Coatesville police investigate shooting
COATESVILLE — City police are seeking information about a shooting Monday that left one man in intensive care at a local hospital.
According to police, they were called to the 600 block of Victory Drive, the Regency Park Apartments, with a report of a shooting. There they found a 25 year old man, Jamil Battle, who was shot once in the lower back, Battle was transported to Paoli Hospital, where he...
Regency Park enjoys back to school youth BBQ
Jerod Hines shares a moment with local kids during last Saturday’s “Children of our Youth” back to school barbeque event.
COATESVILLE —With the city and surrounding area in need of a little good news, J-30 Entertainment brightened Labor Day weekend for an entire neighborhood Saturday, with music, food, fun and more.
The event — which debuted this year but is expected to become...
Invite to White House – not just for kicks
Coatesville soccer program to be recognized as model initiative
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
With Rob Smith (grey shirt) leading the charge, young players from Regency Park Apartments and Indian Run mobile home park practice their “Soccer for Success” skills.
It started about a year ago on a modest level: A group of 5- to 10-year-olds practiced soccer drills in a parking...
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...
Retired soccer pro returns to his revered city roots
36-year-old J.T. Dorsey thrilled to be running a youth program in Coatesville
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Former soccer standout J.T. Dorsey encourages fancy footwork as kids return the balls after a workout.
Surrounded by dozens of pint-sized whirling dervishes with soccer balls, the organizer of the controlled chaos smiled broadly.
”She wouldn’t even touch the ball when...
