Modena automotive business targeted in probe
State police said Coatesville owner sold counterfeit inspection stickers
A Coatesville man who operates a Modena automotive business called Joe’s Detailing has been charged with issuing fake inspection and emissions stickers, said state police from the Lancaster barracks.
Police said an investigation of Joseph C. Gathercole, 48, began when a person who had purchased a vehicle with a fraudulent...
Parkesburg man arrested twice in 3 days
He is accused of aggravated assault, drug offenses, possession of pirated DVDs
A Parkesburg man arrested on Tuesday for assault and drug offenses had charges related to counterfeit DVDs added on Friday, Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported.
Ingemie was dispatched to the intersection of North Fourth Avenue and East Chestnut Street at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday for a reported assault, police said. An investigation...
Early Coatesville lead proves to be too much for CB South
Red Raiders’ ground game stifles Titans’ second half comeback attempt
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jalen Hudson carries in a three-yard touchdown run to cap off scoring Friday night. Hudson has combined with Daquan Worley and Isaiah Flamer to yield an unstoppable running game for the offense.
CALN – Football is often referred to as a game of two halves—that is, halftime...
Police: 3 shots fired at woman exiting car
Victim, who was not hit, said four young males fled scene on foot
Officer Carmen Mollichella, on patrol in the 300 block of Oak Street on Thursday at 9:02 p.m., heard what sounded like three gunshots in the area and began a search for victims, suspects or evidence, said police. A subsequent 9-1-1 caller said the shots occurred in the 100 block of North Fourth Avenue, where officers made contact with...
County receives budget presentation award
Only three others in Pennsylvania earned same recognition
Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis (left) and Chester County Director of Finance Julie Bookheimer display the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 2013.
Chester County has received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal...
‘No Spring Chicken’ continues tour
Coatesville area artist to appear online and at Delaware festival
Jiggley Jones
Area singer-songwriter Jiggley Jones continues to get appetizing exposure for his chicken. On Sunday, the East Fallowfield Township resident will be the guest on the new Totally TV Nation show at 9 p.m.
Promoting his current Top 3 Roots Music Report Americana chart EP, “No Spring Chicken,” Jones will appear on...
Plea deal ends 2012 Caln Township homicide
27-year-old will spend 15 to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting father
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Caln Township Police officers responded to the 200 block of Seltzer Avenue on Feb. 20, 2012, where they found a son who had murdered his father.
A Caln Township murder case that left a family grieving – and divided – ended Wednesday in Chester County Court.
Senior...
Coatesville man accused of Ash Park assault
Police said he slammed woman to ground while she was holding child
Coatesville Police received a complaint on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. regarding an assault that occurred at Ash Park, Officer Guy Bruchstein reported. The victim said that a verbal altercation turned physical and that while she was holding a child, Eric Brown, 32, of Coatesville, grabbed her by the throat and slammed her to the ground,...
School board has duty to break its silence
Members comfortable with hiding should resign
Folks who are new to the Coatesville Area School District (CASD) may be wondering why the abrupt exit of the superintendent and the athletic director during the first week of school has spawned so much negative speculation: Regrettably, long-term residents have become accustomed to sudden departures shrouded in secrecy.
In 1999, former superintendent...
Indulge your inner artist by taking classes
Studio lists numerous offerings for fall, including free youth sessions
A young artist concentrates on her creation at Art Partners Studio in downtown Coatesville.
Aspiring young artists can draw on a great offer from Art Partners Studio: free after-school youth art classes at the downtown studio across from the library, at the 9/10 Center, and at the Bridge Academy.
Other art-education programs will...
