Brandywine Center hosts holiday social, Dec. 5
Coatesville Area School District students to provide entertainment
COATESVILLE – Residents of The Brandywine Center, a senior affordable housing community in in the heart of the city will be hosting “Home For The Holidays” Christmas Social on this Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6 PM at The Brandywine Center Kay Conference Room.
The event will feature music, a visit from Santa, and catering by ...
Time to get ready for Festive 5K Run/Walk
Annual fund-raiser will precede Coatesville’s Christmas Parade
Organizers of the Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run/Walk hope are urging participants to form teams and compete against each other.
On your mark, get ready and get set: The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Fourth Annual Festive 5K Run or One-Mile Fun Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m.
For many area families, the event, which...
Landlord fees continue to generate acrimony
Both sides accusing each other of inappropriate behavior
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville City Councilwoman-elect Marie Hess, currently the head of the Parks and Recreation Commission, asks City Council to consider naming a new playground after James R. “Bubble” Lopp, a longtime Public Works employee.
Sparks continued to fly in the ongoing dispute between City...
Saturday sale to buck trend of high prices
At Brandywine Consignment Shop, tent items will all be priced at $1
When was the last time you were able to purchase something substantial for a dollar? Well, the Brandywine Consignment Shop is offering an opportunity to do exactly that.
As a “way of giving back to the community,” it is hosting a Buck$ for Brandywine Tent Event at its store at 368 West Uwchlan Avenue, Downingtown, on Saturday,...
Feedback sought on ways to help area teens
Coatesville Youth Initiative asking residents to respond to survey
The Coatesville Youth Initiative is seeking feedback on its youth programs, such as the Brandywine Trek, which enables participants to explore the importance of the environment.
Amid the administrative turmoil of the Coatesville Area School District, the Coatesville Youth Initiative (CYI) is offering residents a way to help youth in...
At ServiceCorps, community growth is personal growth
39 Coatesville Youth Initiative students recognized for their service
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Sam Brown, winner of the Harry Lewis Scholarship, congratulates his fellow ServiceCorps members.
COATESVILLE – Community improvement is a two-way street; deeds done by community members improve the world around them, and, in turn, the act of completing those deeds allows the individuals...
Brandywine Center gains recognition for healthcare services
Brandywine Health Foundation facility selected as one of the best in the nation
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Brandywine Center in Coatesville was honored by the Robert Wood Health Foundation Commission for its efforts in improving community health.
COATESVILLE – The Brandywine Health Foundation’s Brandywine Center earned recognition from the Robert...
Course prepares citizens to combat disasters
From extinguishing fires to applying splints, residents learn readiness
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Participants in the county’s new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course receive reminders from instructor Jim Reagan on what to do once a victim has been successfully pulled from the wreckage.
As he lay motionless beneath the rubble of a collapsed building...
Hundreds celebrate city’s community, good health
Coatesville sergeant receives recognition as 2013 ‘Unsung Hero’
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (from left), Chester County Community Dental Executive Director Regina Horton Lewis, Coatesville Sgt. Rodger Ollis Jr., Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan and Coatesville Youth Initiative Director Chaya Scott celebrate Ollis’...
City sign no longer at odds with its surroundings
Unsightly corner gets makeover by police, others to make it more welcoming
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Led by two Coatesville police officers, a volunteer team transformed the corner of Maple and First Avenues so that it would live up to its “welcome” sign.
Rock- and weed-infested, the unsightly corner at Maple and First Avenues appeared to contradict the “Welcome...
