Police: Fleeing cemetery trespassers hit patrol car
Officer was investigating defendants’ after-hours presence
The cemetery was closed. So when Officer Brenden Boyle saw a vehicle, he approached it, prompting the driver to attempt to avoid him; instead, he struck the officer’s car in the process, police said.
The accident at Fairview Cemetery on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. was investigated by state police; Coatesville police cited the driver, Michael...
Annual CASD art show draws hundreds of fans
District expressed thanks to talented creators – and public who supported them
“Someone is Watching” was an entry by Madison DiSalva, a ninth-grader.
The Coatesville Area School District – especially the Art Department faculty – is celebrating the success of the 10th Annual CASD Art Show last weekend at the downtown Coatesville Cultural Society galleries.
No awards were given...
Eight debutantes to be recognized Saturday
Lilies and Pearls Cotillion to hold celebratory ball
The debutantes are (from left) Joslyn Styer Jackson, Diamond Bailey, Ayanna Nicole Holmes, Jocelyn Renae Brown, Janeyah Rivers-Hamilton, Sydney Ellana Coppadge, Lake Sheron Greene and Valerie Erica Jones.
After a six-month regimen that included fund-raising, etiquette training, dance instruction and volunteerism, eight female students from the...
Woman cited for letting dogs run unleashed
Complainant said grandson sustained injuries from one of animals
Officer Carmen Mollichella responded to a complaint Thursday regarding loose dogs in the 100 block of Wesley Lane at 9:33 p.m., police said. A woman told police that her children were playing in the back yard when dogs owned by Melissa Tippery, 46, of Coatesville, came running into the area without leashes.
The woman said her grandson...
Resource network group to change meeting time
CARN will now convene on fourth Thursday of month
“Healthy Kids Day,” a free YMCA event on April 27 featuring Brandy, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley’s mascot, will be one of the topics presented at Thursday’s CARN meeting.
The Coatesville Area Resource Network (CARN) is changing its meeting date from the third to the fourth Thursday of the month due to conflicts with other meetings...
Commissioners’ latest road trip: Nottingham
Traveling meetings an effort to accommodate attendees in variety of locales
Chester County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left), Terence Farrell and Kathi Cozzone will hold their second “on the road” meeting on Thursday in Nottingham.
If your work schedule has hampered your insight into the inner workings of county government by precluding your attendance at late-morning meetings, the Chester...
Garden Party: Appetizing way to support community
Annual Brandywine Health Foundation event a kickoff for Strawberry Festival
Marvin and Phyllis Stewart were among the guests who enjoyed last year’s Garden Party.
Superb ambience, gourmet cuisine, spectacular fireworks, and the knowledge of supporting a worthy cause await guests of the Brandywine Health Foundation’s 11th annual Garden Party on Wednesday, May 22.
Held at Springbank Farm, a...
Artists illustrate ways to fight pediatric cancer
Two CCAA exhibitions focus on childhood victims
Artist-photographer Cris Staley Hutchinson chronicles her daughter’s battle with cancer in a film and installation called “Fighting Bear.”
Two new exhibits by different artists at the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will support the battle against pediatric cancer.
An exhibition by painter Annette Alessi, “Capturing a Moment in Time: Dedicated...
Police issue reminder to lock unattended vehicles
Car left running was reported stolen Wednesday at community center
Updated at 11:40 a.m. to add state police reports
Lock unattended vehicles. Police are issuing that reminder after a 1995 white Toyota Tercel was reported stolen from the parking lot of the Coatesville Community Center on North Ninth Avenue Wednesday, said Officer Carmen Mollichella.
The vehicle, bearing Pa. registration JFM3515,...
Two fugitives taken into custody Tuesday
Police said both had outstanding warrants
Coatesville officers took two men with outstanding warrants into custody on Tuesday in separate cases without incident, police said.
At 4:18 p.m., Officer David Marquette made contact with Benjamin Williams, 30, of Coatesville, in a vehicle in the unit block of South Sixth Avenue, police said. Williams had a felony aggravated assault warrant, police said.
Joseph...
