Move to remove WCASD board members is an attack on democracy

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa Court of Common Pleas Judge William P. Mahon vacated his order Friday removing five members of the West Chester Area School District Board of Education — but the case and the possibility that duly-elected public officials could be removed from office remains a possibility. So for now, Sue Tiernan, Joyce Chester, Kate Shaw, Karen Herrmann and Daryl Durnel...

Backpack Drive in Coatesville aims to prepare students for success

1,500 backpacks given to CASD students By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times Aja Thompson of the CYI helped six-year-old Giselle Nunez pick out a new backpack for first grade. COATESVILLE – Hundreds of families in the Coatesville Area School District gathered at Scott Middle School last week for the fourth annual Coatesville Back to School: Prepare for Success event, where they received...

Donations still needed for Back To School Event

Some of the backpacks donated for the 2015 event — donations for the 2016 event on Aug. 19 are still being welcomed. Anticipation is building for the 4th Annual Coatesville Back to School Event on Friday, Aug. 19 from 3-6 pm at Scott Middle School at 800 Olive Street in Coatesville. The community-wide effort is implemented by over 100 volunteers and 13 local organizations including the Coatesville...

Promoting children’s health, watching their backs

Back to School Day will offer backpacks, vaccines, activities and health information The Coatesville Center for Community Health wants to help children get ready to return to the books safely with Back To School Day. On Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, backpacks will be distributed to the first 250 children in line at the center, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway.   Children must be present; place-holding will...