Police: Woman shot during domestic dispute
27-year-old Valley Twp. man facing multiple charges
Coatesville police who responded to Brandywine Hospital on Monday at 5:54 a.m. found a shooting victim in the emergency room, Det. Sgt. Brandon L. Harris reported. The woman, afraid to disclose what happened, initially stated that she was walking in the 500 block of Olive Street when she was shot by an unknown assailant, police said.
Further investigation...
Late firefighter honored for unselfish dedication
Capt. Chris Good fought blazes on the job – and as volunteer
The late Capt. Christopher M. “Goody” Good of Good Will Fire Company was honored by the Red Cross Wednesday.
The late Capt. Christopher M. “Goody” Good of Good Will Fire Company, who also worked as a career firefighter for ArcelorMittal in Coatesville, was the honoree at the annual Chester County Heroes Breakfast on Wednesday.
Sponsored...
City Council lays out plans to beautify downtown this summer
Coordinated color scheme, signage regulation among plans to refresh area
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Coatesville City Council, at its meeting Monday night, announced plans to beautify the downtown area this summer.
Beginning between First and Third Avenue and expanding until the area between the bridges on Lincoln Highway is covered, changes will include developing...
Free tax help still available to qualified residents
Assistance will be offered at Life Transforming Ministries in Coatesville
Free income-tax assistance is still available for qualified residents.
Tax outreach 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-...
City to extend Riverwalk to South Coatesville, Modena
Neighboring communities to collaborate to make connecting trail
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Chester County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell join the celebration for the grand opening of the Riverwalk Brandywine Creek Trail in 2012. Pending grant approvals, the trail could be extended into South Coatesville and Modena.
COATESVILLE – The City Council, in cooperation with...
Gateway Park site of enthusiastic mad scramble
More than 200 participate in annual Easter Egg Hunt
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The place to be on Saturday was Gateway Park, where the Coatesville Parks and Recreation Commission hosted a crowd-pleasing Easter Egg Hunt.
The Easter Bunny helped put some spring in the steps of the more than 200 eager participants in Coatesville’s Easter Egg Hunt at Gateway Park on Saturday afternoon.
“The...
College course offerings to expand in Coatesville
Partnership with Harcum College adds Law and Justice major
Classes through a partnership with Harcum College are held at Graystone Mansion in Coatesville.
What will it cost NOT to go to college? That’s the question being posed by Life Transforming Ministries, which has partnered with Harcum College and the Institute for Leadership Education, Advancement and Development, Inc., to expand its offerings...
Donations warm hearts as well as facility
Outpouring of support enables nonprofit to purchase new boiler
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A student mural program is one of many activities that will resume when the Bridge Academy doors reopen with a new heating system.
Some of the donations toward the $20,000 heating system were as small as $10, but they were all appreciated, said the staff and board of the Bridge Academy...
Loprinzi reclaims City Council seat
With no replacement volunteers, Council opts to bring back colleague
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Jeff Loprinzi, shown at an earlier City Council meeting, was voted back on to council after no one volunteered to replace him after he resigned in February.
COATESVILLE – In a unanimous decision, the City Council voted former member Jeff Loprinzi back into his vacant seat as council member...
Using Brandywine as tool to instruct, connect
Coatesville Youth Initiative seeking applicants for popular, annual Trek
Participants in the 2012 ‘Brandywine Trek’ enjoy a stint of canoeing during last year’s odyssey.
A life-changing odyssey that typically forges lifelong friendships awaits participants in this year’s Brandywine Trek.
Sponsored by the Coatesville Youth Initiative, under the auspices of the Brandywine Health Foundation,...
