Thorndale Giant employees volunteer at Honey Brook Food Pantry
GIANT Thorndale manager Mike Smith, store team members Liane Colon, Sue Rambo
On Wednesday, February 24, team members from The GIANT Company’s Thorndale store spent the morning and evening volunteering at Honey Brook Food Pantry, sorting food items and distributing them to food pantry clients.
Thorndale store manager Mike Smith also surprised the pantry with $1,000 in GIANT gift cards, and donated...
Why is the CASD rushing to buy a building?
Special meeting just weeks before new board members take office has rightly angered community
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Elections, they say, have consequences.
That’s why it’s a little disturbing to see the Coatesville Area School District Board of Education in a seeming rush to buy a building for new administration offices.
You see, in little more than a couple of weeks at least...
Time to harvest fresh produce – and fun
Coatesville Farmers’ Market hosting annual festival
A variety of local food choices will be available Saturday at the Coatesville Farmers’ Market.
Get into the spirit of the season this Saturday as the Coatesville Farmers’ Market celebrates its second Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by Salus Chiropractic, a family wellness studio in Thorndale, the festival will feature...
D.A.: Caln Twp. teen now murder defendant on lam
Authorities say 19-year-old fatally shot his stepfather Monday night
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A homicide warrant has been issued for Deviane J. Scott, 19, of Caln Township, in connection with his stepfather’s fatal shooting Monday night.
Authorities issued a homicide warrant on Wednesday for a Caln Township teen who had previously been sought for questioning about the...
12-year-old uses grief to produce uplifting song
Proceeds from ‘Together Now, Together We Are’ benefit Sandy Hook nonprofit
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Novian LeVan, a 12-year-old student at Collegium Charter School in Exton, produced a song to benefit the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre.
The eureka moment came inauspiciously while a Thorndale father was watching a cable news show.
For a couple weeks,...
No one hurt in Brandywine Center fire
Updated at 11:15 p.m. to include arrest information
A one-alarm fire Tuesday at the Brandywine Health Center is under investigation, Acting Fire Chief Jim Lentz said Monday.
Lentz said crews were dispatched at 6:35 p.m. on Feb. 19 to 744 E. Lincoln Hwy., after the fire alarm was activated. He said firefighters located a fire on the first floor of the commercial building, which was brought under control...
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...
Caln hosting weekend full of family-friendly fun
Annual Community Day, rescheduled summer concert will provide diverse entertainment
Moon bounces are always a big hit with children at Caln Community Day.
Caln Township is offering a weekend that’s jam-packed with music and activities.
On Saturday, the township will celebrate its annual Caln Community Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Municipal Park and Municipal Drive in Thorndale. Attractions...
Thorndale chiropractor to host art show
Free public reception for watercolorist will be held Thursday
Nancy Doane, a color pencil and watercolor artist, will display her botanical illustrations at Salus Chiropractic Studio in Thorndale. An
Nancy Doane, shown at her Downingtown framing shop, will exhibit her work at Salus Chiropractic Studio.
opening reception is scheduled on Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Doane, who runs a Downingtown framing...
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...
