Parents angered over E. Fallowfield school water outage
Slated to reopen Thursday after county health department mandated Wednesday closure
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST FALLOWFIELD — East Fallowfield Elementary School is scheduled to reopen Thursday morning, after a failed water pump closed the school Wednesday — but a number of the school’s parents expressed anger over the district’s handling of the matter.
The pump broke at about...
CASD hires 26 new staff members to prepare for 2013-14
Coatesville Area School Board re-organizes and focuses on coming school year
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
CALN – The Coatesville Area School Board took care of various personnel and financial matters to get ready for the coming school year at their meeting Tuesday night.
In addition to 26 new staff appointments, the board recalled six teachers previously furloughed at June’s meeting....
PECO: Working to keep residents out of dark
Area communities scheduled for vegetation removal
PECO said crews will be performing selective tree removal and pruning in Caln, East Caln, and East Brandywine Townships.
PECO wants residents in Caln, East Caln and East Brandywine Townships to know that it is presently working to keep them out of the dark.
Pruning and selective tree removal is being performed in these areas as part of a $1.7 million...
Coatesville police seeking early-morning arsonist
Two cars were reportedly set ablaze at Rosemont and Walnut
Two car fires led Coatesville police and firefighters to Rosemont Avenue and Walnut Street on Wednesday at 5:20 a.m., Officer Carmen Mollichella reported. Upon arrival, police determined that a 2008 Pontiac coupe and a 2007 Ford sedan had been set ablaze after rags were stuffed into the gas tanks, police said. Both vehicles were unoccupied,...
County’s western downtowns, villages in spotlight
Main Street Future Focus & Community Showcase scheduled for Sept. 10
The Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce (WCCCC) is holding its Main Street Future Focus & Community Showcase on Sept. 10 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Chester County Public Safety Training Facility, 137 Modena Road, South Coatesville, 19320.
WCCCC’s Regional Study – www.westernchestercountyfuturefocus.com –...
Keystone Exams come under fire at hearing
Dinniman, school officials say exams are unfair, and an ‘unfunded mandate’ on schools
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
TREDYFFRIN — Although the new Pennsylvania Common Core curriculum appears to be here to stay, one key element of the plan, the requirement of high school seniors to pass Keystone Exams in Algebra, Biology and Literature in order to graduate starting in 2017 are increasingly...
State police: Traffic stop leads to drug charges
A Coatesville man was detained for going through a red light on Lincoln Highway at Iron Lake Boulevard in West Whiteland Township on Satruday at 2:36 a.m., said state police from the Embreeville barracks. Dennis G. Walls Jr., 31, was found to be in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, and charges were filed in district court, police said.
On Friday at 10:12 p.m., Coatesville police responded...
Celebrating local legacy of Mason and Dixon
Star Gazers’ Stone, Harlan House in spotlight as 250th anniversary approaches
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Star Gazers’ Stone in Newlin Township is one of the sites being celebrated during the 250th anniversary of the survey by Mason and Dixon.
Nearly 250 years ago, when satellites weren’t on anyone’s radar, astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon arrived...
Police investigating stabbing on Saturday night
31-year-old male victim reportedly taken to hospital with wounds in back, side
On Saturday, Coatesville Police were dispatched at 11:16 p.m. to the Kool Bar in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway for a fight complaint, Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 31-year-old Hispanic male had been stabbed multiple times in the back and side, police said. The victim was...
PennDOT: Roadwork may cause traffic delays
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants motorists to be aware of the roadwork in the area that may cause traffic delays.
Crews will be ridding westbound U.S. 30 of excess vegetation between Reeceville Road and Rt. 82 Monday through Thursday in Caln and Valley Townships. The work, which will result in intermittent lanes closures, will be done from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Eastbound...
