CASD: It’s time for some answers
Parents, taxpayers deserve facts, not rumors and speculation
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
An old maxim suggests wisdom is “knowing what you don’t know.”
Well, it appears that when it comes to the Coatesville Area School District, we are all wise beyond our years.
Here’s what we do know: CASD Superintendent of Schools Richard Como has resigned/retired effective Sept. 2 and while word of...
Police investigating stabbing on Saturday night
31-year-old male victim reportedly taken to hospital with wounds in back, side
On Saturday, Coatesville Police were dispatched at 11:16 p.m. to the Kool Bar in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway for a fight complaint, Cpl. Jeffrey Ingemie reported. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 31-year-old Hispanic male had been stabbed multiple times in the back and side, police said. The victim was...
PennDOT: Roadwork may cause traffic delays
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) wants motorists to be aware of the roadwork in the area that may cause traffic delays.
Crews will be ridding westbound U.S. 30 of excess vegetation between Reeceville Road and Rt. 82 Monday through Thursday in Caln and Valley Townships. The work, which will result in intermittent lanes closures, will be done from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Eastbound...
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,...
