Coatesville gets first Keystone Innovation Zone designation
The nth Innovation Center will be Coatesville’s first Keystone Innovation Zone.
COATESVILLE – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), has designated 190 W. Lincoln Highway as a Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ), the first KIZ in Coatesville. The property is home to the nth Innovation Center. Its lead tenant, nth Solutions LLC, a vertically...
Gawthrop Greenwood names youngest ever management committee chair
Patrick McKenna
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, a full-service regional law firm with offices in West Chester, PA and Greater Wilmington, DE, is announcing that attorney and shareholder Patrick M. McKenna has been elected chair of the firm’s management committee.
At 45 years old, McKenna is the youngest chair of the management committee in the firm’s 117-year history. Before heading the firm’s...
DCCC sponsors virtual talk on bipartisanship
Delaware County Community College continues its Dialogues for Diversity series of free, virtual, community-centered discussions with “Building Bridges Through Bipartisanship,” featuring special guest David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s...
Honoring Dr. King’s legacy: Youth, law enforcement build bridges and skills with de-escalation training
A fall meeting among teens from Sanji Strong and officers from the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and West Chester Police Department resulted in shared skills in conflict resolution.
WEST CHESTER — Seven months after Chester County youth group Sanji Strong led a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally in West Chester, ambassadors from the group honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by attending...
Willowdale Steeplechase to return, May 8
Plans for the 28th running of the Willowdale Steeplechase are moving forward! The races will run on Saturday, May 8, 2021 as the kick-off to Mother’s Day weekend.
“We are grateful to the supporters who helped us survive the losses brought on by the pandemic – and to be able to run the races this spring! “said Race Director Leslie Carpenter.
“The safety and well-being of our spectators,...
Coatesville PD partners with local organizations to hand out free gun locks on MLK Day
COATESVILLE — On Monday, January 18th the Coatesville City Police Department will partner with CeaseFirePA Education Fund, and the Episcopal of the Trinity Church to dispense free gun locks and promote responsible gun ownership.
“According to reports, last year was a record-breaking year for gun sales in Pennsylvania” said Sergeant Rodger Ollis of the City of Coatesville Police Department....
What To Do: As things gradually open up, a celebration of MLK
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
Like tulips in the spring, museums are springing back to life around the Delaware Valley.
The Museum of the American Revolution (101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, www.amrevmuseum.org) reopened last weekend after a long closure because of the COVID-19 shutdown in Philly.
This weekend, the Museum kicks into high gear...
On Stage: Temple’s Micah Graves launches music career at challenging time
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Micah Graves
It’s always difficult for new artists to get their careers off the ground – even in normal times. Right now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly difficult.
It’s hard to deal with the recording of an album because of studio closures and musicians hampered by pandemic quarantines. It’s hard to introduce...
Obituaries: Vincent Louis Bacchetta Jr.
Vincent Louis Bacchetta Jr.
The first child of pioneer mushroom grower and immigrant(s) Vincenzo and Mary DiFilippo Bacchetta (both from Civitella del Tronto, Abruzzo, Italy), Vince was the first of his family to be born in the U.S. An outstanding Kennett High School (Kennett Square, PA) student, athlete and senior class president, he was also the first of his family to graduate from college and postgraduate...
Pa. GOP elected officials bear serious blame for the attempted coup