Grandeur of historic courthouse restored

Dignitaries gather to celebrate rebirth of landmark 1847 building By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times District Judge Gwenn Knapp (from left), Tony Polito from West Chester Men’s Service Club, Commissioner Ryan Costello, Commissioner Kathi Cozzone, Chester County Court President Judge James P. MacElree II and Commissioner Terence Farrell assemble for the ribbon-cutting at the historic...

County launches online communication pipeline

Web site to provide up-to-date information on pipeline locations, projects WEST CHESTER – The lines of communication are just as important as the pipelines that traverse area landscapes, a reality that prompted the Chester County Commissioners to launch a web site dedicated to pipeline communication. The site, which will give county residents, municipalities and pipeline operators up-to-date...

Retired Stars and Stripes get respectful repository

County residents can place worn flags in new box near Sheriff’s Office By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Sporting a flag-filled tie, Chief Deputy Sheriff George P. March prepares to retire a collection of flags he had been saving. If you build it, they will come, and that is exactly what occurred Tuesday afternoon when the Patriotic Order Sons of America presented a large handmade...

Feasibility study addresses velodrome project

Report concludes that substantial private investment needed to make it work A rendering shows the proposed velodrome that former Olympic cyclist David Chauner hopes will occupy the area known as “the flats” in downtown Coatesville. The circumstances necessary for a successful velodrome project in Coatesville are much clearer with the completion of a market feasibility study that shows a city velodrome/events...