‘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.
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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...
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,...
2013 Phila. Flower Show catering to variety of tastes

Cuisine from Coatesville will be among highlights
An installation by an artistic team from the Chester County Art Association, entitled “Hockney’s Haven” and inspired by a David Hockney painting, will be displayed at the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show.
When the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show opens Saturday, March 2, in the city’s Convention Center, Chester County will be well-represented, providing...
Rx for seniors to avoid ills of scam artists

Coatesville Area NAACP hosting educational workshop
You don’t have to be a member of law-enforcement to realize that senior citizens are often targeted by criminals, whether someone unscrupulous is impersonating a loved one and pleading to have money wired to them or soliciting a down payment for a new roof that will never materialize.
In an effort to reduce this victimization, the Coatesville Area...