Coatesville School District continues admin reorg
Working to improve middle school curriculum
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
CALN – The Coatesville Area School District board of directors continued efforts to correct previous questionable moves by the previous administration and school board by updating employees’ titles and eliminating a key position in the district.
School board president Dean Snyder read a statement regarding...
On Your Table: Eat a peach
Meet the perfect summer fruit
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Whether artfully arranged in a tart as shown here, made into a crumble or served warm in a pie, baked peaches make for summer delicacies. Photo courtesy of Simona Carini
Peaches are summer’s greatest fruit – soft and warm yet almost impossibly sweet in their fuzzy golden glory. Bite into a perfect peach on...
County Democrats display passion at local office opening
Crowds pack new Kennett Area Democrats’ campaign facility
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Democrats from around Chester County gathered Sunday to celebrate the opening of the Kennett Area Democrats’ new campaign office on East Linden Street in Kennett Square. From left: State Rep. candidate Susan Rzucidlo, Chester County Democratic Chair Brian McGinnis, Attorney General Candidate Josh...
An overdue, but well-deserved honor
Chester County’s Mike Piazza enters baseball’s Hall of Fame today
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Today, the best baseball player ever to come out of Chester County will finally get his due.
Mike Piazza of Phoenixville will be enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame today along with Ken Griffey Jr.
Some of you may want to argue that Kennett Square’s Herb Pennock was a better player —...
Violence is never the solution
We need to put aside anger and talk about what’s going on and why
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
We live in angry times, something we should all be worried about.
From the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to the streets of our cities, folks are expressing their anger, often at each other and not in particularly helpful or useful ways.
Like everyone else, I’m horrified by the recent...
Art Watch: Chester County schools make art to beautify their schools
Parents, artists working together to enhance schools
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
At the end of the school year, several Chester County schools completed huge beautification art projects that have transformed areas of their school environments into vibrant, joyful creative spaces. Greenwood Elementary School, in Kennett Square, just finished a large mosaic mural project for their lobby entrance,...
Coatesville PD keeps it positive despite Monday’s attack on officer
Will continue community outreach efforts to maintain lines of communication with public
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
At a recent Coffee with the Chief event at Fuel City Cafe, Coatesville Police Lt. James Audette showed a student of the Coatesville Area School District how the traffic cams in the city can be viewed from his mobile phone.
COATESVILLE – Despite Monday’s attack...
Man charged with attacking Coatesville police officer
COATESVILLE — In the wake of attacks on police in Dallas and Baton Rouge, violence against local police came home to Chester County when a man allegedly attacked a City Police officer in broad daylight with a rock — an incident that sent a police officer to the hospital with injuries.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. Monday, Coatesville Police Patrolman Jared Davis was on patrol in a marked police...
Coatesville’s city council reopens splash pad for the summer
Splash pad fully operational and green for the city
By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times
Coatesville residents enjoy cooling off at the newly reopened splash pad at the city’s Riverwalk Trail.
COATESVILLE – Dozens of children excitedly gathered at Coatesville’s Riverwalk Park last week for the grand reopening of the popular splash pad that had been closed last summer due to damage...
On Your Table: Zucchini is fresh, local and tasty
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Zucchini come in all shapes and sizes. Try stuffing one of these globe varieties with rice and vegetables for a new take on summer taste.
There’s no shortage of locally-grown zucchini this time of year, whether from home gardens or farmers markets, and while zucchini is available at the grocery year-round, it tastes best in season. Guess what...
