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...

In Coatesville, pride means diversity, community, resilience

Longtime Coatesville resident updates 1911 poem to express her love for city By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Longtime Coatesville resident Doris S. Williams wrote an ode to Coatesville, telling about the pride she has in the city and her hopes for its future. Community means identity. In Coatesville, we share spaces, both physical—sidewalks, schools, lines at the grocery store—and...

Coatesville promotes four police officers, boosts force

City Hall packed as four raised in rank, eight more hired at City Council meeting By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times Lt. James R. Audette, Sgt. Roger H. Ollis, Jr., Cpl. Brenden M. Boyle, and Cpl. Jonathan A. Shave stand in front of friends and family after taking their oaths of office. COATESVILLE – The Coatesville Police Department promoted four police officers at the City Council meeting...

Effort to build on city’s revival materializes

Warehouse’s artsy equestrian event a glimpse of Coatesville’s future, backers say By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Paintings by Coatesville artist Dane Tilghman and steeplechase banners helped transform an aging city warehouse into an industrial chic venue for the Delaware Valley Point-to-Point Association’s annual awards party. When the president of the Unionville-based Delaware...

CASD building purchase is a disaster waiting to happen

New admin office, clinic is wrong on so many levels for struggling district By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Last night was quite the dog and pony show at the Coatesville Area School District Board of Education Finance and Personnel meeting. Of course, we got the denial that the board had approved buying the Cumberland Insurance Building in Sadsbury for $3.45 million, but merely approved negotiations...

Commissioners ‘Road Show’ a big hit

More than 100 people attend Commissioners meeting in So. Coatesville The Chester County Commissioners honored those involved with a series of Western Chester County planning and growth initiatives — sparked in part by the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce as well as the creation of Council of Governments — Coatesville, the boroughs of Atglen, Parkesburg, Modena, South Coatesville, and...

Public invited to celebrate ambitious mural unveiling

Collaborative, months-long project depicts ‘hopes and dreams’ of  Coatesville youth For nine months, a group of students has worked on a mural depicting the past, present and future of Coatesville. It will be unveiled Monday. The results of an artistic process that spanned months and utilized the talents of a team of teen painters will debut Monday at the Bridge Academy in Coatesville. The...

Non-working taillight leads to drug arrest

Police: Coatesville driver’s vehicle well-stocked for marijuana sales Jose Luis Ortiz, 36, of Coatesville, faces multiple drug charges following a traffic stop in Westtown Township. A non-operable taillight put police on the trail of a Coatesville driver, who ended up with multiple drug charges, according to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. Police said an officer on patrol Thursday...

St. Paul AME Church listed as National Historical Landmark

Third Ave. church has been presence in community since 1864 By Kyle Carrozza, The Times, Staff Writer St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest black church in Coatesville. COATESVILLE – St. Paul’s African Methodist Church will be officially proclaimed as a landmark in the National Register of Historic Places at a ceremony held at the church on Saturday. The church, originally...

Late firefighter honored for unselfish dedication

Capt. Chris Good fought blazes on the job – and as volunteer The late Capt. Christopher M. “Goody” Good of Good Will Fire Company was honored by the Red Cross Wednesday. The late Capt. Christopher M. “Goody” Good of Good Will Fire Company, who also worked as a career firefighter for ArcelorMittal in Coatesville, was the honoree at the annual Chester County Heroes Breakfast on Wednesday. Sponsored...