Scheduled roadwork may cause traffic delays

Area road projects could cause traffic delays, says PennDOT. PennDOT projects will affect Coatesville, surrounding townships The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued a bulletin today on upcoming and ongoing area roadwork that may cause traffic backups. Work will begin Monday on Lincoln Highway in Sadsbury, Valley and West Caln Townships for raised pavement marker installation. One lane...

Words, deeds, and misdeeds make county history

Archives celebrating 30-year partnership that has assisted thousands of researchers By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Laurie A. Rofini, director of the Chester County Archives and Records Services, checks a document in the climate-controlled storage area. Confronting the likelihood he would not survive the Civil War, a Chester County native stationed near Hampton, Va., penned a  detailed...

Coatesville Council names temporary police chief

Jim Bell, who previously led departments in Valley Township and Cheyney University, got the nod By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times COATESVILLE – City council named former Valley Township and Cheyney University police chief Jim Bell as acting police chief at its Monday meeting. The decision to appoint Bell, 70, was an addition to the agenda and was a unanimous 5-0 decision; council president...