Letter: City Council working hard to set Coatesville on right path
To The Editor:
As the City of Coatesville gets ready to celebrate its first one hundred years as a city, the members of City Council and I are working hard to position the city for the start of its next century. Our recent work to produce a budget with no tax increase is the first step in that process. We want to keep our existing residents, so Council must be mindful of the impact that taxes have...
Coatesville considers passing smoking ban in city parks
Young Lungs at Play initiates effort to protect kids from secondhand smoke
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jaclyn Gleber of ChesPenn Dental asks the Coatesville City Council to participate in Young Lungs at Play, during Monday’s meeting.
COATESVILLE – City council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban the smoking of all tobacco products in public parks at Monday...
Studio perfecting art of offering affordable access
Exciting winter lineup of free classes announced
Art Partners Studio – a place where artists of all ages are encouraged, inspired, nurtured and honored – has announced an exciting winter lineup, which includes free classes that will run from Feb. 18 through April 14.
In addition to drawing and painting, mixed media, photography, anime, and more, new offerings include “Paint, Pencil, &...
Coatesville teen recognized for his leadership skills
CASH junior chosen to receive award from Widener U., NBC10
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Noah Willett
A Coatesville teen has been selected to receive a Widener University High School Leadership Award and scholarship.
Noah Willett, a junior at Coatesville Area Senior High, was one of 134 students from high schools throughout the Philadelphia region chosen for their abilities to...
Volunteers make taxing chore less unpleasant
Life Transforming Ministries offering needy free help with IRS returns
It’s that time again: Free tax preparation is being offered to area residents who qualify for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), which is run by Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville.
Modeled after a similar IRS program, VITA has been helping low- and moderate- income households throughout Chester County...
City police take 15-year-old girl into custody
She is accused of shoplifting and assaulting store employee
Coatesville Police responded to the Coatesville Community Market in the 200 block of East Lincoln Highway for a theft complaint on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 5:41 p.m., Officer Jose Colon reported. Upon investigation, police said they took a 15-year-old girl, who was not identified because of her age, into custody for retail theft and assaulting...
Residents use MLK Day to enact change
Library, soup kitchen, funeral home among those hosting events
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
AHHAH members pose around their mural in the community room of the library.
COATESVILLE – A proponent for unity and equality, Martin Luther King preached more than simply judging people by character rather than color. King’s message was one of change, calling for people to take action to create...
Medicine-disposal boxes coming to permanent area sites
Joint initiative will enable residents to avert risk unused prescriptions pose
In the past, residents’ best option for disposing of unwanted medication was to take advantage of the semi-annual collections, such as the one that Coatesville Police Sgt. Rodger Ollis helped organize in the city.
For years, government officials have seen mounting evidence that drug abuse often originates in home medicine...
Efforts to elude police reportedly ramp up charges
Burglary added to man’s complaint after he allegedly flees into random home
After Coatesville Police Officer Joseph Thompson attempted to stop a vehicle on Walnut Street near Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 2:30 pm., the driver accelerated, ran a stop sign at Walnut and Pennsylvania Avenue, pulled over, exited the vehicle, and prompted a foot pursuit, police said. The driver, identified...
City promotes police officers; dispute continues over fees
Two police officers promoted; disputes over city codes and fee continue
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
With his family around him, Coatesville Police Officer Shawn Dowds is sworn in as Corporal. City Police Chief Jack Laufer praised Dowds’s dedication and experience.
COATESVILLE – Coatesville Police Officer Shawn Dowds was promoted from patrol officer to corporal at Monday night’s...
