Police: man emptied gun into E. Caln home

No injuries; police say man was trying to intimidate child victim in abuse case By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Douglas Kohen EAST CALN — A township man is charged with firing a gun six times into a house in an apparent attempt to intimidate a child witness against him in a pending child abuse case, Sunday. Douglas Kohen, 62, is charged with firing six rounds into a West Goshen home, where a...

Restaurant raffle to fund Ashbridge House repairs

The 305-yeard-old Ashbridge House needs local support for some repairs — and the Downingtown Area Historical Society is running a restaurant raffle to help fund the work. EAST CALN — Time has taken its toll on Ashbridge House, the Downingtown Area Historical Society’s 305-year-old headquarters on Route 30 in East Caln. The 18th Century house’s walls aren’t tumbling down, but several of them...

Downingtown Library thanks local towns for donations

Downingtown, E. Brandywine, E. Caln, Uwchlan and W. Bradford back library project with funds Some of the Downingtown Library’s most experienced users teamed up with some of its newest users and state Sen. Andy Dinniman earlier this month to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new library. DOWNINGTOWN — The Downingtown Library announced Tuesday that it has received financial support from Downingtown...

Lane closures on Rt. 30 in E. Caln, Wed.

EAST CALN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that there will be lane restrictions on the U.S. Route 30 Bypass in East Caln Township, Wednesday, June 25 and June 30 for paving. The work schedule is: Wednesday (June 25) and Monday (June 30); there will be a lane closure on the Route 30 Bypass eastbound between Route 113 (Uwchlan Avenue) and Business Route 30 (Lincoln...

Verizon donates $20K to fight abuse

Donation marks opening of new Downingtown-Area SMART store Verizon Wireless District Manager, Jared Mullen (second from left), presents a $20,000 check to Women Against Abuse Executive Director, Jeannine Lisitski (center). The money was raised through Verizon Wireless’ “Pass Along Hope” campaign, which encouraged fans and community members to support victims of domestic violence through phone...

PECO: Working to keep residents out of dark

Utility says 14 townships, two boroughs will see crews Peco said crews began working on pruning and selective tree removal in mid-August and will continue through December. PECO wants residents in areas of Chester County  to know that it is working to keep them out of the dark. Pruning and selective tree removal is being performed in Caln, East Caln, East Bradford, East Brandywine, East Marlborough,...