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Young Girl Passes / Athletes Rewarded / Child Slaying Anniversary: Phoenixville Midweek In Review

Catch up on the top news so far this week in the borough.

Phoenixville’s Inspirational Rebecca Melvin, 13, Passes Away

“More important is that she lived. She lived quietly. She lived gracefully, and she lived bravely. She lived as much as her body allowed.”

Colonial Theatre’s Joel Rickenbach Dead At 38

Rest in peace.

Phoenixville Geophysical Survey Hopes To Unearth Historical Treasures

A group of students, professors, archaeologists, and historians will descend on a specific area of Phoenixville on Friday.

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Phoenixville Athletes Named Wendy’s H.S. Heisman Award Winners

The two Phantom athletes will now be considered for a statewide award.

Help Reinvent The Phoenixville Mural

A public meeting will give residents a chance to plot the course of one of the town’s most visible mural walls.

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Year Anniversary In Horrific Slaying Of Chester County Boy, Aged 3

Described as an “American horror story,” the district attorney’s office is seeking the death penalty in the torture and murder of a toddler.

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