CASD board rejects CCIU for superintendent search
Board members said to be ‘uncomfortable’ with soliciting public input
Updated: 6:45 p.m., adds comments from Tonya Thames Taylor
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — Not so fast, it seems.
Less than two weeks after announcing that it would use the Chester County Intermediate Unit to perform a search for a new superintendent of schools, the Coatesville Area School District Board...
MoGreena arts fest fuses area artists, businesses
Waste Oil Recyclers look to channel locals’ energy to create energy for locals
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Artist Paula J. Myers-McDevitt discusses her work with an observer.
MODENA – Electricity, art, food, fuel, creativity, cultural movement—all of these things require the management of energy.
At their site in Modena, better known as MoGreena, Waste Oil Recyclers channeled...
City police: Airborne bottles lead to citations
Two men accused of throwing projectiles during dispute
On Wednesday at 10:41 p.m., Coatesville Police responded to the 700 block of East Diamond Street for a fight in progress with bottles being thrown, Officer Sylvester Earle reported. Upon investigation, Steven Carter, 20, and Craig Milbourne Jr., 21, both of Coatesville, were identified as the bottle-throwers and cited for disorderly conduct and...
State police attribute one-vehicle crash to speeding
They said West Chester woman lost control Saturday on U.S. 30 Bypass in Valley Twp.
A 54-year-old West Chester woman lost control of her 2001 Ford Ranger on Saturday in Valley Township, state police from the Embreeville barracks said. Police said Maureen E. Singer was heading eastbound in the left lane on the U.S. 30 Bypass, west of Airport Road, when she hit the guard rail, which spun her vehicle...
CASD hires firm to investigate potential obstructions of justice
Conrad O’Brien to look into claims Ellison stalled DA’s probe
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
CALN – The Coatesville Area School Board voted to hire the law firm Conrad O’Brien to investigate potential instances of board solicitor James Ellison obstructing the district attorney’s ongoing investigation of the school district at its meeting on Tuesday night.
The decision...
Marching Red Raiders to host competition
Coatesville is one of 18 bands that will perform Saturday
The Marching Red Raiders of Coatesville will perform in exhibition on Saturday during their 22nd Annual Cavalcade of Bands Showcase” “Steel City -Battle of the Bands.”
Drum roll, please: The Marching Red Raiders of Coatesville and the Coatesville Parents’ Music Club, Inc. will present their 22nd Annual Cavalcade of Bands Showcase...
Police: Pot smell leads to drug arrest
Patrol officer investigated parked vehicle with 3 occupants about 3 a.m.
While patrolling in the 200 block of New Street on Sunday at 2:57 a.m., Coatesville Police Officer Raymond Jaglowicz observed a parked vehicle occupied by three subjects, police said. Upon investigation, the subjects were asked to exit the vehicle, from which an odor of marijuana emanated, police said. A consent search resulted...
Op/Ed: Lessons from CASD: School policies can promote a culture of discrimination
By Solomon Hunter and Rhonda Brownstein, The Education Law Center
When one or two individuals in an organization blatantly act out in discriminatory ways, it’s easy to imagine that dealing with those individuals, primarily by removing them from the organization, solves the problem. The message, often, is that these individuals were outliers and in no way reflect the views of other members of the...
Volunteers sought for earth-shaking initiative
1,400 trees to be planted in East Fallowfield Township
The Brandywine Conservancy is taking the lead on a project to plant 1,400 trees in East Fallowfield Township on Saturday; volunteers are needed.
Conservationists hope area residents will dig this important environmental activity: planting 1,400 trees in East Fallowfield Township on Saturday, Oct. 26.
The Brandywine Conservancy, Guardians of the...
Saturday sale to buck trend of high prices
At Brandywine Consignment Shop, tent items will all be priced at $1
When was the last time you were able to purchase something substantial for a dollar? Well, the Brandywine Consignment Shop is offering an opportunity to do exactly that.
As a “way of giving back to the community,” it is hosting a Buck$ for Brandywine Tent Event at its store at 368 West Uwchlan Avenue, Downingtown, on Saturday,...
