traffic stop at 2:40 a.m. in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway on a grey sedan, police said. One of the passengers, Andrew C. Scott, 23, of Coatesville, was arrested for possession of marijuana, police said. Scott, who also had a detainer for a state parole violation,...
Art Watch: John Hannafin
An authentic creative voice
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This week’s local art watch focuses on brightly colored neo-impressionist work of local popular artist John Hannafin. John grew up in West Chester in a bucolic setting of a centuries old stone home surrounded by green farmlands and historic properties.
While he may be most nationally famous for his “Art Across America”...
Costello-DiGiorgio battle could have wide-ranging impact
Gerlach’s decision not to seek reelection touches off primary fight
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
That shattering and creaking sound you heard this week wasn’t from the extreme cold (unless you were near my nearly half-century old bones), but what would appear to be the shattering of a fragile unity among Chester County Republicans.
When Jim Gerlach announced Monday that he would not seek...
Iron and Steel Museum celebrates Rebecca Lukens
Museum honors triumphs of one of nation’s most influential women
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Susannah Brody depicts Rebecca Lukens, an important figure in the history of Coatesville and American industrialism.
COATESVILLE – The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum celebrated Rebecca Lukens’s 220th birthday on Thursday night at the Graystone Mansion.
Storyteller Susannah...
County officials team up for firearms safety course
D.A., sheriff want gun owners to be educated, responsible
Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh (right) is teaming with Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan to offer citizens a firearms safety course.
In Chester County, the right to bear arms carries a responsibility for safety, according to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan and Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny”...
County seeking volunteers to help ID homeless
Two shifts available for Point in Time Count on Jan. 29
Volunteers in the Point in Time Count will be looking for areas where homeless individuals have set up makeshift living arrangements.
The county is seeking volunteers for the annual Point in Time Count, a one-night census of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in shelters or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation.
This...
11-time drunk-driver gets maximum sentence
Judge agrees with prosecutor that public needs to be protected
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
In the Chester County annals of gambling, a 51-year-old Devon man specialized in Russian roulette, prosecutors said.
In arguing for a maximum drunken-driving sentence, Deputy District Attorney Carlos Barraza said Douglas C. Gibboney had been putting county citizens at risk for more than...
Thorndale man accused of attempted child-luring
Police say he tried to pay female juvenile money to ‘chill with him’
A 41-year-old Thorndale man faces attempted child-luring charges for an incident on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7:15 p.m. at South Third Avenue and Maple Street, Officer Chris McCarthy reported. Police said a female juvenile called authorities after Gino Demosthenes offered her money “to chill with him.” Demosthenes...
Ex-WCU student arrested for drug-laced candy
University police reportedly found more than 40 pounds in his apartment
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Robert Callis-Keiser III, 25, faces charges that include possession with the intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications facility.
Three months after seizing more than 40 pounds of suspected drug-laced candy from an apartment at West Chester University’s South Campus,...
Coatesville keeps emotions in check to beat WC East 52-43
Coatesville battles through strange refereeing, controls focus and score
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Nafisa Saunders earns two of her 18 on the night. Saunders was Coatesville’s go-to, coming up with steals and earning trips to the line.
CALN – In order to win, sometimes teams must not only overcome the opposition but overcome the referees as well.
In a game that, for much of...
