Studio to showcase wide array of student creations
ArtPartners will celebrate with opening reception Wednesday
The Student Art Show at ArtPartners Studio will open Wednesday with a free reception and a wide variety of creative works in diverse media.
ArtPartners Studio invites the public to an opening reception for the Student Art Show on Wednesday to celebrate the creativity and artistic growth of students of all ages.
The free event will be held...
Kindergartners exhibit can-do attitude
Graystone Academy earns third-place finish in county contest
The Chester County Board of Commissioners announced the winners Thursday of the county’s Kindergartners Collect Cans Contest – honorees that included students at Graystone Academy in Coatesville.
The Graystone kindergartners were part of a three-way tie for third place with George Fox Friends School and Hillsdale Elementary. Bethany Christian...
Another arrest for familiar Coatesville name
Richard Legree Jr. in custody for 9 traffic warrants, police said
A Coatesville man with an extended criminal past and a well-known family name interacted with police again Tuesday morning.
Richard Legree Jr., 34 – who spent two years in federal prison after a 2009 conviction for dealing crack-cocaine – was in a parked vehicle in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street at 1:11 a.m., police said....
Police: Several gunshots heard Friday morning
No injuries reported, but shell casings found in 700 block of E. Chestnut St.
Coatesville police were in the area of North Seventh Avenue and East Chestnut Street at 2:48 a.m. on Friday when gunshots rang out, Officer Carmen Mollichella reported. Officers collected several casings from the 700 block of East Chestnut Street, police said. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is continuing,...
Non-working taillight leads to drug arrest
Police: Coatesville driver’s vehicle well-stocked for marijuana sales
Jose Luis Ortiz, 36, of Coatesville, faces multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in Westtown Township.
A non-operable taillight put police on the trail of a Coatesville driver, who ended up with multiple drug charges, according to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department.
Police said an officer on patrol...
St. Paul AME Church listed as National Historical Landmark
Third Ave. church has been presence in community since 1864
By Kyle Carrozza, The Times, Staff Writer
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest black church in Coatesville.
COATESVILLE – St. Paul’s African Methodist Church will be officially proclaimed as a landmark in the National Register of Historic Places at a ceremony held at the church on Saturday.
Phila. man convicted of 2006 Coatesville murder
Jury finds Jeremiah ‘Young’ Bush guilty of all charges
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A jury found Jeremiah “Young” Bush guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 slaying of Jonas L. “Sonny” Suber, 33.
Another chapter in a long-running, deadly Coatesville feud ended Thursday night when a Chester County jury convicted Jeremiah “Young” Bush,...
Screaming men interrupt city residents’ sleep
Police said officers took two males into custody in separate incidents
A complaint about a screaming man led Coatesville police to the 100 block of South Fourth Avenue on Wednesday at 2:55 a.m., Officer Brenden Boyle reported. Upon arrival, officers could hear William Wise, 48, of Coatesville, loudly yelling and cursing outside of a residence, police said. Wise, who had a strong odor of alcoholic beverages...
Coatesville man with active warrants get new charge
Police said he had drugs in his possession when he was stopped
A Coatesville man detained for a traffic stop at 1:11 a.m. on Monday in the 200 block of East Chestnut Street ended up in the custody of constables, Cpl. Ken Michels reported. Police said they determined not only that Morris A. Ellis, 26, had three outstanding warrants, but also that he was in possession of marijuana, leading to another...
Lincoln University branch to open in Gordon Building Aug. 15
Campus to work with community, offer courses in business says president
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Lincoln University’s President Dr. Robert R. Jennings announced official plans for Lincoln University during Monday night’s City Council meeting.
Already accepting applications, Jennings said the Gordon campus will open Aug 15. Fall semester will offer undergraduate...
