7th annual Rebecca Lukens honoree announced

Coatesville activist lauded for mirroring maverick female industrialist Community leader Regina Horton Lewis will be honored on March 21 for exhibiting the positive qualities of Rebecca Lukens. A Coatesville community leader has been chosen as the recipient of the Seventh Annual Rebecca Lukens Award. Established by the Graystone Society’s National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum to honor individuals...

Drawing on youthful insight for giant student mural

Through collaborative art project, teens envision city of light By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Pedra Jennings, 17, poses in front of a section of the mural depicting Coateville’s dark side, as seen through a group of teenagers. The striking image seems out of place in a former church, where a bevy of adolescents have gathered after school, initially engaging in playful banter....

Supervisor at driver’s license center convicted

Jury said he issued licenses to known criminals, using other people’s data By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Khalif Abdullah Ali was convicted by a Chester County jury of identity theft, tampering with public records, and related offenses. A Philadelphia man accused of fraudulently issuing driver’s licenses at a Chester County  Drivers’ License Center  was convicted Wednesday. A...

Indicted local judge suspended without pay

State Supreme Court acted on petition filed Thursday by Judicial Conduct Board By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno has been suspended without pay, pending final disposition of his federal criminal charges. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday ordered a Chester County magisterial district judge ensnared in the sweeping federal probe of alleged...

Longwood volunteers create piece de resistance

Series of quilts chronicle garden’s beauty – from flowers to felines By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A detail from the three-paneled, light-themed quilt shows the garden’s bird of paradise flowers. The goal was grand: Capture the colors of Longwood Gardens in a quilt. First suggested in 1996, the project failed to leave the drawing board more than once. But that was before...

Coatesville falls to WC East, 30-25

Lack of calls in the paint hurt Red Raiders, losing streak hits four By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Coatesville’s Nafisa Saunders pulls up late in the game, Thursday, as the Red Raiders fell 30-25. Though they mounted an admirable comeback, the Red Raiders fell short in the final two minutes. CALN – No matter how hard a team plays, they will never control everything that happens...

Coatesville fares well, Valley, So. Coatesville worst in runoff study

While local towns had mixed report card in Clean Water Action study, all could do better, authors say By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times The 25 municipalities of the Brandywine Creek basin were graded this week for how their ordinances manage storm water runoff, with Pocopson ranking first and Valley and South Coatesville rated worst. PENNSBURY — Two local municipalities scored worst — Valley and...

W. Chester jurist ordered to relinquish keys, ID

President judge said cases will be handled by rest of county’s magisterial district judges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (left) poses with Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno at a District 11 Special Court Judges Association meeting in November. Pileggi has called for the end of Philadelphia Traffic Court, where Bruno, who was indicted...

West Chester jurist indicted in alleged ticket-fixing scheme

Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno accused in Phila. Traffic Court case A West Chester magisterial district judge was one of nine jurists indicted in a far-reaching, alleged ticket-fixing conspiracy in Philadelphia Traffic Court, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The defendants include Michael J. Sullivan and Michael Lowry, sitting Traffic Court judges; Robert Mulgrew, Willie...

Support groups offered in variety of shapes, sizes

 Find others who share your concerns, professionals advise The Chester County Government Services Center will serve as the meeting locale for a support group for GrandFamilies. A support group has formed for GrandFamilies – defined as households headed by grandparents or other relatives who are sharing their home with nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or other related children. The group, which will...