Coatesville Rotary awards grants to four organizations
Coatesville Youth Initiative, Meals on Wheels, HandiCrafters and Community Dental Center given $2,000
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Grant awardees share a moment with leaders of the Coatesville and district Rotary after the chapter presented $2,000 grants to four local organizations, Thursday. From left: Brian Tagliaferro from Handicrafters, Regina Horton Lewis from Chester County Community Dental...
Living History: A tale of two names, Marshallton and the Marshalton Inn
By Gene Pisasale, Special to The Times
Martin’s Tavern played a key role in the Revolutionary War and went on to become a central location in Marshallton for almost 200 years.
Visitors to Chester County know the area for its rolling hills and a kaleidoscope of colors in the Fall, but few are deeply familiar with its rich heritage dating back well over 300 years. William Penn made the first land...
Inaugural Veterans Court graduation draws crowd
‘It saved my life,’ a graduate of the new diversionary program said
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery, (left) who served in the Marines and Air Force, and lawyer James E. McErlane, a Navy veteran, chat with officials after the program.
The Vietnam veteran warned the audience in advance that he wasn’t “an elegant speaker,”...
Tourism officials welcome all to renovated info center
After months of renovations, historic building in Longwood Gardens’ shadow has reopened
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The administrative staff of the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau has moved into the newly renovated, historic building.
No wonder local tourism officials are excited: new digs on the grounds of Longwood Gardens in a building steeped in Chester County...
Chester County SPCA touts ‘Summer of Love’
A groovy discount will enable residents to adopt a pet cat, dog, hamster, even an iguana
BooBoo, a pitbull terrier, is one of the Chester County SPCA animals looking for a loving home.
The Chester County SPCA thinks it would be groovy if county residents would consider giving homes to some of its animals.
To encourage adoption, the independent nonprofit agency is featuring a Summer of Love special...
Trash-tossin’ teens to give recycling a big boost
ServiceCorps participants will welcome unwanted goods at green-minded festival
R.J. Hammond really used his head to promote recycling at last year’s festival.
Start collecting: Teen participants in the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s summer ServiceCorps are seeking your unwanted clothes, shoes, electronics, plastic and more.
The second Annual Coatesville Recycling & Living Green Festival...
What is wellness?
It takes thought, planning and maybe even some changes to live a healthy life
By Dr. Matthew Lapp, MS, DC, Columnist, The Times
If you aren’t sick, does that mean you’re healthy? How about if you aren’t depressed? Does that mean you’re happy? For most people, the answer to these questions would be “no.” However, how often do we base our state of health on symptoms, or lack thereof?
Our...
Monitoring community’s mind, body and spirit
Free Health Fair at Gateway Park to focus on variety of health issues
Days before the Brandywine Health Foundation’s Vision Café – an Aug. 14 opportunity to offer feedback on improving community health – area residents can put good health to practice and get some ideas to share at the café by attending the Healthy Beginnings Health Fair.
Sponsored by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the...
W. Brandywine looks to trim laws
Supervisors seek to remove needless ordinances; discuss chicken ordinance
By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times
WEST BRANDYWINE – The township’s Board of Supervisors discussed the possibility of repealing some of the township’s ordinances, as well as adding a new “chicken ordinance” at its meeting, Thursday.
According to supervisor Thomas McCaffrey, many of the township’s nuisance...
D.A.: Alleged pistol-whipper apprehended in Lancaster
William C. Shockley Jr. is accused of assaulting and robbing a Coatesville man and threatening him to keep quiet about it.
Accused street-gang leader faces charges that include assault, robbery, intimidation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
After allegedly pistol-whipping a Coatesville man and robbing him of $4,000 in April, a reputed street-gang leader nicknamed “Pumpkin” threatened...
