County poised to assess towns for emergency services
Local officials object to timing, costs of the $5.20 per person fee
By Mike McGann, Editor, The CoatesvilleTimes.com
Chester County appears poised to impose a per-capita tax on the county’s 73 municipalities — $5.20 per person — for emergency services starting with the 2013 fiscal year, but municipal officials are blasting the move as little more than an excuse to shift a tax hike.
The Chester...
Whetting a thirst for water research
‘Brandywine Trek’ an educational odyssey for Coatesville teens
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Participants in the 2011 Brandywine Trek land on the banks of the Brandywine with smiles.
Besides providing area drinking water and scenic vistas for hiking trails, next week the Brandywine Creek will also double as a learning lab.
Ten Coatesville-area teens will...
Strong support continues for Pocopson Home
Residents urge commissioners not to sell or lease the county facility
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Commissioner Ryan Costello chats with members of the audience before the start of last night's meeting. At right is Mark Rupsis, the county's chief operating officer.
The message from the commissioners at last night’s third meeting on the fate of the county-owned...
Coatesville terminates its city manager
Gary Rawlings shown the door after 13 months on the job
Gary Rawlings, 66, was terminated by Coatesville City Council, which said it didn't believe he was acting in the city's best interests.
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE — The swift, unanimous vote by City Council at last night’s meeting occurred without comment: After 13 months on the job, City...
Coatesville cancer-survivor mourns dog’s death
Authorities said ‘Woogie Woo’ was set on fire after he died, likely from asphyxiation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Cora Brown shares remembrances of "Woogie Woo," her beloved Yorkie-poo, which was killed and set on fire. To her right is Craig Baxter, an animal control officer for the Chester County SPCA.
A Coatesville woman said when she was diagnosed...
911 call leads to horrific, canine discovery
Officials plea for public’s help to find whoever set dog on fire
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Chester County SPCA spokesman Rich Britton (left), flanked by Craig Baxter, an animal protective services officer for the agency, shows a photo of they type of dog that was burned to death.
COATESVILLE – Although animal cruelty always guarantees a reaction of...
City man convicted of first-degree murder
Jury identifies Dante Lawrence as triggerman in 2010 fatal shooting
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Dante L. Lawrence was found guilty of first-degree murder.
WEST CHESTER — After more than four hours of deliberations, a Chester County Court jury Friday evening found a Coatesville resident guilty of first-degree murder.
The panel of four men and eight women convicted...
A neighborhood newly in need of hope
Burned row homes put neighborhood at risk but officials fight with each other, rather than for the city and its people
By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
At least eight row homes were damaged in a fire Wednesday and now neighbors wonder whether their close-knit community will ever be the same.
COATESVILLE — It might not be the wealthiest neighborhood in the city, but it’s a tightly-knit...
OH So Close! Red Raiders fall to CR South
Coatesville’s amazing season came to a close in the state class AAAA quarter finals with a loss to the Golden Hawks
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Coatesville 's Justin Moore pitched seven solid innings against CR South
UPPER PROVIDENCE—Isn’t curious, how one inning can make or break a baseball season these days?
On Thursday, Coatesville (17-12) fell...
Pride pervades Coatesville commencement
Nearly 550 celebrate moving to next chapter
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE — When students from Kennett or Unionville asked him where he went to school, Branden Bauer said he heard a trace of disdain when they said, “You go to Coatesville?”
“I’m proud to say, ‘Yes, I do,’” he proclaimed last night to thunderous applause.
Bauer, a speaker at...
