Drug Take Back-Day, Sat.
Get ready to ditch those unwanted drugs safely, keeping them from entering our water supply or ending up in the hands of potential abusers.
Saturday is the Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Coatesville City Police Department at 1 City Hall Place, the East Fallowfield Township Police Department at 2274 Strasburg Road, both in Coatesville; and the Parkeburg...
Courthouse mural gets new life and new home
County officials unveil restored Shenton mural, moved from old courthouse to new building
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to CoatesvilleTimes.com
Paul Gratz, the owner of Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio in Doylestown, personally supervised the restoration of the mural. Here he inspects details with a microscope.
WEST CHESTER — The degrees of separation of Chester County residents from art...
McDonald nets her 100th career goal as Red Raiders battle Vikings
Coatesville senior Rachel McDonald reaches a milestone in style with a Hat Trick By Dave Conard Sports Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE—When Perkiomen Valley head coach Kathy Kelley signed on to take over the girl’s lacrosse program, which has struggled to find their way to the Pac-10 over the past four seasons, she knew there was bound to be challenges, a lot of hard work required...
Police not ‘lovin’ it’; 12-year old nabbed after joyride to McDonald’s
A 12-year-old Coatesville boy unlocked the front door of an auto body shop and grabbed cash and a vehicle Tuesday, state police said today.
Police from the Embreeville barracks said the youth, who was not identified because of his age, took the vehicle and $64.50 from a shop in the 1800 block of Strasburg Road. He allegedly drove into West Chester, where he was apprehended by borough police in a McDonald’s...
Newest county detective learned trade in New Garden
After becoming expert in So. Chester County gang activity, Nangle tapped to join county detectives
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Special to CoatesvilleTimes.com
Chester County Detective Joseph Nangle
WEST CHESTER — He started tinkering with TV innards before exploring the inner workings of Hispanic gangs, an expertise that served him well after authorities deemed a December double homicide in Avondale...
Rzucidlo doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer
State Rep. candidate has spent more than two decades fighting the system
By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Susan Rzucidlo, Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 158th District.
NEW GARDEN — Susan Rzucidlo says she knows she can rub some people the wrong way, especially if they get between her and something she’s fighting for, whether it be for her own disabled child, or...
Teen shot to death in Coatesville
COATESVILLE — City and county detectives are asking for help with information about the shooting death of a city teen, Tuesday night.
According to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan, Jose Juarez Pinto, 18, was shot by an unknown assailant on the 400 block of Oak Street, Tuesday night. Pinto was transported to Paoli Hospital where he died of his wounds, authorities said.
The city’s police...
Red Raiders bring home fist full of medals from Hurricane Invitational
Coatesville won the 100 meter dash and made their impact known in an elite field By Dave Conard Sports editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
Red Raiders senior Karli Dibenedetto finished sixth in high jump.
MALVERN—With the Penn Relays just around the corner on the schedule, Saturday’s’ 13th annual Hurricane invitational serves as a great warm up for the bi event as medals are awarded for the top...
Coatesville area to get state house seat, again
Version two of redistricting plan would send the 74th District to Rt. 30 corridor
By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com
The new 74th State House district would include much of the Coatesville area.
HARRISBURG — Maybe the second time is the charm.
And once again, it appears that the Coatesville area is going to get a new state house district — but a different one than originally planned.
The...
W. Brandywine: prisoners to pay lockup fees
Cuts by Coatesville rippling out to neighboring townships
By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com
WEST BRANDYWINE – The township Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance allowing the township to recoup the cost of detaining prisoners by placing the cost on them.
At their meeting last Thursday, the board unanimously agreed to pass an ordinance permitting the township to fine prisoners...
