Juvenile charged in E. Brandywine home invasion

An East Brandywine woman was locked bound and gagged for four days in this storage closet in her home, after being the victim of a home invasion last month. A 17-year-old has been charged in the home invasion robbery of an East Brandywine woman, who was left bound in a closet in her home for four days. The youth, not identified by authorities because of his age, was a resident at Devereux Brandywine,...

E. Brandywine to host The Wall That Heals

A 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will visit East Brandywine this summer. EAST BRANDYWINE — Hopewell United Methodist Church (UMC) and East Brandywine Township will play host this summer to The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Part of a national tour, the replica memorial wall and accompanying mobile education center will be on display throughout...

PECO: Working to keep residents out of dark

Area communities scheduled for vegetation removal PECO said crews will be performing selective tree removal and pruning in Caln, East Caln, and East Brandywine Townships. PECO wants residents in Caln, East Caln and East Brandywine Townships to know that it is presently working to keep them out of the dark. Pruning and selective tree removal is being performed in these areas as part of a  $1.7 million...

Smoke detectors alert city residents to fire

  Firefighters responded to a one-alarm blaze Monday morning in the unit block of East Chestnut Street.  Blaze reportedly brought under control in less than 15 minutes By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A one-alarm fire Monday morning displaced 11 residents, but no one was injured, said Coatesville Acting Fire Chief Jim Lentz. Lentz said smoke detectors alerted the occupants...

Fire levels group home’s detached garage

29 residents were evacuated with no injuries, officials said By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times When firefighters arrived this morning at 4 a.m. in the 500 block of East Chestnut Street, a fully involved garage had already collapsed, said acting Coatesville Fire Chief Jim Lentz. A pile of charred rubble is all that remains of a detached garage in the 500 block of East Chestnut Street. The...

PennDOT: Steer clear of traffic troublespots

Line-painting and bridge detours may slow travel Line-painting trucks, lane restrictions, and lane closures are among the potential traffic-jammers on tap for area residents, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. The agency said slow-moving painting vehicles will be working throughout the county from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next week. In addition, PennDOT identified the...