Literacy-lovers sought for annual reading program
25,000 volunteers will be selected to distribute free books April 23
Have you even wanted to serve as a literary philanthropist but lacked the funds? The Chester County Library and District Center may have the opportunity to accommodate your wish.
The library has once again been selected as a distribution site for World Book Night (WBN), an effort to spread literacy, which will take place on April...
Art Watch: Annette Alessi
Inspired by the traditions of the Brandywine Valley
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Local painter and pastel artist Annette Alessi is the subject of this week’s Local Art Watch. After graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a degree in illustration, Annette worked in fashion illustration for many years. Most of her landscape work is painted plein air (outdoors) and she...
Sunday night fight reportedly leads to 4 arrests
Police say officers arrived as group was gathering to watch
A dispatch about a pending fight in the rear of the 400 block of Valley Road led to multiple citations on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 10:19 p.m., Cpl. Jonathan A. Shave reported. Upon arrival, police said a large group had gathered to watch. After an investigation, Byron Ellis, 19; Corday Roberts, 18; Khadigah Martin, 21; and a juvenile female, all...
Gunpoint robbery reported in West Brandywine Twp.
Police said woman was attacked after returning home from work Friday
On Friday at 6:43 p.m., a 34-year-old woman was grabbed by the head and held down on the ground with a gun while two men robbed her, West Brandywine Township Police said.
Police said the crime occurred as the woman exited her vehicle on Holly Road after getting home from work. She was robbed of her purse, which contained money, credit...
PennDOT: Crews scheduled for work on U.S. 30 in Caln
Area roadwork will center on U.S. 30 in Caln and East Caln Townships this week, said an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), which wants motorists to be mindful of possible delays.
Shoulder work will result in lane closures Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Caln Township between Reeceville Road and Rt. 340.
On Tuesday through Thursday, lane closures will...
Crime Victims’ Center lauded at 40th anniversary
Officials, citizens praise agency for its decades of advocacy
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Sen. Andy Dinniman reads from a certificate honoring the Crime Victims’ Center that he presented to Peggy Gusz, its executive director.
The vast majority of residents go about their business with no need for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC), and that’s...
City police: 2nd set of robbery suspects arraigned
Investigators working to determine scope of crime spree
Updated at 1:40 p.m. to correct the alleged owner of drugs, BB gun
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Zane Robinson (from left) is placed in a patrol car by Coatesville Det./Sgt. Brandon Harris and Officer Carmen Mollichella for transport to his arraignment Thursday on robbery charges.
Coatesville Police Cpl. Ken Michels had...
Police: 2 officers injured by alleged drug-dealer
Coatesville man, 37, facing multiple charges
A 37-year-old Coatesville resident has been charged with numerous aggravated assault and drug offenses after an attack on Friday night that left two city officers recovering from injuries, police said.
Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported that Officers Joe Thompson and David Marquette were conducting an investigation of an occupied vehicle on Scott Middle School...
CASD board continues to disrespect citizens
Tirade by Joe Dunn sadly typifies group’s overall tenor
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Few jobs on the planet are as thankless as serving on a school board, a duty that routinely subjects members to all manner of vitriol. In fact, when school district operations go smoothly, those folks rarely hear a peep from constituents; so even the good times go unrewarded.
Of course,...
County to schoolchildren: Yes, you can
Elementary students invited to win prizes for collecting aluminum cans
The county is calling all school-age can collectors for a competition with cash prizes.
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade throughout Chester County are invited to collect as many aluminum cans as possible in an attempt to win first-, second- and third-level cash prizes as well as promotional items, a county news release...
