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...

Pennsylvania American Water announces water and sewer line replacements

Construction has begun for the new systems in Coatesville, S. Coatesville, and Parkesburg Pennsylvania American Water will install nearly 4,100 feet of new water lines and 700 feet of sewer main lines. COATESVILLE, Pa. – Pennsylvania American Water announced today the start of construction to install new water and sewer main in the City of Coatesville, South Coatesville Borough and Parkesburg Borough. Nearly...

Studio eager to showcase students’ creativity

Artwork displays scheduled in two venues, classes still available Art Partners Studio has a wide assortment of classes available this summer. There’s always art aplenty at Art Partners Studio, which wants to remind residents that it’s not too late to take advantage of summer classes. And for those who prefer to admire the work of others, the studio is displaying students’ work every Friday through...

City sign no longer at odds with its surroundings

Unsightly corner gets makeover by police, others to make it more welcoming By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Led by two Coatesville police officers, a volunteer team transformed the corner of Maple and First Avenues so that it would live up to its “welcome” sign. Rock- and weed-infested, the unsightly corner at Maple and First Avenues appeared to contradict the “Welcome...

In Coatesville, pride means diversity, community, resilience

Longtime Coatesville resident updates 1911 poem to express her love for city By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Longtime Coatesville resident Doris S. Williams wrote an ode to Coatesville, telling about the pride she has in the city and her hopes for its future. Community means identity. In Coatesville, we share spaces, both physical—sidewalks, schools, lines at the grocery store—and less...

Coatesville promotes four police officers, boosts force

City Hall packed as four raised in rank, eight more hired at City Council meeting By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Lt. James R. Audette, Sgt. Roger H. Ollis, Jr., Cpl. Brenden M. Boyle, and Cpl. Jonathan A. Shave stand in front of friends and family after taking their oaths of office. COATESVILLE – The Coatesville Police Department promoted four police officers at the City Council meeting...

Effort to build on city’s revival materializes

Warehouse’s artsy equestrian event a glimpse of Coatesville’s future, backers say By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Paintings by Coatesville artist Dane Tilghman and steeplechase banners helped transform an aging city warehouse into an industrial chic venue for the Delaware Valley Point-to-Point Association’s annual awards party. When the president of the Unionville-based...

Jury deliberating murder defendant’s fate

Panel must decide whether Damon Wylie acted maliciously or in self-defense By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Damon E. Wylie is standing trial for the stabbing-death of Marcus L. Miles on July 27. The fatal stabbing nearly a year ago of a 41-year-old Coatesville man was never a who-done-it: Police quickly issued an arrest warrant for another city resident, Damon E. Wylie, 47. After...