At least two new CASD board members elected
Eight votes separate five candidates in So. Coatesville council race
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
There will be at least two new members of the Coatesville Area School District Board of Education and it could be days or even weeks before its is known if there will be one more new member, because of write-in votes. The same is true for who the winners are in a razor-thin Borough Council race in...
Coatesville Farmers Market will not hibernate for winter
Residents can get local food, artisan fare by preordering every other week
The venue will be different, but local residents can still obtain fresh, local food and artisan products from the Coatesville Farmers Market during the winter by preordering by designated Thursdays for Saturday pickup.
Despite the approach of winter, the Coatesville Farmers Market will extend the growing season by offering fresh...
Coatesville-area entertainer receives award
Jiggley Jones named Songwriter of Year by international association
MTS Management Group’s Michael Stover (from right) shows off his award from the International Music and Entertainment Association with two of his honored artists: Amy Rose and Jiggley Jones.
A Coatesville-area entertainer was honored Saturday, Nov. 2, as Songwriter of the Year at the 2013 International Music and Entertainment...
Police: Vehicle chase ends with two arrests
Pair of city residents who fled allegedly had “large amount” of U.S. currency
After allegedly blowing through a red light at Eighth Avenue and East Lincoln Highway on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 2:18 a.m., a pair of Coatesville residents resisted efforts by Coatesville Officer Joseph Thompson to stop them, police said. Thompson reported that he activated his emergency lights and sirens, but the...
Details still sparse in E. Fallowfield attempted murder-suicide
Case marks second domestic fatality in less than a year
Few details about Sunday morning’s attempted murder-suicide on Park Avenue in East Fallowfield Township are being released, police said Tuesday.
An East Fallowfield Township Police news release said the department received a call at 12:32 a.m. that a woman was bound and that a male at the same location had shot himself. Police have not...
Crime Victims’ Center celebrating four decades
Nonprofit advocacy agency to host fund-raising anniversary dinner
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Crime victims and advocates gather for the annual candlelight vigil, one of many ways in which the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County performs its mission.
From humble beginnings as a passionate, persistent group of Chester County victim advocates in the early ’70s, an agency...
Take a shot at staying healthy this winter
Register to receive free flu vaccines on Friday
Protect yourself against the pesky flu by taking advantage of the free vaccines offered by the Chester County Health Department in Coatesville on Friday, Nov. 8.
Advance registration and an up-to-date immunization record is required for the shots, which will be administered from 9 a.m. to noon at the Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 E. Lincoln...
Golf outing benefits county seventh-graders
Annual YMCA event funds free, one-year memberships
Roger Huggins (from left), Scott Gamble, George Zumbano and Basel Frens from Gawthrop Greenwood, a West Chester-based law firm, enjoy the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley’s Chester County Corporate Golf Championship.
Hosted by the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, the Fourth Annual Chester County Corporate Championship last month raised more than $40,000...
Vegetation removal may delay motorists on U.S. 30
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced roadwork in the greater Coatesville area the week of Nov. 4 that may cause traffic delays.
Brush-cutting will result in lane closures on eastbound the U.S. 30 Bypass in Valley and Caln Townships through Thursday, Nov. 7, between Airport Road and Uwchlan Avenue. The work will be done between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Firefighters quickly extinguish abandoned building blaze
Cause reportedly remains under investigation
Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that struck an abandoned building on West Lincoln Highway in Coatesville on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jim Lentz
A one-alarm building fire was brought under control quickly Saturday afternoon, Coatesville Interim Fire Chief Jim Lentz said Monday.
The City of Coatesville Bureau of Fire, along with units from Thorndale...
