Couple strives to sublimate anguish with outreach
Diaper drive will pay tribute to the infant son they lost
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Shane Brant and his wife, Suzanne Campos, pose with their daughter, Alex, now 9 months old, and a photo of their son, Max Athan Brant, whose legacy is helping other children.
The euphoria was painfully short-lived. An hour after giving birth to a healthy-looking son, a Sadsbury Township couple...
Same-sex marriage is happening. So?
The less time we spend on this, the more we might realize what sort of mess we’re in
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Same sex couples, it would seem, can drive a short distance from Chester County and obtain a marriage license.
At the same time, our state Attorney General is refusing to defend the state’s defense of marriage act — a law that defines marriage as being between a man and a...
Police: Domestic dispute leads to drug charges
Two Coatesville men face offenses that include growing, selling pot
On Sunday at 7:44 p.m., Officer David Marquette responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the 400 block of West Lincoln Highway, police said. At the scene, Marquette observed several potted marijuana plants inside the residence and a bag containing numerous smaller bags of an off-white, rock-like substance believed to be crack...
Course prepares citizens to combat disasters
From extinguishing fires to applying splints, residents learn readiness
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Participants in the county’s new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course receive reminders from instructor Jim Reagan on what to do once a victim has been successfully pulled from the wreckage.
As he lay motionless beneath the rubble of a collapsed building...
PennDOT advises drivers about area roadwork delays
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced several area road projects this week in the area.
Brush-cutting on U.S. 30 between U.S. 322 and Rt. 340 will occur Monday in East and West Caln Townships through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., causing intermittent lane closures.
U.S. 322 will have lane restrictions for bridge replacement between Old Rolley Road in East Caln Township and...
Hundreds celebrate city’s community, good health
Coatesville sergeant receives recognition as 2013 ‘Unsung Hero’
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (from left), Chester County Community Dental Executive Director Regina Horton Lewis, Coatesville Sgt. Rodger Ollis Jr., Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan and Coatesville Youth Initiative Director Chaya Scott celebrate Ollis’...
23-year-old Coatesville man arrested for assault
Officer Kirt Guyer responded to a reported altercation in the 100 block of North Seventh Avenue on Saturday at 2:50 a.m., police said. Gerard Geter, 23, of Coatesville, was observed in a confrontation with the victim and arrested for simple assault and related offenses, police said.
Alfredo Olverci, 29, of Coatesville, was driving without a license and under the influence in the 1200 block of Stirling...
Police seek man in red Elantra for luring attempt
On Thursday at 6:25 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of West Lincoln Highway for an attempt to lure a 24-year-woman into a vehicle, Officer Jose Colon reported. Police said the victim was approached by a short, heavy-set Hispanic male with a mustache, wearing a yellow shirt and dark blue pants and who was driving a red Hyundai Elantra. The man fled before officers arrived, police said. Anyone...
9/11 remembrance requires heavy lifting
Convoy of county first responders travels to Pentagon for building mementos
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County first-responders Joe Behm (bottom row, from left), Jack Law, Howard Holland, John DiBuonaventuro, Neil Vaughn and Ryan Corcoran (top row, from left) Joel Gramling, Adam Weaver, Shane Clark, and Beau Crowding pose with the Pentagon 9/11 artifacts.
The predawn convoy...
Police: Search warrant leads to drug potpourri
Investigators reportedly find variety of narcotics at E. Chestnut St. residence
After a month-long narcotics investigation, the Coatesville City Police Department, along with the state Bureau of Narcotic investigations (BNI), descended upon 325 E. Chestnut St. at 6:30 a.m. Thursday to execute a search warrant, Det. Brandon L. Harris reported.
After making a forced entry into the residence, a subject...
