Sheehan to be honored with Lukens Award

Frances Sheehan COATESVILLE –The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville along with Coatesville Savings Bank, announced Tuesday its eleventh annual Rebecca Lukens Award to be presented to noted community-builder, Frances Sheehan, President of Crozier-Keystone Community Foundation. For the past 15 years, Ms. Sheehan served as President and CEO of the Brandywine Health...

New way to improve city safety? App-solutely

Anonymous text, email system debuts in Coatesville Police Department By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer (left) and Sgt. Rodger Ollis demonstrate the ease with which citizens can contact police anonymously through a new phone app. Interested in making Coatesville safer? There’s an app for that. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, Coatesville Police announced...

Course prepares citizens to combat disasters

From extinguishing fires to applying splints, residents learn readiness By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times  Participants in the county’s new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course receive reminders from instructor Jim Reagan on what to do once a victim has been successfully pulled from the wreckage. As he lay motionless beneath the rubble of a collapsed building...