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...
Program will encourage participants to kick butts
Free smoking-cessation regimen begins Tuesday
Breathe easier. Save money. Improve your longevity. These are among myriad reasons to quit smoking, and now ChesPenn Health Services is adding another: a free program to assist in breaking the habit.
The program, Freedom from Smoking, begins Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the ChesPenn Health Center, 744 E. Lincoln Highway in Coatesville. Supported by the Health...
Reconsideration plan for police chief falls short
City manager says only two council members submitted letters of support
Updated at 2:45 p.m. with quote from Councilman Jeff LoPrinzi
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
An effort to get Maj. John “Jack” W. Laufer III to change his mind about becoming Coatesville’s permanent police chief did not go as planned.
A plan to try and salvage a failed vote to hire a new police...
Coatesville’s worsening finances topic of meeting
Council members, residents criticize city’s wasteful spending
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
City Council members C. Arvilla Hunt (from left), David C. Collins and Joseph Hamrick are among those who have condemned the city’s wasteful spending.
Questions outnumbered answers at last night’s City Council meeting – itself a source of confusion.
Although the session...
Early-morning Coatesville fire kills mother, son
Officials said multi-home blaze displaced more than 30 residents
Updated at 5 p.m. to add info about smoke detector give-away
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The Red Cross was on the scene of a fatal fire in Coatesville early this morning in the 500 block of East Chestnut Street. Photo by Sara Smith
Coatesville firefighters responded this morning at 12:23 a.m. to a fire in the 500...
County commissioners going ‘on the road’
County Commissioners Kathi Cozzone (from left), Terence Farrell and Ryan Costello said they will hold some of their regular meetings throughout the county so more residents can attend.
Their Oct. 10 meeting will be held at night in West Brandywine
For Coatesville-area residents who have always wanted to attend a Chester County Commissioners meeting but lacked the ability to interrupt their work day...
Aspiring athletes getting kick out of good health
Acclaimed ‘Soccer for Success’ program returns to Coatesville
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
During cleanup, J.T. Dorsey encourages a young soccer player to practice by kicking the ball into the bag.
The positive energy that a retired professional soccer player generated when he returned to his Coatesville roots for a summer program begged to be continued, participants...
D.A. responds to Coatesville ‘crisis’ with 24 arrests
He blames peak in violent crime on insufficient police resources
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
William Curtis Shockley (from top left), Deatrick Twadell Johnson, Herman Edward McMullen, Lyntrell Hernandez, Marciano Nunez-Juarez, Miguel Rico-Villalobos, Marquise James, and Julian Watkins.
Underscoring the need for permanent leadership in the Coatesville Police Department, Chester...
Seven more layoffs needed in Coatesville
Actions — or lack of — by City Council are unacceptable. Take your city back, folks.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
I honestly wish I were making this stuff up.
Imagine this: a city on the edge of insolvency and a City Council member decided she had too much stuff to do around the house to stick around for crucial votes? And then failing to hire a new, surprisingly qualified police chief —...
Coatesville’s police-chief candidate withdraws name
State police veteran did not comment on his decision, which came after a grueling meeting
Updated at 5:15 p.m. with comment from City Council President
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Councilwoman C. Arvilla Hunt, who opposed the selection of Maj. John “Jack” W. Laufer as police chief, assists newly-elected Council President David C. Collins with moving into the leadership...
