Caln police investigating fatal car accident, Sunday
CALN — Police are investigating a three vehicle crash that occurred on Sunday at 11:53 AM in the 2600 block of Lincoln Highway. A vehicle traveling eastbound (2015 Buick Encore) operated by Jamie Sauer (28yo) of Coatesville was involved in a collision with a (2016 GMC Terrain) operated by Janet Giddens (71yo) of Coatesville who was also traveling eastbound. The 2015 Buick Encore then entered the...
Coatesville redevelopment kicks off — for real
By Mike McGann, Editor, the Times
DEPG CEO Jim DePetris and a bevy of state, county and local officials celebrate a ceremonial start to demolition for the Coatesville Gateway project, Tuesday.
COATESVILLE — For nearly a generation, plans to begin to revitalize the city have appeared on the horizon, only to disappear like a distant mirage, leaving city residents thirsty, time and again, for real progress....
12 hurt in school bus/truck collision
VALLEY — Ten South Brandywine Middle School students and two adults were injured Thursday afternoon, after the bus they were traveling in collided with a tractor trailer on Lincoln Highway, near Chester County Airport.
The students were all transported to Brandywine Hospital for treatment for what were termed minor injuries, with the remainder of the students transferred to a second bus to complete...
Caln police make arrest in hit-and-run death
Gine Bennett
CALN — Township police said Tuesday they have charged a Coatesville woman in the Dec. 4 hit-and-run death of 19-year-old Ke’asya Gray on Lincoln Highway in the Thorndale section of the township.
Township police charged Gina Marie Bennett, 48, of Coatesville, Tuesday, and she surrendered in Downingtown District Court and was released after posting $300,000 in bail. District Justice...
Coatesville woman killed in Caln hit and run
CALN — Township police are investigating a fatal hit and run pedestrian crash that happened late Thursday night on Lincoln Highway in Thorndale.
Police said that Ke’aysa Gray, 19 of Coatesville was walking westbound along Lincoln Highway when she was struck by a vehicle traveling west. The striking vehicle continued westbound without stopping. The victim was transported to Brandywine Hospital where...
Caln police seek info on Lincoln Hwy robberies
CALN — Township police are investigating a pair of evening parking lot robberies this past weekend from Lincoln Highway retail locations and are asking the public to share any information it might have about the incidents.
On Saturday night, a little before 10 p.m, an employee was robbed at the Pizza Hut in the 1800 block of Lincoln Highway as she was leaving the business. Police said the suspect...
Coatesville PD targets aggressive drivers
COATESVILLE — City police will again be targeting aggressive driving — especially along Lincoln Highway — through Nov. 22, again focusing attention on issue, along with the Pennsylvania State Police and more than 330 municipal agencies working to together to crackdown on on aggressive driving.
This effort is part of an ongoing effort by city police to curb aggressive driving, working in cooperation...
Caln police seek man for armed robbery, attempted armed robbery
CALN — Police are looking for man believed to be behind an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery — on Lincoln Highway, Wednesday evening.
Police said on Oct. 15, they responded to an attempted armed robbery report and shortly thereafter, a second report of a completed armed robbery during which the suspect assaulted an employee and fled with money.
The first incident — the attempted robbery...
Redevelopment in Coatesville for real this time
Announcements this week signal best opportunity in a generation
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — Finally, for once in a city plagued by misfires, the rhetoric and reality appear to be merging.
This week’s announcement that real redevelopment is planned at the corner of First Avenue and Lincoln Highway — 40 to 60 apartments along with retail space — is the first tangible proof...
Redevelopment deal for NE corner of Lincoln and 1st Ave.
RDA enters plan to bring 20k square feet of commercial space, 40-60 apartments
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE – Marking a sign of real progress on the city’s redevelopment, city officials announced a deal that would bring new retail space and apartment units to currently vacant building sites on Lincoln Avenue — and construction could begin as early as 2015.
This announcement...
