Time to get ready for Festive 5K Run/Walk

Annual fund-raiser will precede Coatesville’s Christmas Parade Organizers of the Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run/Walk hope are urging participants to form teams and compete against each other. On your mark, get ready and get set: The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run or One-Mile Fun Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. For many area families, the event, which...

PennDOT: Crews scheduled for work on U.S. 30 in Caln

Area roadwork will center on U.S. 30 in Caln and East Caln Townships this week, said an announcement from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), which wants motorists to be mindful of possible delays. Shoulder work will result in lane closures Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Caln Township between Reeceville Road and Rt. 340. On Tuesday through Thursday, lane closures will...

Agencies partnering for ‘Get It Done Day’

Residents invited to get connected, get enrolled, get informed  Need help with employment, health, finances, or housing? A group of service and benefit representatives from a variety of organizations will be on hand Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for “Get It Done Day.” The event will be held at the Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center, 501 E. Miner St., West Chester, and transportation...

Brandywine Valley Chorale presents Shining Night, Nov. 22

EAST MARLBOROUGH — In its sixth season, The Brandywine Valley Chorale (BVC) presents Shining Night — a tribute to the works of composer Morton Lauridsen —as its fall concert, Nov. 22 at Unionville High School. Led by Artistic Director Jason Throne, the 7:30 p.m. concert will feature the music of Lauridsen, an acclaimed choral composer, the multi-media concert will feature works of art by Brandywine...

Brush-cutting work scheduled on U.S. 30

Crews will be working on stretch of eastbound roadway in Caln Twp. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced roadwork in the greater Coatesville area the week of Nov. 11 that may cause traffic delays. Crews will be working to remove excess vegetation on eastbound U.S. 30 in Caln Township. The work is expected to require lane closures between Reeceville Road and Rd. 340 from...

Volunteers sought for tax-assistance training

Free program will result in certification by IRS Life Transforming Ministries will be hosting free training for those who are interested in becoming certified by the IRS to prepare free tax returns throughout Chester County in the 2014 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Most roles do not require previous experience and include greeter, tax preparer, quality reviewer, interpreter and program...

Passion for horses will take her to Mongolia

Nottingham woman seeking help to give retired thoroughbreds new life  A lifelong horse enthusiast from southern Chester County has been selected as one of a handful of Americans to ride in the 2014 Mongol Derby, a grueling, 1,000-kilometer (621 mile) trek across Mongolia. Bonnie Hutton, director of After The Races (ATR), a nonprofit she founded to rehabilitate and then find homes for unwanted retired...

Coatesville Farmers Market will not hibernate for winter

Residents can get local food, artisan fare by preordering every other week The venue will be different, but local residents can still obtain fresh, local food and artisan products from the Coatesville Farmers Market during the winter by preordering by designated Thursdays for Saturday pickup. Despite the approach of winter, the Coatesville Farmers Market will extend the growing season by offering fresh...

Vegetation removal may delay motorists on U.S. 30

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced roadwork in the greater Coatesville area the week of Nov. 4 that may cause traffic delays. Brush-cutting will result in lane closures on eastbound the U.S. 30 Bypass in Valley and Caln Townships through Thursday, Nov. 7, between Airport Road and Uwchlan Avenue. The work will be done between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Digging up facts about native Lenape in region

Archaeology expert to present “History on Tap” program  The Marshalton Inn will host a “History on Tap” program Monday night from the Chester County Historical Society. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by learning about the life and ways of the native Lenape in the Brandywine Valley through archaeological discoveries, courtesy of the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS). CCHS’s...