Coatesville native seeks support for community event
He’s hosting back-to-school festivities for students, families
Jerod Hines is seeking sponsors for the first annual “Children of Our Future: Back-to-School Barbecue and Festivities.”
A Coatesville native and entrepreneur wants to send city children back to school in style and is looking for public support.
On Saturday, Aug. 31, J-30 Entertainment will host its first annual “Children of...
Tips to avoid ticks, mosquitos, summer woes
County Health Department urges residents to take safety precautions
The Chester County Health Department recommends create a woodchip or mulch barrier between wooded areas and yards to reduce the risk of ticks.
With summer in full swing, the Chester County Health Department wants to remind residents to take precautions inside and outside the home to avoid injuries and insect-borne diseases.
West Nile...
Ambitious appetite prompts Food Bank move
Chester County nonprofit’s plethora of produce, volunteers outgrows space
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Larry Welsch, executive director of the Chester County Food Bank, surveys some of the current office space, which features overflow storage on the floor.
When the Chester County Food Bank rose from the ashes of its bankrupt predecessor in 2009, it did so with an ambitious...
July 31 workshop will aid in expungement, pardon processes
Anyone with a criminal record is invited to attend the workshop
The Coatesville Center for Community Health typically offers two Expungement and Pardon workshops a month.
By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times
The Coatesville Center for Community Life (CCCL) will hold an Expungement and Pardon Workshop on July 31, presented by the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP).
Deborah Steeves,...
Farmers Market to host 1st Annual Arts Festival
Area youth performers set to dazzle with dance, drums
This Saturday, the Coatesville Farmers Market will add entertainment to its myriad offerings during its First Annual Festival of the Arts.
If fresh produce, delectable baked goods, savory prepared foods and hand-crafted specialty items haven’t already made you a regular, the Coatesville Farmers Market is adding another reason to visit this week:...
New program connects people with homeless shelters
ConnectPoints lists contact numbers for those seeking shelters in Chester County
ConnectPoints works with county funded agencies to help people find housing services to fit their needs.
WEST CHESTER – ConnectPoints, Chester County’s new Homeless Coordinated Assessment System will be operational on Monday, July 1.
ConnectPoints will list contact information for emergency shelter or housing services...
Chester County SPCA seeking to share surplus
Weekend ‘Adopt-a-Thon’ includes reduced fees for potential pets
The animal rescue business is going a little too well at the moment, according to officials at the Chester County SPCA. A surplus of adoption-ready pets has prompted the nonprofit to run a weekend special in an effort to reduce its population.
“The love of an animal is priceless. And now the Chester County SPCA makes it more affordable...
Human-trafficking crisis on Coatesville NAACP agenda
Carol Hart Metzker, author of “Facing the Monster: How One Person Can Fight Child Slavery,” will speak at the July 6 meeting of the Coatesville NAACP.
Author of book on child slavery will speak at July 1 meeting
The Coatesville NAACP will hold its next meeting on Saturday, July 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Coatesville’s City Hall.
The public is invited to attend and participate in an...
Under the Big Tents event invites residents to camp out this weekend
Explore Chester County and enjoy all types of art in Wagontown
The C3A Under the Big Tents event will be held this weekend, June 21 to June 23.
This weekend, the Coatesville Area Arts Alliance, Inc. (C3A) invites residents to the Under the Big Tents event, a marketplace of arts and ideas and a summer solstice celebration featuring Camping with a View in the Wild West Wagontown.
Two green and white...
Coatesville’s Jiggley Jones to perform at Hard Rock Cafe, Friday
Make Music Philly features a 12 hour day of music
Jiggley Jones is one of many performers in the Make Music Philly day-long event
PHILADELPHIA – On behalf of MTS Management Group, singer/songwriter Jiggley Jones will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia on Friday June 21, as part of the Make Music Philly day. The free performance will start at 5:15 p.m. outside the restaurant, located...
