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• News

  Pottstown Half Marathon returns for third yar

  POTTSTOWN >> The Pottstown Half Marathon returned Saturday for its third year and runners were giving it their all.

  Digital First Media|4 days ago

• News

  ‘The Blob’ takes over Phoenixville for the weekend

  PHOENXIVILLE >> Sixty years after screen icon Steve McQueen saved an entire town from being eaten alive by a giant, red, gelatinous monster, Blobfest oozed into Phoenixville again. Events ran all weekend long to celebrate Phoenixville’s part in the legendary cult film, “The Blob.”

  By Virginia Lindak For Digital First Media|4 days ago

• Entertainment

  Summer exhibit highlights overlooked world of science outside

  “Who loves summer?,” asked George Gephart, the President and CEO of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

  By Brian Bingaman bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com @brianbingaman on Twitter|6 days ago

• Entertainment

  EAT & DRINK: Beer lovers’ alert; dine at the farm and more

  Calling all beer lovers! Wet your whistle at several new spots like Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company’s Borough Brewhouse in Jenkintown. www.boroughbrewhouse.com

  By Emily Ryan For Digital First Media|6 days ago

• News

  Man charged in sucker-punch incident now charged with flight

  WEST CHESTER >> The Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday a criminal complaint against Barry Baker Jr. for flight to avoid apprehension after he allegedly led law enforcement on a two-week manhunt.

  Staff Report |1 week ago

• News

  Sunoco stops drilling until water issues are resolved

  WEST WHITELAND >> After hearing assurances from Sunoco and the township that their drinking water had tested safe, about 160 concerned residents at Thursday’s special meeting on water learned that Mariner East 2 Pipeline drilling had stopped until all water issues are resolved, according to Jeff Shields of the Sunoco public relations department.

  By Bill Rettew brettew@dailylocal.com|1 week ago

• News

  Collegeville woman punished for taping Bill Cosby trial

  NORRISTOWN >> A Collegeville woman says her only goal was to have a video “go viral” when she recorded a portion of Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial and posted it to a popular social media site.

  By Carl Hessler Jr. chessler@21st-centurymedia.com @MontcoCourtNews on Twitter|1 week ago

• News

  Cost of Bill Cosby trial in Montgomery County climbs to more than $200K

  NORRISTOWN >> Comedian Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial, which ended in a mistrial last month, cost Montgomery County taxpayers more than $200,000, the bulk of which went toward juror expenses and overtime for court personnel.

  By Carl Hessler Jr. chessler@21st-centurymedia.com @MontcoCourtNews on Twitter|1 week ago

• News

  Upper Providence man faces prison for canal drowning deaths

  NORRISTOWN >> An Upper Providence man is on his way to state prison after he admitted to engaging in reckless conduct that caused the deaths of two passengers in a vehicle he was operating when it ended up overturned in a township canal.

  By Carl Hessler Jr. chessler@21st-centurymedia.com @MontcoCourtNews on Twitter|1 week ago

• Entertainment

  WEEKEND FUN GRAB BAG: ‘The Blob’ returns; SangriaFest and much more on tap

  Return of “The Blob” Colonial Theatre: Blobfest’s July 14 “Run Out” is sold out, but you can still take part in the Bridge Street, Phoenixville “Streetfair” July 15 and 1950s horror movie screenings July 15-16. There will also be a self-guided tour of Phoenixville locations that show up in the 1958 movie “The Blob.” Go to https://thecolonialtheatre.com/programs-categories/blobfest.

  By Brian Bingaman bbingaman@21st-centurymedia.com @brianbingaman on Twitter|1 week ago