Coatesville Dems: My neighbors helped to get the car on the road. Driving through a snowstorm in winter of 1995 I hoped to get to Coatesville before my dad passed. Going out the door I stopped to straighten the rug. A little voice said “You don’t have time for that.”

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Public Corruption in Chester County, PA

I believe an unlikely mix of alleged drug trafficking related politicos and alleged white nationalist related politicos united to elect the infamous “Bloc of Four” in the abysmal voter turnout election of 2005. During their four year term the drug business was good again and white nationalists used Coatesville as an example on white supremacist websites like “Stormfront”. Strong community organization and support from law enforcement, in particular Chester County District Attorney Joseph W. Carroll has begun to turn our community around. The Chester County drug trafficking that I believe centers on Coatesville continues and I believe we still have public officials in place that profit from the drug sales. But the people here are amazing and continue to work against the odds to make Coatesville a good place to live.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

My neighbors helped to get the car on the road. Driving through a snowstorm in winter of 1995 I hoped to get to Coatesville before my dad passed. Going out the door I stopped to straighten the rug. A little voice said “You don’t have time for that.”

My boss Tom Cassidy gave me all the time off work I wanted.

My mom was in a room down the hall at Brandywine Hospital. A nurse asked if I wanted her in my dad’s room. I said no. She was in the last stage of dementia and would upset my dad.

I stayed at our family home on Stirling St. For several days I could sit with my dad.

Going out the door one day I stopped to straighten the rug. A little voice said “You don’t have time for that.”

Arriving at his room he had already passed. He died when I was in the elevator.

My mom died a few days later.

James Pitcherella