Scholarship recipient honored for community commitment
Graduating senior hopes to return to Coatesville as kindergarten teacher
Scarlett Patton
COATESVILLE – The recipient of a new scholarship designed to exert a positive impact on Coatesville-area youth was announced this week by the Brandywine Health Foundation.
Scarlett Patton, a Coatesville Youth Initiative high school senior, was rewarded for her activism with the first annual Harry Lewis Jr....
Coatesville rowhouse blaze displaces 18
‘Unattended cooking’ believed to be the cause, fire chief said; no injuries reported
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE — When city firefighters arrived at a reported rowhouse fire about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Coates Street, they found one house ablaze with flames reaching into the homes on either side, said Coatesville Acting Fire...
Red Raiders clip Falcons’ wings in nine innings, head to Rams country
Coatesville’s ninth inning rally has Ziegler and company in “elite eight” of state playoffs
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
FREDERICKSBURG—They say “timing is everything”.
No phrase could better describe the post season ride thus far for the Red Raiders, who defeated District Three champion Cedar Crest on Monday afternoon in a nine inning thriller...
Coatesville murder trial begins
Defendant accused of fatal, retaliatory shooting in 2010
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Dante L. Lawrence faces charges that include first-degree murder.
The fact that a Coatesville homicide defendant fled to Georgia should not be held against him, his defense attorney said yesterday in his opening statement to the jury.
Michael J. Skinner told the panel that his client,...
Coatesville manager put on leave
Gary Rawlings came under fire for allegedly suggesting that Coatesville's council votes along racial lines.
Move follows alleged, racially-divisive remarks
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE — A specially-called City Council meeting last night focused on personnel changes, most notably the administrative leave of the city manager.
Without explanation, the...
Brandywine Food & Music Festival debuts June 9
POCOPSON – The first annual Brandywine Food & Music Festival, presented by The Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and The Town Dish, will be held on June 9, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Myrick Conservation Center on Rt. 842. The festival will celebrate all things local, from food and wine to music and crafts.
Festival attendees can sample regional wines from fifteen Brandywine Valley area...
Farmers Market gets a growth boost
The Coatesville Farmers Market will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October.
Brandywine Health Foundation helps to get it off the ground
COATESVILLE – The soon-to-debut Coatesville Farmers Market is already reaping the bounty of the community, having received a $900 startup grant from the Brandywine Health Foundation.
Opening-day festivities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
Making a STATE-ment, The Bucks stop here!
Red Raiders punch their ticket to big dance with win over C.B. West
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Coatesville's Brady Carras (pictured) and C.J Young have been doing a great job getting on base
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP—It has been a tale of two seasons for the Red Raiders, the Coatesville team that posted an 11-10 regular season by playing stingy defense, suffocating opponents...
Commissioners to hold third meeting on Pocopson Home
The forum will be held at Penn’s Grove Middle School in Oxford
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
A third public meeting on June 12 has been announced to discuss the future of the Pocopson Home, the Chester County-run facility for care of the aged.
Chester County residents will have another opportunity to express opinions about the fate of the county-owned Pocopson...
Kennedy drives in seven as Red Raiders eliminate the Whippets
Threes were wild as Kennedy’s three home runs helped Coatesville claim it’s third win in 2012 over West
By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Coatesville's Jake Kennedy is greeted by team mates following his grand slam
DOWNINGTOWN—There are a lot of things that high school students do theses day to occupy their free time.
Juggling a full class load, keeping up...
