Studio suggests springing into season with art
Age-appropriate youth classes being offered in variety of media
Art Partners Studio invites residents to celebrate spring by signing up their children for a breath of fresh air: an art class.
Free teen art studios include Anime with Amy Flis on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Murals, Drawing, Painting with Shawn Wanner, Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Photography with Teyona Jackson, Wednesdays, 6:15 –...
Benefactor’s largesse: from soup to nuts
Wegmans steps up to fill Food Bank’s bare cupboards
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A high-energy crew of Wegmans employees formed an assembly line inside the warehouse of the Chester County Food Bank, where they sorted the donation of 18,000 pounds of food.
The crew of about 15 employees from Wegmans’ Downingtown supermarket demonstrated well-honed skills, juggling cartons,...
‘Baby Blue’ music video to debut Monday night
Jiggley Jones of Coatesville is debuting a new music video.
Coatesville singer-songwriter will premiere work online
A Coatesville country-music crooner will debut his new music video Monday night.
The video, shot over several weeks in Chester and Lancaster Counties, was directed by Jiggley Jones and Robert Buzzard Jr., according to a news release. The song, “Baby Blue” was written by...
Gun buyback takes 38 guns off the street
Officials say they hope to ‘break the cycle of guns on the streets’
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Coatesville police officers, including Chief Jack Laufer III (second from right) stand next to the guns collected during Saturday’s gun buyback. The department collected 38 guns, a combination of shotguns, rifles, pistols, and ammunition.
COATESVILLE – The Coatesville Police...
Four defendants taken into custody on warrants
Coatesville officers chased one city resident on foot before apprehending him
In the past 24 hours, Coatesville police arrested four defendants on outstanding warrants, one of whom prompted a foot pursuit.
Coatesville Cpl. Ken Michels and Officer Rob Kuech observed Daython “DayDay” A. Parker, 27, of Coatesville, on Wednesday at 1:11 p.m. near the intersection of Walnut Street and Virginia Avenue...
Officials: gun buyback just part of effort to improve city
Police, city officials say multifaceted approach needed to cut crime, vandalism
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Officials from the Coatesville Police Department emphasized that stopping gun crime is a multi-faceted task at the City Council meeting on Monday night — and can’t be limited to Saturday’s gun buy-back program.
During his presentation to the council,...
Police seek leads on possible Chestnut St. arson
Home burns on same block where mother and son died in Sept., 2012
Police say a suspicious fire happened in the early morning hours Sunday on E. Chestnut St., just doors away from the row home where a city woman and her young son died in a fire in September. Above, emergency responders attend to more than 30 displaced people at the time of the September fire.
COATESVILLE — The city’s Police...
Police seeking information about shooting
Coatesville man sustained gunshot wound to abdomen Wednesday night
Coatesville police are hoping someone has information about a shooting that occurred Wednesday about 11:30 p.m.
Coatesville police are seeking assistance from the public who may have information about a shooting Wednesday night.
Police said Marcoz Resendiz, 35, of Coatesville, was walking in the 700 block of East Lincoln Highway about...
Convicted drug dealer faces new charges
Search warrant led to seizure of large amounts of illegal drugs, over $28,000, police said
Coatesville Police arrested a convicted drug dealer on new charges last week.
Richard Dixon, 38, of Coatesville, was taken into custody in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street on Wednesday at 12:31 a.m., said Coatesville Det. Brandon Harris. Dixon was found to be in possession of 53 bags of suspected cocaine,...
The eyes have it: Vision Cafe II scheduled
Brandywine Health Foundation’s community conversation merits encore
Chaya Scott (left), who heads the Coatesville Youth Initiative, chats with Harry Lewis, board president of the Brandywine Health Foundation, at the first Vision Cafe.
After hundreds of eyes focused on improving the Coatesville-area community, last year’s Vision Café merited an encore since it generated so much enthusiasm,...
