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Bobby Shantz, a former baseball player with the Philadelphia Athletics who won Most Valuable Player Award, will be stopping in the museum.
Parking is free and Gay Street will be closed all day for vendors to set up and sell crafts and more.
The wife of accused murderer Blair Watts testified during the first day of Watts’ trial in Montgomery County Court in Norristown.
The projects include stormwater upgrades, Glenhardie bridge repair, and Berwyn firehouse.
The grants included $697K for improvement at the Open-Air Marketplace
The money will fund 11 projects in urban centers, including improvements to a busy intersection in downtown Phoenixville.
The borough of Spring City was awarded a Community Revitalization Program grant.
Carrie Stare is running for State Representative of District 160, which includes municipalities in Chester and Delaware counties.
Cristian Gasca, 28, of Kennett Square, is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of sexual assault of a 15-year-old.
Toni Kirk, 33, was convicted by a jury of setting a fire that destroyed a building and put one resident in a coma.
Township officials responded to complaints from residents in September about delays in trash collection services.
The project is expected to continue though Friday, Dec. 8.
The student pilot was performing a pre-flight inspection when the aircraft fell into a ditch, police said.
Blair Watts is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying of his former business partner, Jennifer Brown on Jan. 3 in Limerick Township.
The project to restore train service from Reading to Philadelphia, with stops in Phoenixville and Pottstown, moves forward.
Borough Hall and library are closed due to malfunctioning heater.
A new led menorah will be lit up Dec. 10 in downtown West Chester to celebrate the festival of lights.
The 39-year-old West Chester man previously pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a student at the Phelps School near Malvern.
The 39-year-old West Chester man previously pleaded guilty to sex offenses of a student at the Phelps School near Malvern.
The officers donated the money they would use on shaving to help educate others about cancer prevention.
