Two city-owned properties fail to garner bids for purchase
Lands left from abandoned golf course and rec center projects remain unsold
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – The city failed to receive any bids on the sale of two properties last week.
The Conti property at Pratts Dam and North Manor Road, appraised at $925,000, and the property at 214 Mt. Airy Road, appraised at $320,000 were to be sold at an auction held by Barr and Davis...
Feasibility study addresses velodrome project
Report concludes that substantial private investment needed to make it work
A rendering shows the proposed velodrome that former Olympic cyclist David Chauner hopes will occupy the area known as “the flats” in downtown Coatesville.
The circumstances necessary for a successful velodrome project in Coatesville are much clearer with the completion of a market feasibility study that shows a...
Police: Driver of stolen car hits 3 vehicles, flees
Coatesville Police Officer Stephen Galletta was dispatched to the 100 block of Rosemont Avenue near Oak Street on Tuesday at 2:43 a.m. for the report of a hit-and-run accident, police said. Upon arrival, officers observed a silver sedan that lost control coming off the turn at Charlotte and Celina Lane and struck three parked vehicles, police said.
The striking vehicle and a parked vehicle needed to...
Police: City man in stolen vehicle spurs chase
Coatesville resident, 18, taken into custody in Downingtown after crash into store
A marked city police vehicle was almost struck on Saturday at 2:06 a.m. by a vehicle that turned out to be stolen from Valley Township in May, reported Coatesville Cpl. Larry Cooper. City officers attempted to stop the vehicle in the area of Seventh Avenue and Lincoln Highway, but the driver led police on a chase that...
PennDOT warns of delays on U.S. 30 this week
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants residents to be aware of possible traffic delays as work continues on area road projects this week.
On eastbound U.S. 30 in Valley and Caln Townships, intermittent lane closures will result from shoulder repairs between Airport Road and Rt. 340 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
On westbound U.S. 30 in Caln Township,...
Longtime Coatesville-area firefighter, chief mourned
Robert P. ‘Scats’ Gathercole Jr. remembered for decades of service
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Robert P. “Scats” Gathercole Jr. died suddenly on Wednesday while vacationing with his family in Ocean City., Md., a favorite vacation spot.
The region’s community of first-responders is mourning the death on Wednesday of Robert P. “Scats” Gathercole Jr., 59, a...
Coatesville-area singer slated for online radio shows
Jiggley Jones a scheduled guest on two stations Sunday
Singer-songwriter Jiggley Jones is scheduled for two online radio shows on Sunday.
Jiggley Jones, an Americana/alt-country singer-songwriter from the Coatesville area, is scheduled to appear on two online radio programs on Sunday.
At 5:30 p.m., Jones will be a guest on Jeff’s Album Review, hosted by Jeff Lehrke. Originating in Detroit,...
City Council designates a ‘revitalization district’ downtown
Beautification and business growth efforts to focus between 1st and 4th Ave.
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
CAPP member Ted Reed (left) and Chairperson Regina Horton Lewis (right) present Acting Fire Chief James Lentz with a $5,000 check. The grant from the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust will be used to purchase new barricades.
COATESVILLE – City council passed a motion to designate...
Museum to host ‘Coatesville Remembers Sept. 11’
Ceremony will give attendees an opportunity to connect with 9/11 history
World Trade Center Steel “Tree” at Steelworkers’ Memorial in CoatesvillePhoto By: Robert O. Williams/ The Williams Group.
Coatesville, PA – The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) plans to honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001 with “Coatesville Remembers September 11.” The museum is the...
Brandywine Center gains recognition for healthcare services
Brandywine Health Foundation facility selected as one of the best in the nation
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Brandywine Center in Coatesville was honored by the Robert Wood Health Foundation Commission for its efforts in improving community health.
COATESVILLE – The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Brandywine Center earned recognition from the Robert...
